MMA
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Resilience with Purpose. Joy. Strength. Refusing to Just Survive.
Resilience gets thrown around like it’s just about gritting your teeth, clenching your fists, and outlasting the storm. And yes, pain is part of it. Grit is part of it. But let’s be real—if all resilience means is dragging yourself through endless suffering, then what’s the damn point? That’s not living, that’s waiting to die Continue reading
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The Philosophical Warrior Series
The Tao Barbell. Flow. Discipline. Fighting MS Without Friction. Life doesn’t care if you can stand steady. It doesn’t care if the ground under your feet tilts, if your vision blurs, if your legs lock up like rusted chains. It doesn’t care if dizziness spins the room like a roulette wheel or if spasticity freezes Continue reading
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The Edge of Control. What Multiple Sclerosis Taught Me About Surrender and Power.
Everyone loves the idea of control. It’s intoxicating. We build our routines, chase our goals, map out our futures, and convince ourselves that if we just push hard enough, if we just stay disciplined enough, the universe will line up and salute. It’s a beautiful fantasy—the belief that we are masters of our fate, untouchable Continue reading
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The Philosophical Warrior Series
Existential Iron. Finding Meaning in the Chaos of MS. Life doesn’t hand out meaning. It doesn’t serve you purpose on a silver platter. It doesn’t stop the chaos long enough to give you a neat explanation about why things happen the way they do. It just keeps moving…messy, unpredictable, brutal…without caring how you feel about Continue reading
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The Philosophical Warrior Series
Steel Stoicism. How Ancient Warriors Teach You to Own MS Pain. Life doesn’t care about you. It doesn’t care about your plans, your dreams, or how much you’ve already been through. It doesn’t slow down because you’re tired, or in pain, or dealing with more than you think you can handle. It just keeps coming, Continue reading
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The Philosophical Warrior Series
Nietzsche in the Gym. Becoming the Man Who Refuses to Stay Down. Nietzsche didn’t care about comfort. He didn’t write for men chasing soft lives or waiting for easy days. He wrote for those standing in the middle of the storm, for those carrying weight on their backs, for those who refuse to break when Continue reading
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Fight Rounds. Training Like Every Set Is a Battle.
Life doesn’t hit you once and walk away. It comes in waves. It comes in rounds. Short bursts of chaos followed by brief moments to breathe before the next hit comes swinging. Some rounds you dominate. Some rounds you barely survive. But the bell always rings again. Always. Boxing taught me this first. Three minutes Continue reading
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Barbell Truths. The Weight Never Lies.
The world is soft because it runs on lies. People lie to themselves every day. They tell themselves they’re strong when they haven’t trained in months. They call themselves disciplined while hitting snooze for the third time. They convince themselves they’ll get back at it tomorrow, even though tomorrow never comes. They post motivational quotes, wear Continue reading
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Staying Dangerous. How I Train for Life, Not Just the Gym.
There was a time when I trained for aesthetics—the flex, the mirror, the numbers. Back then, strength was about how you looked under gym lighting, not how you held yourself when life got heavy. But everything changed, especially when MS stepped into the ring. Suddenly, training wasn’t about beach season or bicep veins—it became survival. Continue reading
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The Ring Teaches You Everything. Why Boxing Still Shapes My MS Mindset.
You don’t really know what kind of man you are until the gloves go on and the bell rings. Not when you’re hyped. Not when you’re feeling strong. But when you’re gassed out, cornered, and still getting hit. Before I ever touched a barbell, I stepped into a boxing gym. No AC. No fancy gear. Continue reading
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