SSAB - August 15, 2025

AI to ads it goes! The router will choose free or not! Story advertising but you’ll never know what’s an ad and what isn’t. Scary, and do I want to do this? It’s going to happen anyway.Workouts in! New workout was alright, but maybe I didn’t lift enough. Deadlifts in 100 kg x 5 reps x 2 sets. 6.44 in 1 hr 24 min 14 sec. Only got 75 weighted pull ups in, but had already done 20-25 unweighted in the gym.—Full workout:5 pull ups x 43x10 8.75 kg cross body lat pull-arounds1 x 10 30 kg pulldown machine 2 x 10 35 kg pulldown machine 3x12 45 kg machine hip adductors3x12 45 kg machine hip abductors3x12 lying face pulls13.75 kg3x12 cable crunches13.75 kg5 dips x 43x8 low incline smith press3x8 leg pressDeadlifts2 sets x 5 reps 100kgFinishing arms bi tri neck—Tried these IELTS chatbots aaaand… do they actually work?Getting back to that SLV book I was going to publish in December.Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!!00:00 Introduction and Show Notes Overview00:39 Reflecting on Podcasting Journey02:04 Challenges of Live Streaming in China03:02 Balancing Content Creation and Personal Goals03:47 YouTube Shorts and Language Log Book04:51 Evaluating YouTube and Social Media Strategy09:49 Considering Membership Programs and Monetization12:29 AI Tools and Their Impact on Content Creation22:46 Workout Routine and Reflections27:20 IELTS Chatbots and Language Learning31:44 Conclusion and Call for Support