One, Weird Trick
There’s One, Weird Trick. Right? There’s gotta be One, Weird Trick. There’s always One, Weird Trick. That’s all you need. One. One Trick. One Trick that’s also Weird. And if you follow that One, Weird Trick, you actually WILL have a transformation like you see in the advertisement pictures. Seriously – you WILL. It’s a […]
How To Lose Fat Without Macro Counting – 10 Simple Strategies
Macro counting can be cumbersome. Annoying. Time consuming. Confusing. Obnoxious. Obsessive. Anxiety inducing. In fact, for a noob, it can be the biggest hurdle between spinning the wheels and making eye-popping progress. So, can you beat your hunger and win the battle of the bulge without counting anything? Probably. But it’s a bit like trying […]
Knowledge Is Overrated: The Value Of The Online Fitness Coach
Once upon a time, I thought the value of an online fitness Coach was in the knowledge they possessed. I didn’t have much knowledge at the time. Just a very basic understanding of nutrition and weight lifting. And I thought – incorrectly – that if someone just gave me proper macro numbers, I would be […]
“Fuckarounditis” Changed My Life
I had it. I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t true…….was it? Was I doing this all wrong? I had just stumbled across Leangains, almost by accident. While browsing the low-carb websites (I’ve read The Lean Muscle Diet as penance……), I ran across a mention of intermittent fasting, or IF, in the comments. It was the first time I […]
Habits Never Suck
It’s that time of the year in our school building. The Third Quarter. The Third Quarter is when shit gets real for 13 & 14 year olds. Especially in math class. It’s cold as hell up here in Michigan, things look bleak, there’s no end in sight………..and kids start getting lazy. And as most teachers […]
The Fitness 1%
99% of the fitness shit out there doesn’t matter to 99% of the population. Seriously. It’s an absolute, verified truth. Fitness articles come out every single day that don’t matter – at all – to 99% of us. Every day. Sometimes multiple times per day. These topics include: -The best possible time to ingest your post-workout […]
How To Get More Dieting Willpower
I have a confession to make. It’s a biggie. It’s gonna be tough to get this bad boy off my chest. I’m a meal planner. A serious, serious meal planner. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a “large carry-all full of broccoli and chicken for my 8-meals-per-day perfectly timed protein-synthesizing perfect body building diet” […]
Kari’s Story
We are so used to the idea of “more is better”. Regardless of the diminishing rate of returns many “favorable” actions provide us, we sometimes simply can’t help ourselves. Kari fell into this category. She contacted me early in 2014, frustrated with her lack of fitness progress and a damning diagnosis from her doctor – […]
Life Lessons Learned From a 500-Pound Deadlift
I deadlifted 500 pounds this week. Sumo. It was legit. No hitches, just a small, upper-back round. Bar came up quick. The lockout took a bit too long. But it was clean. It felt good. And it’s been a long time coming. And as I always do when I hit milestones, both in weightlifting and […]
Don’t Do It, But Go Ahead And Do It
When a client comes my way, we discuss goals. Nearly every time, the primary goal is the same —> to lose fat. Look good naked. Get rid of their belly, or their pooch, or their baby weight, man boobs, whatever. So, we have a bit of back and forth. We discuss some things. We decide […]