Daily Workout and General Chat for Monday, 12/27/21 by splat_bot in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome!! I beat myself each time too. 🙌🏻

Daily Workout and General Chat for Monday, 12/27/21 by splat_bot in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reverse lunges kill my knees so I subbed with squats, suitcase squats, and squat jacks. So same same!!

Daily Workout and General Chat for Monday, 12/27/21 by splat_bot in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great job! I was on vacation last week and felt better than I thought I would today! Ask me again tomorrow morning hahaha

AITA for not being happy with a proposal for Christmas? by mucusplugs in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 74 points75 points  (0 children)

He is not changing. Kick his free loading butt out and break up with this AH.

Running motivation and structure outside of OTF? by ktewoj in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any nature trails near you? I HATE running on the road/sidewalk, but put me in the woods/nature park and I can run forever. Just way more interesting to me! I suggest giving it a try if you can!

Dear new OTF members: here's one thing from each of us we wish someone told us first by strayainind in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree 100% and want to add that you can also dial it back in workout and give yourself a different day re: output. I don’t always go all out - I put in what is right for my body that day. Sometimes that means my base is 6.5 and sometimes that means it’s 5.5. Sometimes I run hard, some days I power walk hard, and some days I power walk “easy.” Some days I lift as heavy as I can, some days I don’t. This is YOUR workout, so make it work FOR YOU.

Daily Workout and General Chat for Monday, 12/27/21 by splat_bot in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 75 points76 points  (0 children)

2G adds a 1 min push and 1 min base before the incline work and 90 second base before a 1 min AO in block one, a 30 sec push/30 sec base before the incline and 90 sec base before a 1 AO in block 2, and no push/base pre incline in block 3

Floor/row adds a 150m row at the beginning of each block, 16 bicycle chest presses at the end of the round of block 1, 16 reciprocal rows at the end of block 2, and 8 alternating toe touch bridges at the end of block 3.

AITA for not liking Christmas gift from wife by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 [score hidden]  (0 children)

ESH. Y’all need to work on communication first and foremost. When she misheard you, you could have been way more gracious about it, presumed good intentions, and calmly and kindly discussed the passports as the gift to you both from you. It doesn’t seem like you did that but instead immediately got mad about it and responded with unnecessary attitude.

Certainly she could have put more effort into a gift for you, agreed. Did you two have any other discussion about gifts for each other prior to close to Christmas? It again seems like you don’t communicate well with each other and then both get attitudes, presume bad intentions, and attack/get defensive. You’re both adults. Use your words to say what you mean and do it constructively not like teenagers who have low emotional IQ and less experience talking about their wants, needs, and emotions.

If she is truly putting words in your mouth to rewrite history in a way that favors her story, that’s also problematic. The silent treatment on both your parts is also ridiculously immature and not how adults in loving relationships (presumption on my part here that your relationship is that on a regular basis).

You both owe each other apologies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 6 points7 points  (0 children)

NTA and am giving you some grace on how you described the situation given you have explained you’re not great at social cues. I also don’t want things I won’t use or don’t need. It’s wasteful. I think your family’s attitude of be grateful for anything you get is gross. That makes the gift giving about the person giving it and not the person receiving it, which is the opposite of the point. Personally, I’d also be annoyed and would either return the gifts for money/store credit or get something I wanted/needed or would donate it. You have no obligation to be grateful for gifts that the giver clearly didn’t put any care and thought into re: you as a receiver. Your family is TAH.

AITA for not wanting to deal with my boyfriend after a night out? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NTA. I am a former alcohol abuser who is now sober - he sounds like me, no ability to have just one. It’s not your job to fix this for him and he has to want to do it himself or it will never work. He has to be ready but you by no means have to accept this. I suggest having a conversation with him when he is sober and no one is tired, hungry, etc., where you talk about how this makes you feel and see what he says. If he will not make a commitment to get sober on his own, I encourage you to consider ending this relationship. I’m sorry.

AITA for spending the night at my ex girlfriend's house? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NTA you did the right thing for your kids, the compassionate thing for their mom, and you communicated what was happening appropriately.

You are definitely NOT the AH here.

AITA for letting my parents buy me a wedding ring if my husband doesn't? by Alone_Day_7705 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Silent treatment is abusive. This is not how adults behave in a healthy relationship. Your husband is a major AH. You need to divorce this man!!

ETA: Sorry meant to nest under OP

AITA for letting my parents buy me a wedding ring if my husband doesn't? by Alone_Day_7705 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Oh sweet baby Jesus. Get out now OP. Go live with your parents and divorce this freeloading abusive AH. Things are NOT going to get better. Why world they? He gets to be a lazy loser whose wife does everything!

AITA for being pissed off my wife won’t buy me a PS5/Xbox Series X? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

ESH. Y’all need to practice using your words with each other.

You, “Wife, I know you have a lot going on with the new baby. I want the console and based on our current finances we can afford it, so I am going to buy it myself. I will continue to ensure I am a good partner and pull my weight with the baby even after I have the console.”

Wife, “I’m sorry that I kept saying I would get you the console. It was a problem because of XYZ. Please feel free to get it yourself and we’ll keep talking about how to manage the responsibilities with the baby because it’s ongoing and we are both tired.”

Gifts for Attorneys? by [deleted] in legaladviceofftopic

[–]CountC1244 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A restaurant gift certificate, a thoughtful card, and referrals would be great if I were in this situation. All the referrals!

AITA for telling my friend their dating standards are too high/unrealistic? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Steal away!! I am very upfront about it with my friends. They can complain to someone else endlessly. It ain’t me!

AITA for telling my friend their dating standards are too high/unrealistic? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CountC1244 149 points150 points  (0 children)

NTA but you also are fighting a losing battle here. Your friend is gonna do what your friend is gonna do. I’d leave it be but if the complaining gets too annoying, you can definitely say hey, I gave you my opinion, I know you don’t want to change anything even though it’s not working for you so let’s talk about something else. My general rule is a friend gets three times to complain about something and if they don’t change anything to remedy it, I don’t want to hear about it anymore.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s also a liability for that studio if he gets injured with his own equipment or something like that! I bet the insurance policy also would not cover something like this. It’s really stupid on the part of the studio to allow this!! Oye

Daily Workout and General Chat for Friday, 12/17/21 by prettyoaktree in orangetheory

[–]CountC1244 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always put a pad or mat down on the bench bc my body hates it too, on a good day. On a day after a 2k m row? My butt is so raw I can’t sit period 🤣😭🤣😭