<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IRONROCK | Temple Built LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[IRONROCK (formerly Temple Built) is faith-driven strength & conditioning coming to Dutchess County, NY. Strength built for service and stewardship.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:43:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.trainironrock.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Beginner Again | 101126]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought a few homework assignments with an unloaded bar would be easy. They gave me a lesson in learning, patience, and the joy of being a beginner again.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/a-beginner-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac3de523c5b8481015121de</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_38d0d406a3e549b781da9f04a3f05880~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before You Feel Ready I 100426]]></title><description><![CDATA[One building checked nearly every box. Another may be right, but I still cannot get the drawings and bids. Here is what the unfinished search for Temple Built's first home is teaching me.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/before-you-feel-ready-gym-search</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac3c09ea0244526a0b379e1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_a2b4ef09d85f4e6b86bd418209344136~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The People Were Here First | 092726]]></title><description><![CDATA[Temple Built does not have an address yet, but the community around it is already beginning to form. Two conversations helped me see what I am responsible for building and what may never have been mine to manufacture.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/community-the-people-were-here-first</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac3c09ea0244526a0b379e0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_71eaf80eea5f4198bb038b81391afd08~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_665,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DELOAD | Discipline Goes Both Directions | 092026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought deloads sounded like an excuse. Then years of training—and a frightening moment of sleep deprivation—forced me to reconsider what discipline actually means. Sometimes the work calls for another rep. Sometimes it calls for taking the plate off.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/deload-discipline-goes-both-directions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9629</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_566bda53a3124ebda542c95243773ce1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLATE | You Don't Need a Different Truth. You Need a Different Plate | 091326]]></title><description><![CDATA[After tearing my rotator cuff, even an empty barbell was too much.
The road back started with resistance bands, light dumbbells and five-second hangs—and taught me something I wish I'd understood much earlier:
You don't get stronger by lifting the weight you remember. You get stronger by lifting the weight you're ready for today.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/plate-scaling-isnt-surrender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9615</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_e37a1012686d49d7aa0130a159a34eff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_525,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mirror Told Me What the Photograph Couldn't]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2019 I saw a family photograph of myself, and inside of about four seconds I had a complete legal defense built. Bad angle. Bad lighting. Camera adds weight. I was probably standing wrong. It's just a bad picture. I want you to notice how fast that was. Four seconds. No deliberation, no weighing of evidence — just an immediate, fluent, well-practiced case for why the thing in front of me wasn't true. I'd like to tell you I had to work at that defense. I didn't. It arrived fully formed,...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/mirror-who-sets-the-standard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc962b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_9287a366ca214b70970a72718bbda1a3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLOCK: What You Do With the Time You Didn't Choose | 083026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every gym I've ever trained in has had a clock somewhere. I've spent a ridiculous amount of my life looking at one. Waiting for the next set. Watching a rest period. Counting down an interval. Trying to beat yesterday's time. Sometimes wanting the seconds to move faster. Sometimes wishing they'd slow down. But there's something about that clock I didn't understand when I was younger. It isn't only measuring the work. It's measuring the recovery too. My youngest son reminded me of that last...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/clock-what-you-do-with-the-time-you-didnt-choose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9614</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_3a2091415a514e119c5b0421717f6729~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPOT: Know When to Reach In | 082326]]></title><description><![CDATA[What two lifts with my son taught me about struggle, fatherhood, responsibility, and wisdom A few years ago, I was chasing a bench press PR. I'd been training heavy for a couple of months—mostly doubles and triples—and things were clicking. One morning in the garage, with my son Damian training alongside me, I loaded 345 pounds onto the bar. I'd actually already hit it once.  Clean lift. The only problem?  My phone had fallen over.  Didn't record a second of it. So naturally, I decided I...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/spot-fatherhood-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc961d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_3e539bdf3dd2412bb414736b533fa10e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHALK: You Still Have to Hold the Bar |  081626]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a simple training tool taught me about strength, responsibility, brotherhood, and asking for help. Last summer, my sons and I were working out in the backyard. We were doing hex-bar carries. 275 pounds on the bar. Down a section of the yard, turn around, come back. The first trip was fine. On the second, my hands started sweating. About five steps in, I felt the handles begin to shift. Every little bounce from my steps made my fingers open slightly and readjust. Suddenly, I couldn't stop...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/chalk-strength-asking-for-help</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9621</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_fe152f9e00c64a6d96c0fbcc88e58c5a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIFT— What Is Your Strength For? | 080926]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, I believed strength was measured by the number on the bar.
One lift taught me that wasn't the whole story.
The older I get, the more I realize strength isn't the destination.
It's preparation for the people and purposes God has entrusted to us.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/lift</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9626</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_30b5006b45c2416c80b0ad0013bd0439~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_958,h_539,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLIMB | 080226]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to believe climbing a rope was about strength.
Years later, I realized the rope never changed.
The process did.
And that lesson has shaped my faith, my marriage, my leadership, and the way I'm building Temple Built.]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/climb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9627</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_285afea4088e4e3187f8ad13121a66d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Carry — The Weight That Shapes a Man | 072626]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some lessons that announce themselves the moment they happen. Others stay quiet for years. Sometimes decades. You live through the experience without realizing it has become part of who you are. Then one ordinary morning, when life slows down just enough, the lesson finally introduces itself. That happened to me recently. Not in a church. Not during a conversation. Not while reading Scripture. It happened in my driveway, carrying a 60-pound slam ball before sunrise. But the story...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/the-carry-the-weight-that-shapes-a-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9616</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_f44950d1aefe42b1a87b8178f1be9b80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before They Call It Success | 071926]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a strange thing about success. People almost always arrive after the work is finished. They celebrate the ribbon cutting. The grand opening. The championship. The promotion. The milestone. What they rarely see are the years that made those moments possible. The prayers no one heard. The sacrifices no one applauded. The uncertainty. The waiting. The ordinary Tuesdays. As I prepared to record Episode 20 of Built Not Found, I realized this lesson wasn't just true of businesses. It was...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/before-they-call-it-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9613</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_12610eefcbaf46f088ca780fb2d204ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weight You Choose | 071226]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most men carry more than they admit. Not just physically. Emotionally. Spiritually. Financially. Relationally. We carry responsibilities, expectations, fears, regrets, and obligations. We carry the pressure to provide, protect, lead, perform, and endure. And somewhere along the way, many of us begin to believe that strength means carrying everything. I know I did. For years, I believed that being a husband, a father, and a man meant saying yes to every responsibility, solving every problem,...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/the-weight-you-choose-071226</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc962d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_618414be23fb4ec2802ea8845d252856~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First In Faith. Then In Form.  Before There Are Walls | 070526]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I walked through an empty building. Concrete floors.  Bare walls.  Nothing finished.  Nothing impressive. If you had walked through it with me, you probably would have seen exactly what most people see when they walk through an empty warehouse: Concrete.  Bad lighting.  A lot of work.  A lot of money.  A lot of risk. And honestly, all of those things are true. But somehow… I could already see it. I could see the rigs.  The turf.  The sauna.  The prayer before Saturday community...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/first-in-faith-then-in-form</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc962f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_7abb365f60744992a3300966c01f3542~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Promises We Keep | 062826]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people think trust is something you build with other people. A spouse.  A friend.  A business partner.  A coworker. And that's true. But I've come to believe the first person you usually stop trusting is yourself. Every promise you keep strengthens that trust.  Every promise you break weakens it. And eventually, whether you realize it or not, you start believing the evidence. I learned that through cigarettes. It Started Young I smoked for over ten years. I started young, stealing...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/the-promises-we-keep-062726</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc962a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_19bd2747db69456898215bd24efd7d7d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man, Not the Numbers | 062026]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, every trophy gets dusty. Every paycheck gets spent. Everything you own eventually ends up in someone else’s hands. That is not pessimism. It is reality. The older I get, the less impressed I am by things that disappear. Work matters. Providing matters. Training matters. I have given a large part of my life to all three. But much of what we spend our lives chasing comes with an expiration date: the promotion, the title, the personal record, the recognition, the applause. Eventually,...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/the-man-not-the-numbers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc962c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_a3decaf5426a43348c0bcc3b445bc415~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are You Building? | 061326]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody is building something. A body. A marriage. A family. A reputation. A career. A business. A life. Whether we realize it or not, every day we are laying another brick - making another decision, reinforcing another habit, moving in a particular direction. The question is not whether you are building. The question is whether you are building something you will be proud of when enough time has passed to see it clearly. I used to measure building differently A few years ago, if you had...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/what-are-you-building</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc961a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_2c184ee6263e44e4b6488f61c309ac23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Remains | 060626]]></title><description><![CDATA[The older I get, the more I find myself asking a different question. Not, "How much have I accomplished?" Not, "How much have I accumulated?" But simply this: What remains? Time has a way of changing what we value. Things that once felt urgent begin to lose their grip. Things we barely noticed start to look priceless. And eventually life forces all of us to separate what truly mattered from what merely occupied our attention. That is not a comfortable exercise. But it is an honest one. The...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/what-remains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9618</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:39:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_ccab6678fa57453f8be5c1b6e334242e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Example You're Setting | 053026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people underestimate their influence. They assume leadership belongs to someone else - the coach, the teacher, the boss, the pastor, the public figure, the person standing on a stage with a microphone. But leadership rarely starts there. It starts in ordinary places: at the dinner table, in the garage, at work, in the gym, in the way a person responds to pressure, treats other people, and handles responsibility when no one is handing out credit. That is where influence is formed. And...]]></description><link>https://www.trainironrock.com/post/the-example-you-re-setting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab398467d6b4ac799fc9617</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8a985_13a71dc945d44fff995ae66897333e23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony J.</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>