I knew I’d have to make a post like this sooner or later. Didn’t realize the Easter holiday was so fast approaching when I started Mount Crushmore so it’s as good a time as any to talk about something that’s going to happen in your weight-loss / fitness journey: You’re going to have some weeks where the number on the scale just doesn’t change. Hell, you’re probably also going to have some weeks where the number does the opposite of what you want it to do! And big family holid

Last week I started a 20g/day load on creatine while simultaneously de-loading on my weight training program. This week we’re going all-in with muscles fully saturated with creatine and a workout plan that’s going to go hard! I promise to detail my workout plan more closely in the coming weeks (I’m not playing; I’ve gotten so geeky over this Mount Crushmore shit with a blog calendar and a social media schedule. The workout plan will be detailed on Thursday, May 9. SEE!?). Thi

Happy November, weirdos. October went by like a flash and we’re now on the holiday road. The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing colors, it’s (apparently) tornado season in East Tennessee and countless desks at the office have bowls of leftover Halloween candy on top of them. That All Hallow’s Eve remnants are an early indicator of what’s to come: fried turkeys, stuffing, pies, cookies and eggnog. The holidays, baby! Also: Caloric surplus, baby! There’s a reaso

You guys know by now that I love cooking. It should be no surprise to anyone that I’m also way into meal prepping. It’s vital to your wellness if you’re looking to lose, gain or maintain weight while eating clean and saving time (and money!) But what happens on weeks when you legit don’t have time to do the prep? In my case, that usually results in a week of eating junk, going out for lunch and spending too much money at the grocery on “dinner for tonight.” It doesn’t take lo

I was going to do a stream of consciousness to start this post but decided that would be dumb. Truth is, there’s a lot on my mind regarding my training and if I were to just write out everything, this would be the longest post I’ve ever made. So I’m going to break this one down into past, present and future. Past Last week’s training went almost perfect according to the plan. I had three successful boxing classes at TITLE Boxing Club and I was able to get a couple of runs in.

Hey, hey, Monday! I missed a Friday post thanks to travel but that just means I’ll have even more to share this week. I already have some great reads bookmarked to share with you. We drove down to Greenville, SC, to get my boy Jon married. Downtown Greenville has gotten super hip and the neighborhood we were in was cool and pedestrian-friendly. It was the perfect place to get up early on the weekend and go for a run and I had brought along some workout clothes and my running