Two small, happy updates: dermatologist inspires, kettlebell adjunct.
Posted: October 25th, 2022, 2:01 pm
Friends, I have two small, happy updates:
Grip
1. As an adjunct to my kettlebell plans for Fall 2023, next month I am going to participate in a grip competition.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GripTraining/
I want to try this for three reasons:
A. While I can't cite it this moment, I've seen NIH studies that correlate aging Mens’ grip strength with good health.
B. Grip strength is also an important part of kettlebell.
C. Since I’m all about quick victories, this will give me some low-stakes experience in local strength competitions; eg without something to go on, in 2022, I may lose hope between now and September 2023, when I go the kettlebell competition.
More updates soon!
Interstitial, for our dear friend Mental Fairy:
Hi Mental Fairy! As someone in patient-facing healthcare, do you encourage both strength and good skin choices?
Also, Mental Fairy, speaking of the NIH: do NZ doctors and scientists rely on NIH data? Is it the standard worldwide?
I admire my dermatologist
2. Today I went for my regular skin-check.
I've really come to admire my dermatologist.
He is really together, and smart.
I don't know if he is handsome*, but he has an inner beauty that radiates outwards.
Dermatology, especially as we age, is a serious matter and I want to take my skin health as seriously as he does.
I may post here in the coming weeks about buying a hat**, and daily sunscreen.
For now, I just want to say that I am a better person, and like myself better, after I am around him.
*I can confirm my dermatology crush, his nurse/assistant, is dreamy indeed. She was wearing Halloween scrubs today (sigh)
https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7bu2rAyeZ8U5oQSc/giphy.gif
** A trilby? A pork pie? A beret? I'm open to suggestions.
Grip
1. As an adjunct to my kettlebell plans for Fall 2023, next month I am going to participate in a grip competition.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GripTraining/
I want to try this for three reasons:
A. While I can't cite it this moment, I've seen NIH studies that correlate aging Mens’ grip strength with good health.
B. Grip strength is also an important part of kettlebell.
C. Since I’m all about quick victories, this will give me some low-stakes experience in local strength competitions; eg without something to go on, in 2022, I may lose hope between now and September 2023, when I go the kettlebell competition.
More updates soon!
Interstitial, for our dear friend Mental Fairy:
Hi Mental Fairy! As someone in patient-facing healthcare, do you encourage both strength and good skin choices?
Also, Mental Fairy, speaking of the NIH: do NZ doctors and scientists rely on NIH data? Is it the standard worldwide?
I admire my dermatologist
2. Today I went for my regular skin-check.
I've really come to admire my dermatologist.
He is really together, and smart.
I don't know if he is handsome*, but he has an inner beauty that radiates outwards.
Dermatology, especially as we age, is a serious matter and I want to take my skin health as seriously as he does.
I may post here in the coming weeks about buying a hat**, and daily sunscreen.
For now, I just want to say that I am a better person, and like myself better, after I am around him.
*I can confirm my dermatology crush, his nurse/assistant, is dreamy indeed. She was wearing Halloween scrubs today (sigh)
https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7bu2rAyeZ8U5oQSc/giphy.gif
** A trilby? A pork pie? A beret? I'm open to suggestions.