It's Sober October. @pete-carlos-9142 is 3 years, 7 months into his. He quit drinking. The beer gut came off as a result. Then he did the part most guys never do. He said out loud that he still needs backup on nutrition, training, and mindset. In his words: "Adapt and overcome" doesn't always work on your own. Pete has carried a "sense of loss" since release in 2015. A lot of us know exactly what that feels like. Here's what I want you to notice. Pete didn't wait until he had it all figured out. He locked in the hardest thing first, then went looking for his crew. That's not weakness. That's how an operator works. If you're doing Sober October, you're doing the hard part right now. Cutting alcohol is the start. Nutrition and training are how you rebuild from there. And if you've been drinking heavily, talk to your doctor before you stop cold. You're not broken. You're under-recovered. Pete just proved you can start from where you are. Pete posted this inside Tempered, where we build your 7-day plan together using the MITO-MISSION framework. If you're sitting where he was, with the hard part behind you and no plan for what's next, start there. Congrats, Pete. Well done. Now your turn: are you in for Sober October? Drop where you're at below, and what you still need backup on.

I had massage training this weekend. My class partner has advanced experience with joint manipulation, and she took a look at my shoulder. She did a couple of techniques, and we both felt my arm go into its socket. She asked me if I've ever dislocated my shoulder. I told her that I had not to my knowledge- but I can tell you all that whatever she did gave me incredible relief as well as more mobility to that shoulder. I am slightly hyper mobile, so I often have injuries overlooked by medical professionals because my body is in the 'general operating range', according to their literature. I've taken it easy all weekend. I have a 21 hour drive today, and will return to my regular work-out schedule when I get back home. If anyone has any suggestions, tricks, or tips they would like to share with regards to healing from a dislocated shoulder, I am all ears. I don't know that this is exactly what I am dealing with, but I do know that I want to be able to do chin-ups again.

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Well it's been rough. Elias (2 yrs) is back to waking and screaming through out the night and waking sometimes at 4:30 am for the day! I try to push through to do my workouts but it ain't pretty. Everything is sore. I have lost a lot of muscle over the last 1.5 yrs due to Elias. I'm stubborn and I am not giving up or in. I can't stand the overweight and feebleness I see in older adults when I am out. Sorry, I know everyone has there own issues, life story and all of that. I just do not want the hunched-over shoulders, not being able to do heavy lifting, etc. But man, is it ever tough as you get older. I want my strength back and my core strength. Been relatively consistent with workouts.

It's been decided. Our next workshop will be about PEPTIDES 💥 These are the clever little molecules that run the show in our bodies. You know one already - INSULIN INSULIN is a peptide HORMONE. All they are is chains of proteins that do stuff all over the body. The reason why we're going to look at them and learn as a community is because they're exploding in popularity due to the fact that WEGOVY or OZEMPIC are GLP-1 agonists which is a PEPTIDE! Veterans are being prescribed them left right and center. What are the benefits, the costs and the actual science surrounding them? That's what we're gonna cover. THIS WORKSHOP is FREE to everyone in the VGFAF and TEMPERED communities. WHEN: Oct 23rd, noon EST WHERE: Google Meets Let me know in the comments that you want to attend and I'll send you the sign up link. 👇