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Nutrition Progression

Last week I purchased an annual subscription to Lose It! premium. I have historically used My Fitness Pal to track macros but Lose It was suggested to me as a better alternative. Whenever I have tracked what I was eating,…

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The real battle

Three weeks into the new training program and I feel volumes better about the exercise that I am doing. I still want to get back into a running routine on non-lifting days but unsure of how my left knee will…

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On Track

The first week of the new eating plan I created went awesome.  I think it has been one of the best weeks to date.  I don’t have to track every day, I am portioning out my meals properly, I don’t…

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Refocus

As the weight on the bar has gone up, so have the numbers on the scale and stretch in my waistline.  Last week, during Thanksgiving, I felt terrible.  Toward the end of the week, I was at the gym and…

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Week 18 or Week 1?

Last week I wrapped up one of the best weeks of training in recent memory.  Nothing really stands out in terms of a big PR, but overall, it just felt amazing.  When I clicked on “complete week” in the Juggernaut…

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Who is that guy?

“I looked over and wondered who that skinny guy was on the other side of the gym and it was you.” That was something I heard this morning at the gym from another coach.  My first reaction is always doubt. …

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BP Update

Since changing up the nutrition, I have noticed a big change in my BP.  Most notably, I took a reading last week that was in the “normal range”.  I am guessing it has been 20 years since I have seen…

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Nutrition Change

“Hey, I think I want to try bodybuilding, too.” When my wife said that to me as I walked in from exercising, I was a little taken back.  Mostly happy and excited, but still somewhat shocked. I had told her…

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BP

A while back when Gina mentioned I might qualify for the free digital BP cuff and scale through Omada, I signed up and began tracking.  The BP going through the roof was enough to send me to the doctor.  I…

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Nutrition Changes

I have been holding at or around my goal weight for quite a while now (Since December 12, 2020 actually).  My goal was to be somewhere around 245 walking around weight.  If I dipped below, cool.  If I went up,…

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