Like most men, I want to have sex pretty much every day. Even on the days I'm tired, I'm exhausted, I'm stressed out, and I really don't "feel" like getting naked and sweaty, it doesn't take much to change my mind. My wife's "closing rate" is a perfect 100% since the day I met her in 2002. What can I say? I'm easily persuaded. Considering we have been together for over a decade, have two children, and have a healthy and loving relationship, we have also had a lot of sex. Generally, … [Read more...]
How Liddy Lost 6″ Off Her Waist Without Counting Calories
The job of a fitness coach isn't to provide every client with the same program. Each person is different. They have a different lifestyle, a different set of goals, and a different mental framework that they view the world with. Usually our 1:1 online clients prefer to lift weights and diet intelligently in order to create the proper caloric deficit for fat loss. We don't require "cardio" in anyone's routine. That isn't because there is anything "wrong" with cardio. Cardiovascular … [Read more...]
4 Skills 100 Times More Important Than Macros, Calories, or Anything Else
Working with "normal folks" in our online fat loss program gives you a completely different lens with which to view the word “optimal”. What is optimal for one person may not be optimal for another. Black and white topics quickly blur and become 50 shades of grey. Without all of the bondage and sadomasochism, of course. While us “fitness pros” like to debate the pros and cons of scientific approaches to “optimal”, it’s become blatantly clear that “optimal” means nothing if … [Read more...]
Two Girls, One Cup (and a Turd)
Sometimes we need to have in-your-face, terrifying, anecdotal, and personal evidence before we heed the warnings that others give us. --------------------------------- When my daughters were younger, we often bathed them together to save time. As any parent knows, you will do ANYTHING to save 15 minutes of your precious day. And another fact any parent knows: Bathtime is a disaster waiting to happen before your children are properly potty trained. (Foreshadowing of what's to … [Read more...]
Crush More Calories By Working Out Less With This Strategy (Guest Post By Robbie Farlow)
“Robbie, don’t be late. We have family dinner at 6 pm tonight. Make sure you’re home in time to shower after the gym and that you’re dressed before people start coming over.” It was about 3:30 pm when my wife gave me that reminder. The gym was a 25-minute drive away. On average, my workout lasted about an hour. That left me about a 30-minute window to get home, get showered, and change. Plenty of time, right? The clock showed 4 pm as I put the car in park and exited into the … [Read more...]
Losing 10% Of Your Body Weight Is Much Easier Than You Think
The fitness industry loves to sell you on the idea of an unattainable goal. Whether you're talking about glossy 6-pack ab shots, fake before and after pictures, or photoshopped-to-death glamour pics, there's an excellent chance that you won't be able to look like the image you have in your mind. This is one of the problems with fitness. We see an ideal and we think we are less of a person if we can't accomplish this ideal. Never mind the fact that the images you see are often flat-out … [Read more...]
4 Reasons Parents Of Young Children Often Gain Weight (And What To Do About It)
Raising children is one of the most selfless things you can do. At times, it may just be so selfless, that you question your decision to have kids in the first place. You are literally giving your life away for a decade, perhaps longer if you're Catholic. By the time your children are finally dependent and able to exist on their own, you'll be at the stage of your life when you're eating dinner at 4 pm and munching on Werther's Originals in Florida. Okay, maybe it's not THAT bad. … [Read more...]
6 Stupid, Little Rules That Help You Lose Weight
This is the part where I tell you I’ve been lying all along. There actually is “One, Weird Trick” that will make all the trainers HATE YOU because you’ll put them out of business. The current trend in fitness is to have a “moderate, sane” approach. If you try telling someone they shouldn’t eat sugar, they’ll respond with: WAT? IIFYM, BRO! YOU CRAZY! Yes, calories matter, in fact, they matter more than anything else, pretty much. But that doesn’t mean all those “stupid, little … [Read more...]
Training To Look Better and Feel Better – Part 3 – “Pebbles”
You know that phrase, "Don't miss the forest for the trees."? That's a solid phrase. For a long time, I didn't really understand what it meant, though. That phrase, while redundant and overused, means something simple: Don't search for an uncommon solution if you have a common problem. If you're struggling to get stronger and gain muscle mass, there's a 99.99% chance that one of the "boulders" or "rocks" is holding you up. If your goals are to look and feel great, and have a healthy … [Read more...]
Podcast: Cheat Meals – How To Eat More To Improve Your Progress
Do you use "cheat meals", "cheat days", or "diet breaks"? Do you understand what their true purpose is? Are your "off plan" events or meals sabotaging your fat loss progress? In this podcast, we discuss all things "cheating" - how to cheat properly, how to ensure you don't lose progress, and the exact advice we give to our clients to ensure their cheat meals are beneficial and delicious! We answer questions such as: What is a "cheat meal"? When should a "cheat meal" be … [Read more...]