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Depression
Mental Health is complicated. When it comes to physical health, often it’s figure out your goals, and go after them. Want to lift more? Be consistent, lift more, and progressively overload. Want to be a better olympic lifter? Mobility and practice. Want to change your body comp? Ok, that ones not that easy, but you… Read more
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Out of the Shadows
I’ve had a lanyard hanging from a lamp since I moved into my current apartment. This lanyard has been carried with me and hanging from various objects for the last four years. The lanyard represents something to me; it represents my efforts to become a better person. It represents me trying to be more than… Read more
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Going In The Right Direction
First glancing at this chart above might make you think I’m a bit dismayed about my current weight. The reality, however, is that I’m actually pretty happy right now with this chart. Why? The trend line. Yep, I’m up 1.6 pounds so far this year. However, I am also down from where I peaked at… Read more
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…I’ll Grab Something While I’m Out
Since the pandemic began, I’ve been relying heavily on delivery services. Whether it is Shipt, Instacart, Amazon, or various other vendors, a stead stream of packages and deliveries have been flowing into my apartment. This week I decided to hit Costco for the first time since COVID-19 shut everything down, and also pick up a… Read more
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AMRAP
Today I had my personal training session with my coach. A weekly session outside of the normal WOD schedule where we work on some specific things. Today was a brutal leg day, at least in terms of leg days on the third week back from quarantine. What I ran into today was a mental block.… Read more