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Michael Laviolette, PT, DPT, OCS

DOCTOR of PT GETTING BUSY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR BEST SHAPE WITH FLEXIBLE FITNESS AND HEALTH PLANS.

15/11/2025

Do it now. Don’t push it off another day.

12/11/2025

You keep saying you’ll “get back in shape” when life slows down.

When work calms down.
When you feel ready.

But that day never comes.

You’re not tired from lifting weights…
you’re tired from thinking about lifting weights.

You’re exhausted from breaking promises to yourself.

Every time you say “tomorrow,” you train your brain that your goals don’t matter.

Forget motivation.
Forget perfect plans.

Start walking.
Start moving.
Start with something.

Because the heaviest thing you’ll ever lift
is the version of yourself that keeps saying,
“tomorrow.”

05/11/2025

If you eat at night, it makes you gain weight, right?

There’s so much BS on social media that it’s hard to know what’s actually true when you’re trying to lose weight and get in shape.

You’re working late, juggling family, errands, and everything else.

You don’t have time to sift through noise and that’s one of the reasons people work with me.

So they can stop guessing and follow a plan built for them.

Here’s the truth.

Your body doesn’t store food as fat just because it’s late.

What matters most is your total intake, not the clock.

That said, eating at consistent times can help regulate hormones like ghrelin, leptin, and GLP-1…

the ones that control hunger, fullness, and blood sugar.

That makes consistency easier, but it’s not the reason you gain or lose fat.

Every night I look forward to my fruit, yogurt, a fiber-one square with peanut butter, and chocolate Fairlife milk every night.

No weight gain because it fits my plan.

If you’re done piecing together random advice, DM me PROCESS, and I’ll send you a process that actually fits your life.

02/11/2025

October was busy but there’s always time for training and family.

Scare crow festival in Old Weathersfield CT

Great coffees

Great friends

Great lifts. Loving the pendulum squat (new toy )

Great shoulder development

A few trunk or treats, and a trick or treat

Walk for and the

And the Jack O Lantern fest at

28/10/2025

I work with people who are past injuries so often that sometimes I forget I’m a physical therapist.

A lot of my clients still are injured or have a history of injury, the difference is, I get to work with them beyond what insurance covers.

We’re not just focused on getting out of pain anymore.

We’re focused on building strength.

Strength for their families.
Strength for their careers.
Strength for the long run.

Rehab shouldn’t end when the insurance stops paying.

A lot of times that’s when we’ve just dug in.

15/10/2025

You’re on a fitness journey… & the scale just went up.

You’re training, tracking, doing everything right & it’s still climbing.

Feels like a punch in the gut, right?

You start wondering what’s going on. You’ve been consistent, and it doesn’t make sense.

Last time, this was the moment motivation dipped and the old habits crept back in.

But here’s the truth

The scale doesn’t just measure change in body tissue. It reflects water, sodium, digestion, food volume, recovery, and stress.

A salty meal, a tough lift, or a few poor nights of sleep can shift your weight by a few pounds…overnight.

That’s why we look at trends, not days.

Because real progress shows up in weeks and months, not mornings.

Every client I’ve helped drop 10, 20, even 60 pounds, has seen that same bump on the scale dozens of times.

They knew their body was adapting, not stalling.

When you stop reacting to the number and start focusing on the process, things click.

You’re not running on caffeine and willpower anymore.

You’re not avoiding mirrors.

You’re confident again… at work, at dinner, and in your own skin.

You’re leading your family by example, not lectures.

And that’s when the scale starts following you, not the other way around.

If you want a simple guide to see whether your body’s actually changing, not just what the scale says, DM me “Checklist.”

I’ll send you the same progress framework I use with my clients.

26/09/2025

This kid changed my life forever, in the best way possible. Happy National Daughters Day.

23/09/2025

What’s the pump?

Piece of the puzzle of skeletal muscle hypertrophy… and damn, you feel big when you’ve got that pump.

Dad jokes or dirty jokes that make roll her eyes and call me old is daily for me.

I’ve gotten too many compliments on tight jeans to buy anything bigger. I’m not saying they’re comfy…I’m just saying I’m gonna roll with it.

I started my lifting journey in a bro gym with “seasoned” (if you know what I mean) lifters who always put dumbbells and plates back in a super organized way. The gym is a mess these days. Why!?

I won’t be able to leave this alone until I think it’s perfect. It’ll still have spelling errors, but I’ll edit it to perfection over the next month while reading it a thousand times.

If you haven’t seen my kids in your feed, do you even scroll? DYES!?

Wu-Tang, Dre, Eminem, Swedish House Mafia, Hardwell, Calvin Harris, Zedd… how could you not love it?

Plain non fat Greek yogurt is a blank canvas. Sour cream on a Mexican dish, the base for fruit and nuts in a sweet & salty bowl, or extra protein in a PB/banana/chocolate protein smoothie.

An invaluable resource, if you ask me.

Just being real.

Just being real.

16/09/2025

I still used micro-commitments even when I was the strongest I’d ever been.

Even when I trained 10–12 hours a week.

After a 8 hrs at PT school and two hours of studying, I’d drive to the gym…

Going in was the hardest part.

I told myself one thing…
Just swipe in. If you’re not feeling it, you can leave.

Get out of the car.
Walk in the door.
Swipe in.
Win…

because I always got in and I always trained hard.

Do this…

Commit #1: Drive to the gym. If you’re not feeling it, leave. Win logged.

Commit #2 (next time): Step inside. Touch the bar, dumbbell or machine. One set.

Train at home?

Do one set of one exercise. Stop or keep going. Both count.

These tiny wins stack.

You’re keeping your word to yourself, building momentum you can feel, and it gives you confidence that shows up at home and at work.

Your turn: whats that one action you’ll do today.

PS: Showing up and leaving beats skipping. You kept your word. That’s how streaks start.

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