09/19/2026
The gym gave me a body and a business. It also tried to become my whole personality for a while. This post is the correction.
He has no idea what macros are. Best training partner I’ve ever had. The pajamas were not his choice.
We lost some years to me being too busy. Getting them back one long dinner at a time.
The men who accepted me exactly as I was and still expected more from me. Everybody needs a room like that.
Every discipline taught me something the next one used. CrossFit taught me work. Oly taught me patience. Bodybuilding taught me detail. Whatever comes next inherits all three.
If it’s fast, high, or new, I’m probably in. The handstand is from the day walking on feet felt boring.
Protein cake counts as cooking if you plate it nice. My kitchen runs on three tools and zero patience. The dog supervises.
The physique opened the door. The men who walked through it are why I stayed.
The muscles are what you see first. They’re the least interesting thing about my life, and building the rest took the harder work.