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Josh Thomas
The Lifted Mindset đ§ đ Lifestyle, Performance, & Physique Transformation Coach & Consultant
06/26/2026
Set your minds on things above.â â Colossians 3:2
The growth happens in the grind. The lesson lives in the valley â right where the weight feels heaviest and quitting feels reasonable.
Thatâs the moment this verse was written for.
When pressure is pushing down on you â the deadline, the diagnosis, the season that wonât break â your flesh wants to stare at the floor. At the problem. At everything stacked on your shoulders.
Paul says lift your eyes.
Not because the struggle isnât real. Because the struggle isnât the whole story. Thereâs a higher calling than your comfort. A higher lesson than your circumstances. And a higher reward waiting on the other side of what youâre carrying right now.
The pressure youâre under isnât burying you. Itâs building you. But only if you keep your sights set above it.
Where you fix your mind is where youâll find your strength.
Set it higher. đ§ đ
Save this for the day you forget. Send it to the brother in the valley.
Whatâs one struggle youâre choosing to look up through this week?
06/13/2026
FAT LOSS ISNâT A STRAIGHT LINE.
Hereâs what nobody tells you about the process:
đš Bloating happens â hormones, hydration, and digestion all affect how you look day to day. Itâs not fat gain.
đš The scale might not move at first. You could be losing fat AND building muscle at the same time. Trust it.
đš Youâll have off days. Missing a workout or eating off-plan doesnât mean youâre failing â it means youâre human.
The biggest progress killer most people ignore? Stress. Poor sleep, toxic relationships, work overload â they impact your results just as much as training and nutrition.
Real change isnât overnight. Itâs showing up, especially on the hard days.
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06/08/2026
20 years ago I picked up my first weight. I had no coach, no program, no roadmap â just a hunger to be more.
What youâre looking at isnât a glow-up. Itâs not a 90-day challenge. Itâs two decades of progressive overload â adding weight, adding reps, adding discipline, week after week, year after year.
Most people quit because they donât see results fast enough.
The ones who donât? They build something most people only dream about.
đĄ Progressive overload isnât a secret â itâs a principle. And now that principle is yours.
Iâve taken everything Iâve learned across 20 years and built it into the Elevated Strength Program â a structured, proven path to the strongest version of YOU.
No guesswork. No wasted years. Just the daily habits that actually works.
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Are you ready to elevate leadership, wellbeing, and performance across your organization? Lifted Mindset Wellness is expanding our transformative corporate wellness program across the DFW area, bringing proven strategies that merge transformational leadership with practical wellness protocols. Designed for executives, founders, COOs, HR leaders, and team leads who drive growth and culture, our program empowers teams to thriveâtoday and for the long term.
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03/28/2026
Hard things begins to quickly filter out the BS when you surround yourself with amazing people.
Not because weâre perfect, but because weâre tethered to a higher purpose. When I choose to lead myself with unwavering standards and submit to Godâs plan, something powerful happens: my steps align with His, and my passion becomes a beacon for others.
I began to surround myself with people who share a bigger goalânot just success, but stewardship. Together, we invite accountability, celebrate wins, and push one another toward excellence. The game truly begins when we act in obedience, not in comfort.
Every day I choose to glorify God in the small and the large: in discipline, in devotion, in the way I serve others. My zeal isnât a shout; itâs a rhythmâa sustained, fire that fuels generosity, prayers that linger, and steps that move people toward hope. I want my life to reflect that higher calling: to help others rise, to lift burdened hearts, to point every achievement back to Him.
If youâd like your life to get better, raise your standards, and walk in obedience with courage and strength. The body will go as far as the mind tells it to.
Let your mind set the pace, your heart lead with compassion, and your actions demonstrate that greatness is becoming who He desires you to be.
The BS filters out when we choose His plan over our comfort, and the world is transformed one rep at a time.
DM âfreeâ to get my free Lifted Mindset 12-week course on how to build muscle, lose fat, and get stronger.
Iâve posted multiple studies that stronger people live longer.
A recent review even argued that low muscle strength (dynapenia) and lack of power (powerpenia) should be considered routine biomarkers of healthy aging.
However, muscle strength per se likely doesnât matter.
Thereâs no mechanism by which muscle strength itself improves longevity, other than protecting against deaths from falls and other frailty-induced accidents (which are not trivial: many people die in their bathrooms).
Instead, muscle strength is a measure of 2 things.
1. How much you exercise, with all of its associated benefits.
2. Your level of muscle mass.
A recent review supports that strength is only related to someoneâs risk of dying (all-cause mortality) by serving as a measure of muscle mass. The researchers meta-analyzed 49 studies with just short of 900k participants and follow-up durations up to 32 years. They found that the bigger someoneâs arms were, the lower their subsequent risk of dying from various health conditions and diseases, regardless of their strength level.
Arm size is just a measure of body composition here. Your biceps doesnât have magic healing powers.
Low levels of muscle mass (sarcopenia) are the biggest problem. There were diminishing protective effects of greater muscularity.
Unlike strength, muscle mass has a direct physiological effect on your health. Muscle mass is the key uptake site of blood sugar, so lots of muscle helps your body control your blood sugar level like a sponge soaks up excess water (also via myokines and other mechanisms). Blood sugar in turn can cause glycation (AGEs), leading to systemic inflammation. Systemic inflammation in turn is involved in almost every major health problem there is.
So if you want to take care of your body, take care of your muscles. If you let your physique shrivel away, your health will go along with it.
My work ethic is personal.
Youâd have to understand where l came from to understand why I donât stop.
Thereâs 168 hours in a week. I train 4 hours a week. Iâm in here less than 3% of the week.
Such a small window to cast judgement.
You see obsession. I see 1 solid brick laid daily for 24 years.
Everything comes upstream from belief.
Weâre not place here for the approval of man.
So what makes you believe the judgement of man holds any weight?
Thank God for another day to get after it.
âI have told you these things, so that in me you have peace. In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world.â John 16:33
The Less You Need, The Stronger You Will Be.
In a world that celebrates moreâmore workouts, more supplements, more variablesâthereâs a deeper truth: you often get the best results with less. When you strip down to foundational health and wellness, you create clarity, consistency, and sustainable progress.
Foundational Health Is Quiet Strength:
Sleep, hydration, balanced nutrition, and consistent movement form the bedrock.
These non-negotiables support your bodyâs natural recovery and resilience.
Less Input, More Output:
Fewer variables means less cognitive load and less chance of burnout.
Focus on a small, repeatable routine you can sustain long-term.
Simplicity Over Complexity:
Donât chase every new trend or gadget. Prioritize what directly improves energy, mood, and performance.
If something isnât moving the needle, itâs a candidate to drop.
Discipline Within Simplicity:
Consistency beats intensity. Show up every day for the basics, even when results arenât flashy.
Use a simple framework (e.g., 3 core habits) and honor them before adding anything new.
Avoid Over-complication:
More inputs â better results. Extra variables can cloud progress and slow results.
Reassess monthly: whatâs moving the needle? whatâs just noise?
Disciplined Process Yields Results:
Create a simple, repeatable routine and stick to it for 8â12 weeks, then reassess.
Track only a few metrics you can influence: sleep hours, water intake, consistency of workouts, and energy levels.
The Outcome:
Higher energy, clearer focus, better recovery, and lasting wellness.
A body that adapts more easily to lifeâs demands because youâre not overloading it.
Strength isnât about more; itâs about smarter, simpler, disciplined practice.
If youâre feeling overwhelmed by options and need guidance, DM me âGuideâ and Iâll send you my Lifted Fat Loss Guide now.
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