Start your year off right with this free webinar on January 14th at 6:30 p.m. EST. 

If I had to put a number on it, I've spent more than 50,000 hours inside a gym training, coaching, managing, or teaching. If you stack the time end to end, that's over six straight years. 

 

For some time, my husband had been saying that I needed a “reverse hyperextension machine”. After a particularly painful flare-up, I finally gave in and looked it up: it was time to learn more about the machine I never managed to use at any gym because I was too short for them. Luckily, YouTube taught me several ways to improvise alternatives.

Life's a trip. Through loss comes glory. Can you relate? If in a tough spot, read this!

Going through cancer treatment? Don't let that stop you from training.

If you are hitting a plateau with your strength that you cannot overcome, it might be time to reassess your commitment.

There are life lessons you can take away from any experience. 15-time bench press world record holder Kenny Patterson shares how lifting at Westside Barbell molded him into a successful lifter AND person.

You may have the strength to lift heavy ass weight but what about your mindset? You can't do one without the other.

Is this really the most optimal way to train? NO, not at all, but...

Set up your morning for peak performance. Here are 5 ways to get started and STOP hitting the snooze button.

Use The One Percent Method to incrementally make progress in all aspects of your life—especially training.

Explore practical tips for overcoming obstacles, structuring your training, and cultivating a positive mindset...aka get your shit together.

Most people want to make more money but don't know how. Here are the 4 most common obstacles I see people struggling with when it comes to building their wealth.

Training was my way out.

After all, a black belt is a white belt who never quit. Beyond genetics and character, what do you have on the inside that keeps you going?

The ease and comfort of your couch and air-conditioned home will always be calling your name. Ignore the temptation for an easy life.

The moving parts behind the competition life are brutal. Go all in, and know when to get out.

Are you too easy or too hard on yourself? Are you loving or hateful? How do those around you influence these conversations?

I tried to offend everyone so no one could get too mad. Let's get to it. 

The best squat warm up you aren't doing.

Talk to any strength coach or trainer, and in some way, they have been influenced by Louie Simmons. Here are 7 ways he influenced me.

Lifting weights, pushing ourselves as hard as we possibly can, day in and day out, isn't so different from life outside of the gym.

This attitude served me well for some time, but then it began to hold me back. Know when to use it and when to toss it.

Your time on this planet is limited. To make your mark, I challenge you to do the work and get ahold of your emotions.