This is for people who aren't interested in simply getting older, they want to keep getting better. I'm 50, a longtime gym owner, coach, competitive athlete, husband and dad, and I'm still figuring plenty of things out. I'm interested in what it takes to stay strong, capable, healthy and driven through the second half of life, not just physically, but mentally and spiritually too. Subscribe if you're interested in fitness, longevity, doing hard things, personal growth, faith, business, fatherhood, adventure, and figuring out what you're still capable of. I'll share what I'm learning from nearly two decades of coaching and owning a gym, along with what I'm experiencing firsthand as I take on some new challenges over the next year. Expect real experiences, useful lessons, occasional strong opinions, wins, failures, things I'm testing, and probably a few ideas that don't work at all. No pretending I've got everything figured out. No endless sales emails. Just the pursuit of becoming stronger, more capable and more purposeful and hopefully helping a few other people do the same. Let's see what we're still capable of.
CrossFit as a Sport vs CrossFit for Life
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The Forged Life
This is for people who aren't interested in simply getting older, they want to keep getting better. I'm 50, a longtime gym owner, coach, competitive athlete, husband and dad, and I'm still figuring plenty of things out. I'm interested in what it takes to stay strong, capable, healthy and driven through the second half of life, not just physically, but mentally and spiritually too. Subscribe if you're interested in fitness, longevity, doing hard things, personal growth, faith, business, fatherhood, adventure, and figuring out what you're still capable of. I'll share what I'm learning from nearly two decades of coaching and owning a gym, along with what I'm experiencing firsthand as I take on some new challenges over the next year. Expect real experiences, useful lessons, occasional strong opinions, wins, failures, things I'm testing, and probably a few ideas that don't work at all. No pretending I've got everything figured out. No endless sales emails. Just the pursuit of becoming stronger, more capable and more purposeful and hopefully helping a few other people do the same. Let's see what we're still capable of.
Bret Lurz THE FORGED LIFE COACH EVERLASTING FITNESS Yesterday I got to attend a rededication ceremony for the track at Perry Hall High School, named in honor of my high school cross country and track coach, Jerry Martin. Coach passed away in 2009. The track had previously been dedicated to him, but years of school and community use had taken their toll. Through state and county funding, it was resurfaced and brought back to life. The school can hold events there again, athletes have a quality...
Bret Lurz FORGED FOR MORE COACH EVERLASTING FITNESS Comparison Is the Thief of Joy What do you think when you hear that statement? Does it trigger an immediate response? “Absolutely. Stop comparing yourself to other people.” I agree. Mostly. But like a lot of popular sayings, I think there’s more to it. Let’s start in a place I know pretty well: the gym. I own Everlasting Fitness. We’re a community gym, and one of the things we want every person who walks through our doors to understand is...
Bret Lurz A Forged Life The Lost Art of Brotherhood Growing up, I didn’t have many strong male role models. The ones I had did the best they could with the tools they were given and the situations they were in. I can’t blame them. Looking back, they probably didn’t have many strong role models themselves. We have a tendency to repeat what we’re exposed to. I’m 50 years old. The generation of men before mine grew up with a very different set of expectations. Men provided. Men worked. Men...