50 Years Old…Strong As I’ve Ever Been (Deano’s 2022 Fitness Update)

TL/DR: 2022 was my most active year yet!  I wasted 9 years in my fitness journey not lifting weights.  I’ve spent the last 3 years lifting weights for strength.  It is the best thing I’ve ever done.  I am the strongest I have ever been.  Life changing!  Strength improves your quality of life in just …

10 (More) Things I’m Changing To Better Manage My Hormones

If you’d rather read a PDF version of this it is available here: Men just want one thing…and it’s a girlfriend (wife) who eats steak and will nod and smile as we go on a deranged conspiracy theory rant. – Carnivore Aurelius (twitter @AlpacaAurelius) I do several things that I believe have helped me improve …

2021 Fitness Update – Second Year of Weight Training

My Fitness Journey Use it or lose it!  My 11-year fitness journey in a nutshell. 2011 – Got a GPS watch and an old mountain bike and began riding on the road. 2012 – Continued riding the bike longer distances, started doing Couch to 5k (running) and did a complicated weightlifting workout program in my …

1 Year Lifting Weights: My Progress And What I’ve Learned

A year ago, I decided to start lifting weights.  I’m assessing where I’m at right now, what I’ve learned this year, and what my goals are for the coming year. This is where I’m at now:   Start (12/6/19) Now (12/12/20) Workouts 0 73 Body Weight 173 (@ 5’ 9”) 190 (@ 5’ 9”) Squat …

So Many Miles On The Harpeth River Greenway!

I have ridden so many miles on the Harpeth River Greenway.  It is #7 on my favorite Nashville park list but it isn’t really a park at all; it’s a greenway.  It is an awesome one too.  It runs along the Harpeth River from Edwin Warner Park out to Bellevue.  I ride my bike on …