As a young adult I was always looking for a challenge, but wasn’t until I joined the the military that I truly had push myself through discomfort and challenge myself.
In the Marine Corps we fuel ourselves on the blood sweat and tears that hard work brings. Bootcamp, BRC, Selection, it is only through the pain and misery that we can grow and achieve everything we want to accomplish.
I made a decision in 5th grade. That decision changed my life forever. I remember sitting in the back of my music classroom waiting for my turn for “REJOICE” musical group tryouts. There was a huge line of middle-schoolers waiting to show off their charisma, and natural talent. There I was, a chubby little freckle-face 11-year-old with braces, (with lines from on my face from sleeping on my headgear the night before) sweating profusely in my snug private school uniform.
At times we feel that we have to follow the most rigid, comprehensive and complex training plan. Most of the time we just need to start. So, start something for yourself.
As each day passes I ensure to reflect on the moments that have passed. I look back at the day in order to more effectively set up the pathway to the future. I strive to not get down on my doings or shortfalls rather I strive to evaluate them for future success. This is how a full self-evaluation process happens. Planning, execution, reflection.
Starting each and every day on the right foot is crucial to having a positive day. Mornings can be rough and days can be daunting but they don’t have to be. Set yourself up for success in whatever the day may throw at you.
There’s a silent epidemic going on that rarely gets discussed, and shame and isolation keep this health problem in the dark. Millions of men struggle silently with a low sex drive and/or erectile dysfunction (ED). Over the last ten years, Core Medical Grouphas seen thousands of patients and based on their blood work the conversation of ED comes up more frequently than not. Patients typically come in for other health problems, with no mention of ED or low libido. It’s not until we dig deeper with the many health questions we ask in functional medicine and find out about their struggles in the bedroom.
I have been getting asked a lot of questions about my HRT regime, so I thought I would post it here for reference. Keep in mind this is MY plan prescribed by my doctor for my bloodwork. Your plan could be slightly different. I highly suggest that if you are struggling with depression, lack of recovery, poor sleep, fat gain, lack of sex drive, and/or over 30 years old I urge you to get your blood checked at a minimum!
I have always been into fitness. I started weight lifting at 16 years old and I was addicted. I have worked out 5-6 days a week ever since! But unfortunately, because I struggled with consistency in my diet I wasn’t able to achieve my desired results. I often found myself maintaining a healthy diet most of the month and then destroying all of my progress the week of my period by giving into all of my cravings and giving up on my intense training.. It sure it has only been MORE challenging for all of us being in quarantine the last month.
I get asked all the time what supplements I take, why, and when. I wanted to write this to give you my supplement schedule and to highlight the benefits of them. Now many of you know I am a paid athlete with Bare Performance Nutrition which makes this sort of biased but I don’t really know how to explain that these are items I use every day and if Nick Bare ever kicks me off the team I’ll still be using them. They completely change the way I feel in the day and my daily health/performance.