You’re probably wondering what’s with the post on a Saturday – I mean, in the four or so plus years I’ve been blogging, I don’t think I’ve ever posted on a weekend. What gives?
Well, truth be told, I have an ulterior motive that, if all goes according to plan, will undoubtedly go down as one of the coolest things to ever happen on this blog – if not the history of the interwebz (but more on that below).
But before I get to that, I’m sitting here in a Starbucks on a Friday night as I type this (yep, I’m that cool), and wanted to pass on a few tidbits of information to update people on what’s going on the life of TG.
The Good News
Things have really been amping up this year on the writing side of things.
- One you may already know about. T-nation.com has asked me to contribute more content on a monthly basis, which is of course, an honor. As many of you know, I’ve been writing for t-nation.com sporadically since 2006, and it’s definitely opened up a lot of doors for me in terms of getting my name out there in the fitness community. Entrepreneurship, unfortunately, threw a monkey wrench into things, and as a result, my article-writing prowess has suffered as of late. So, when they asked me if I’d be willing to be one of their Featured Authors, I of course jumped at the opportunity. You’ve already seen a few pieces HERE, HERE, and HERE, and you can expect even more in the near future.
- Secondly, and something that I’m really excited about, is for another online site that is one of the most popular sites in the world (according to alexa.com, it’s ranked close to top 1,000!). I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag just yet cause we’re still in the early stages, but needless to say I’m humbled that they would even think to ask me to be a part of their team. More on this soon.
Basically, this year is turning into a really big year for me thus far. With Cressey Performance growing, the new site growing, and my ego growing, I fully expect world domination by September.
The Bad News
As a precursor to what you’ll read more about below (OMG, I’m going to pee my pants!!!!!), the game plan was to nail a new deadlift PR of 585 lbs this past Thursday and use that as a decoy, or segue if you will. Alas, I suck at life, and only got it like an inch off the ground.
In my own defense, though, it was one of those “hey, sounds like something fun to do” type of things and I didn’t necessarily train for it in any way. If I had, hell, I might have gotten it two inches off the ground.
Nevertheless, since not hitting the lift ruined my thunder, I needed something in the pinch to pick up the slack. So, I decided to do what any man in my situation would do when lacking a serious dose of manliness – and post the trailer of Over the Top instead:
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure Chuck Norris was conceived through the making of that trailer.
Okay, okay enough of the rambling….lets cut to the chase and get with the GREAT news already.
Hello Kelsey Doucette, in case you’re watching – which I know you are because I was informed you read my site daily.
I wanted to let you know that someone by the name of Stevo contacted me, whom you may know as your boyfriend. He told me that the two of you hope to get married this Fall and would like to visit Cressey Performance for your Honeymoon.
However, I hear that the two of you aren’t engaged yet, which makes it difficult to fully plan a wedding and subsequent honeymoon. So, Stevo told me that he didn’t think he’d have that great a chance of marrying you unless I was involved, as I’m uncannily witty and could also give you a run for your money in a “Lord of the Rings” trivia death match.
If you could please watch the following video, I would love to personally invite you to Cressey Performance for your honeymoon, pending your response to the video below:
UPDATE: She said yes!!!!
