Boof it; Enough.

I like to wear nice perfume so I gravitate towards unscented deodorant and I swear by “Dead Down Wind” they usually make products to mask your scent for hunting, but recently started to make deodorant and it works REALLY well. It survives my long gym sessions, so it holds up. But I also have sensitive skin so I don’t use it daily. My go to daily is Brickell’s unscented.

For bodywash I like to use bar soap, Shea Moisture is usually the brand I gravitate to since I can find it in most stores, and I like their lotion as well because it is unscented.

Full disclosure, I don’t have dark skin, but I have tattoos covering most of my skin on my body and haven’t noticed any sort of whitecasting when using these products. Well except the deodorant, but I kinda expect that from deodorant that isn’t the gel kind.

It seems obvious now, but it took me too long to realize I don’t have issues focusing on things, I just have a hard time focusing on things I’m not interested in. I was a terrible student in grade school and took some time off after I graduated before going to university. That time away allowed me to mature and gain the discipline I needed to get through the stuff I wasn’t interested in. I then breezed through my major because I loved it.

Don’t spend as much energy on trying to improve the things that you’re bad at. Figure out your strengths and lean into them.

If you have ADHD, get medicated. While it’s no replacement for good habits, it makes starting those good habits SO much easier. I wish I had started taking it 15 years sooner.

If you also have ASD, a lot of people aren’t going to understand you. The way you view the world is different. Be kind and be true to yourself and you’ll meet lots of people who appreciate your difference.

Spending time being doing nothing actually helps your focus later, boredom is good for you and actually promotes creativity.

Don’t multitask, you’ll just end up half-assing every task.

If you have the means, see a psychologist who specializes working with people who are neurodivergent. It will greatly improve your communication skills. If you’re in a serious relationship, get couples counseling even if things are going great. This will help you break down any communication barriers before they have the opportunity to become resentment.

I could keep adding to this list, but having an exercise routine is probably one of the best things I did to improve my focus. Plus I also get the long term health benefits of strength training.

No, I’d be taking a loss at that point. Living under a bridge and charging all passerbys a toll is lucrative business.

By the way, that’ll be about $3.50, but I have a sliding scale system. If you can’t pay you have the option of answering a riddle. The only downside is if you get it wrong… I eat your foot.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with shoulder placement with the tattoos that you already have. If you were planning on building a patchwork sleeve I would have recommended you kept all of your tattoos on one side because having a single sleeve and no other tattoos can offer a really clean look.

Really the only placement that would look weird is if you got it on your hand and had no other tattoos. I feel like that makes you look like you’re wearing fingerless gloves. Oh tattoos on the face when you have no other tattoos.

Probably amphetamines, people love to shit on amphetamines when it comes to their use in treatment of ADHD. Most of that criticism comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of both chemistry and biology.

Since no one else mentioned it. Stress, stress can lead to both of these things. Premature greying and hair loss. Thankfully the hair loss is usually temporary if it is caused by stress, although the greying is not.

So if you lead a pretty stressful life. Find some ways to relax and try to get enough sleep.

I started losing hair in clumps in my mid to late 20’s. Then had a major life event that was the peak of that stressful point in my life and now a little over a year later most of my hair has grown back. The grey is all still there, but my hair grew back.

Genetics are often the cause of hair loss, but don’t discount stress.

Keep up the good work! Remember that sleep is just as important as nutrition when it comes to recovery and building strength.

Honestly that’s probably one of the best things you can do as you enter your middle ages. Get strong, stay strong, but don’t push yourself as to cause injury or degrade cartilage and connecting tissues.

What is your training frequency? And do you have any other goals outside of 350lbs for your deadlift?