The Red Plate (previous to this), was created for me to vent, expand, and share my feelings and ideas. The Next Plate blog was created to be more professional, but I am throwing that idea out the window now. Welcome to my next rant. Let's talk about FEAR I am no stranger to fear. No human on earth has a life void of fear, save those with a neurological disorder. Fear is real in our mind, whether it is a bear running towards us or the girl from the Ring crawling out from u

Our Youth Weightlifting program will be making some major changes starting March 1st! (Until then - things are running as usual! Tuesday & Thursday at 4:30pm, drop in / punch card) Changes in schedule & registration: Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 5:00pm (Starting March 1) Classes must be pre-registered for via the CF Vic City Website (Please note: the Vic City website has yet to be updated). Full class schedule, both Tuesday & Thursday $190.00 Half class schedule, Tuesday OR Thu

10W10Q with Sophie Austin Welcome to the first Next Plate post of 10W10Q! This month, we are featuring Sophie Austin: Athlete and Coach with Siemens Weightlifting! One of our club goals for 2018 was to highlight individual athletes, get to know each other better, and increase community involvement. After this post, Sophie will be heading up our Athlete of the Month 10W10Q posts! 10W10Q works like this: We have 10 questions, and each question must be under 10 words. Each

This is a post I made to the Club Group about an epidemic mindset: the 'Should' mindset. From observation, this mindset can go from harmless to toxic in seconds. An unreasonable and unrealistic Should Mindset can lead to disappointment, shame, frustration, anger, and defeat. That being said, after creating awareness of the Should Mindset, many athletes I coach have started correcting themselves and seeing themselves with a more positive, motivated, and growth-oriented min