On March 28th, I ran a half-marathon, all out. Thirty minutes later, a banana. Another thirty minutes, another banana, and a small bagel. An hour after that, I'm in the bathroom with diarrhea. My first thought was simple: too many carbs, too fast. My gut was disrupted. But here's the thing—it didn't stop. A week later, I'm waking up after three bathroom trips overnight, and I know something's wrong. I head to the ER. They run a urine test, find nothing wrong, but treat me with antibiotics anyway. Turns out my gut wasn't impressed by their medical degree either. The antibiotics didn't help. So I see my PCP, who orders a stool test. Nothing. Still nothing. We do another stool test. Still nothing. And that's when the frustration really sets in - because the system is just running tests without actually listening to me or figuring out what's really going on. So I scheduled a telehealth appointment and told my PCP everything—all my supplements, my diet, nothing had changed for months. He pushes back on my idea of a specialized gut health test, insists on another three-part stool test. But I didn't believe that was going to help. So I do something different—I start digging into my own research. And magnesium keeps coming up. I'd been taking it for months for recovery, nothing new, but magnesium can cause loose stools. So I cut my intake in half. First day? Almost gone. Second day? Completely resolved. The doctors couldn't figure out what I solved in two days by actually understanding my supplements, doing the research, and making adjustments! Turns out the best doctor I have is the one who actually pays attention — me. #IAMDoctorNow #CallMeForMedicalAdvice 🤣🤣🤣 Have an awesome Sunday!

One week before triathlon race season, I’m dialing in everything — including a new supplement I’m excited about. Why blood flow matters for performance: Think of your blood vessels like delivery routes. Your heart pumps oxygen-rich blood everywhere your body needs it. The better those routes work, the more oxygen gets to your muscles and brain. More oxygen means better performance, faster recovery, and sharper focus. That’s what this does. It supports nitric oxide production — basically, it widens those highways so blood flows more efficiently. One dose works for 24 hours, so it’s steady, all-day support. Not a quick spike like a pre-workout. My approach: I’m taking one capsule a day this first week to let my body adapt. The recommended dose is one to two, so I’ll increase next week once I know how I respond. Day 3 so far — feeling good, no negative side effects, which is what matters most right now. I don’t expect this to change my life overnight. But better circulation, better oxygen delivery, better endurance? That’s the foundation everything else builds on. More updates as race gets closer.

4 days out from my first Half Ironman since Ironman Lake Placid 2024. Two years of big racing, then in 2025, I did Escape from Alcatraz. After that race, something important got exposed: my genetics and nutrition weren't dialed in the way I thought. Spent a month working through recovery, got a genetic test done, and finally had answers. Now I'm back. Here's the reality though: training's been 75% percent of what I planned. Life happens. Work gets in the way. And honestly? I'm human too. People see me doing these big races and think I've got it all figured out. I don't. Not even close. I've got three time targets for this race. 5:45:00 means I finished. 5:30:00, that's solid. 5:15:00, that's awesome. But here's the truth: none of that matters as much as just showing up and doing my best with what I've got. This comeback isn't about being perfect. It's about being real and showing up anyway. See you on race day!🦾

On Friday, I did something I've been wanting to do for a while. I went through the 10X Health Superhuman Protocol. For those who don't know what that is — it's a three-step, 45-minute wellness circuit designed to work at the cellular level. Not surface-level recovery. Deep, cellular optimization. Here's how it works: Step 1 — PEMF Mat Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy. Your cells get recharged at the foundational level. Before you can perform, you have to recharge. Most people skip this step entirely — because they don't even know it exists. Step 2 — Oxygen-Rich Cardio. You're breathing concentrated oxygen while doing light cardio. Your cells get saturated. Think about that — you can optimize everything on the outside. Nutrition. Sleep. Training. But if your cells aren't oxygen-saturated, you're leaving performance on the table. Step 3 — Red Light Bed. This one is hard to describe. It's not something you feel instantly. There's no buzz. No rush. No immediate sensation you can point to and say, "that's it." But lying in that red light bed — something was happening. I could sense it even if I couldn't name it. And that's actually what makes it interesting to me. Because this isn't about feeling good in the moment. This is about what happens at the cellular level over time. Done consistently — daily — this kind of protocol has the potential to change the trajectory of your longevity in a big way. That's not a small thing. Here's where my head is going... The more I do this protocol, the more I find myself thinking about what it would look like to have this equipment at home. Not as a luxury. As an investment in the most important asset I have — my body and my long-term performance. PEMF mat. Red light bed. Oxygen equipment. I'm not there yet... Because here's my thinking — if getting this done periodically at a clinic has this kind of potential... what would daily access do for my performance and longevity over 12 months? That's the question I'm sitting with right now.

For me, things didn’t start shifting until I changed my approach. In June of 2025, I did a genetic test… And in July of 2025, when I reviewed it with a doctor, it completely changed how I looked at: - nutrition - supplementation - recovery I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I was trying to figure out what my body actually needed. And once I started making changes based on that… things started to shift. Energy became more stable. Afternoon crashes weren’t as intense. Recovery felt different. Nothing extreme overnight. But clearly moving in the right direction. Curious — what’s something you’ve tried that actually made a real difference?