Viking Dad Bod 2023: Week 4
Alright, freaks – we’ve made it to the end of the first month of Viking Dad Bod 2023! It’s been an interesting journey thus far, forcing...
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Justin Firefly
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Viking Dad Bod 2023: Week 3
On March 8, 1971, World Heavyweight Champion "Smokin'" Joe Frazier defended his title against the GOAT -- Muhammad Ali -- in a fight that...
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Justin Firefly
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Viking Dad Bod 2023: Week 2
Here's a story: I used to work for a fertility clinic that I not-so-lovingly refer to as the Baby Farm (don't ask). We were a small team...
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Justin Firefly
- Jan 14
- 4 min
Viking Dad Bod 2023: Week 1
Greetings Vikings! It's been a week, to say the least. The new gig is going swimmingly and by swimmingly I mean I'm mostly underwater....
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Justin Firefly
- Jan 6
- 6 min
Viking Dad Bod 2023: Introduction + 7 Questions
Happy New Year, Vikings! It's that fateful time of year where millions of hopefuls begin filling the floors of their local gym with grand...
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Justin Firefly
- May 31, 2022
- 2 min
Fear the Power of Mjolnir: Phase 1 Progress
Alright so the first phase of Fear The Power of Mjolnir is behind us and it’s time for the moment we all either look forward to or dread...
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Justin Firefly
- May 6, 2022
- 5 min
Fear the Power of Mjolnir: Introduction + 7 Questions + Week 1
Well, I started and completed The Unruly Old over the course of 18 weeks. My primary goal was to beef up my main lifts and I’d say I...
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Justin Firefly
- Feb 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Unruly Old: Month One Progress
As January comes to a close, we’re already starting to see a slight decline in gym attendance. No surprise, really – that’s just how it...
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Justin Firefly
- Jan 6, 2022
- 4 min
Fat: Just the Facts
Fat. Oh, man. What a dangerous word to throw around. I need to follow a low-fat diet, that has a lot of fat in it, saturated fat is...
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Justin Firefly
- Dec 27, 2021
- 6 min
The Unruly Old: The Introduction + 7 Questions + Week 1
So the first of the year is about to hit us and with that hit comes the inevitable hit of New Year, New Me people who won’t know where to...
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Justin Firefly
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
JTF's Viking Army Workout Jams of the Year 2021
The formation of the Viking Army came from just as many sources as the Vikings who follow it. What started as a small group of weirdos...
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Justin Firefly
- Dec 8, 2021
- 5 min
Boxing: Life Lessons!
I have strong opinions about health-and-lifestyle magazines. I could go on for days and days about how both men and women are marketed to...
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Justin Firefly
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
Building Beliefs
One of my favorite quotes comes from the GOAT, Muhammad Ali (ever heard of him?) “I am the greatest -- I said that even before I knew I...
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Justin Firefly
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
Carbs: Exposed
Something I recently talked to Katie about is the awkwardness that comes with being a personal trainer / fitness junkie at dinner...
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Justin Firefly
- Nov 18, 2021
- 7 min
My Lessons From the Iron
One of my favorite reads is the essay Iron and the Soul by the great Black Flag / Rollins Band frontman Henry fucking Rollins. In the...
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Justin Firefly
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Fallacy of Fear
With the Halloween season only a week or so behind us, I’m hoping it’s not too late to talk about the worst four-letter F word there is...
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- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Who Wants to Be King, Week 4
So last week wasn’t easy. I’m a stress eater and have been my whole life … and to say I was stressed last week is an understatement....
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- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Who Wants to Be King, Week 3
It’s bi-weekly weigh-in time and I’m happy to report that I’m still down overall but I’ve put some of my water weight back on and I’m...
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- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 min
Who Wants to Be King, Week 2
Holy crap, y’all. What a week. It appears I’m well on my way to hitting my weight-loss goal in a hurry. Not because this program is...
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- Jan 3, 2020
- 1 min
Happy New Year to Me, I Guess?
I was hesitant to do the 10-year challenge thing at first because it’s usually just not something I’d normally do anyway but I also...
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