ChokeHoldBear's blog

Hey readers time for a check in.

It's been a while since my last blog and I've been training hard in a very cold gym in dark mornings. It's been hard to get up at 5.30am, get out of a warm bed and head out to the gym. The want to stay in bed has often been great, but the want to get in shape has been greater.

Seeing the same faces each morning in the gym is a familiar reminder that we're all on a journey and testing ourselves for our very own reasons. Whilst I may be the oldest of the early boys training, I'm not the smallest 🦍. Some evolution of my back added.

This reminds me of the MF community, we're all here for our love of wrestling, each with it's many style and shades of competitiveness. It's an amazing place for us all to connect and meet up....which reminds me, I need more meets in 2025. Hit me up if you are keen!

I've not updated this blog in over a year and in that time I've been slogging away at the gym. Lifting heavy stuff up, holding and then putting back down over and over. I've found a new gym, a trainer and got a new training plan and diet which is helping my muscle mass increase and reducing my fatness 🐻.

I am aiming to lift at least four days a week and hitting five days regularly, which I love and I'm feeling the results of that. Lol.

I know a few of you will be like 'who cares' or 'so what' but those of you don't get how much the gym has changed my life, given me confidence and helped me look better. I mean I'm middle aged and have 18inch biceps 💪 (I'm not modest about that).

I've returned to my blog after receiving a message from a guy who had read my old posts. He said he's found reading them helped and inspired him as it matched his challenge in gaining muscle at a later stage in life - all I can say is thanks man, that means a lot to me. This was the purpose of my blog when I was regularly writing them.

So I may now do some regular updates on the progress I make with my trainer. For those interested, keep an eye out.

I've put some progress pics up. For those interested I'm currently 115kgs, have a 48in chest, 18in biceps and 27in thighs.