Stage 4 Thor

I first showed my friends on Facebook, so if you are getting this message twice...good :)  I finally finished my "book" (it is really more of an essay) on fitness and how faith, love,  and a growth mindset helped me to overcome the biggest challenge in my life. In it, I focus most on the physical aspect of recovery because that was the most obvious and challenging.  This was surprisingly a lot more challenging than I imagined, and it led me down some dark memories that were hard to remember and write.   Today, it is an e-book which means it can be read on a Kindle, a tablet, a phone, or a PC.  A lot of people were confused as to if they needed a Kindle Reader to read it, and you do not.  Some of the formatting might be different between the devices, but it all looks roughly the same.   You can get the book from the link here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1166946 If you prefer Amazon, you can get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B...

At what point, should you start to get moving and back in fitness after an illness or injury? There is no direct answer to this.  Injuries and illnesses are so different across the spectrum, as are things like age, weight, etc.  What I can shed some light on is when I started, why, and how.   When I was getting treated with the first line of chemotherapy I was left with uncertain results.  Was cancer gone?  Was it simply scar tissue showing up on the scan? Nothing to do but "wait and see".  I certainly wasn't healthy, but I couldn't discern between whether that was an effect of the chemo or cancer.   So, with no known answer here, I chose to start the comeback. I was originally optimistic and started to go to a few workouts with my.. .keep reading

I compiled a list of facts that people often ask and some that you might find interesting about my fitness journey.   I hope you find them to be encouraging and maybe prevent you from using some of the more common excuses that we all struggle with. I left some of them deliberately vague so that if you are interested in how I do it, you can ask for more details! 1. I do not do sit-ups or any abdominal exercises. 2. keep reading

  When people see my pictures at the age of 47, I get a lot of questions about what I do specifically for abs.  For older men and women abs seem to be the harder of the muscles to see and develop.   If there was an industry secret, I would love to sell it to you but the truth is that I don't do anything for abs.   Well...that might not be entirely true... keep reading

  “Don’t give up…don’t ever give up” - Jimmy V When I was 44, I was in a relationship with a woman who I loved who sadly has a terrible drug problem that I was unable to help her through.  She ultimately stole my truck and my money, leaving me on a moment’s notice, rendering my children and me homeless, penniless, and without any transportation. She shut down our corporate account and emptied all the money out o f it... ...and that might have been the easiest part of what I was to face in the next 3 weeks... please keep reading