Over the past two weeks, I have heard or read some lifters were "feeling their age". They had complaints about aching joints, low energy, bad backs, awful knees, and overall depression, all of which caused a state of "I don't want to train." I totally understand where they are coming from. It is hard to […]

When you fail, and man o man will you ever if you are attempting something great, remember that it is nothing more than a moment in time that you can revise your overall game plan. Today's Training: Cycle: Commute Dynamic OHP: 10x3 DB Lateral Raise: 4x15 DB Front Raise: 4x15 Rear Delt Destroyer: 1x60-40-20x 36-28-18 […]

But should be.

"Starve your distractions and feed your focus" Today's Training: Cycle: Commute Dynamic Squat: 10x2 Leg Press: 3x15; 1x20 Leg Extension: 3x15; 1x20 GHR: 3x15; 1x20 Pull-up: 2 Push-up: 12 Chin-up: 2 Dips: 12 Dead Hang: 75 seconds Cycle: Commute Run: Sprints; 10x50 yds

I was coaching a fellow today who happens to be a Strength Coach at one of the private high schools in my area and we were on the subject of what it takes to teach someone a skill and how to go about doing it. I was telling him that first of all, you need […]

If you have been doing this long enough, how much of a plan do you need anyway.

In all the years I've played sports, I have NEVER lost a game. I've run out of time but I have never lost. I have said to teams that I had coached after my playing days were over that very same statement. Some of the players got it, others it became lost. What I was […]

Seems like a lifetime.

I’ll be honest, when people tell me that they want to open their own business I tell them the truth and recommend against it.  Why you ask?  This is why: It’s not just me who feels this way.  Take it from Dave: Under The Bar: 32 Reasons Why Having a Business Sucks Then why do […]

If you are around me for any length of time, you know that I am a bit of a control freak. I have to know what is going on in my gym at all times. You do what I tell you to do without adding any more or doing any less. I have 100 written […]

I fight for my health, strength, and condition every day in ways most people don't understand. I'm not ever lazy because I am a WARRIOR that prays (and preys) on this war! Fall in love with the process and you'll never have a bad day. You don't need that second helping of the desert either. […]

"Winning isn't a sometime thing, it's an all-time thing. You don't do things right once in a while, you do them right ALL of the time" ~ Vince Lombardi Today's Training: Cycle: Commute AirDyne: 18 mins. Legs only Deadlift: 6 Rep Max GHR: 4x10 Shrugs: 4x10 Suspended Straight Leg Raise: 3x10 Pull-ups: 1 Push-ups: 10 […]

After my trip to Wendler's and upcoming travel, this is something I need to address.

Actually, it's the second thing I go to, but I always wish it was the first.

I was watching a guy talk about removing negative thoughts and fear from a heavy lift. While I understood what he was implying, the depth didn't explain to the practical user HOW! (or maybe he did, but I thought he was so full of it that I turned it off) In my entire career coaching, […]

Training and hanging with friends. Living the dream.

"One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside of people. He said, My son, the battle is between two wolves inside of us all. One is evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, […]

I've kept quiet about nutrition and the timing of your "macros", the ketosis diet, the intermittent fasting diet, the whole "DIET" bullshit thing, but when people start jeopardizing their ability to FINISH an intensive workout, then it's time to put a stop to the tomfoolery. You may argue that any or all of these diets […]

Unless they don’t.

It’s the middle of the week and you’re just going through the motions of life waiting for the weekend, only to start all over again the following week. What keeps life interesting?For many of us, it’s uncertainty.If you know what to expect day after day then life’s not very interesting, but trying something new changes […]