i broke into the 240's today after wieghing 267 just 6 weeks ago. i feel strong, agile, and focused right now.

The trap is simple. You wait for the perfect morning, the perfect window, the perfect surge of energy. Days slip, strength fades, and you start believing the lie that you are too busy, too tired, too stretched to sharpen yourself. That lie has killed more potential in fathers than any setback ever has. I remember a morning when everything felt heavy. No sleep, too much on my plate, and a kid who needed me fully present. The version of me from a few years back would have skipped the workout and called it a wash. But the man I am becoming stepped into the garage, hit the timer, and said twenty minutes is enough to change the trajectory of the day. I finished soaked in sweat and clearer than I had felt in a week. That twenty minute rep shifted my entire presence with my kid. He saw a dad who follows through even when life presses. The shift happens when you stop treating your body like an afterthought and start treating it like a weapon. Habit stacking is simple pressure applied in the right direction. Tie your workout to something you already do. Wake up, drink water, hit twenty minutes. After work, drop your bag, hit twenty minutes. Stack it. Anchor it. Build the rhythm. Your discipline becomes the blueprint your kids will copy. Today your mission is twenty minutes. No excuses, no bargaining. Pick one anchor habit and stack your workout directly after it. Set the timer and get to work. Do the work and post your proof. Show the men who you are becoming. Show your kids the standard you live by. What version of yourself are you choosing today? How will this rep help you become a stronger dad and shape the future your kids grow up in?

A man who forgets his own power becomes a passenger in his own life. Today is the day you take the wheel back. Most men sleepwalk through their strength. They’re built for pressure, built for responsibility, built for impact yet they move like ghosts, apologizing for the very fire they were born with. International Men’s Day isn’t about chest-thumping or pretending we have it all figured out. It’s a reminder that being a man is a gift… and a duty. I remember a season where I felt like I was dragging myself through the days—working, providing, grinding, but disconnected from the force inside me. Then one morning, I watched my son copy the way I tied my boots. That tiny moment hit like a hammer. He wasn’t learning my instructions. He was learning me. My posture. My presence. My discipline. That’s when it clicked: this isn’t a burden. This is an honor. The world doesn’t weigh on a man. It sharpens him. Strength isn’t loud. Power isn’t reckless. Real masculinity is the quiet, steady heat that keeps your household warm. It’s the courage to confront your own flaws. It’s the capability to build, to protect, to lead. You get to carry that. You get to live that. You get to embody that every damn day. Here’s your move today: choose one action that reminds you you’re alive in this body and forged for responsibility. Lift something heavy. Fix something that’s been ignored. Call your kid and tell them who you’re becoming. Do one rep—physical, emotional, or spiritual—that honors the man you’re building. Do the work and post your proof. Show the circle what you did today to celebrate the man you are—and the man you’re becoming. What part of your masculine strength have you been underusing… and why?

Most men don’t “lack time”; they leak it. The day grabs your ankles—work fires, kid chaos, fatigue—and your workout becomes tomorrow’s broken promise. Energy drops. Patience thins. Leadership softens. The temple gets neglected and the man inside drifts. Picture this: 8:37 PM. Dishes stacked. One kid melting down, the other wired. The couch is calling. You want out. Instead, you strike: set the kettle, drop for push-ups while it heats, air squats during a 90‑second cartoon intro, farmer-carry the laundry hamper down the hall. Twenty minutes. Not glamorous. Done before the tea steeps. That’s presence under pressure. Here’s the shift: stop waiting for perfect blocks of time—stack the iron onto habits you already do. Brew coffee? Hit a set. Kids brush teeth? Wall sit. Microwave ticking? Plank. The crucible isn’t a gym; it’s your day. Small reps, stacked relentlessly, temper a man. Today: perform this 20‑minute stack. Do 4 rounds of (1 minute push‑ups, 1 minute air squats, 1 minute backpack or table rows, 1 minute plank, 1 minute brisk stairs or carry). Start the timer when the coffee brews or right after bedtime. Breathe steady through your nose. Scale down with incline push‑ups or knee planks; scale up by loading a backpack. No excuses, no pauses—just honest work. Do the work and post proof. A photo, a timer screenshot, or a short “here’s what I noticed” reflection. Presence is your receipt. Ownership is the way out. Show that you trained the temple today. 💪 After your 20 minutes, answer: What did I forge today?

Are we living in reality? This image is from 1956. I think in the US our perception of healthy weight is skewed. Talking to a friend of mine over the weekend and he said he needed to lose 10 pounds. According to this chart...he actually needs to lose 30! The CDC & NIH say that: 74% of American's are overweight 43% are obese Being overweight more than doubles your "all cause" risk of death You lose 10 years of life on average by being overweight According to this chart: the average male at 5'9 and a medium frame should weigh no more than 160 pounds The average male actually weighs 199 pounds Our perceptions are skewed At my 5'8 and medium frame I should weigh around 155 pounds even with a decent amount of muscle I'm currently at 166 pounds I am OVERWEIGHT and get told fairly often I am SKINNY. Actual reality is: I AM FAT Our perceptions are skewed. We aren't living in reality. Ive been at as much as 240 pounds, as little as 137 pounds Life is better at a healthy weight. A true healthy weight. Is your perception of a healthy weight skewed by our society and culture of excess?