It's been an incredible weekend. Things started rolling on Wednesday when we had our "Push Ups For Puppies" fundraiser for Heavenly creatures at HWTC. We had a group workout and I volunteered my body to help puppies in need. With Push Ups For Puppies for every 1$ donated...
One of my true beliefs is that the worst things in your life are actually the best things in your life, you just don't know it yet. Many years ago I injured my back very badly doing a heavy 1 rep max sumo deadlift. I was strong...
It's been an interesting year to say the least. Last year when the big 40 was approaching I made a decision. That no matter how hard my life was, no matter how much stress, no matter how difficult, no matter how much I got knocked down that...
It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I am on my couch feeling like garbage. Tired, lack of energy, low motivation, feel like I am fighting a eye infection and overall just feeling like sh*t. In other words NOT feeling like myself. I am generally a very motivated and...
This is a guest blog post from HeavyWeights Training Center member Natasha Mooney. In her first WeightLifting meet she managed to set a provincial record in her weight division in The Snatch, not bad for her first meet. I asked her to share her experience to educate...
3 Lifts 9 Attempts 0 Excuses A banner on the wall of the PowerLifting Nationals in St. Catherine's summed it all up in those six words. On Monday it was the start of our lifters from Team HeavyWeights competing in our first ever Power Lifting Nationals. We had five lifters...
On Saturday March 22nd I took another step in "Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable" as I entered a team of 15 members from HeavyWeights Training Center to compete in their first WeightLifting Provincial meet, I was also one of those people that was competing. Even though I...
"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Wednesday March 26 HeavyWeights Training Center was on fire with sweat, smiles and high fives. Our gym was full of amazing energy because of our passion...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the...
This blog post is a lesson learned by me. If I was listening to my own advice today's back flare up wouldn't have happened. After close on 16 hours traveling in plane and after 6 days out of 14 sitting in chairs in seminars getting my...