After starting to do running and liking it, I figured I might as well add some other odd things to my routine. So I started doing pull ups for now. Started of slowly with 3x8 but it was still pretty easy to do, so I might need to find a way to spice things up. I did feel pretty sore the day after and today lol.

I’m off to the gym now for a chest, tricep and shoulder session. Going to try dumbbell bench press of 28kg, my goal of reaching 30kg is getting closer and closer.

I can see how being self conscious about your body can have a negative impact on going to the gym. I can see myself getting bigger, stronger and fitter, but there’s always a little voice in my head saying it needs to be even more, even bigger etc. I catch myself looking at the big guys at the gym and thinking: ‘I need to be on their level’, despite not even wanting to be a body builder. Luckily I can turn that shit off for myself and feel good again. The gym is not a good representation of general society and I know I’m fitter than probably 90% of the people I see in my daily life. But still, spending a lot of time in the gym, being busy with healthy food and physical education, compared with how toxic online fitness culture is, it can sometimes be tough on the mind.

Cool setup though. Whenever I have a bigger place I would love to build my own home gym as well. Had one at my parents’ house during lockdown and working out at home was pretty neat.