Daily Journal of Life 01.05.2023

Habit

Thoughts

Exercise:

My Religion

Went in the Morning for a strength session. 5 mins rowing for a warmup.

Did 4 sets of Seated Calf Raises. 4 sets of EZ bar Bicep Curls. 4 sets of Machine Curls. 4 sets of Dumbell Curls. Went inside the CrossFit section for rehab.

McGill Big 3. Lock Big 3. Pull Ups 8. Banded Mobilisations. 1 set of 25 Push-ups to finish off.

I need to do cardio if I am thinking of scaling Nun this season.

Zone 2-3 Training:

The range of Heartrate between 110-145 bpm which is good for cardiovascular health. I note it down through my Garmin watch analysis of the workouts. (180 minutes per week target)

Zero. But I did walking for 65 mins in the evening. Felt good.

Meditate:

5 minutes of practice to start with

No.

Influence Book:

Book by Robert Cialdini. Want to go slow to internalize the concepts

0 pages. I will pick it up tomorrow

Homework for life:

A daily practice to capture important events of the day that made an impact on you; that can form a story.

Went to Baba Baghel Singh Museum at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara. Surprised to see the 4 Udasis (voyages) of Baba Nanak. He had travelled till Greece in Europe, Sri Lanka, Lhasa and Nanking in China on foot.

His message to Siddhas at Kailash Mountain: Enlightenment can be attained in a normal social life too. No need to become recluse. Opened my eyes to the myth of finding peace in mountains.

Weight:

Daily monitoring to track my eating habits and goals.

Not done. I will do regardless of empty stomach or full stomach. Let’s start tomorrow.

Push-ups:

Just to have an everyday pump

25. Happy.

Kegel:

For a strong pelvic muscle floor.

Nope

Calves:

To grow these minions

50 (40 Seated + 10 Standing)

Write:

To take forward a passion not realized

Blog

Mewing:

Just a fad maybe. To breathe better; for a visible jawline

As I write this

One Podcast:

Podcasts to learn and grow. Utilize Travel time

Dr. Ashdin on walking on Airports and mindless eating at Airports.

Flossing:

Remove Plaque, prevent cavities

Done in Morning

Brush at Night:

Needs no description

Thankfully

Skin Care:

To look at least my age and age gracefully

Doing well.

Clean:

No Intoxications for a spiritual, healthy, productive, and meaningful life

109 days

No Po:

Abstinence from a vice

358 days. 7 more for a milestone.

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