It’s been an *eventful* past 9 months. I just finished my winter build, and I’m very happy with the results, especially after coming out of two injuries mid-2023 that really set me back in my training. I’m choosing to look at that as God gave me an opportunity to practice patience 😅 In August I fractured a toe, recovery time 7 weeks. Within two weeks I tore both bicep tendons in the third and final race of the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. I couldn’t lift my arms over my head for a month, couldn’t lift any upper body weight for two months, and spent the third month slowly re-incorporating movement patterns with very little weight. I atrophied a lot of upper body muscle and strength in that time. Injuries are ROUGH. They eventually happen to us all, in spite of careful and intentional training. This build was focused on regaining the lost muscle, and at the finish I’m currently holding more muscle mass than I had before the injuries and am moving more weight than I’ve ever lifted. Be patient with injuries, and build back smart with careful progressions. I’m going into a short pre-race season cut, and I’m excited to see what this re-built body is going to do in my first Spartan of the season come May 🏃🏻‍♂️💪🏼 #nerdgym #nerdgymsquad #nerdworkout #barbarian #spartanrace

Even after 9 years of regular gym use and 2 years as a personal trainer, going to a new gym still hits my social anxiety hard. I’m an introvert and I like familiar places and familiar faces. No matter how long or short youve been going to a gym, your social anxiety/gym anxiety is valid and seen. Take it one step at a time (quite literally begining with stepping out of your car). My best tips are to play a familiar pump-up song as you drive to the gym, and do a workout routine you’re familiar with. What ways have you found to combat your gym anxiety? #nerdgym #nerdgymsquad #gymanxiety

Peak week of my build and feeling strong! Next week I drop down to maintenance calories before a hard and quick month-long cut before my first OCR race of the season! Also I’m thinking of getting a chordless mic. Anybody want to hear my unhinged mid-workout thoughts? 😆 #nerdgym #nerdgymsquad #nerdworkout #legday

#onthisday I will never pass on an opportunity to share this one. I’ve had this talk with so many clients kver the oast two years as a CPT. Food is fuel. Your body needs and deserves it. Period. Full stop. #nerdgym #nerdgymkitchen #nerdkitchen #nerdgymsquad #winniethepooh

Things are crazy on the app, we will see what happens in the next weeks but in the event we lose this community, you know where to look to find me on the other app! #nerdgym and #nerdgymkitchen content is moving there! I’ll continue posting here as long as we’ve got it, but in the event this app goes away I want to keep this community together! Make sure you also find @BuffBarbarianBabe @Tank Nerd Gym Trainer @The Baroness @Christian Carlson @Taylor, Chaotic Good 💪 Coach @Dash Rendar and @Duke Krause over there too.