Consistent work, measurable progress — the engineering approach applied to physical performance.
Training is one of those activities that rewards the same mindset engineering does: you make a plan, execute consistently, measure the result, and adjust the variables. The feedback loop is slower than software, faster than most hardware projects.
My main training focus is compound strength work — squat, deadlift, bench, overhead press. I've been consistent with barbell training since college, working through various programs (5/3/1, GZCLP, linear progression) and settling into what actually works for my schedule and recovery. I track lifts, run progressive overload cycles, and program deloads the same way I'd run an engineering experiment: isolate variables, change one thing at a time.
Hiking, skiing, and general outdoor pursuits have always been part of how I spend time off. Growing up in the Northeast means easy access to the Adirondacks, Vermont, and New Hampshire — which feeds directly into the mountainy, outdoorsy aspect of how I think and what I care about. Fitness in context: it's not just for the gym, it's for moving well in the world.
"The barbell doesn't care what you meant to do — only what you actually did. That kind of honest feedback is weirdly refreshing when most of your day involves ambiguous problems."