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When I started working out regularly back in 2016, I was always looking for motivation. Having worked with my coach for a couple of months and getting into the gym a couple of times a week, I could never really find my motivation. Sure, I had the core motivation of not dropping dead before I… Read more

Once upon a time, I was only focused on lifting heavy; it was all I worried about. I did other things, but I was always thinking, “can I lift this heavier thing” each time I went into the gym. I’ve been shifting my mentality away from purely strength-focused; I want to be a strong athlete,… Read more

It’s been an interesting few weeks recently, but some “downtime” per se has given me more time to think about how I want to approach 2021 from my fitness goals. A little background first. Just before Thanksgiving, I was cleaning and got exposed to some mold. That caused me to have an allergy attack hard;… Read more

Testing week was this past week. Three days of tests subjecting me to all sorts of anarobic and aerobic testing to see where I measure up… and where I don’t. It’s been technically almost 9 months since I started doing CrossFit style training; however with the pandemic and training shifts, it really is more like… Read more

Today felt good. It wasn’t so much that it was a heavy lifting day, but it was that for the first time in a long time I am feeling like I am making a lot of progress towards my goals. I tend to beat myself up over the little things, when I know deep down… Read more

You don’t really see many “full body” shots on my Instagram. The reason is simple: I’m always unhappy with them. “I’m too fat,” I tell myself. I’m too this, or I’m too that… never good enough, never fit enough. Since lockdown ended, I’ve been working hard to stay diligent on my goals. This includes workouts,… Read more