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They Don’t Want What They Want. Only Part of It.

Is it greed, or merely confusion? Are people fleeing from what they once longed for? It is both, yet neither. Rather, it is ignorance born of vague meanings and loose definitions. When they turn away from the desired, it is rarely the desire itself they reject, but what inevitably comes with it.... read more

Daily Movie Recommendation Project Hail Mary (2026)

The recommendation of the day is this dramatic and sci-fi comedy directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, being the last film seen in the cinema, I initially thought that I would fall asleep to it considering that it ran at a late hour and lasted more than 2 and a half hours, but it kept me... read more

Now I'm not counting reps for volume work; I'm counting duration.

Time to add pauses

I added a little more weight just to challenge the muscle fibres a little more. I think I'll keep the same weight next week but adding two pauses at the peak concentric and eccentric contractions. The volume of reps won't be 4 sets of 10, but the duration will be the same.

Living the Scream and I Can Complain

For once, I had a weekend where I actually did something that gave me something to write about. I had a christening to attend on Sunday, but after consulting with my wardrobe I realised there was nothing in there that would be suitable, so a trip to town was required. Saturday could have started... read more

Time to add pauses

I added a little more weight just to challenge the muscle fibres a little more. I think I'll keep the same weight next week but adding two pauses at the peak concentric and eccentric contractions. The volume of reps won't be 4 sets of 10, but the duration will be the same.