Brantley Gilbert has no legs.

June 17, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

This post needs to start with back-story. Why? Because anyone who has followed me here, on Twitter, Instagram or knows me on Facebook knows that while I listen to a pretty broad variety of music genres — my love runs deep and undying, for all things rock, metal (metalcore, ‘alterna’ metal, death metal, etc…), hardcore, […]

Life as I know it… Let’s rephrase that, My Insane Life.

June 7, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

Let’s talk about life for a second. I don’t know about anyone else, but mine is always a little insane. We’re talking the kind of insane where you’re stretched super thin and you’re looking at the clock thinking: Why can I not have just ONE more damn hour in the day? Lately, in my little […]

I got a Liebster!

June 4, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

I got a Liebster Award! Many thanks to blogger, and fellow Sweat Pink Ambassador, Brandi Jeffries at noteworthyrunning.blogspot.com for the nomination. The Liebster Award is awarded to new and upcoming blogs by other bloggers. It is to help the nominated bloggers be introduced to other readers and gain an audience. By receiving this award, the […]

Post-Program Blues. I got a little too attached to Shortcut to Size.

May 19, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

So, as all of you blog readers of mine know, I did the 12-week Shortcut to Size program by the super fantastical Dr. Jim Stoppani. Anyone who is in anyway involved in the fitness world and knows who this man is – knows he’s amazing and well, amazing. My body is constantly changing. I do […]

The icing on the cake: I’m now I Sweat Pink Ambassador.

May 4, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

My “vacation” has come to an end. At least now I have a hell of a tan to show for it. Friday and Saturday were gorgeous and I was able to get all of the remaining yard work I had tackled – and done. After everything was picked up and put away, I probably gained […]

Real people. Real bodies.

April 30, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

… It’s quite something really, how my mind works. In the middle of holding a rear delt raise for what felt like a million hours at a photo shoot today, my brain started kicking, as usual, into overdrive. I’m on a “vacation” and my brain just won’t shut off. What else is new, right? Never […]

Competition Series: Part Three.

April 13, 2014.Reading time 11 minutes.

Friday was an absolutely gorgeous day. Despite nerves and panic seeding itself deep only a few days before, I was able to push it all aside and enjoy the day. I got some of my yard raked, and I got to break in my new bathing suit and get a little sun on my pasty […]

Chalk.

April 3, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

As a former climber, I know all about the amazing gripping benefits of chalking. I can still remember a time back in high school, climbing with the dynamic teaching-climbing duo from my school at a local spot and even though I was attached to ropes, I felt like it was just the very tips of […]

Competition Series: Part Two.

March 30, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Oh and this is where excitement gets replaced by panic. Thirteen days out from competition and my mind is going a million miles an hour. Of course, it doesn’t help where I start my Weekend FITT classes within a week. So between planning that, working on weekday classes, focusing on my “day job” and this? […]

Competition Series: Part One.

March 13, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

It is no secret at all that my future will definitely have me finally getting my chance to compete in a figure competition. It has been something that I have always wanted to do, something I talk about a lot. But it’s not easy, and it’s not cheap. Finances, a job that is flexible and […]