Several years of blogging, training, online coaching before it was cool. Years of competing in strongman before actually training for it because no gym around me had anything remotely resembling a strongman setup. Years ago when Netscape was a thing, […]
I have said more than once, “if it was easy, everyone would be in shape and strong”. The crux of what we do in the gym is simplistic. Eat to perform, have a diet based around food you prepare for […]
It is easy to get caught up in what others lift, how strong they are compared to you, and feel as if you could do more. It is also pointless. The simple fact is your strength is relative to you. […]
There is progression, maintenance, regression. That is it. If you aren’t progressing in some way with your training, assess where progress can happen and chip away at some milestones. If you can’t deadlift without aggravation you could substitute block pulls, […]
Is there anything as patronizing as those ridiculous “What’s your excuse” memes as you see here? The idea behind them, supposedly, is to show you what someone does physically who’s beset by a disability or detrimental physical ailment. By doing […]
I will use my gym time to focus on my goals, train with an intent to improve, and not use it to waste time socializing over pushing weight. I will not let a physical setback keep me away from progression. […]
Seeking excellence isn’t just about your training or diet plan. It is easy to mask your pain behind a life others admire. Superficial admiration is fleeting while you suffer inside never thinking you are good enough, or deserving enough for […]
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. It is the most efficient, effective, and fastest way to get from point A to point B when you don’t consider any other variable but the empty space between A […]
I remember when my love for lifting first grew. I remember the first few gyms I was a member at, old training partners, interesting shit that happened in gyms, advice I got, the heat of the old YMCA basement gym […]
We exist in a world where convenience overrides your primal instinct, a world where your instincts are killed off in lieu of the path of least resistance. It isn’t your fault, it is the nature of “progress”. No longer do […]