DAD Like millions of other boys growing up, my dad was (and is) my hero. When I was a young boy, I used to wake up early with my dad before he went to work and ask him to wave at me through the front door window every morning as he pulled out of the …
Mom I am thankful for the influence my mother and father have provided me in my pursuit of living a healthy lifestyle. When my parents were in high school my dad was very athletic and excelled in baseball, basketball, track, and pretty much anything else he wanted to do, while my mother was on the …
Hello! Hello! I hope you’ve been doing ok as of late. I’ve been lucky enough to draw an immense amount of inspiration from someone and I’m feeling very grateful. I want to give a quick shout out to those who also may be struggling with something extra this winter, whatever it may be. XXOO …
Why is it that we, as human beings can be so nice to one another in certain settings, yet so nasty in another? For example, you’re in the grocery store and pushing your cart down a narrow aisle, and someone else is coming the other way. What do we do? we kindly allow them to …
It has been unseasonably warm here where I live, and I finally got the chance to go out and go on a bike ride. Two miles from my home there is a trail system that goes around the entire city I live in. I call it my Sanctuary. Sometimes I go all the way around, …
Hello, readers, and thank you for taking time to open Soulbuildingfitness.com There is no doubt that it is a tough world we live in. Political and social divisiveness, Covid-19, bombings, attacks, wars, the decline of morality within our society, and many other things. But you don’t want to read about crap like that. So… I’m …
Cody’s “Killer Quad” routine This is a quad focused leg routine with the goal of trying to add muscle tissue. You will need a squat rack, leg press machine, and a leg extension machine. *I (typically) do hamstrings, glutes, & calves on a separate day. Warmup 1)Anything to get the knees ready. I …
Oftentimes at night, after I take my nightly meds and OTC supplements {and this} to help me relax, I will get an idea for a blog post. I’ll even write out a little bit to get started. When I finally try and go to bed, I will actually look forward to the next day. But …
From bodybuilders to the casual fitness enthusiasts, I think it is safe to say we all sometimes have a tendency to neglect training certain body parts and even avoid doing certain exercises we know we should be doing. Here are a few body parts that I believe everyone should prioritize. Transverse Abdominis …
I enjoy working my shoulders in the gym, and with my years of experience, I consider myself to be somewhat of an authority on the matter of shoulder development. I am going to show you my complete shoulder routine. Over many years I have assayed various movements, sequences, and rep-ranges, and have become adept at …
