the path of steelbladeninja A journey of health, strength, and continual improvement in the Bonfire way

“36″ Thirty-six years on one planet Thirty-six years in one skin Thirty-six years completed Thirty-six years since “begin” Today standing Stronger Wiser With hopeful expectation A future nearer A future brighter A future yet to be penned On the pages of life A day of celebration Of community Of insp

Find what drives you to make the next move then grab it and don’t let go until you can turn around and say “I’m there”. http://ow.ly/a7RBR

To my younger sister Taren. A gift of words. Our ages this year will each be divisible by 9. The last time it was so, you were just entering the largest phase of your life. When it occurred once before that, you were just a child and I was unseasoned, ignorant, and fearful. I write [...]

There’s a difference in the air today Like a temperate garden after a gentle morning rain has Left its sparkle on the fresh blooms of spring. Life carries a scent of newness Of wonder Of awe. Thank you God for another day For lungs filled with oxygen For the hope of today And for wonder-filled [...]

This may be the longest week of 2011 yet… Huuurry Sunday, hurry fast! http://ow.ly/7MAKP If you’re around, come and see us! #weightlifting Like this:Be the first to like this post.

A half pound record is – STILL  A RECORD! and we do have a new one to celebrate tonight in the two hands snatch!  Sure it’s only a half pound, and sure I hit the most recent record a little over five months ago and have been trying to match that ever since, but I’ll [...]

Looking ahead to the culmination of the 100 Reps for 100 Days fundraiser on September 11, 2011 benefiting the Mauli Ola Foundation that takes children with cystic fibrosis to the ocean for fun, surf, and the healing properties of the ocean. Come join us – we’re six weeks in with no signs of stopping

Tonight I received a rather pronounced reminder of just how grateful I am for my health team. As I was coming up out of my second rep of two back squats at 230 lbs at North Shore CrossFit (where I put into practice much of what I’ve learned), I felt a shift in one of [...]

With your words you say you love me, but your “heart” says something COMPLETELY different! Just a 1600 meter warm-up/cool-down walk from my downtown Houston hotel is a little brick building with a fenced-in parking lot on the corner of Austin and Webster.  It’s pretty unnoticeable from the outside s