12/12/12 12/12/12

Either Or

9/4/12 9/4/12

Approval Is Overrated

6/20/12 6/20/12

More Barbell

More of this ... and less of that. What do you say?

5/15/12 5/15/12

The World Is Brutal and You Must Be Brave

It's just a stupid barbell, but it's one kick-ass weapon against the darkness.

4/10/12 4/10/12

Alone at the Bar

1/27/12 1/27/12

This Bar Is Light

If you think the weight is heavy, it will feel heavy.

1/12/12 1/12/12

What the Barbell Took

It started as a way to calm the angry voice inside.

10/18/11 10/18/11

Even The Clouds Are Below Me

10/14/11 10/14/11

Feel The Weight

The cold steel, the hard sole of your lifting shoes, the way your body reacts to the stress of the weight, the way the burden settles onto you and presses down but, still, you hold steady. Listen to the bounce of the bumpers against the floor. See the chalk particles drift through the air.

10/5/11 10/5/11

Living Well Is The Best Revenge

If you can't rise above, then rise through.

9/16/11 9/16/11

Crossing Over

If I really think about it, I know the barbell can't save me … because it already has.

6/14/11 6/14/11

5 Barbell Rules

5 simple rules. Do you have any others you'd like to add?

6/10/11 6/10/11

The Ring of Fire

There are lessons you'll learn alone that you can never learn with someone else there: a level of depth and darkness that may even surprise -- and scare -- you.