Journal Entry #11 – 2025-11-26

I’m walking on sunshine…

Knee pain.

I’m spiraling in fitness
tiktoks and stories

Never thought I’d end up on fitness videos. My feed used to be all anime edits, PC setups, and the weird corner of the internet nobody admits they scroll through.

But the more I checked out workout form and training tips, the more the algorithm started pushing body transformation stories at me.
And damn… some of those people are inspiring.

Okay, okay. I’m only 31, just rocking a slightly “rusty metabolism.” But seeing overweight Asian guys who look like me getting shredded?

Yeah, that hits different. It gives me hope.
Sure, maybe 5% of those transformations are helped by steroids. But honestly, they look happy, so who am I to judge?

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Aristotle

Right now I feel…

Sore. My upper body, especially the pectorals are hurting a lot. I guess it’s a good sign. It’s not a region that I trained a lot. Most of my muscles are in the legs, back and shoulders.

What Did I learned today?

I kinda feel like I’m learning to trust myself on certain aspects of my life. Like business decisions or strategic framework at work. It’s much more clearer.

I started to follow Vinh Giang on YouTube. He is a communication coach.

What Challenge did I face?

I used my threadmill (more like a walking pad) for the second time this year. Mind you that I have this piece of equipment since 2022.

Now the challenge was.. walking.. without advancing. Which may seem basic, but when you’re not used to this, it’s just weird.

Workout

Notes

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