Lift Heavy Run Long Podcast - Inspire. Be Inspired.

https://youtu.be/QQfAdCKKnH0 I’ve lived in the Memphis area since I was 20 so I consider this home.  I stumbled upon fitness after coming out the darkest times I had ever know. Recovering from addiction was one thing but being left to deal with myself and the world unable to medicate was unbearable. For awhile smoking cigarettes was all I had left. One day while I was hiding on the side of my house smoking and looking at my 2 years old face pressed against the glass the feeling rushed over me this just wasn’t acceptable. I made the decision to quit and put on over 50 pounds in 1 year.  I hated myself and would cry in my car before I had to walk into a commitment. A new low. I began to notice my buddy Wilson and his lady Amanda were running and doing CF. More importantly, I saw my friend who once had a look similar to mine grow a twinkle in his eye. I wanted to twinkle. I NEEDED to twinkle. So I downloaded Couch to 5k and hit the pavement. I joined Orangetheory Fitness and Weight Watchers and over a period ha