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Dark Clouds…

Posted by Balance Guy Training on April 5, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

Do you like dark clouds, thunderstorms, cracking lighting, and heavy rain? I know some people who do but I’m not a fan because it causes me a lot of anxiety as I’ve gotten older. I’m always fearing the worst like … Read More

Tags: family, friends, mental fitness, mental health, mental illness

Exercise Is More Than About Fitness

Posted by Balance Guy Training on July 20, 2020 | Featured | 3 Comments

Fitness can be your rock Like a lot of you, I’ve suffered hardships. And if you didn’t suffer hard times, how would you know what good times are? It’s the cycle of life to have ups and downs. What varies … Read More

Tags: attitude, coping, death, drugs, Exercise, family, Fitness, friends, hardships

How to exercise when you’re a parent

Posted by Balance Guy Training on March 25, 2019 | Featured | 1 Comment

If you’re a parent, you know raising kids and all it entails is almost a full-time job. You may have wondered (at one time or another) how could I possibly get or stay in shape when I have to care … Read More

Tags: advice, family, friends, games, gym, gym time, Health, kids, no time, parent, personal, progress, sanity

My Shoes

Posted by Balance Guy Training on February 25, 2019 | Featured | 6 Comments

Look at these shoes. They don’t look like much and they’ve definitely seen better days. The shoes were given to me by a friend who is now making God laugh with his offbeat, brutish sense of humor. He’d have you … Read More

Tags: experiences, family, friends, hard work, Health, personal, Personal Training, shoes, training

Exercising through difficult times

Posted by Balance Guy Training on January 7, 2019 | Featured | 6 Comments

My parents separated when I was 11 years old and during this difficult time, my father used to cry on my shoulder regularly. Picture that for a second, a grown man crying on a boy’s shoulder. I had no idea how … Read More

Tags: barbells, family, friends, mental health, Personal trainer, sanity, tough times

Act ( Lifting changed my life)

Posted by Balance Guy Training on June 5, 2017 | Featured | No Comments

I was the skinny kid that got picked on in the schoolyard and was last picked for playground games. Regularly, my feelings were hurt because I was lighter than the other boys. Being tall and thin, I was an easy … Read More

Tags: bullying, confidence, experiences, friends, Health, learning, weight gain, weightlifting

Finding your why

Posted by Balance Guy Training on May 8, 2017 | Featured | 3 Comments

I haven’t always been a beacon of health. A long time ago, in a land far, far away I smoked cigarettes and pot, drank to excess and took pills. There were the happy pills and the ones that wiped my … Read More

Tags: ego, Exercise, experiences, faith, friends, Health, personal, recovery, stress

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Posted by Balance Guy Training on December 22, 2016 | Featured | No Comments

As I thought about the efforts of everyone in the gym this holiday season, the song “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” came to mind. I couldn’t help but hum the chorus to myself as I watched everyone give their all … Read More

Tags: christmas, faith, family, friends, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, workouts