Even the smartest, strongest, and best of us can learn and improve on what we do or how we do it. The journey for strength is all about education and learning, and this is how we continue to get stronger. All of this takes dedication.

I was just recently asked this again by one of my former athletes and colleague, who is now a collegiate strength coach as well as an aspiring raw powerlifter. Here’s my answer.

Examples from the playground lead to achievement as an adult.

The only way I ended my skinny teen status was by turning 20. Don’t make the same mistake.

With gear, there’s no such thing as “one and done.”

At the core of our sport lies the power to overcome adversity.

If you want to see your goals through, you must have concrete reasons and the mentality to do so.

Anyone can make that good, right choice once in a while…but it takes so much more than that.

A good program is only a piece of the puzzle.

Seven blunt behaviors to set you on the path to success (without the sugar coating).

Throw people into the shit and pick them up when they can not hold their chin above the surface anymore.

Here’s the deal. All sound programs work and they work well. The best one is your preference. However, there’s a catch to everything and this has more than one.

You hear people talk all the time about how someone is a product of his or her environment. This is almost always the case when someone has done something wrong, and the argument is used as an excuse for the person as if they had no choice in the matter other than to become what their environment leads them to