Spartan Super & Sprint Weekend – Jacksonville – 2021
How was Spartan’s first event in a year? EPIC! Let’s get the obvious questions out of the way first: Yes,…
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Celtic Warrior Challenge – 2020 – Meridian, MS
Look out, Spartan Race. There is a new kid in town. The inaugural Celtic Warrior Challenge kicked off in Meridian,…
My First OCR
Seven years ago, on the heels of finishing my first Ironman, an interesting event showed up in my back yard.…
In Open Water – A Decade Ago
A decade ago, today, I had my first swim in open water. I nearly drowned.
You Don’t Need A Diet
This conversation (in one form or another) happened THREE times last week: Friend: What is the best diet for me?…
123 Days Of Stepping It Up
In Dec of 2018, I had my first 30 day streak with 6,000-10,000 steps per day. At the time,…
Six Months Without Coffee
Six months ago, with little fanfare and no real planning, I stopped drinking coffee. For me, it wasn’t a difficult…
60 Days without Energy Drinks
Two months ago, I took my last sip of an energy drink. To be fair, I only had as One-Drink-A-Day…
What A Tangled Sole We Wiiv
Bear with me. Briefly. (Thanks!) I’m going to have one of those flashback-moments… It is 2009. I stroll into my…
Three Weeks of 16/8 Time Restricted Eating
My first personal experiment of 2019 has been to schedule my “feeding window,” into a smaller time period each day.…
A Post-Normal 2019
Building on our success in 2018, the New Year is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. First…
Post-Normal’s 2018 Year in Review
It was a great year for Post-Normal Systems. Lots of growth. Tons of new friends. And many learning experiences across…
Your PYR For 2019
Welcome to 2019! I hope the past year was good for you and that you accomplished your goals as well…
Behind The Curtain
I wanted take you behind the curtain of leading a healthy, active lifestyle. But then I thought, “Where did that…
What Strength & Conditioning Can Do For You
As we grow older or as we adopt inactive forms of employment in our young-adult-years (especially deskbound jobs!) regular physical…
Thank You Thursday 2018 – Part One
In my continual search to find simple, manageable solutions that create remarkable physiological or psychological benefits, I think I’ve stumbled…
Your Month-long Jackification
Picking up greens & things at my local grocery and I make the mistake of eyeballing the magazine rack next…
I Could Not Do It Alone
We recently wrapped-up a private, group-based, Weight Loss Challenge for a local organization. We finished the final session with an…
Supplementary Advice
If you’re like me, you are lazy. Or maybe we are just terribly busy and we don’t have the time…
Why Your Efforts In The Gym Aren’t Working
“I’m in the gym five days a week, two hours a day,” she says. “I’m doing 8 super sets for…
You Don’t Need A Gym
Following on the heels of “You Don’t Need A Diet,” is today’s advice: You don’t need a gym. In fact,…
My Blooper Reel
With few exceptions, I don’t show you my blooper reel. I didn’t share my first dozen godawful sessions in the…
Traditions Triathlon Training Camp 2018 – Across the Finish Line!
Spoiler alert: Your first triathlon isn’t a test of your physical fitness. It is a test of your mental toughness.…
What That Fitness Magazine Isn’t Telling You
First, our chances of ever looking like the model on Your-Fitness-Magazine-of-Choice are pretty close to zero. That guy or gal…
The Lizard
The limbic cortex in our brain is responsible for basic emotions, addictive qualities, moods, and a host of other life-sustaining…
The Three Questions
There are three questions which usually come up when I’m talking to folks who want to change their habits and…
Just Don’t Stop
Seneca wrote: “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” And suffer I did. The first six months of…
Nerding Out On Nutrition
“The Internet” as a public service appeared when I was seventeen and since those Bygone Days of Yore, geeks of…
Action > Inaction
When I’m asked, “What should I do to get better,” my answer is usually a variation of: more than you…
Struggling To Start
When I first began the journey to reclaim my health, I struggled with daily feelings of personal failure and disappointment.…
Why Mobility?
Mobility is defined as the ability to move or be moved freely and easily. Having an optimal range of motion…
Why Fitness?
In any given conversation about creating a healthy lifestyle or restoring health and wellness, some variation of this question is…
Why Adventure?
My favorite definition of the word “adventure” is: An unusual and exiting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. So much meat…
Post-Normal Resolutions – Part Three
This is it. We’re down to the last 48 hours of 2017! I hope it has been a great year…
Post-Normal Resolutions – Part Two
Alright, so we got simple. We got measurable. How else can we set ourselves up for success in 2018? Here’s…
Post-Normal Resolutions – Part One
With 2018 just around the corner, many us will be making New Year’s Resolutions. But breaking our promise to ourselves…
Speaking & Workshops
Coach Jon earned several extremely boring degrees in technology and literature. He holds multiple coaching certifications, has decades of experience…
Obstacle Course Coaching
Today’s Obstacle Course Races combine off-road trails and mud runs with various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. The…
Triathlon Coaching
We know you likely have very individualized needs and we are flexible. Triathletes in search of dedicated coaching can receive…
Lifestyle Management
Because not everyone has a competitive goal, Post-Normal offers bespoke, individualized Lifestyle Management to help you achieve a healthy, active…
