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Steve Sobczak

@sobczaksteve

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🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Father / Husband / Grandpa
🥋Jiujitsu Hobbyist🔹Blue Belt
🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️Triathlete
🏋️‍♂️ Fitness Enthusiast
👷Small Business Owner

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Live Outside Your Comfort Zone! Just got back from an amazing week supporting an incredible organization Warrior Horse at Lindemann University in beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico. Honored to share my story of sobriety, extreme weight loss, prioritizing health to improve performance, and maintaining mental health to become a better version of yourself for your family and be a more dynamic leader at work. A truly humbling experience to share using your pain to build your self into something greater than you’ve ever thought possible.

Never count yourself out. You’ve always got another do-over in you, you’ve just got to have faith in yourself to start. Just do it! If you don’t know where to turn, find someone who’s already won the battle you’re looking to fight, and ask them for help. The strongest thing someone can do is ask for help.

#ExtremeWeightLoss #FitnessOver50 #ChooseHardOverEasy #SoberLiving #WarriorHorse taken in La Concha Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico by @sobczaksteve

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9 months ago

Is 53 too old to start Jiu-Jitsu? You tell me

@sobczaksteve captures gold in his first ever tournament taken in Fighting Arts Academy CT by @sobczaksteve

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Sometimes these memories pop up online and set me back, embarrass me. But Hell, we all slip sometimes, and looking back keeps me grateful, keeps me honest, and maybe they can inspire someone else.

10 years to the day. The guy on the left set the plan, the guy on the right never gave up on it. No matter how old you are, no matter how far you’ve let yourself go, no obstacle is too great to overcome.

- Set a plan
- Set realistic goals
- Surround yourself w/ people who’ve done it
- Be open to input from them
- Put the pride aside and take the help
- Change your life and don’t settle

Fitness is a lifestyle, not a quick fix. Live life.

#ExtremeWeightLoss #FitnessOver50 #NeverGiveUpOnYourself #Nutrition #Jujitsu #WeightLifting #EnduranceSports #Triathlon #Marathon #BecomeASavage #agogetraining
#FaaAllDay🥋#DDPYoga 🧘‍♂️ #PowerCuffs 🏋️‍♂️ by @sobczaksteve

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Running a small business in 2026 be like……
Sometimes running a small business can feel like you’re fighting for air at every moment.
- Government Regulations
- Unfair Taxes
- Inflated Insurance Costs
- HR Problems
- High Cost of Materials
- Lack of Sleep
- Constant Stress
Never give up and keep on pushing through. 💪
No pain, no gain.
#DontTapOut #NeverGiveUp #SmallBusiness #Entrepreurship #LifeInTheBigChair by @sobczaksteve

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What a day today. Had the privilege to compete at the IBJJF Pan JiuJitsu Championship here in New Jersey at the Meadowlands. Took 2nd place; no submissions, points only. Both opponents were solid men and put up one hell of a fight.

Many thanks to my coach Jesse James Kosikowski for making the trip down from Connecticut to coach me today and the countless hours working with me to help me prepare. And thanks to the entire team at @faa_ct for teaching this old dog some new tricks. @notoriousnewell and @rogerctmma you guys have helped me immensely over the past 3 years learn so much about myself through martial arts, I can’t thank you guys enough for this gift.

Also, I was surprised to find out I was able to share the arena with my friend and mentor @nickkoumalatsos today. Nick, you challenged me to try this sport, encouraging me to put myself out there to compete, and have been the inspiration for a complete life change with the @agoge It was an honor to have you and Ali out there cheering for me today and to do the same for you. I owe you more than I can say. 🙏

I’ll say this over and over to anyone that will listen. It’s never too late to recreate yourself. Tomorrow is a new day, a new day can bring a new life, and you can make it anything you want it to be. Just make it happen. Surround yourself with the right people, be humble and ask for help, follow their guidance, and become the best version of yourself. A comeback is there waiting.

#FaaAllDay #AgogeTraining #ChooseHardOverEasy
#GetOffTheCouch #GetBusyLivingOrGetBusyDying taken in Meadowlands Exposition Center by @sobczaksteve

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16 days ago

Let’s do this 💪 3:00pm match-ups 🙏
#juijitsu #FaaAllDay #GetOffTheCouch
#DoHardThings #MartialArts #SweepTheLeg taken in Meadowlands Sports Complex by @sobczaksteve

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September 23, the first full Fall day of 2026. Fall 🍂 is the season where we at Total Chimney Care come in 🔥 HOT! Tis the season to get those fireplaces, woodstoves, and heating appliances serviced before the ❄️ winter hits. Don’t wait, book your appointment quickly. We are 📞 booking up very quickly!

Don’t be left out in the 🥶 where you can’t light your 🪵 stove or fireplace, and you’re forced to use extra heating 🛢️ and/or gas. Get ready ✔️ TODAY! Call us at 203-874-6772 or email at info@TotalChimneyCare.com ASAP.

#ChimneySweep #WoodStove #Fireplace #HomeHeatingOil #WintersComing taken in Milford, Connecticut by @sobczaksteve

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25 days ago

Sea Cliff Super Sprint Triathlon complete. Last 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ of the season. Not a long course, but a serious hill on the bike course made it “interesting,” especially since we had to bike it twice….. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 400 Meter 🏊‍♂️ in 15:27, 6-Mile 🚴‍♂️ in 28:15, 2-Mile 🏃‍♂️ in 22:08; Total of 1:14:48.

Nothing like pushing yourself out of your comfort zone to keep you on your toes. Challenges like these just feed my soul. Doing hard things build your character and make dealing with the stresses of life seem simple. Physically pushing yourself will keep you younger, keep you healthier, and keep you honest about your health. It doesn’t have to be too difficult, or extreme, but keeping yourself in shape as you age will make your life easier in the long run.

An hour of training a day. Clean eating 90% of the time. Limiting alcohol (or giving that crutch up) and prioritizing quality sleep. All simple steps, that if done with consistency, will make an amazing difference in your quality of life. Small changes make BIG changes over time.

Don’t ever give up on yourself. It’s never too late for a comeback!

#ItsNeverTooLate #SavageSeniorCitizen #HardOverEasy #GetOffTheCouch #FitnessOver50 taken in Sea Cliff, New York by @sobczaksteve

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Triathlon 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️Because life isn’t hard enough already, why not take up a hobby based on pure suffering. 🤣 Last triathlon of the season, Sea Cliff Super Sprint Triathlon Long Island, NY. Get some baby! 💪
#GetOffTheCouch #ChallengeYourself #ChooseHardOverEasy #FitnessOver50 taken in Sea Cliff, New York by @sobczaksteve

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It’s a Monday, are you are on the fence about picking up that drink or not? 🤔 Maybe thinking about it more than you know you should be…. You’re not alone.

Today might be the day to start living a little different. You never know what life might turn into with enough days of clarity behind you. 💪

#NationalSoberDay #ConsiderSobriety #CelebrateFreedom #TakeYourLifeBack #MentalHealth by @sobczaksteve

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Milford Half Marathon at Gulf Beach. Another 13.1 training run closer to the big race upcoming in November. Putting the miles in for NYC Marathon on November 1. Slow going, but miles completed, and finished strong. Beautiful course, miles along the beach, and a relatively flat race to run, all making a long run more enjoyable.

Been a tough prep training on an injured leg. Torn hamstring is making it difficult keeping a decent pace and logging the miles needed. But I’m putting in the work praying I can keep my body together during this training season.

Arthritic knees 🦵
Damaged meniscus 🤕
Torn hamstring 🩼
Zero excuses 💪

Goal set 🏁
Program laid out 📝
Follow the plan 🏃‍♂️
Hope for the best 🙏

#NYCMarathon #MarathonPrep #FitnessOver50
#GetOffTheCouch #MovementIsMedicine taken in Gulf Beach, Milford Ct. by @sobczaksteve

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Monday fun day. A little work, a little recovery. A day in the life of a middle-aged (ok, that’s a stretch, SENIOR 🤣) athlete.

Start the day off with a longer run to build up for some longer races coming up on the calendar. Slow going on the run, tear in hamstring is a bit sore from pushing yesterday, but put in for some decent effort and time anyway.

Recovery at the Float Place in Patchouge. I never do enough recovery, so I’m trying to keep up on that a little more these days. Today opted for a Fire n Ice session, followed by oxygen therapy.
🧊 6 minutes at 42 degrees in the cold plunge
🔥 20 minutes at 140 degrees in the sauna
🧊 5 more minutes at 44 degrees
🔥 30 minutes back in the box at 140
Followed up by 20 minutes on oxygen therapy to just round out the afternoon. Add some kava tea to just get even more relaxed while I’m breathing the enriched air.

Train hard, recover smart, then EAT. At my age, I need to really focus more on some recovery instead of constantly beating the 💩 out of my body. Especially at my age. Lots of worn out parts on this old body I need to watch out for.

Training hard, competing, and pushing yourself as you get older IS possible. Don’t listen to the voice in your head saying you’re too old to push. Just find workarounds to where you may have limitations, don’t overreach your abilities, and take time to recover. You’d be amazed at what you’re capable of if you go at it with the right attitude.

#FitnessOver50 #GetOffTheCouch #10WeeksOut #DontLetTheOldManIn #UseItOrLoseIt taken in The Float Place Patchogue by @sobczaksteve

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