I just had to tweak the permissions for MobilePay, I cannot remember exactly which, but I think it was something about allowing it to use the Play Store integrity layer? It was a quick fix in any case, and they have some advice on the Graphene site.

For banking Revolut works with no issues. I have not tried my main bank, I never use their app, always do my banking on my laptop anyway.

Good luck. I switched a long while back now, and I love it. I went back to using a phone cover with space for a physical payment card, and I honesty never miss having Google Pay.

There were a couple of other items specific to Denmark that I had issues with, one I solved and it now works (MobilePay), the other I replaced with a dongle (MitID). Outside of those two, everything else worked flawlessly from the start.

There is a lot more control available to you, and I’ve found the settings and user experience very easy to figure out.

There is not one workout split that is categorically “better”. You have to start with your goals, then look at things like how long you can realistically spend at the gym when you go, and how many times a week you can go. The combination of those factors define the best suited split and programme for you.

What you need, no matter the split, is consistency, and progressive overload.

It really depends what your goals are. Do you want to be slimmer? Or do you want to be thicker/ wider/ more muscular?

You may have built some muscle, but it takes a long time to build enough for it to be obviously visible.

So if your goal is to look more muscular, keep going. And make sure you are doing progressive overload, perhaps revamp your split or your programme, if you feel progress has stalled. If building muscle is your goal, I would also consider dropping one or both of your cardio days, to do more resistance sessions- you could then switch to PPL maybe

I agree Bob Vylan are punk. Saw them live a few weeks ago in a small venue in Sweden, and they put on a fantastic show.

Not sure if they are strictly punk, but certainly adjacent: Propagandhi have a huge catalogue of great music. They came out with a new album this year, and its my top album for the year. Its a mix of political and highly introspective lyrics, and the sound is amazing!

At Peace

Took a day off from the gym yesterday, which was needed, and kind of a win in itself.

But the real win was noticing that I missed working out, and being excited to get down the gym today.

I’m so happy to have built this habit to a point that it’s something I genuinely miss if I don’t go.

There is nothing magical about a 7 day week that means you have to fit your programming to it.

I do a kind of modified PPL, effectively PLPL, because strong legs is a priority to me. So it’s a 4 day split. I usually train 6 days a week, but sometimes 5, sometimes 7.

So in a given week I may hit my glutes and hamstrings once, but back twice. Next week would be opposite. Over the course of a month or longer, it evens out, and I get plenty of frequency in for each body part.

I am in a long term relationship, so I’m not walking around looking for options. However, I am in my mid-forties, and I genuinely find people (of any gender) around my own age the most attractive, including on a purely physical level.

Anyone younger than mid-thirties or so just look like children (not literally, but it’s the best analogy I can think of). I don’t find them physically appealing. I obviously cannot say if this will continue to be the case as I get older, but as of right now, it’s true.