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Each month we celebrate members of the Iron Lion Pride for their contributions to our awesome community and for their accomplishments inside and outside the gym. For January 2020 we are naming our first co-Lions of the Month: Akosua Matthews and Dale Wiebe! Akosua and Dale have been pillars of the Iron Lion community since […]
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I’d like to talk about connections. I mean the connections we have with others, and ourselves. As humans, we crave these connections, even if they aren’t personal. We read books, and connect with characters, we watch movies and fantasize about being one of the stars. Being a part of the team, taking no shit, […]
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Your employer is trying to kill you. There are systems in place at work that will kill you unless you take direct action. Am I stretching it a bit? Here’s what I mean. Most people who work in an office environment are expected to be at their office or cubicle desk […]
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Mr. Nice Guy, that’s me. And it’s a shame, too. Because nice and kind are two different things. And sometimes to be kind, you can’t default to being too nice. Here’s what I mean by that. The difference between nice and kind is that sometimes you want to be nice. You want to go along […]
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Both sides of my family are Dutch immigrants who came over to Canada after World War II. Like many immigrants they had to learn a new language and deal with prejudice. Canada’s attitudes towards immigration were different at that time. My Mom sometimes talks about being referred to as a “dirty DP” when she was […]
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This is why Iron Lion Training exists. To provide a safe, sane and rational place for normal people to get fit, and feel awesome!
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I’ve written before about my experiences with bullying. When I started lifting weights it was with the express goal of making myself a physical deterrent to bullying. So I wanted to be big and strong. And that’s the direction I took for many years — eating and training with the goal of size and strength. […]
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I was a bit of a chubby kid. I might be winking in this picture but it’s a bit hard to tell. And kids are total dicks cruel. So I found out about the whole being chubby thing at about age 6. Prior to that I just ran around the farm feeling like a normal […]
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Every Boxing competition/bout brings to light areas of training that require extra attention or work – or at least for me it does. Even when I win, I tend to focus on the things I did poorly, versus the things I did well. There was no exception at this past Saturday’s Boxing event in Etobicoke. […]
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The Ringside World Tournament provides competition for the greatest number of amateur Boxers in the world. Within this tournament are the largest Female and Master tournaments in the world. 62 Divisions, 6 rings, 4 days, 7 sessions, over 1,000 bouts, 262 Champions – It’s more than a tournament, it’s a rite of passage. For more […]
