10a: 8 eccentric push-ups because the bottom of the motion is where my form is weakest
- then 15+15 half-incline
11a trky sector 25g + 1 slc bcn 6g on ciabatta
process responses to stmt issues prompts
pay a few bills
start tax doc checklist
vac
the neverending dishes
recycling + trash out
archive an incomplete pork roast? pork loin? recipe hardcopy to the Drive repo
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GoodRx: 8 Proven Benefits of Planks
1. Isometric (no equipment); full-body workout: legs, core, back, arms, shoulders
2. Builds core strength and endurance
- As core exercise, can help 3. posture, 4. balance and coordination, 5. prevent/reduce lower back pain
6. Helps prevent injuries by improving limb strength and mobility
7. Any regular exercise helps improve CV health and immune function, and lower blood pressure
8. Versatile and convenient. Adjusts to personal fitness level, can do them anywhere without getting sweaty.
How to do a Plank
The plank is essentially just the starting position of a proper push-up.
1. Start on all fours, just like push-ups: back & neck straight, knees below hips, wrists below shoulders
2. Step the feet back and straighten knees, supporting the body on toes and balls of feet
3. Squeeze abs and glutes to work core muscles. The body should form a straight line from head to heels
4. Hold the squeezing tension for 15 seconds. Work up to 30 ~ 60 sec.
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Many years ago I stumbled acrass a little utility called TMR, which on invocation presented an input form of basic parameters to schedule a distinctive pop-up notification within Windows. This was before I got on-board with the smartphone revolution, and ofc the timer/reminder functions on smrtfons are handy in many circumstances - but sometimes you just want to stay in the flow on the computron instead of flipping between devices. TMR leveraged Windows Task Scheduler ... until it didn't, maybe due to evolving OS security paradigms? Anyhoo, a few days ago I was retiring utilities that didn't work anymore, and after successfully tracking down a current replacement for the moribund "Color Cop" utility, I was inspired to also find a Win11-compatible repl for TMR.
That search bore fruit in the form of "Stickies" freeware by Tom Revell of Zhorn Software. Weighing in at 1.6MB RAM usage as a tray utility, and only 1-2MB more per scheduled notification, it's the lean an humble sort of functionality I applaud.
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