{Ben changing a tire for a stranger in a gas station parking lot. Will learning to help people.} 20 weeks out!  It may seem silly to some that I’m starting to count down so early. But, it’s already been over 12 weeks since I decided to compete! And those 12 weeks have gone by pretty…

{Friday Night Fights} My favorite night of the week! I’m always a little sad when it ends. Thank goodness it comes around every seven days! I was able to get my sinus infection diagnosed on Thursday so I was ready for boxing on Friday! Probably one of the best feelings in the entire world is…

{pill meal} Weighed in today at 133.3 lbs. Back down from 135.6 (last Thursday). Last night I had nightmare about teaching Group Power. I arrived to class late and it was standing room only because the room was packed! Most of the people in the class  only had half the equipment they needed because the…

{breakfast} Since I’m in prep for a figure competition I’m being ultra strict with my diet and tracking my diet. At this point I’ve settled in and I’m pretty comfortable. I don’t feel deprived or hungry on a daily basis. I’m sort of at cruising speed when it comes to my diet. But, every once…

{night pills} Do you think you should workout when you’re sick? I’m not talking about fever or food poisoning sick. Obviously if you can’t get off the couch or out of the bathroom you’re not going to drag yourself to the gym. I’m talking about head cold, chest cold, sinus infection sick. I started feeling…

I like the atmosphere resolutioners bring to the gym.  First of all, I’ve been one before.  I hear people bitch about them a lot though, as if “they” (the complainer) never had a starting point. Even if you’re a gym rat regular you just never know where life will take you. A little humility might…