Rise Again From The Struggle

I've been in this house for 15 years, and I can count on one hand how many times the power has gone out for this long in that time. I guess God wanted to test my resolve and see if I would find a way or find the excuse. I think I passed the test 🤔. I could have done a different workout that was easily done with little to no light, too. But I already committed to the one I wanted in my head, so I...

This is how I handle things that could be considered traumatic to some. I don't fight the emotion. If my mind and body need to panic for a couple of minutes, I let them. Then, as soon as a rational thought comes into my head, I grab on and use that to talk some logic back into myself. This stops the spiral while still allowing my body to process the moment and release it. Then, I started joking ab...

Sprinting is hard, but so good for you. And just by adding it to your training, you can quickly become one of the 5% that still sprint 😉 Seriously, though. I've started adding this to my training. I'm nowhere close to being fast like I used to be, but it'll be fun to see my progression and to see how it helps me in my distance running efforts. No excuses!

If you learned it, you can unlearn it. Since you were born with basically no thoughts or skills, that means you can unlearn all those shitty habits you keep using as excuses! No excuses!

I talk a lot about not being responsible for other people's emotions, but what if you're the one not handling your emotions properly? This one's for you. When I was younger, I would track down someone to play a rough sport. Usually basketball. And we would get ROUGH! At times, I took it too far, and they let me know. Then we could talk, or punt some basketballs, and let the emotion cycle through....

Feelings aren't facts. Modern psychology likes to tell you to validate other people's feelings or for you to expect that from someone else. But it's not helpful. There's a major difference between acknowledging a person is really having a feeling or emotion and telling them it's true. Just because it's present doesn't mean it's accurate. By trying to claim it is, you aren't able to move past whate...

It's about accountability. This mom was teaching her daughters how to be accountable for their own emotions. I loved the way she explained this. It's a real-life example of a person not taking accountability for their own mind because it's uncomfortable. You know you've done the same in traffic, at home, at work, and basically anywhere you've interacted with another human 🤣. Either way, the messa...

What I should have said is that certification programs are a modern invention. They are a marketing tool. Awesome. Yet a cert doesn't equate to competence nor does not having one equate to incompetence. I know, talk to, and learn from people on both sides of those certifications. I've also listened to people on both sides who clearly had no idea what they were talking about. There are incredibly k...

I went on another quick adventure today and found a fun little park with lots of trails to explore. It's funny. I've lived here for close to 15 years now and never knew the places I've visited recently existed. I've done so many things around here except explore the woods, apparently 🤣 Seriously, though. It made me think of life in general. What in your life have you never explored because you we...

Alright, I'm a little feisty today 😂 Degrees aren't equal to expertise. If you study the wrong information long enough, you will be highly qualified in learning garbage. Congratulations! I followed the advice of nutritionists for a long time. I followed the science backed diet plans. They got me fat, arthritic, and several prescriptions. When I started listening to "unqualified" people and testin...

When a message keeps coming to you and you don't know why, then maybe you should pay attention to it... That's what happened with this one tonight. The message was not clear. Complacency is the battle between success and effort. What? Why did I write this? So I sat on it and thought about it. What could it mean? Then I realized the message was really the same as other things I said recently. When...

Your feelings lie... a LOT! That's why you can't operate your life based on your feelings. You set standards, goals, and habits based on where you want to be. Then you execute on them. That's it. Don't allow your feelings to stop you from doing what you promised yourself. You aren't always going to want to keep your word. The question becomes, then, would you rather be a liar? It really is that si...

You're programmed to believe anxiety is evil and is bad for you. It's not. It's also not just an emotion. It can be created by your nervous system as a symptom of a medical condition. My back has a couple of anterior bulging discs, and when one gets aggravated from my activities, my levels of anxiety shoot through the roof as that area is irritated. This used to spiral and create massive panic att...

This will definitely ruffle some feathers. That doesn't make it less true. I spent a lot of time being passed around the medical system. I gained weight and prescriptions like it was an Olympic sport listening to their advice. The ones that helped me the most are the ones that bucked the traditional system. My health dramatically improved when I started listening to nature and how we would conduct...

My efforts and focus are paying off, but I'm not quite there yet. I can try and replay the day in my head to see where I could have shaved time off, but that's not going to help a ton here. Ultimately, I'm not worthy of being on that podium just yet. When I'm under a minute, I'll worry about finding those smaller details on techniques to shave seconds off obstacles. But the truth is, my cardio sti...

You can be happy with your progress and not like the results at the same time. That's where I am currently. I know I'm making major strides in these events and in my fitness. I can see that. I can feel that. Yet, I know I'm not where I want to be. Holding that dichotomy doesn't need to be painful. It's just me being honest with myself. It would be one thing if I dismiss all my progress because I d...

Today was awesome! After all the trail fun, I got stuck in a torrential downpour, and right now, it's raining again 😂 The race course should be nice and sloppy tomorrow, and the hanging grips will all be a little more interesting 🤷‍♂️ Oh, well. I'll get it done either way. That's the Spartan Way! No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

Call me weird if you want, that's alright, lol. But I got goosebumps walking around the Tryon International Equestrian Center tonight. I could just feel the energy of the horses and riders in the warmup fields. The energy of the horses, riders, and spectators at the main field was electric! Maybe that's just the competitor in me knowing what it's like, even if on a smaller scale. Either way, one t...

If you ever stand a chance to be great at anything, you have to start first. You can't be great sitting in the stands watching the action. At some point, you HAVE to get started and be willing to suck at something in the beginning. This is the only way. You can watch, read, talk, and learn about things all you want. Understanding the concept is great. But you will never come close to mastering any...

Obviously, this starts with a little satire, but the rest is solid 😂 Look, you don't need to get up and do a rigorous workout, meditate for an hour, or cold plunge. There's no need to face plant into icy lemon water. You don't need to journal for an hour. All of these things might work for some, but certainly aren't right for all. The best advice I've ever heard around this is to match your routi...

The world today loves to over complicate things. Why does everyone think science has it all figured out and need 35 studies to prove something before they believe it to be true? Eating is one of those things I keep hearing about. They make you think there's some perfect window, but there's not. In fact, if you needed that timing to be perfect, how would farmers big as big and strong as they are? H...

Some people really don't think things through. Yes, Ozzy did some things that are ill advised. He also sought treatment to stop those things and was largely successful for most of the last several decades. He was also fit for most of his life and recently began to work on his endurance again to be able to do his final concert series. So, no, don't just ignore your health and do whatever you want....

I asked God to help me get better, so he gave me an idea to do just that. I already committed to doing it in my head when I realized I underestimated the total distance by almost a full mile. I chose to go low on fuel. I chose to go in the hottest, most humid part of the day. I chose a trail I just found that was VERY technical with multiple hills, a tight path, and lots of things grabbing at your...

Harsh truth. It doesn't matter what happened in the past. You still made decisions. You still refuse to let go of the narrative. You still allow someone else to reign over your life. I've gone through some pretty shitty things in life, yet I'm still moving forward with a bright future. You can do the same. No excuses! Kevin Brewer Rise Again From The Struggle

Consistency is definitely a superpower. My daily overhead presses and bicep curls felt way more crisp today than yesterday. I've been doing 50 a day with a sandbag for the last few weeks, and today was the first day it felt so clean. That means my body finally adapted to it. My body realized this wasn't going away, so it made the adjustment. I have not reached a point of failure doing these. I hav...