starting out

I finally joined a gym. No more excuses, no more "I'll start Monday." Monday came and I actually went.

The First Week

Everything hurt. Stairs became my enemy. Picking up my backpack felt like a deadlift. But here's the thing nobody tells you: the soreness is kind of addicting? Like your body is telling you something actually changed.

What I'm Running

Nothing fancy. A basic PPL split I found online:

• Push (Monday): bench press, overhead press, tricep dips, lateral raises
• Pull (Wednesday): deadlifts, barbell rows, pull-ups (assisted, no shame), curls
• Legs (Friday): squats, leg press, lunges, calf raises

Three days a week. Simple. Sustainable. That's the whole point right now.

The Mental Side

The hardest part isn't the workout. It's showing up when you don't feel like it. When the code isn't working, when you bombed a test, when your brain is fried. Those are the days that count the most.

I'm not trying to get huge. I just want to build the habit of doing hard things consistently. The gym is practice for everything else.

Next Up

Going to track my lifts properly and aim for progressive overload. Also need to figure out nutrition because eating like a college student probably isn't optimal for gains.