This past weekend was my son Jeremiah’s Family Forever Day. It’s where we celebrate the date when he was adopted into our family. One thing about Jeremiah I absolutely love is doesn’t care what others think. We will go grocery shopping and he’ll be dressed as batman talking in the batman voice cracking people up. […]
HOW MY DAD CAN HELP YOU GET INTO SHAPE
Today is a special day, it’s my dad’s birthday! My dad is the wisest man I know. He taught me how to love God, how to take care of my family, have a strong character, and learn how to play baseball. Today I want to share with you a lesson he taught me that you […]
What Happens On The Boat, Stays On The Boat
A couple of days ago my wife took my kids to Canyon Lake for the day. They met up with her friend Deidre, her son, and her mom. It was a day to remember in more ways than one (you’ll see in a minute:). They took out a boat and took turns riding the inner […]
What my 6 yr old taught me about fear
Dealing with fear and trying to overcome it is something we all struggle with in some area of our lives. For my six year old, Jeremiah, it was jumping off the high dive at the pool on Saturday. The high dive was 10 feet high. He climbed to the top and looked down. Immediately he […]
What does a successful training program look like?
When you workout do you ever think, am I doing this right? Is this the best way for me to get results? You aren’t alone. In fact if you visit any commercial gym in America you will see two things. 1.) Many of the women are on cardio machines watching Ellen or talking with their […]
How Long Does It Take To Get Results?
Have you ever wondered, how long will it take me to get results if I commit to this training program? That’s a question I hear from a lot of people. It doesn’t help that they also see ads that say “lose 21 lbs in 21 days.” That sets people who want results up for failure. […]
5 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Dad
Sunday is Father’s Day. -Picture of my dad and brother and I at a Padres and Dodgers game a few years ago In honor of that, I want to share with you 5 lessons I’ve learned from my dad that you can apply to your own life. These definitely will help in your fitness journey […]
How do you respond? (Caution, don’t eat while reading this)
Like most weekends, I like to take my two Labrador retrievers, Molly and Maddux, on a walk. Saturday evening I had to take them after dark because we were out all day. During our walk, there was a piece of the sidewalk that was elevated that I didn’t see and I tripped. As I was […]
When you fall, how do you respond?
This weekend, my wife and I were out of town at a bed and breakfast without kids!!!!! (picture of the bridge to the front door of our cabin) When we arrived home, our six year old, Jeremiah had a huge gash on the left side of his cheek. My mother in law had taken him […]
What my six year old taught me about confidence
Yesterday as we were getting ready for church, my six year old son Jeremiah came downstairs and was dressed like this:). Those of you who’ve met Jeremiah know he loves to dress as characters. One of his Christmas presents was a Santa costume. He was so excited to put it on and show his friends […]