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UPDATE: The full 1 year Ironman training plan that I followed is now available! I’ve made a lot of silly decisions at various different parts of my life. This one though, might just take the cake. I’ve decided committed to completing a full Ironman that is scheduled for less than 1 year from now. The question […]
Throughout my working career, I’ve always considered a mental health break from work to be “the weekend”. Work really hard for 5 days, rest, relax and recharge for 2. Rinse and repeat. Even when considering typical vacations (weekends at the beach, a week abroad, etc.), I tended to view those as more “opportunities for new […]
After having just completed a two week honeymoon in Greece, it’s safe to say that my wife & I are addicted Greek food and found a dire need for a true, traditional Greek salad recipe (also known as Horiatiki salad). We ate these things everywhere. We started our trip in Athens (where we had one […]
If made any other way, cooking salmon without smelling up the house can be nearly impossible. It’s always either overcooked, raw, the house smells like fish for 3 days, nothing ever seems to go right. The craziest part? You watch the food network and people talk about how their perfectly cooked crispy salmon is the […]
Breakfast is one of those things than can get boring, quickly. Scrambled eggs and bacon, omelet, toast, bagel, blah blah. Why not do something different (and healthy!)? Baked eggs are definitely not amongst the normal breakfast options, and yes, it takes a little bit longer than throwing together “the usual”, but it’s still simple, and […]
This recipe actually came to be when we were trying to think of some healthy alternatives to chicken parm. We wanted the same hearty type of meal, but without the breading and pasta that went along with the traditional recipe. Obviously, it’s morphed a little bit from there, but the result is all the same.
On Tuesday, April 11th, 2017, I stopped CrossFitting. After just completing a weekend of CrossFit competition at the Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Challenge (affectionately referred to as “The MAAC”), I chose to shift my focus for a little while & “see how strong I could get” in 6 months. Starting April 11th, I began only following a […]
2 things have been true for many years: I live near Baltimore, and I love being outside. Naturally, it didn’t take long for me to start wondering where the best hiking around Baltimore truly was. Was it Gunpowder Falls? Catoctin? Running through Patapsco State Park? Welp, turns out the entire thing is a trick question […]
I’ve been a competitive athlete my entire life. After graduating from York College of Pennsylvania in 2010 & leaving collegiate Lacrosse behind for good, I began to see a decline in my motivation to work out. My sessions in the gym got shorter, less productive, and eventually I was just “going through the motions”. I […]
Anyone routinely following my Instagram stories in the mornings has gotten a little bit of insight into my typical morning routine. It’s not a complicated, minute by minute schedule that explodes into chaos if a minor interruption takes place, but it’s also not totally willy nilly (or whatever the kids are saying these days) either. I’ve found, […]
![[full post in bio] I gotta say I’m pretty happy with my #crossfitopen finish this year. Especially considering I’ve been heavily focused on #ironmantraining for the last 4 months or so and have been doing a lot less traditional #crossfit training. Maybe next year I’ll break the top 5%!](http://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/f8b5942469246a6839b8019b700bdef1/5BD625B7/t51.2885-15/e35/29403353_2117729581792424_7548543702919020544_n.jpg "[full post in bio] I gotta say I’m pretty happy with my #crossfitopen finish this year. Especially considering I’ve been heavily focused on #ironmantraining for the last 4 months or so and have been doing a lot less traditional #crossfit training. Maybe next year I’ll break the top 5%!")
