Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of April! It's the middle of the month, I hope everybody is having a great April so far.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

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Good luck with your goals unity

  • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    I was smoking way too much weed and I cut back heavily recently! It may have had something to do with the respiratory virus I have but still :p I will take it as an opportunity to adjust my habits, I can actually remember my dreams again, it's neat.

    I really enjoy the bud, it feels like a genetic thing as everyone in my family does, even cousins that I haven't been close with, we all smoke a LOT.

    I don't think it's helpful for my life goals to smoke so much probably, especially because I don't have much extra cash to spend on it. But I can't help feeling it eases my trauma symptoms.

    Anyone else in a similar boat?

  • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    Way too busy to do a write up but I'm doing great, actually. Put together a band, and we're recording a demo this weekend or next week.

  • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]
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    3 months ago

    I have done one (1) push-up every day this week. I am very out of shape and I figured if I try to do any more, I'll end up doing nothing at all. So I try to do one proper one each day for now, just so that I'm doing anything at all.

    • moonlake [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      Hell yeah, that's cool! I am doing microexercises almost every day. I do several sets of 50 jumping jacks or 5 incline push-ups or 10 calf raises scattered throughout the day.

      Have you tried doing incline push-ups or knee push-ups? I think it's a good idea to start from these easier variations and then progressively work your way up to regular push-ups.

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    I'm getting further along in this book Melodic Clawhammer Banjo. I'm 48 pages in and at 50 I'll be able to work on Blackberry Blossom. That song is basically just a warmup in Scruggs style, but as a clawhammer player learning this song will honestly put me on a new level (by my standards).

  • Mokey [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    Arm technique:

    [v] Three bounce stroke in sixteenth note grid to four bounces - 110bpm.

    [v] 4 bounce 32nds to 3 bounce sextuplets 65bpm

    • I'm trying to not crush or force anything, I think I overworked my left hand last night.

    [v] Quad strokes, 32nd note grid. 60bpm

    [v] Double Stroke roll as triplets starting on down and upbeats. 210bpm.

    [v] Traditional Grip, Left Hand Thumb sixteenth notes. 75BPM.

    -Got some new information I might need to reset back down to 50BPM.

    [v] Traditional Grip, Left Hand Wrist Rotation. 75BPM.

    -90BPM is the upper limit for this motion it seems like.

    Foot technique:

    [v] Left foot, bounce knee generated from heel motion. 5 mins, all subdivision 80BPM

    • This is turning out to be very useful in my left foot technique.

    [v] Ankle Technique 8th @ 140

    -Trying to go slower and master rebound.

    [v] Heel toe 70

    • This seems like it'll be useful to my goal, I cannot wait to put down this stuff. I want to work on brushes. 🥺

    [v] Pick up foot, drop as loose as possible. 100 BPM. Do Quarter notes, dotted eigth quarter note, quarter note triplets and eighth notes.

    • Make there is a heavy dead feeling when dropping foot.

    Groove Studies:

    [v] Rhythmic Scale Benny Greb Gap Click App 40 20

    • I want to feel 90% there then work on faster tempos 70-100.

    [v] Gap Click 16th Note Grid, creative 60

    [v] Gap Click swing ideas, @120-160 bpm

    • Going to review paradiddle ideas after doubles. I really want to look at this idea KLKKLL but the first kick is on the upbeat.

    [v] Gap Click 16th note funk @70

    • Been playing with this sticking RLLKRLLK.

    • I want to go through a bunch of bass 32nd note permutations. Get my Mark Guiliana on.

    Listening:

    [v] Listen to Recordings, play with recordings, take notes.

    • Miles Davis All of You
    • Wynton Kelly Kelly at Midnite
    • Miles Davis Live Blackhawk
  • moonlake [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    This week I was back in my hometown visiting my parents so my main goal was to cuddle my doggo, cat and small kittens. I'm glad to say that it was mission-accomplished-1 mission-accomplished-2

    I also went hiking and rode my bike. Next week I'm back to the ugly ass city. I want to go running on 2 days and continue tracking my nutrition. Getting back on tha motherfucking horse