(Chat Transcript – Week 1 Continued) Me:So I didn’t make it to Day 3, and the first night in the hotel was unproductive. This is now night two in the hotel. I’m thinking tomorrow night I’ll go to my gym, then again the next night because we should… Read More »The Road to 1000 – Adjustments, Logs, and Lock-In
(Chat Transcript – Week 1) Me:Ok back to basics. I am a forty-six year old man in better shape than everyone I know but personal experience is not data. I would like to train to join the 1000 lbs club. I have a powerlifter friend I am asking… Read More »The Road to 1000lbs Starts with a Prompt
Things don’t often go according to plan. Or they always do, just not necessarily our plans. The goal today was to do a structured workout: My lifts since the holidays have been much more “see where the night takes me” rather than the plan I used to follow.… Read More »Another day, another parking lot
Hello there. No workout from the Seven Day Stretch yesterday. When setting goals it’s important to set guardrails for yourself not shackles. My body was complaining after two workouts in a row even though they were light workouts, so that combined with a swath of new developments with… Read More »Big Things
There’s a kind of post workout tired where you aren’t necessarily sore so much as completely out of juice and need to sit and reflect for a while. Since I’m there I figured why not recap what just happened. My mind is racing full of things that are… Read More »Garage tired
It occurs to me that in addition to workout tracking I should talk about my own pantry. I’m hesitant to do so because there’s a difference between dietary habits I recommend and dietary habits I keep for myself: The first thing I would say to anyone is that… Read More »Coach’s Pantry
Mission accomplished day one complete. My game plan was to go in and do a tight hour to see what I could get done. I hadn’t worked out at all in a week or regularly at all this month so I was coming in pretty cold. Started with… Read More »Alrighty
Posting for accountability and also to cement in my mind what I’m using this space for. Hello there. As discussed my journey through recovery is ongoing. Mental and emotional turmoil surrounding the holidays along with personal and professional challenges means my workout schedule has gotten off track.… Read More »Seven Day Sprint
I started the week with just one blog, now here we are. Hello there. This is where I’ll write about my personal and continuing journey with health and wellness. My personal story is what led to What Comes Next? so it makes sense to continue and expand it… Read More »“We ain’t one-at-a-timin’ here. We’re mass communicatin’!”