http://totalphysiqueonline.com The Lord Is My Strength | psalm 28:7 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:54:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright © 2012 Total Physique Online webmaster@totalphysiqueonline.com (Timothy Carr) webmaster@totalphysiqueonline.com (Timothy Carr) posts 1440 http://www.totalphysiqueonline.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/tim2.gif http://totalphysiqueonline.com/wordpress 144 144 The Lord Is My StrengthThe Lord Is My Strength | psalm 28:7 A site for strength enthusiasts, fitness fanatics, health nuts and people wanting a better quality of life through strength conditioning. health, fitness, nutrition, exercise, motivation, inspiration Timothy Carr Timothy Carr webmaster@totalphysiqueonline.com no no http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/06/27/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/ http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/06/27/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:25:06 +0000 webmaster http://totalphysiqueonline.com/?p=515 http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/06/27/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/feed/ 4 00:01:01 As you can see, I have not posted to the site in some time. The reason is simple. What was left of my body after ... As you can see, I have not posted to the site in some time. The reason is simple. What was left of my body after my first hospitalization (from 167 to 135 pounds) has been ravaged by yet more pneumonia and a two week stay in the hospital near to the point of death. My body weight dropped to a scant 123 pounds. I was nearly dead several times. The double pneumonia was very, very hard on on this tired body. I was released from the hospital a mere two days ago. A bag of skin and bones. My arms? maybe 9 inches in diameter. My legs? Maybe 17 inches. My waist? 25 inches. All the thick muscle I was so accustom to was gone from my back, and I was so weak I was unable to stand or walk unassisted. As much as this may shock my readers, I am so very glad this happened to me. Yes. It is true. I am so glad it has happened to me. For 44 years of my life I lived a lie. I had a huge, muscular physique that was the envy of nearly everyone I knew. But this image hid a terrible truth: that each day the ravaging affects of CF were ripping away at me like meat-hooks shredding my intention. Each day, for hours on end, when I awoke from slumber, my lungs were full of mucus. It has been this way for 30 years. Each day I would cough for hours on end. It would leave me exhausted and discouraged. But I had my trusty, strong body to remind me that I was not down and out. At least not yet. I never told anyone I had CF either. That would blow my cover. Moreover, when people who had CF found out just how fit I was, they hated me. This is a fact. It happened to me. Several times. So, I just kept my CF a hidden secret because my muscles gave me permission to do it. I could walk around town in short sleeved shirts and no one knew anything was wrong with me unless they saw me cough, which I rarely let anyone do. Again, I did not wish to blow my cover. In doing this I was inadvertently robbing God of the Glory and Honor He so richly deserves. So, God will not be robbed of glory and honor for long. He is patient and long suffering, yes, but after a time He will step in and take credit where credit is due. Moreover, God had something to show me because He loves me so much. He wanted me to see what people with CF go through on a daily basis so that I could feel their pain. He wanted me to be able to experience the despair and hopelessness that comes as part of the package. When you are skin and bones, unable to walk or run, and so weak you cannot stand unassisted, true despair overtakes you. But, and here is the kicker: Jesus is the Great Overcomer and He can cause us to overcome with Him. I am going to state right here and now that even though I am barely able to sit at this computer and type, that God has in fact followed through on a promise He gave to me 5 months ago when I was first admitted to the hospital for the first time in my life. And here is what He said to me: "I know you are sick and discouraged. This was necessary. All your life you excluded me from your health issues. You tried to do it it your own strength. You succeeded, but your own strength has had it's day. You are limited and you have reached your limit. You have taken your health as far as you can in your own strength. I, your Heavenly Father, am about to take you the rest of the way in My strength, and My strength has no limits. You would be made well. You will be healthier than you have ever been. Trust Me." I believed Him. And I believed Him ever since, even now in my current depleted state, I believe Him. People who know me are watching to see what God will do. Everyone is watching now to see what God will do. And if He can do it for me, He will do it for you. I dare you to move like today has never happened before. I dare you not to count the past failures in your life. Do not allow them to inform your present. Because God can make you new in ways you never imagined possible. I have a special song that lifts my soul. I think it is a song for those w COPD - Lungs and Exercise, Personal Thoughts, PodCasts, Workout Music Timothy Carr no no http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/05/14/%c2%a0pushing-through-your-walls-to-personal-bests/ http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/05/14/%c2%a0pushing-through-your-walls-to-personal-bests/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 22:03:39 +0000 webmaster http://totalphysiqueonline.com/?p=511 http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/05/14/%c2%a0pushing-through-your-walls-to-personal-bests/feed/ 0 12:23 The mind of the true Strength Enthusiast is unique. Many Strength Enthusiasts do little outside the gym, giving the impression that we are boring, self-absorbed ego ... Motivational Story Motivation, Inspiration Celestial Navigations no no http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/05/03/relaxing-pre-post-workout-music-and-movie/ http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/05/03/relaxing-pre-post-workout-music-and-movie/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 17:52:22 +0000 webmaster http://totalphysiqueonline.com/?p=510 http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2008/05/03/relaxing-pre-post-workout-music-and-movie/feed/ 0 00:01:01 OK, granted, this movie/slideshow has nothing to do with strength training, but must we be so pigeonholed in life that we Ironheads cannot appreciate the ... OK, granted, this movie/slideshow has nothing to do with strength training, but must we be so pigeonholed in life that we Ironheads cannot appreciate the finer things in life? Perish the thought! What if you wanted to just relax after a brutal session, or meditate just prior to a set of PR Squats? What are you going to? Listen to Slipknot? Or maybe War Machine, by KISS? That might work for Gene Rychlak when he is trying to bench over 1000 lbs, and hey, that works for him. But some of are are civilized, are we not? How about trying something different for a change. Enjoy a relaxing trip though time, back to 2007, April, Charlottesville Virginia> Winter Wonderland In April, 2007 If you use iTunes, you can download the below Podcast directly into iTunes by clicking the iTunes Button Logo at the bottom of the Right Sidebar on any page. From there you can get the episodes. Of course, you can view a smaller version of the movie here, at TPO either by downloading it or viewing it within the post. Gee whiz! So many options! The smaller version below is viewable now. General Discussion, Motivation, PodCasts Timothy Carr no no http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2006/11/14/can-we-hear-god/ http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2006/11/14/can-we-hear-god/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:17:45 +0000 webmaster http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2006/11/14/can-we-hear-god/ http://totalphysiqueonline.com/2006/11/14/can-we-hear-god/feed/ 0 14:10 A couple of weeks ago I had a spiritual insight into how God communicates with us. This is my first, and maybe only, podcast. I ... A couple of weeks ago I had a spiritual insight into how God communicates with us. This is my first, and maybe only, podcast. I hope you find it interesting. There are few places in the podcast that represent some personal moments of transparency that contain words best suited for adult ears. Mind you, this was my first podcast and I might as well leave it the way it is. Special thanks go out to Jeff and his wife, who runs http://images.spiderpaws.com/. She is a graphic artist who threw together the wonderful iTunes logo for our podcasts. PodCasts Timothy Carr no no