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Brett Wrote: Tonight I Lost the Battle, But I Will Win the War
I'm frustrated. With myself. After missing the gym all last week, I was determined to get a workout in this weekend and get the week started off right with a great Monday night workout. The weekend came and went without so much as me looking in the (More)
Brett Wrote: Well…Since Last Thursday
Who would've thought this all would unravel in the third week? It's Wednesday night and I haven't darkened the door of the gym since…well…since last Thursday. What gives? Well, for starters, there was the margarita the size of my head last Friday. (More)
Brett Wrote: My Body is a Temple and My Greatest Personal Failure
I've been at this point before: the declarative, "I'm going back to the gym, and this time it's for real. And–with two notable exceptions–each time has fizzled about a week after I started. On day 8, I fall in to my old habits of crap diet and sedent (More)
Brett Wrote: Sabotage! Bribery! Precipitation!
My second week back at it and I almost got completely derailed.  Usually I mentally intimidate and talk myself out of going to the gym.  But this week, my body completely revolted against me. Sabotage! My routine is to lift weights Mondays, Wednesd (More)
Brett Wrote: 'The Good Pain'
I think there's not a single muscle in my body that not screaming from lactic acid overdose. I'd forgotten about this. Pass the Advil… (More)
Brett Wrote: The Rip That Rattled Me to the Core
Today was looking up as I walked out of my building headed to work. My arms still fatigued from yesterday's workout, I was pleased that I'd pushed myself a little bit. I'd also decided to take a cab to work today. (I've recently limited my taxi use a (More)
Brett Wrote: Day 1: Fear and Loathing in Chinatown
Height: 5'10" Weight: 205.2 lbs (oh. my. God.) % Body Fat: Workout: chest, back, legs Fear All I have to do is walk 28 steps, ride an elevator down 8 floors, then walk 463 more steps to the gym's door. It's a block and a half away and not exactl (More)
Brett Wrote: So This is the Deal
You're really joining the middle of the story, despite this being the first entry. The beginning has happened—and it's forever etched into my memory and my soul—but it hasn't been documented. And that's what this is all about: me looking back so tha (More)