User:Octygen

Introduction
My real name is Octavian Petrescu. I was born in Timişoara, Romania on September 26, 1984. My family and I immigrated to Canada in 1997. I am but a person in this world we share, trying to do my best. I started keeping training programs here on Wikipedia 2022.8.7.

My Biggest Challenge
My #0P date is 2022-8.2  2022.8.8 2022.8.16   2022.8.18  #0P is a daily battle l have to carry with me for the rest of my life, starting on this day. I have failed countless times, but I probably won't get another child to motivate me. Remember Charlie from Lost. I have a private wiki on tiddlyhost using tiddlywiki to keep track of this. Last check: 56 days #0P on October 14th at 4:45AM.

Training Principles

 * Goal: To lose fat!
 * Question: Did you do your absolute best to put a W in there? Each day is a battle. Each week... is a war.
 * Motivation: I am on the verge of being obese at BMI 29 and a Body Fat % of 27.3. -August 2022
 * No matter what, you have to wake up early and go for a morning walk. That's how you get energy for the day.
 * e.g., Door-to-door from 969 Cherrier to the McGill Gym is 27 minutes, 1.2 miles (ca. 2 km), 2700 steps. So return is 60 minutes, 2.4 miles (ca. 4 km), ~5500 steps. You're doing a… taste of a workout. At the middle of it, you're at the gym with people.
 * Once you get fit, you can simply run it. You can shorten the time in half if you run it, since the average run for 2 km is 15 minutes.
 * Gym Morning2022.8.18: Renewed my McGill membership and need to do a walk to the gym daily.
 * Since I have to be “in the pool” by 645h, I have to leave home at 600h unless running or biking there.
 * Morning! If it's later in the day, you're 10x more likely not to do it. This implies that your "workout starts the night before when you go to sleep around 9PM.
 * Alternative2022.8.17. If conditions don't allow or if you had an L yesterday but still want to do the workout, you can switch workouts between two consecutive days.
 * E.g., The weather is not good for the current workout the next day, or you simply didn't have time.
 * Try to work out in all weather. If it rains, wear your poncho!
 * No matter what. Even if you do physical activity X (e.g., bike to work, etc.), still do the workouts.
 * Kegel "form".
 * LYING down on your back with knees bent up >
 * SITTING but with trunk forward with straight back and away from the back of the chair with knees apart (Perfect 90) >
 * STANDING with feet apart and good posture good against gravity could look in a mirror to see compression step >
 * ALL-FOURS on palms or elbows best for performance!
 * KEY: PRIORITIZE STANDING position (#3).
 * KEY: DO THE FIRST SET IN ONE position, DO THE SECOND SET IN A SECOND position.

Idealistic Principles
Add: " Your gym, if possible, should be your local uni. You get motivation and you get a community.
 * Don't eat rather than eat at restaurants (ideally!)
 * Don't spend money on coffee or tea outside - bring your own in a thermos (ideally!)
 * Only watch tv shows when you're sure you won't be disturbed else it's frustrating
 * Listen to fiction audiobooks and don't feel bad for missing things - look up quotes later on Goodreads
 * Use Pimsleur and the other guy's language learning courses
 * Reach out to old friends like Steve, Yvon, Yan and Arto and Dick Boera
 * Listen to summaries of business books to get the jist of them (e.g., Blinkist and GetAbstract) - they are usually too poorly written to be worth reading for real
 * Keep your bike tuned and your tires inflated
 * Go for daily walks, work out daily and
 * Study toward a job or opportunity you want AND do your best to get recognized formal certs as a result so you can become part of a small community of people with that cert
 * Do Olympic sports. You cut through a ton of BS as a result.

What do I think is the key question when it comes to leading one's life? I wanted to start by emphasizing a key question one needs to constantly be asking themselves. If one asks and acts on the answer, one is able to avoid a lot of the unnecessary pain life can provide. Consequently, if one asks and acts on the answer, one can extract infinite pleasure out of life."Am I currently using suboptimal or unhealthy behaviours to cope with what I am facing? If yes, I am being duped, since my actions allow others to profit off my suffering/fear/stress. Time is my most important and constantly diminishing resource – is it being spent wisely to cope? My health allows me to use my most indispensable resource – am I hurting it? Right now, at this moment, is there a better way for me to cope with what I am facing?"