On the morning of February 19, 2004, I was driving to work. Just a few days prior I had gone through some scans of lymph nodes found swollen around my neck after coming home from a deployment in Afghanistan. I felt fine and I thought it may just be a reaction to stress or a … Continue reading Cancer 20 Years Later
As a few of you know I write a few articles for Primer Magazine from time to time. In the last month or so I've written three that I think are worth sharing in case you missed them. From things I've learned in my formal education and strength coaching advice to lessons learned from my … Continue reading Strength Coaching, Learning New Things, and Lessons From Cancer
I get quite a few questions messaged to me about training, diet, supplements, and motivation. So instead of keeping all my answers private, I'll be posting a few here (with permission) so that more of you can benefit. If you have a question of your own just go to the contact page and fire away! … Continue reading I Just Finished Chemotherapy and Am a Little Nervous About Pushing Myself in the Gym Again
We humans are masters of frustrating ourselves to death. We are great at self-imposed stress and we're getting better at it every day. What does it take to let go and intentionally lose control? How do we stop trying to manipulate the uncontrollable and start to accept things the way they are or will play … Continue reading The Struggle of Letting Go
Thinking back some 15 years ago or so undergoing nine months of chemotherapy during the so-called "prime" of my life brings on feelings of both "holy crap, that was a long time ago" and "man, it still feels close to home." We all have similar episodes in our lives where we wonder where the time … Continue reading How I Worked Out On Chemotherapy
“Bring your shoulder around…flex those deltoids…keep the abs tight.” It was late on Thursday night June 2nd, 2005, and my workout partners were critiquing my posing after hours at my workplace. It had seemed like an eternity and yesterday at the same time that I was in the middle of chemotherapy treatments just last year … Continue reading Surviving Cancer with a Lot of Help
I remember on February 19, 2004, getting a call from my doctor who was to inform me of some test results from a biopsy that was taken a few weeks prior. I had just come home from a military deployment from Afghanistan in late 2003 and was officially diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Why I Chose … Continue reading Rebuilt: Unexpected Lessons in Resilience
Brad Borland 