My little setback

Dear Reader, how are you doing? I hope that 💐💛 you are having a fantastic day 💐💛

As you may have realised, I did not blog for a while, nor did I code for the past three weeks. In fact, my best followers are aware of this from my GitHub profile, which displayed empty cells for some weeks - meaning there is no code or writing for me.

I had a vacation in Portugal, an apocalyptic blackout, and over-trained my operated knee, which resulted in quite a painful recovery process. I am guilty; my impossible determination took over me again, and see - I did too much :)

Reflecting on all of this, I have decided to change my aggressive training attitude towards dealing with my quad inhibition. Now that I can walk, I don’t have to go as badly. I have changed my training routine to a more challenging yet enjoyable exercise plan.

🏋️‍ Instead of 4 sets of 15 repetitions for my squats and dead-lifts, I do 5 sets of 9 repetitions; hopefully, I will gain more muscles with fewer repetitions. 🚴‍ I do more cycling to recover from joins, which means longer, lighter rides. 🦶 I re-introduce my step exercises again after a short break. Exercises on a step are definitely helpful for leg stability. 🤸‍ I focus more on overall core and back exercises to achieve even better leg stability. 🏃‍ I take at least 8,000 steps daily on my worst days and even more when possible.

I have also tried to change my circadian rhythm by raising earlier, as an early bird. I have trained in the morning. This, however, did not work at all. So, I am embracing my “late bird” and “owl” approach, which apparently gives me more creative time in the evening. I train mainly in the afternoon.

At the moment, I am on my horse again. I am coding and writing this evening 💥

Since I have the time to do nothing, I have ideas for lovely next posts in mind about AI. I’ve performed an interesting experiment for Gemini and fellow chatbots, and I’ll be sharing the results in my next post, coming soon.