Age Better

10/08/2026

Throwback Thursday

While talking with a close friend on the phone last night, the discussion turned to our physical appearance.

Are you 100% happy with your body?

For me, I was happy, but never satisfied. There is a difference between the two.

Here's a picture from what we would call a “photo shoot” nowadays. It was taken in 1994 with a $10 disposable camera. I weighed 270 pounds in this picture.

I was happy with how I looked, but I wasn't satisfied. I wanted to be bigger.

As we go through life, I believe the goal should be to be happy. But not being satisfied can keep us hungry.

And it doesn't have to be about your physique. It can be your career, your relationships, your finances, or anything else you are passionate about.

It's about constantly wanting to better ourselves in the things we love.

Being unsatisfied can be the fuel that feeds the passion and drives us with the discipline to keep pushing forward.

So don't always look at that feeling of being unsatisfied with yourself as a bad thing.

Sometimes it's exactly what you need to keep moving forward.

Be happy with where you are, but never stop trying to become better.

Like life itself, it's all in how you look at it.

09/26/2026

My cardio this morning. I'll take the trees, woods, and lake over this any day.

09/22/2026

2115 miles.

09/20/2026

The journey begins!

09/07/2026

Not all who wander are lost. Some are just burning calories.

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

Look at the size of this girl! She just won a pro show this past weekend.

I know most people will immediately rip on her for steroid use. I’m not going to do that. I give her credit for doing what she loves. She’s making her own choices and chasing her passion.

At the highest levels, almost every sport comes with risks to your health. We all know the dangers that come with professional football and other extreme sports.

I will always love bodybuilding. It was my thing. I don’t even know if I would call it a sport. To me, bodybuilding was more like a form of art, something you created with your own body. These bodybuilders are definitely taking things to new levels nowadays.

We only get one life, and some of the things we do when we’re young may catch up to us someday. But that’s life. We make our choices, we chase what we love, and we deal with the consequences.

Either way... getting old isn't easy!!

08/29/2026

How I kickoff my weekend

07/23/2026

I competed in bodybuilding across four different decades... the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s.

Bodybuilding taught me discipline. It taught me how to train with purpose, how to eat to get lean, and how to push this meat suit to limits most people never will. Sometimes I pushed it a little too far. I looked great on the outside, but not every decision I made was healthy.

When I was young, I thought I was indestructible. Then age caught up with me, and with age came wisdom.

Do I have regrets? No.

I did a lot of things right, and I made plenty of mistakes. I'm human. The difference isn't whether we make mistakes, it's whether we learn from them. Every lesson makes us a little wiser, a little stronger, and a little better than we were yesterday. Growth doesn't come from being perfect. It comes from owning our mistakes, learning from them, and moving forward.

Today, at 56, I still lift weights, just not the way I used to. I do more cardio, pay closer attention to my diet, and yes... I still enjoy some sweets in moderation. Life is about balance.

No matter where you are in life, it's never too late to become a healthier version of yourself.

Here's my advice: Change one bad habit every month.

Start with the smallest one. Get one win under your belt every month. One month becomes two. Two becomes six. Before you know it, you've replaced 12 bad habits with 12 better ones.

Small victories create big changes.

One year from now, you can be stronger, healthier, and happier than you are today.

The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is today.

07/22/2026

I do a 30-minute walk every single night. No matter what.

Some nights I walk to burn calories. Other nights I walk because it's the best therapy money can't buy.

Tonight is one of those nights. Every step helps me leave the stress of the day behind. Thirty minutes for the body. Thirty minutes for the mind.