Staring down the barrel of what’s next.

This is always the way. Your standards are for you, no one else. Breathe. Smile. Repeat.

Working in exercise physiology and voice & speech means I navigate two areas of healthcare that express how people see themselves. For an ear infection, there’s amoxicillin. For disliking how you sound/look, there’s a deeply personal journey to take. I don’t take that lightly.

Decide who you want to be, and then do that work.

I may be a country boy, but City of Ottawa is something special.

One of my favourite photos to share when clients feel perfectionistic about “clean” eating.

Victor Happiness is a state of being. More notably, it’s a temporary state of being. Pursuing happiness as a journey or a destination can both be futile since we can’t be happy all the time. We experience anger, sadness, ecstasy, confusion, joy, uncertainty, and more. What can be

37 trips around the sun. Thank you for all the birthday messages so far! You know what to do ;)

For all the extra tall folks in the gym… Push vs pull: At 6’4” with long limbs, pull exercises progress quickly for me. My arms are naturally longer levers that see me pull a “surprising” amount of weight for my body type. By contrast, this makes push movements more difficult

Clients are surprised that I sometimes program two quality bicep exercises on their push days. Triceps work hard during chest exercises, leaving clients underwhelmed by their tricep-isolation work. Doing biceps on push days gives clients extra satisfaction when they can do more.

GM, everyone. Still falling for fall.

Existing: “What’s the worst that can happen?” Living: “What’s the best that can happen?” Thriving: “How can I make this situation the best it can be?”

Merry Christmas from this exhausted musician. Here’s to the friends and colleagues who made it through gig season!

"The wrong people will show you that you can do it by yourself; the right people will show you that you don't have to."

We seem so focused on showing ourselves off being good and doing well. What a world we could create if we focused on being well and doing good.

Three days apart. First photo: hit a big PR on my pull-ups and seated rows, so there was regression elsewhere. Second photo: rested, recovered, adapted. Back in the green with progress on everything. Takeaway: let the dips happen. Come back anyway. Isaac Francis Melia

Had to bring this one back to your timeline. One week until The Masters 🌺

Worth the wait. #themasters

Summer so far. New headshots, embracing the city, getting out on the water, escaping on hikes.