Nutrition & Progress

I have been weighing in every week and also started to take measurements every 2 weeks to check progress. Progress Weight: -2.5lb Chest: +1.25″ Arms: -0.25″ Waist: -0.50″ Legs: +0.25″ I was really, really excited about the drop in the…

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Nutrition update

I have done a somewhat halfway decent job at tracking macros these days.  I will do great until dinner and then hit this mental wall where tracking macros becomes this horribly mundane and tedious task that I refuse to do. …

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A full week off

What does a week off feel like? It was a mixed reaction for me. On one hand, not having to wake up at 3:45a to go workout was easily the best thing about taking time off. I got to sleep…

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So what’s next?

After wrapping up this last training cycle, it is painfully obvious that I need a break. I took a look back and realized it has been over a year since I have had some true time off from lifting.  From…

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Last Night at OC

In April of 2017, I started to shadow one of the lifting coaches at the gym.  I drove over to our second location in Oldham County on Thursday nights.  My only goal was to learn more as a coach to…

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HOB

The girls and I went to House of Boom yesterday.  I discovered a couple of things: My knees and legs don’t feel so swift after jumping a lot Getting out of the foam pit sucks I don’t want to know…

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A week of goofing off

I followed my same training schedule this past week with the exception of Sunday, which I used as a rest day.  Having time off from following a specific training plan was good for me but also rather challenging. When you…

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Pre-Meet Anxiety

The pre-meet jitters and anxiety is now in full force, unfortunately. The other night I laid down in bed, ready to crash with eyes heavy from the day.  I had the TV on a sleep timer with some relaxing white…

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Mental Break at the Fair

Last night the family and I went down to the water front for the Chow Wagon.  Knowing that I would most likely not be able to find the appropriate amount of carbs, fats, and proteins while I was there, I…

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Nobody cares. Train harder.

Nobody cares.  Train harder. Anyone in the functional fitness or weightlifting space has heard that phrase more times than they could count.  I actually like it quite a bit.  Enough so that I bought a shirt with that phrase right…

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