Over the Christmas holidays I began reading Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, a memoir/self-help book written by former Navy SEAL and current ultramarathoner David Goggins. My love for the self-help genre is strong and deep, so when the podcast community began to crow about this guy named Goggins and the Read more Can’t Hurt Me: Factors limiting my growth and success […]
Motivation
Something I learned today
A friend once said every now and then you have to try and lift a weight that scares you. This was good advice. I’ve always been a conservative sort of lifter. I keep my weights manageable, rarely ever working to failure. I save the gut-busting sets for bodyweight exercises where there’s less risk of suffering Read more Something I learned today […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet Me In The Morning
Sticking to a consistent routine is the key to making progress in any endeavour. Achieving success in the weight room (however you choose to define that) is no different. Show up every day, put in the work, and you will achieve your goals. This isn’t some 10,000 Hour Rule pop-psych nonsense. It’s about harnessing the Read more Meet Me In The Morning […]
If You Want It Here It Is (Come & Get It)
A funny thing happens when people find out that I’m a trainer. After making a sheepish confession that they’re not working out as often as they’d like (which is almost always related to an injury or work or a work-related injury), they ask me for advice. I need to get back in shape — what Read more If You Want It Here It Is (Come & Get It) […]