Always down for a good Olyphant show, just checked into Full Circle and it’s a pretty stacked cast all around too. I’ve added it to my list! I’ve still got to go back and finish Justified at some point before I can get to City Primeval but it definitely has been on my list.

Only Murders in the Building Season 3 has so far delivered on pure fun once again. New added characters bring a bit of fresh air with the biggest new characters played by Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep. It’s that good-time TV that makes a nice addition to a watchlist.

Reservation Dogs continues to impress me during Season 3. I’ve enjoyed the show since the first episode but it was Season 1, Episode 7 (California Dreamin’) where I realized how special of a show it really is. That quality continues onward and Season 3 is no exception. Season 3, Episode 3 (The Deer Lady) is an absolute masterpiece and one of the best pieces of television ever done. This show definitely ended up in my favorite ongoing series list. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, and I’ve appreciated every moment of it.

Strange Planet translates to TV surprisingly well. The first few episodes landed the tone, subject matter and comedy of the comic in a satisfying way. Not everyone is going to like the extended format of the comic’s world but with the spirit of its source material and fitting performances by a cast including D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Barry), Danny Pudi (Community, Mythic Quest), and Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Avengers: Endgame), I had a good time. The fourth episode brings more of the Rick and Morty side of Dan Harmon and Steve Levy’s style over to Nathan’s universe that deviates a bit. Still, it doesn’t lose the discomfort of confronting things and the relief after finally doing so that the comic often explores (and is something Harmon and Levy know well). If you like the comic or want something different, it’s at least worth giving an episode or three!

Biblically accurate mermaid.

Awesome possum.

Guys love a woman with arms built like the witch from Left 4 Dead and Reed Richards.

There’s a lot of great advice here! You’ve got multiple suggestions here that are well worth a try. In addition to the controlled negatives, monitoring rest between sets, and continuing good sets even as you get down to only being able to do one rep a set, I’ll add two thoughts.

1. Different grips for increased assistance as you go along - when your lats start to fatigue during your sets, you can throw in some chin-ups to get some assistance from your biceps or some close side-grip pull ups to shift some of the focus to other muscles for help.

2. Do a form check! It’s not a mark of shame – even after years of pumping out pull ups with ease I recently realized I’d gotten complacent and stopped activating my lats for too many sets to count. Make sure you’re not hunching your shoulders up, make sure your grip width is right (I overfocused on wide grip pull ups to the point where the muscles above my lats have taken over and made it harder to activate those big lats I should be using to further increase my numbers/effectiveness, resulting in an odd stall that’s forced me into doing more lat focused exercises so my body gets used to relying on them as the primary force for pull ups), etc.

On top of that, sometimes we use too much momentum near the top and end up doing some decent metabolic work but take away the strength building we need to increase the full range of the muscles we’re working effectively. Sometimes we barely get our chin over the top of the bar instead of fighting to push our chest up to it, etc.

There are a lot of good videos about pull up form that generally say the same thing, but here is an Athlean X one from a physical therapist that does a good job of breaking things down . Sometimes it’s just these little adjustments we weren’t paying attention to that are holding us back!

Also, if you’re having trouble feeling your lats activate in order to use them properly during pull ups, here is one of the classics from mountaindog1 that helps you feel and jumpstart those lats into doing most of the heavy lifting.

I still consider it one of the great completed series of all time, one that delivers on a satisfying series finale that really makes the entire thing worth watching. Enjoy the show!

The Righteous Gemstones Season 3. It’s still a fantastic time that blends a heavier dose of comedy up with some hints of Fargo crime and violence. If you’ve enjoyed previous seasons, I highly recommend this new one. For those that haven’t seen it, it’s the same Jody Hill/Danny McBride team known for Eastbound and Down and Vice Principals and brings that same tone while somehow going even further. The entire cast is so good at what they do it’s worth it just to see them interact with each other, though the story is also as intriguing as ever.

Captain Fall on Netflix. An animated comedy from the team that made Norsemen. It was a good time killer but didn’t reach the same laughs that their live action show would hit. Captain Fall was something of a mix of Archer and The Venture Bros. but rarely ever reached the high standards of either series. Still, there were some scenes that had me laughing out loud and overall it was a good pallet cleanser before watching something else. The voice cast has some big hitters with Jason Ritter (Dipper in Gravity Falls), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Mazikeen in Lucifer), Adam Devine (Workaholics, Pitch Perfect), and Flula Borg. If you want to give your brain a rest with an animated comedy before you start that new sci-fi series or psychological thriller, this might be worth checking out.

I think Peacemaker is peak James Gunn, everything hits just right and I’ve added so many of the songs from its soundtrack onto my workout playlist.

Harley Quinn is also a total bop and it’s so good to have it back with the new season just starting – it’s got that hint of Venture Bros. that’s so outrageously entertaining.

It’s a good time – in terms of character dynamics it’s very similar to other Loren Bouchard shows (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North). It’s a surprisingly good musical most of the time too with a great cast. You’ll hear some hints of homages but the music is made up of original songs and performed very well by the actors.

If you liked Hamilton then it’s definitely worth at least checking out since the lead character is played by Leslie Odom Jr. (Aaron Burr in Hamilton) and Daveed Diggs is a main character (Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton).

Basically if you enjoy Bob’s Burgers, Hamilton or musicals in general, then it’s worth taking a look at. Fair warning, most agree that it starts out incredibly rough and only starts getting good about halfway through the first episode. I’d been warned about it but still wasn’t prepared for how much of a slog it was to get through the first 12 minutes or so. But, as soon as the song Own It kicks in about halfway through, everything else starts to follow and it’s a good time from there. A nice show to have in your watchlist for times when you need something less than 30 minutes, a fun thing to zone out to or have had too long of a day to pay attention to that complex thriller drama you’re watching.

I just binged the show Central Park on Apple TV+. After seeing it animated in Loren Bouchard’s style for so many episodes, seeing this shot of it makes me realize how good of a job they did drawing the view of it from Bitsy’s high-rise.

If they get the same kind of freedom that Andor was given I’ve got high hopes. Since he’s a fan and they’ve worked together as brothers making delightfully weird stuff on Atlanta I’m actually pretty excited to see what they’ll do.