• Health wrangling

    I am working on some health wrangling right now. Not necessarily that there’s anything specific wrong or going amiss, but two major components are in play. Gym time With a recent job change, I am viewing the events as a potential opportunity to shift routines around and hopefully re-establish gym time. At the moment, I…

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  • 36 Hour Fast

    I have not been actively intentionally doing any specific fasting schedule for a long while. Outside of adult drink, and occasional pizzas, I was never really eating horribly either, I just didn’t necessarily limit when I consumed. I have found I am not managing to generate the motivation for gym time, which is tragic, and…

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  • Fuel for life

    If Michael Jordan used steak to fuel up on game days, I don’t see why I shouldn’t use steak to fuel up for my gym time.

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  • The 1000 pound club Update

    This is a followup post to https://krakenfitnesstavern.me/the-1000-pound-club/ As has been well documented, a lot of my gym and “fitness life” changed since I first posted about the 1000 pound club. I won’t go into that here, read the archives. I did want to status update where I’m at present with the three required lifts. As…

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  • Probably the only reason I’d post about Taylor Swift

    All due respect, I’m not particularly a Swift fan, I have no issue with her, but just not my taste. Part of what got me into taking care of my personal fitness back in 2015 was co-worker created video of pics/video from a work retreat set to this song. I saw myself, I saw what…

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It’s Michael!

Photo of Michael, with his head tilted to the side.

Status

Weight: 263lbs

Last updated: 2026-09-04

Cutting!

General Information

Gym enrollment date: 2015-09-21

First trainer session: 2015-09-23

Current routine

Small group class: HIIT. Personal training: strength and bodybuilding, 4 times/week

Personal Records

List of personal gym records