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  • Squatting Towards #Normality, Life’s Speed Bumps Can’t Stop Me

    Squatting Towards #Normality, Life’s Speed Bumps Can’t Stop Me

    Today was the first day I hit a full on, hardcore workout in what seems like weeks. Finally, I am seeing the return to normality. Today was ninety…. what? You thought I was returning to normality a week ago? Well, I was. Then something happened. Something big. Well, actually something small, black, and hard. Not… Read more

  • Grief, Nutrition, and Exercise

    Grief, Nutrition, and Exercise

    You’re never prepared. Never. It can come in an instant, and no matter how much you think you’ve readied yourself for it, it hits like you’ve been crushed by a tumbling wall of bricks. You know it will happen one day, but you don’t expect it to be that day. You know there is no… Read more

  • Ben 2.0 & After-Camp

    Ben 2.0 & After-Camp

    Today begins “Year 2” of my efforts in transformation. While transformation never ends, this concerted effort continues on as I work towards my greater goals. I can achieve great things when I apply my mind and body to them. It wasn’t always this way, however… A year ago, I was in a severe depression. Every… Read more

  • The One With the Shirt

    The One With the Shirt

    The shirt you see pictured here as a storied past. Well, not so much storied as idle past. This shirt was purchased over a decade ago. It’s a Daniel Cremieux shirt I bought simply because I loved how it looked, a French designed shirt with just the right colors and feel. I didn’t try it… Read more

  • Progression & The Four Week Update

    Progression & The Four Week Update

    Here we are, four weeks into my 90 day effort. It has certainly been an interesting 28 days. I’ve made some progress, I’ve tired myself out, but there is still plenty of time to push for more fat loss, greater gains, and greater achievement.  If we look back 4 weeks at June 22, we will… Read more

  • In Just Three Months…

    In Just Three Months…

    Three months ago, on April 15, I attended a gala event hosted by the local Anytime Fitness clubs, including the club I go to in Ellington, Connecticut.  Part of the event was, as you entered, they were recording people talking about how Anytime Fitness impacted them. It was off-the-cuff and very quick, so I had… Read more