The Lovers (Be Not Afraid & The Tarot)

Shelly (Madeleine Hazen) and Bobby (Patrick Harman) in my upcoming short film, Be Not Afraid Love is mysticalLove will break the chainsYou might feel invincibleAnd you might be afraidLight in darkness will show you the wayGive you the power to believe again -Love is Mystical, Cold War Kids Happy 2022, Happy Year of the Lovers! …

BodyTarot, Film Updates

I've launched my new consulting business, BodyTarot, which weaves my coaching and training experience into a creative problem solving lens to help athletes and movers of all sorts enrich their training, and their lives (you can read more about it here). I'm stoked about it, it allows me to connect with more people in a …

Change is Death: Releasing Who You Aren’t Anymore

Happy Full Moon! I've got a special blog on Patreon today, here's the first section. If you like my writing and want to see more of it and support my work, you can do so here. "By giving me your gaze, you will finally understand that it is a miracle to be alive." - The …

I Believe in Love

Today is a special day. One year ago today, I arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, for Strongman Corporation Nationals. Then I went to Walmart.  When I got back from Walmart, Ben was at the team's AirBnB. It was the first time we met. Not the first we’d spoken; we made acquaintances on Instagram and had a …

Starting from Scratch: Rediscovering How to Eat Well

I pay closer attention to what I eat than ever before; I've made a ton of big but gradual changes that have led to me feeling better than I ever have in my life. I also dropped bodyfat and got shredded, which was even cooler than I expected, probably because I did it in a …

Every Normal Man (8.6.15)

This poem crashed into my head this morning, turns out I wrote it 6 years ago exactly. This is meant to be read aloud. 8.6 Every Normal Man “Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.” - H. L. Mencken We …

Eat To Be Strong, Eat To Be Healthy: Why Not Both?

“Strength sports aren’t about health.” I have heard this a lot, and it’s true in a certain context: EXTREME SPORT is about being competitive and pushing your body beyond certain normal ranges of activity. That will demand other extreme behaviors: prioritizing training over everything, maybe PED use, etc.  But there is some bullshit hidden within …

Story, Body, Time: Appreciation for The Past Creates The Potential of Now

"I sing the body electric,The armies of those I love engirth me and I engirth them,They will not let me off till I go with them, respond to them,And discorrupt them, and charge them full with the charge of the soul. Was it doubted that those who corrupt their own bodies conceal themselves?And if those …

Responsibility Is Another Word for Power: Get Stronger By Owning Everything You Do

"Place me at your center like an inexhaustible spring, as the root of your future soaring flight. Anguish will no longer forbid you from realizing yourself; impotence and laziness will no longer have any grip on your activity. Fear of poverty will no longer oppose your true work; you will be capable of building your …

As Above, So Below: Training Is Everything

I’m a zealot. I’m a proselytizer of the pump. A monk for the muscle. I believe that in the modern world, there are few things as purely valuable as physical strength and skill training, because it’s a foundational discipline. It’s a practice that will consistently reflect whatever is going on with you, good or bad. …