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Check-in on the New Year, New Me plan.How’s the “everything is on track” track looking?
Still straight… or fully underwa...
27/01/2026

Check-in on the New Year, New Me plan.

How’s the “everything is on track” track looking?
Still straight… or fully underwater and on fire?

Did the over-restriction make you peaceful?
Did the over-training last longer than a week?
Did white-knuckling January magically fix your life?

No judgement. Genuinely.

But if you blew your life apart after a few days of holidays, low mood, no routine and zero patience… maybe the plan was the issue, not you.

This isn’t a 30-day character arc.
It’s not starvation OR 6,000 calories.
It’s not “run it ragged” or “start again Monday”.

It’s recalculating the route.
Again. And again. And again.

Build habits that survive bad moods, birthdays, tired days and real life.
Not ones that collapse faster than a Cadbury flake.

You didn’t fail.
January just exposed the cracks.

And that’s actually useful.


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Doolin Delivered.
Good food. Better pints. Belly laughs that hurt with old friends.
Deep chats, absolute bu****it, and s...
25/01/2026

Doolin Delivered.

Good food. Better pints. Belly laughs that hurt with old friends.

Deep chats, absolute bu****it, and strangers who felt like part of it.

Wild sea, peaceful head.
Car park party. Walks about. Late-night chin wags.

One crutch, zero stopping the craic.
Trad tunes, DJ beats, dancing away.

Did it aid my goals?
Probably not.

Did it lift my soul?
Massively.
That’s a goal well hit. 🍻🌊💜


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36 trips around the sun.I could talk about the highs and the lows.(And question why my mom left a random French man take...
22/01/2026

36 trips around the sun.

I could talk about the highs and the lows.
(And question why my mom left a random French man take that blue steel shot)

The anxiety.
The eating disorder.
The parties.
The friendships.
The adventures.
The absolute nonsense of it all.

But honestly?
That tiny version of me deserves for me to show up now & so does yours.

Louder, softer, braver, messier, and way more myself than I ever thought I’d be.

Don’t let anyone dim your light just because it’s shining in their eyes.
Their discomfort isn’t your responsibility.
You were made to shine.

Still here.
Still learning.
Still feral.
Somehow thriving.

Happy birthday to me 🥂


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Blue Monday.
The point where January stops pretending and everyone realises:
Motivation is dead, routines are fictional,...
19/01/2026

Blue Monday.

The point where January stops pretending and everyone realises:

Motivation is dead, routines are fictional, and your plan was built for a version of you who meal preps, sleeps 8 hours, and doesn’t emotionally spiral at 9pm.

You didn’t fail your resolution.
January just exposed it.

You’re tired.
You’re overthinking food.
Your brain wants dopamine, not discipline.
And somehow it’s still January.

If this is where you usually give up, good news….you’re right on schedule.
Don’t quit.

Just stop making it harder than it needs to be.

Do the thing badly.
Do it inconsistently.
Do it tired, cranky, and halfway through a croissant.

Growth doesn’t start when you’re motivated.
It starts when you’re sick of your own sh*t….
and keep going anyway.


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Your planNutrition isn’t failing you.
Your sleep is trash.
Your recovery is imaginary.
And your plan only works for a ve...
13/01/2026

Your plan

Nutrition isn’t failing you.
Your sleep is trash.
Your recovery is imaginary.

And your plan only works for a version of you that doesn’t exist.

You don’t need stricter food rules.
You need sleep, movement, and a plan that survives real life.


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Dry January.I’ve been drinking since Bali.
Still got fitter and leaner.Came home on the 3rd.
Had two nights out.
Both we...
11/01/2026

Dry January.

I’ve been drinking since Bali.
Still got fitter and leaner.

Came home on the 3rd.
Had two nights out.
Both were meant to be quiet.

They were not.
Will absolutely have more.

And yet…
I still train.
I still sleep (eventually).
I still function like a semi-responsible adult with opinions.

If December wrecked you, it wasn’t the pints.
It was the chaos:
• zero routine
• sleep in the bin
• movement optional
• food being see it, eat it

Taking four weeks off just to go feral again in February isn’t growth…it’s a pause menu.
Drink.
Don’t drink.

I won’t say pints aid performance.
I might do a dry February.
Or I might not.
It’s more of an accounting decision.

Either way, I’m not pretending January fixed my life…
it’s just reminding me I’m doing fine.

Health isn’t a month.
Sláinte 🍻


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New year, new me 🤢
I love how every year we collectively pretend midnight is a factory reset.
Nothing changes. We just w...
31/12/2025

New year, new me 🤢

I love how every year we collectively pretend midnight is a factory reset.

Nothing changes. We just wake up older, hungover, and emotionally aware enough to know better… and still do it anyway.

No resolutions.
No reinvention arc.
No sudden personality transplant.

Same nervous system.
Same personality.
Same chaos…just with better boundaries and a darker sense of humour.

I’m not changing.
I like me.
Still standing…not because I’m strong, but because I’m unhinged, experienced, and apparently built for survival.

Cheers to making it through another year.

See you on the other side of absolutely nothing changing.


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Eat the good food. Love the people. Everything else is noise.Green tea vegan pork belly bao.
Vegan dumplings.
Chicken sa...
30/12/2025

Eat the good food. Love the people. Everything else is noise.

Green tea vegan pork belly bao.
Vegan dumplings.
Chicken satay.
Sweet & sour chicken.
Massaman lamb curry so soft it fell apart if you looked at it too hard.
Coconut rice. Jasmine rice.
Zero regrets.

If the idea of enjoying a meal like this feels indulgent, excessive, or “something you can’t really do”…you need to wake up.

You’re going to die anyway.
Life is far too short not to sit at a table with people you love and eat food that makes you genuinely happy.

This meal was insanely good.
The company even better.

Swipe to end for food p**n


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The festive limboExisting in that strange end-of-year limbo where nothing counts, no one expects anything, and every dec...
26/12/2025

The festive limbo

Existing in that strange end-of-year limbo where nothing counts, no one expects anything, and every decision feels temporary.

Joy, dread, spending, and emotional reflection all happening at once.
This isn’t a breakdown…it’s seasonal programming.

I will unpack it later. Probably with a professional.


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