My trainer and coach both love to tell me that progress isn’t linear. As a person who started taking fitness seriously in middle age, this has been a rock fact for me, not a lesson I needed drilled into me. But I wanted to add some clarity for what setbacks look like for someone inContinue reading “Setbacks”
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Olympic weightlifting
I had my assessment with my new weightlifting coach. He said my upper body strength and range of motion is looking pretty good, but it will probably take several months to get my lower body doing the explosive deep squats required for Olympic lifts. This was actually better than I had expected, since about aContinue reading “Olympic weightlifting”
How does one “Feel Better?”
With Crohn’s disease, when you start feeling like shit you know you are in for the long haul. Crohn’s is a Victorian wasting disease where the only remedies are hot pads, cold compresses, and moving to the mountains where the air is less tubercular. Except it’s 2025 and you can’t buy morphine or heroin overContinue reading “How does one “Feel Better?””
Community
I got recognized on the trail today while I was walking as a Columbus Sports Connection regular by another gym bro and I was like …OMG this actually is my community 😄 I am a fitness person
Mac n cheese with protein
In a high power blender, combine: Like 8 ounces of hemp seeds. Idk how big the bag was. 6-8 oz of raw cashews. Again, this isn’t rocket science. Half a cup of nutritional yeast Two teaspoons of garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika One teaspoon of tumeric One tablespoon of mustard 1-2 tablespoons of soyContinue reading “Mac n cheese with protein”
Fit in my 40s update
It’s been about two months since I have reframed my thinking about fatigue, chronic illness, and fitness. My therapist has been very helpful in reinforcing my new mindset, as well as looking at the scientific evidence of my recent colonoscopy, which shows no signs of inflammation. With my Crohn’s and Hashimoto’s medically managed, I shouldContinue reading “Fit in my 40s update”
Vicious mind cycle
I had a colonoscopy last week and the results were really good. With my thyroid and Crohn’s managed, I shouldn’t been feeling fatigue. So what could the fatigue be from? I have been working with my therapist to interrogate some mental blocks I have around exercise (exercise will make me sick, exertion will increase myContinue reading “Vicious mind cycle”
