Weekly Weigh-In 252 lbs (😱) Okay okay so the Covid 20 actually turned into the Covid 50. Yikes! Seriously, tho, I don’t want to get hung up on weight. Not only can it be deceiving but it can also start becoming an obsessive thing. I will do a weekly weigh-in, however, at the beginning ofContinue reading “Progress Log: Week 02”
Category Archives: Geezer Gym
Progress Log: Week 01
As of this afternoon, it’s been the first full workout week of the new year for me. Let’s see how I fared: I was happy to hit my first three gym days on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Where I originally had set the bar at 3 sets for all exercises, I bumped it up toContinue reading “Progress Log: Week 01”
A Plan On Hand
The old adage fail to plan, plan to fail is one of the truest phrases ever uttered. It often sounds like a pile of excuses, but seriously, life has a way of just coming at you and sometimes it’s hard to juggle all the chainsaws it likes to throw. My biggest issue this past yearContinue reading “A Plan On Hand”
Making Change Make Sense
Well good morning and Happy New Year! It’s a fine, foggy winter day here in Salem and a brand new year to jump into! Which brings me to something that I’ve noticed more and more as of late. There seems to be a growing attitude that eschews the practice of New Year’s resolutions. To beContinue reading “Making Change Make Sense”
Reinventing Rhythm
I’ve been ruminating quite a bit lately over how I let myself fall out of shape. I had went hard and strong for two years, from 2018 to 2020 and was very close to the top of my game, fitness-wise. I had shaved off over 80 lbs. of grief weight that piled on after IContinue reading “Reinventing Rhythm”
The Aging Athlete
As this year is wrapping up and I sit back and reflect on this past 345 days, I land, squarely, on how my health has been and, predictably, where I want it to go in the upcoming year and beyond. Over the course of the past month or so, I’ve shifted my schedule around. I’mContinue reading “The Aging Athlete”
All About the Balance
Okay kids, it’s like this… The last few months have been nutso. Between starting a whirlwind romance, moving into a new home with new people and new ways of doing things, and returning back to campus in Corvallis once a day each week, my whole way of doing things has been upended onto its earContinue reading “All About the Balance”
Training Wheels
I’ve spent about 30 years of my life as a dedicated gym rat. All too often, I see folks who are obviously new come in and man…they go straight for the big wheels, sacrificing form and risking injury. I’m more of a champion of the humble training wheels. These little 2.5 lb weights don’t seemContinue reading “Training Wheels”