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Redemption
Sometimes you have a bad workout. It happens. Sometimes you have two. Sometimes you just have a week where you simply can’t “bring it” as much as you want to. It happens. Last week, I had a moment when I couldn’t lift weights I really felt I should have been able to lift. Then I… Read more
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Failure
Browse through Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, or any other social media site. What do you see? Success. Lot’s of success. You see ripped people, fit people, wealthy people, lucky people. What you don’t see are the failures those people have had. It could be failures in the gym, failures in career, failures in anything. Social media… Read more
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Goals
One of the key steps in my journey has been setting goals. Without goals, you’re just randomly moving around the gym with no intention in mind. It sets up the possibility of failure if you don’t have a set objective in mind. When I started working with a trainer, as with any trainer, he asked… Read more
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Endurance
“I’m fine.” It’s a running gag between myself and my trainer at this point. No matter how exhausted I am, no matter how burnt I am into a workout, I always respond “I’m fine” and smile. I firmly believe I could be literally near death, and I’d be going, “oh, I’m fine, everything is fine.” … Read more
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“How Much Weight Have You Lost?” and Why It’s a Long Answer
I began my journey to a healthy life about a year ago, and really kicked it up in November. Recently, I’ve been hearing that statement/question everyone who goes through this loves to hear. “Have you lost weight? You’ve lost weight.” It’s a wonderful feeling when people notice. Let’s be honest, it’s the purest form of… Read more
Brandish the Star
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Untamed Phoenix 