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October 15, 2026

$335 For a $50 Boot

A non-displaced fracture with zero medical intervention is adding up to over $2,000 in bills — including a walking boot marked up nearly 7x. Some thoughts on what that says about healthcare in this country.

Things That Suck (and Don't) About Wearing a Boot

The good and bad of five weeks in a walking boot — from stinky feet and slowed-down errands to strangers stopping traffic and a new appreciation for two working legs.

Prepared As Hell

Fitness was never about avoiding death, disease, or injury. It's about being ready to fend it off when it arrives — and a fractured foot two weeks before my wedding just proved the point.

Diagnosis, Treatment, Follow Up — and Nothing Else

A fractured foot, a five-minute appointment, and no mention of sleep, diet, or mobility. Some thoughts on the narrow scope of how healthcare actually gets delivered.

Don't Overthink It — Just Do the First Set

The same way you can psyche yourself out of a workout, you can psyche yourself into one. A trick for showing up on the days you don't feel like training.

Man Plans, God Laughs

Two weeks before my wedding, I broke my foot playing soccer with the kids I coach. A day-one upper body workout from inside the walking boot.

A 10-Minute Bodyweight Workout for the Road, a Warm-Up, or a Finisher

5 exercises, 10 minutes — a routine that works as a warm-up, a finisher, or the whole workout when that's all you've got time for.

How I Learned to Swing a Kettlebell — and Why It's in Every Foundational Strength & Kettlebells Workout

A progressive kettlebell circuit — from basic 2-hand swings to a 7-move complex — and how it shaped Foundational Strength & Kettlebells.

Upper Body Strength: The Superset Structure Behind Most of My Workouts

Low-rep supersets, grip work, barbell rows, pull-ups, and hanging leg raises — the structure behind most of my programs.