Oh, we love to measure ourselves. Against other people we know. Against us. Against people we’ve never met and never will meet. That’s kind of whacked but it’s what we …
Don’t Be Scared of the Life Inside You
People wonder why we hit the stopwatch and lift barbells and run and do those stupid burpees. (And they are stupid, even if they are effective.) I wonder that sometimes, …
What to Do When the Barbell Won’t Budge
What to do? What’s the next step when you know your body is ready but your mind is not?
Barbell Therapy (Or, Why It’s Okay to Sweat Out Your Anger)
Sometimes, to push myself physically to the ends of myself is the only way to find anything close to what resembles peace in this confusing world.
What They Think Doesn’t Matter
Love those people who don’t understand why you like to lift weights. Hug them, and then ignore them.
Wisdom or Madness?
There’s something forged in us by all of these workouts, something we can’t quite explain.
Get the Mean Out!
Maybe the mental benefit of tossing around a barbell is measured in dopamine and in not making us act like dopes.
Sneak Peek Inside My New Workout Journal
You know how difficult it can be to get yourself to the gym some days, and then you have to push yourself to get through the workout. Well, I’m here to help!