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.

@pete-carlos-9142 got news that he may need an SI joint fusion on his right side. His response: "You're not done living yet!" He weighed it honestly. The upside is possible relief from constant back pain. The downside is time laid up, then physio. Then he made a call. He wouldn't sit at home asking "why me?" He'd get out and walk. His rule from here: every day he's able to get out and do his walks is a win, until the day he goes under the knife. He says he loves walking and hiking, and puts it down to being Infantry. That's how you handle a setback. You don't wait for the surgery date to start acting like someone worth rebuilding. You take the one thing you can do today and you do it. You're not broken. You're under-recovered. Pete's showing what that looks like when the news isn't what you wanted. Pete, we're with you. Keep stacking those walks.

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. 👇

You decide, and this time it's a freebie for everyone. You don't have to join my Tempered Veteran Community to attend. I know the choices are vague, but that's the point; I'll narrow it down once I have the direction. 👉 You have until tomorrow to vote on this.

I’m in king mode. I’m looking to figure out different methods to deal with pain and inflammation. I took this picture on the last day of September. I’ve beed dealing with shoulder tendinitis, and I’m trying to figure out how to get back to the place where I can do chin ups (or pull-ups… I’m not picky).