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tue posted: Tue 2026-06-02 05:18:51 tags: n/a
still hadn't enabled alarm, awake before 6:30a anyway
hydro surge, caf, chill a bit, protein cocoa 29g, oo vitamin etc. by 8:15a

empty shwasher
finish chx taco kit
1 srv pistachios

empty vac canister
vac that corner ahead of exterminator appt
kinda wish we had the rubber carpet rake thingie here too

backups: blog db, bookmarks, thumbdrive, cloud

ham/turky paninis day 2
HBO/Disney expired; pivot to Apple for Slow Horses and promptly nod off

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Only slightly feeling yesterday's workout
A couple weeks back I noticed my lat pulldown and shoulder press work didn't seem to be developing the lower bicep proportionally to upper arm muscle. I learned that alternating conventional overhand grip (ala bodyweight pullup) and reversed/underhand (chinup) on the lat pulldown machine is a common practice to specifically target the lower bicep.

The shoulder press machine has 2 pairs of grips: "neutral", i.e. perpendicular to the plane of motion and also the shoulder-safest grip position; and overhand, parallel to the plane of motion. Reversing the neutral grip would be totally unnatural and decidedly dangerous. Reversal of the parallel grip COULD be a thing, but there are much better ways to target the front delt (shoulder) and upper chest. If that was a goal then the most efficient and safe machine for it would be the (incline) chest press, or pec deck as a worthy second-place choice.

Yesterday's workout clocked just about 30 minutes, maybe up to 3m over. I think I'm getting great value from that time. I do wish I had kept a cleaner dedicated per-session journal.

https://cuddly.tube/videos/browse

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/good-life-cicero-style