I got a message on YouTube and my personal website ClintDarden.com asking me if I was dead, since I had not been updating my Training Log here. I'm wondering...if you thought someone was dead, would you email them?
No...I'm alive and I'm making big turns in life and training. Training has shifted towards being put back on the front burner. I've taken a side approach to that, though, as the focus isn't just in the gym but I'm making big strides in my diet as well as my programming.
I don't hide the FACT that chemotherapy has plagued me for well over a year with my memory and my ability to think. I do have a genius level IQ and this is the first time in my life where I've had problems thinking, even simply things like speaking or counting. Basic stuff that my 8 year old can do. I have continued to lower my doses of chemo and we are walking the very thin line of "working" and "not-working". The less side-effects the better in my opinion but I also need it to work because the last time we stopped my brain felt awesome but came out of remission within a couple of weeks. But...I'm making huge strides here!
I've spent almost every spare minute of my life either with my wife and sons or working. I've developed so many new training programs for clients that it has blown my mind. Most nights I can't go to bed because I'm so excited at what I've just put together for a client. I can literally see their PRs that will happen 6 months from now even if they can't because I can see the formula on paper to get them there. Seriously, it is awesome!
Life has been physically painful (some days I have not been able to physically walk) but freaking exciting because of everything else that I've created with my clients. What more could a coach ask for?
I have some updates coming in the next couple of days as I've made improvements to my Training Videos that I hope everyone will appreciate and even more upgrades to follow!
See you when I wake up ALIVE tomorrow!