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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of January! bonfire

  • How is your year going so far?
  • Did you start implementing any new habits or new year resolutions?
  • How was your week?
  • Do you have any goals for next week?

Poster: Palace of the Soviets - painting by Alexander Kotyagin [1938]

Good luck with your goals! unity

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[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Trying to get back on my running habit. Also all those fitness people on Rednote make me want to practice my core a bit.

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Just please be careful with that and only use bodyweight for a while.

It can be really easy to injure yourself that way, especially if you're starting with a weak core.

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the advice. I've always neglected my core.

[-] Mog_Pharou@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Look into hollow body holds, on top of being a good core exercise on their own, that position is incredibly stable and strong for your lower back and will translate to other skills and just generally injury prevention

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

:zardoz:

The gym is good lady-doge

The booze and smokes are evil partiotism pain

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

HIT TWO TONY HAWK LEG PRESS SETS

TWO FUCKIN' 3REP LENGTHENED PARTIALS 900lb SETS

DROP SET TWO 6REP 666 SETS AFTER

HIT CARDIO IN INCLINE TREADMILL AND BIKE AFTERWARDS TOO

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO

Mr President I'm afraid ~~DOOM~~ LocalOaf is becoming more powerful than ever

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...........................^I'm^ ^gonna^ ^come!^

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

The gym is good lady-doge

Facts!

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago
[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

@moonlake@hexbear.net again remains the realest self-improving hexbear for these weekly check-ins.

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you comrade soviet-heart

[-] Mog_Pharou@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

I have achieved a front lever lets-fucking-go

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

I don't know what that is but I'm happy for you meow-fiesta

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago
[-] MoonElf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

wow that's sick!

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

YOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Does anyone know any tricks to getting hired?

Even if there’s zero qualifications, on the rare occasion I do get noticed. The recruiter thinks “meh” and rejects me.

[-] kittin@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Lie on your resume

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Depends on the job, but one thing I have found to be successful is looking at a job description and doing a small remix of my resume to include words from the job description in my resume. It's a bit time intensive but it least helped get some call backs.

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

I kid you not in white size 2 text I have “commitment to innovation” on my resume for this very reason.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Posted about it yesterday but I'm still porn free. Tomorrow I'm starting quitting smoking/vaping, I already tested one of the patches today and the gum and seems to work so far. I expect to be pretty miserable still though.

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Smoke free and porn free you'll so be upgraded to SorosSpecialOps

[-] kittin@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

This weeks goal

  • strength training Monday / weds / fri
  • cardio everyday
  • deliver work project
  • be a good boyfriend and find a way to treat the gf on Tuesday
  • clean house
  • change sheets
  • tidy patio
[-] MoonElf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

solid goals!

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

My year is going well so far, despite the world burning down around us. Getting involved in different things. Meeting new people and enjoying myself even though I'm really busy.

I already started reading again and watching cool films this weekend. My hope is to keep this going next week too!

Happy and having a good time. Hope all of you comrades are well too!

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Hell yeah, what books/movies are we talking about?

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Typical Hexbear answer but I'm just reading Lenin. I first encountered Lenin when I was an idealistic anarcho-kiddo and didn't appreciate his wisdom like I can now. Half way through Imperialism now, then State and Revolution is up next.

And I started Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy. Watched Blue and White so far, tonight will finish up with Red. Absolutely beautiful films! White had a nice, maybe unintentional, critique of Poland's experience of post-USSR shock therapy when you contrast it to Kieslowski's Communist-era Decalogue.

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Reading theory and watching kino, that's awesome! absolute-cinema

Maybe I should be doing that instead of modding Skyrim smh feral-hog

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks, Comrade! I was doing it more often last year but then the year went to shit. I have such a large backlog of films and readings. It's nice to get back into it, although I have to admit it was harder to focus now on the reading but I think I'm just still tired, I'll condition myself into it. I finished both Lenin and the films, though, and they were great!

Skyrim modding is life.

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I also have a never-ending backlog of books and movies, I want to chip away at it more this year. I'd like to catch the new Dylan biopic at the cinema next week

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Oh, please let us know if it's good! I don't know anything about Dylan so it may be a good starting point for me.

Hope you can make a dent in your backlog this year! The problem is always that it continues to increase at a faster rate than it is reduced, it's like the universe in that way.

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I agree about the backlog, it's impossible to finish it, all we can do is slowly chip away at it. Dylan is the GOAT, I recommend listening to a greatest hits collection since he has a lot of bangers spread across many different albums

[-] MoonElf@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

that sounds very nice you're really getting off to a good start!

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

12 hours smoke free, so far so good. But the terrible mood usually doesn't set in until day 2 or 3.

[-] MoonElf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

hey congrats, that's a wicked hard thing you're doing!

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Ty! So far so good, like I said. I'll update tonight when I hit 24 hrs.

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Keep not smoking, drink water, and remember that becoming more healthy will make you a better commie.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

So far today is in the bag! I'm going to bed in a few hours so I can consider it complete catgirl-peace

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Quick recap of the week

  • Reading books, getting my brain swole
  • Doing pull-ups, getting my arms and back swole
  • Did a game jam, didn't go as planned. Getting my creative spirit swole
  • Journal four times a week. Getting my pengame swole
  • Still hating the democrats. Keeping my leftist theory swole
[-] MoonElf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

this accountability stuff is more embarrassing than i expected, i feel like i'm at confessional. forgive me hexbear for I was not my best.

I didn't do my exercises and i have no excuse i just got high too much and was lazy 😬

I had alcohol socially but 2x which is a bit much and not in line with my goals.

I was able to eat mostly healthy though, much salad consumed this week and more coming.

Going to do better this week. Get my PT in and eat very healthy and less animal products. And quit the dang weed again.

[-] autism_2@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

I reached my calorie/weight gain goal for the first time today big-cool all food I prepared and vegan :3 my micros suck though I have to work on that next

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

24 hours smoke/vape free! So far so good. No nightmares from the patch and only a couple of bad cravings.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

48 hours smoke/vape free. So far so good, honestly the patch has been helping a lot. When I get a craving I pop some gum. So anyone looking into quitting should try this out!

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

Still smoke free. Going on 4 days now. I called the free quit smoking line today and reordered more patches and gum to help me along. Progress progress. I have noticed my mood has improved a ton so that's a positive catgirl-peace

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