08/31/2026
Last week was a bad week. I want to be honest about it, because you might be starting today feeling the same way.
We went camping and it rained the whole time. The camper leaked. I got one hour of sleep the first night. My nutrition fell apart by day two and one night I ate an entire bag of chips. While I was packing up, I ran into a wasp nest and got stung more times than I could count.
Then the training. After months of really good, consistent work, I barely trained at all. The few sessions I got in went badly, and in one of them I strained my calf and started having knee problems.
That was the day before the 5k Foam Fest I’d been planning to do with my wife and kids for months. I hobbled around the entire course instead of running it with them.
And after the race, I had Wendy’s for the first time in a year. It was delicious.
That’s the week. It was rough.
But here’s the whole reason I’m posting this. Today is Monday, and none of that matters anymore. Not one bit of it. The sleep, the chips, the missed workouts, the Wendy’s. It’s gone. I can’t train last week.
The only thing that turns a bad week into a bad month is deciding that you’ve already blown it. One rough stretch feels like proof that you’re not the kind of person who can do this, so you write off the next week too, and then the one after that.
You don’t have to make up for anything. You don’t have to punish yourself with some brutal workout to “get back on track.” You just have to do the next right thing today. One good meal. One walk. One session.
That’s it.
I’m going to go train as best as I can, eat something decent, and get on with it.
What’s the one thing you’re doing today to start again? Tell me below.
04/18/2018
From “Meh” to “Yeah”
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Here is another amazing TFW transformation:
I started Training For Warriors in 2015 at approximately 170lbs. I was ready to move my body after not doing anything since before I got pregnant with our first child in 2012.
In the old days I would randomly get to the local 24hr gym and hop on the elliptical and pick up some dumbbells. In 2015 my husband started coaching something called Training For Warriors and I trusted him to guide me in a better direction. I was ready to learn all of it but it was new and it was hard. I had never done most of the movements or lifts or a chin-up and I had never made the effort to sprint. My TFW coach believed in me and helped me believe I could do it all, so I did. But I didn’t do it the way it was intended. I didn’t change my eating habits and I didn’t get to the dojo consistently. I loved TFW but I didn’t make it a priority in my life.
Meh. 🤷♀️ By the end of 2016 I was tired of letting other things get in the way of what I wanted for myself and my health.
I wanted to be healthier and stronger and more alive. I knew I had to make it a priority.
In January of 2017 I committed myself to myself and to TFW. I paid attention to my food intake, following the guide TFW provides. I made a decision to eat better, not for six weeks, not for 90 days, but for the rest of my life.
I kept a journal, recording my food intake, for the first two months of 2017. It helped me stay on track and I learned so much about myself and about food. I now recommend and encourage this to everyone that needs help with nutrition.
Aside from falling in love with TFW, I fell in love with group training, specifically the people that became my familia. I made it to the TFW dojo 4x a week from January to July and by that point I was approximately 150lbs and the strongest and healthiest I had ever felt.
Hell yeah! 💪💪 In July we moved our family to Madison, Wisconsin to open our own dojo. I became certified in the Training For Warriors system and was ready to coach!
02/18/2018
Go Viral
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After spending yesterday with over 70 coaches, I was reminded once again that a positive mindset needs to be the “launch pad” to take off toward your goals.
Spread some positivity around today...
01/02/2018
Congrats to Harris who is down 23 pounds with TFW in Iowa. (And putting on some muscle too!)
Want to get results in 2018? Check output our 8 Week Challenge (link in bio).
12/21/2017
Even Santa is eating clean for Christmas. Get your pump on this week at TFW and save your spot for our next 8 Week Challenge beginning Jan 8th! (Link in bio)
12/18/2017
Your Daily Dose of TFW Motivation!
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Get fit in the new year: www.tfwbarrie.com/8weekchallenge (link in bio)
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12/16/2017
"Anyone Can Make Someone TIRED. Not Everyone Can Make Someone BETTER"
🔥🔥🔥🔥 Your Daily Dose of TFW Motivation!
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Get TFW Certified: www.tfwbarrie.com/8weekchallenge (link in bio)
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12/15/2017
I ❤️ TFW All Day Everyday! Broccoli 🥗 All Day Every Day! Weights 🏋️♀️ All Day Every Day! Sprints 🏎 All Day Every Day!