𝓛𝓲𝓷𝓪 𝓜𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓷

08/30/2026

The phase I have been thinking about lately:
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

Carl Gustav Jung

08/28/2026

08/26/2026

Interesting coincidence from this shoot.

I was looking for a book to use in one of the shots and ended up finding Jordan Peterson’s “We Who Wrestle with God”.

He also named one of his lecture tours after the book a couple of years ago. If you know me, you know how much I admire his work and I was lucky enough to see him speak while he was still in good health.

Funny how certain things find their way into the frame.

08/25/2026

Everything good takes time.

An Americano takes a minute and a half.
Instant coffee takes seconds.

You usually start loving a song after hearing it five times.

You learn a city by walking through it, not by driving through it.

They say it takes around 200 hours for someone to become truly close to you.

Bad things are much faster.

You can lose money fast.
Burn out fast.
Say too much fast

I used to live fast too.

Now I’m starting to understand the value of moving slower.

I don’t want to rush anymore.

I just want to steep.

08/24/2026

I know that feeling when it seems like maybe, eventually, someone is going to come and save you.

I know what it’s like to look in the mirror and start negotiating with yourself.
Maybe I should cut my hair. Lose a little weight. Start wearing heels around the house. Maybe then they’ll love me differently.

I used to pay attention to every little detail of how I looked, even when nobody was watching. Like I had to stay put together at all times.

Now I find something beautiful in hair that was thrown up loosely, a face with no makeup, wrinkled clothes.

And I understand women who sit in restaurants almost posing instead of just sitting there. I understand where that comes from.

I understand people waiting for the Uber driver to open their door. People measuring their value by how much money they make. Someone putting Bentley keys on the table where everyone can see them… even though they walked there.

Sometimes those things aren’t really for other people.

They’re reminders to ourselves.

Proof that we made it somewhere. That we became someone. That we’re far enough away from wherever we started.

Only you can collect all the proof in the world and still have no idea what you’re worth without it.

I know because I was there too. All of it mattered to me once. It was part of my journey.

And one of the best things that ever happened to me was watching that whole bubble burst.

Meeting true friends, finding beauty in little things, meeting real Me.

I realized that living life is more important than acting like you do.

The most beautiful women will age. The most affluent men are just men if you take their money away.

Will you still like yourself if you didn’t have these attributes?

Cuz the true freedom is when things that you are most afraid of stop controlling you.

08/12/2026

Each slide has its own caption 🫡

Whether you compete or not, lifting heavy puts a real demand on your body.
Training is only one part of the equation- proper nutrition, recovery, sleep, and consistency are what allow you to keep progressing.

📸 Terron Beckham (TB3)

Glucosamine + Chondroitin- commonly used to support joint comfort, cartilage, and mobility

Collagen- supports connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, joints, skin, and bone health.

Whey Isolate- convenient, fast-digesting protein to help meet daily protein needs and support muscle recovery.

Chromium- supports normal blood sugar regulation and insulin function.

NAC- antioxidant support; helps replenish glutathione and supports liver health.

TUDCA- commonly used for liver and bile-flow support.

CoQ10- supports cellular energy production and cardiovascular health.

Dandelion Root- commonly used for digestion and mild water-balance support.

Vitamin C- antioxidant support; helps with immune function and collagen production.

Magnesium- supports muscle function, recovery, sleep, and the nervous system.

Ashwagandha KSM-66- used for stress management, recovery, and sleep support.

Supplements don’t replace the basics but they can help support recovery, joints, performance and overall health so your body can keep up with the work you’re asking it to do.

08/03/2026

There is a woman in Somalia
Scraping for pearls on the roadside
There’s a force stronger than nature
Keeps her will alive
This is how she’s dying
She’s dying to survive
Don’t know what she’s made of
I would like to be that brave

Modeling photography athletes

08/03/2026

Quad focused workout: (& swipe for more commentary)
Leg extensions
Pro squat machine
Seated leg press quad focused deep
Bulgarian variation
Smith machine narrow stance squats for reps
You wanna grow as a tall athlete? You need very good ROM.

Pro squat machine. This was my second top set, I place my feet all the way forward and press knees forward because the last thing I want is the hip hinge movement. You can see that I don’t overarch Ever.

I setup seated leg press machine for max ROM - seat as close as possible to the platform & the backseat vertically. As you can see my spine alignment is good on the way down, no
“butt wink”

One of the things I find important in this movement- making sure you don’t let your hips misalign at the bottom. Often times I perform Bulgarians with a platform in front for deeper ROM but today kicked my ahh enough already lol

This is my finisher of the day, I go up to 20 reps nonstop here, for better quad engagement I always focus on pushing my knees forward on the way down this way my spine is in more upright position