March 2011

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The Introduction of Drill

Your first class with Doctor Drill is something you’ll not soon forget.  The man can take over a room with a simple “Good Morning, IV!”  He can build you up.  He will make you laugh.  He will make you feel like you can do anything. I remember when he walked into that gym that first [...]

Newbie Soreness

Veteran DDIPers talk about something called “Newbie Soreness.”  It, they say, is expected, for people not used to rigorous physical training.  It doesn’t come the day of your training.  It doesn’t come the day after you training. It comes two days after your training.  If you don’t believe me, ask anybody.  They’ll tell you.  They’ll [...]

My Personal Indoctrination

My wife and I walked into our first ever DDIP workout, scared to death.  I didn’t know anybody, outside of Ralph and Sho’neil, and I didn’t know what to expect.  All I knew was that the next 60 minutes were going to possibly change me forever. After people started to show up, I noticed that [...]

I remember the day well…

My boss called me up to his office.  It was performance review time for me.  I had been at the job for a year after being laid off, and I was now commuting an average of 90 minutes each way to make ends meet.  I had to provide for my family. It was November, 2009. [...]