Brian Collins

Running my first 100 mile race in October.

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Those who constantly seek comfort will eventually find themselves in a world of pain.

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@drjamesdinic I find it hard to hit my potassium targets, any tips?

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@steelernation @grok summarize this article for me

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@realdogeusa 16 hours average

[Zach Azzanni Coach Z @CoachZRaiders]

So yea! Met one of my idols today! Turns out he is a huge Steelers Fan! For those of you at my wedding ... walk out song was Ride the Wind!! Yea it runs that deep!
#poison #SteelersCamp

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@wideawake_media @DrJackKruse https://t.co/xZ1ioiMZyk

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@DylanSpina61 Don’t you try to take away my post workout anxiety as I race home 😂

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@theryandreyer Nice Work!!

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@WiseMenMastery @WrittenN0tes Raw milk is bad for you

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@jercephus Good morning Shiver! I put down weed after 4/20. Been thinking about it for a while and decided it was not serving me. Saw you do this and I think it helped me quit. Thanks bro, the recent dreams have been wild!

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@jercephus Yeah I wear sweats everyday under my FR overalls at the coke plant. Very hot and sweaty job and them jeans rub my legs raw when they get all wet from sweat

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@YouAreLoveWalk @jercephus Great episode!

[Boyd Myers @boydmyers]

Today in pickleball, a lady brought her 13 year old special needs son out with her.

She made it a point to let us know that he didn’t want to play, but it was pretty obvious that he was fascinated by the game. He stood right by the court, running back and forth, watching every shot.

He would congratulate us on good shots, and bump us up if he was close. I loved his energy.

After a few games, I asked him if he wanted to play and he said “I can’t. I am not good”.

I told him “Of course you’re good. And you’re my partner.”

We played a couple of younger guys and they weren’t taking it easy on him. I am sure he didn’t want them to, but they went after him with any shot they could.

So when I had the chance, I went after them. Hard.

My partner (Alex) was doing the best he could. He had said he had never played and a lot of his balls either went into the net or sailed way long.

I didn’t mind. I just wanted him to have fun and realize he COULD do anything he wanted.

Still, eventually some how we were tied at 9 (game to 11) and I was serving.

On the first serve, we volleyed for a few seconds, when one of the other guys popped a lob up to Alex.

He absolutely crushed it straight between them for his first point. We all kinda looked at each other like “Where tf did that come from???”

He celebrated as if he had just won the US Open. It literally gave me a chill, but we still had one more point to go.

I told him “Let’s get one more, buddy.”

I served again, very similar sequence, and then one of the guys hit a soft dink to his left. I honestly assumed it was going to be good and the serve would go back to their side.

Alex chased it down, and was able to hit the a backhand just hard enough to catch the top of the net and barely roll over for the game winning point.

He absolute exploded after the ball bounced and we had won. I was shocked. I walked over to tell him great shot, and this 13 year old kid hugged me like I had never been hugged, literally picking me up off the ground and holding me there for a couple of seconds.

To be honest, this was one game that I didn’t care if we won or lost, but I have zero doubt that Alex will never, ever forget how those few minutes felt.

I can be an absolute ruthless competitor. Hell, I can be a dick. I mean, I don’t let my 5 year old daughter win at Candyland. But this morning, I remembered why I fell in love with sports to begin with, and the sheer joy one can attain from competition.

I stick out like a sore thumb in our Saturday morning group. I look like a linebacker playing with a bunch of skinny college kids, retired teachers, dentists, and bankers.

But when his mother mouthed “Thank you” to me, I couldn’t hide the tears that poured out from under my sunglasses.

Truth be told, those few minutes did as much for me as they did for Alex.

Y’all have a great Saturday.

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@jercephus You’re ready bro, already harder than woodpecker lips, you are going to crush it!

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@theryandreyer That’s what up, train like a champion, recover like a champion!

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@Slow_Triathlete @Alan_Couzens You’re probably not going to hit fat oxidation rates like them because if you have a dad bod then most likely there is some insulin resistance keeping you from burning fat at an optimal level.

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@bryk_squuaadd I need this bro! Squat!

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@DrAnitaBEtin @ACTBrigitte Choosing to eat at steak and shake is behavior that leads to obesity

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@BreatheLesss I haven’t seen your tweets in a long time!

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@singhcredible Thanks bro and good luck on your 100

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@singhcredible Great thread Jeremy, I have been dealing with PF for 6 months. If I do these exercises do you think it is possible to cure PF while still running or do you think I need to stop running while I rehab my foot. I want to run my first 100 miler in October. Thanks