There is an irrefutable law of living that everyone understands yet so many fight against, and that law is this: if you want to get good at something you have to do it a lot. The more often you do this thing, the better you will be at it. This concept is called “practice”. You Read more Consistency — the only “life hack” anyone needs […]
Don’t try
I’m a procrastinator. Like most folks, I have grand ambitions, BIG ideas, a desire to achieve. Yet, like most folks, I tend to waste my time pursuing things that do nothing to support these ambitions. My ideas often go to waste. The list of my life’s achievements is neither long nor impressive. I say these Read more Don’t try […]
Get Strong (or die tryin’)
Minimalizing is addictive. The more fat I trim from my life, the further I want to keep going. Clothes I haven’t worn in a year: gone. Books I know for certain I’ll never read: gone. Gadgets/cables/duplicates: gone, gone, gone. My immediate goal is to one day board a plane for an extended vacation with nothing Read more Get Strong (or die tryin’) […]
You Do What You Can Do With What You Got
Last month I started a new job. For the last two years I’ve been in charge of my own schedule, training people and leading fitness classes on my terms. This meant I had lots of free time to train myself and even more time to recover. Now, I’m a full-time employee with a health & wellness Read more You Do What You Can Do With What You Got […]
Simple Kind of Life
In the gym, I’m all about simplicity. If an exercise requires hundreds of hours of focused practice in order to perform it effectively, or a specialized piece of equipment that you’re unlikely to find outside of an elite training facility, I will find a different exercise. There is always an alternative approach to whatever it is Read more Simple Kind of Life […]
Straight To Hell
My last post was more than two months ago. For someone who made a solemn, silent vow to blog at least once a week, this is unacceptable. I apologize to whomever it is — aside from my wife — that may be following my “work”. The problem is I’m holding myself accountable to no one. Read more Straight To Hell […]
Give Me Your Powder & Pills/I Want To See If They Cure My Ills.
Like 99.9% of lifters (Note: this is a fake statistic. I made it up for comedic effect), I spent my formative years shopping for and consuming as many supplements as possible. Fitness magazines convinced me that the only way to achieve success and score chicks was to swallow a variety of pills and powders on a Read more Give Me Your Powder & Pills/I Want To See If They Cure My Ills. […]
Six Million Ways to Die — Choose One
I love working Friday nights at the gym. For an enthusiastic people-watcher like myself, it’s the ideal time to observe male human behaviour in all of its unfettered glory. Bros being bros, yeah. Getting their pump on before hittin’ da club, all crazed on a heady mix of testosterone and Axe. Their rituals are fascinating to behold. (A Read more Six Million Ways to Die — Choose One […]
How I Learned My Lessons
Despite being nearly 40 years old, I’m new to the world of professional fitness. In May I celebrated my one-year anniversary as a Health Educator and Personal Trainer at Toronto’s College Street West End YMCA, my first legit gig (read: I get paid) in the industry. I’ve learned a lot during this time. Here’s a Read more How I Learned My Lessons […]
What’s Beef?
It’s been six months since I transitioned to a plant-based diet. This is my second attempt at doing so (the first was in 2006 and lasted for nearly two years). I’m confident this will remain my diet until the day I die, which, if what the books I’ve been reading are to be believed, will Read more What’s Beef? […]