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Is Alcohol Holding You Back?
Is it the calories from the booze you’re choosing…or is it the other decisions you make when you’re buzzed that cause you to struggle?
The Starbucks Drive-Thru Paradigm
Convenience is a key driver of behavior change. Looks for ways to make health and fitness more convenient and you’ll supercharge your results…here’s what Jim did
Ignorance is... Misery
Ignoring the reality of our situations protects us from the initial discomfort of recognition, but it creates long term misery by allowing misaligned actions and beliefs go unchecked. Here’s how to make the change…
Temperance Is A Virtue
Temperance is about tolerating the discomfort of delayed gratification while we continue to work hard toward our goals. This is what it takes to achieve your health, fitness, and physique goals.
The Guess Who Framework
There are no must take actions just like there are no must ask questions in the game of Guess Who. We simply need to consider the goal, whittle down our options before moving forward. Here’s how to do it.
If you can't stick to your habits...then they don't work
Habits aren’t fixed and the best ones need to evolve to serve you - here’s how to do it.
Knowledge is cheap - so why pay for a trainer?
You likely know enough to be able to transform your health and fitness…but there is something stopping you. What does the right coach and the right program look like for you?
My snooze button vendetta
Take a look at what is happening when we snooze and why we are better off not hitting it long-term.
Self-confidence is defined by this
Are you the kind of guy who does what he says he will? Do you trsut yourself to execute? If not, heres how to start so you can live the life you want in a body you are confident in and proud of.
Stress Is Killing your Progress
In the this video I discuss the science of stress and how to get more of the good stress and how to manage, limit, and avoid the bad stress.
3 ways to overcome a plateau in your training and diet
Breaking through a plateau is often the toughest part of change along with getting started in the first place. To stack the odds in your favor and increase your likelihood of success, you can do 3 things…
The biggest lie you’ve ever been told
The biggest lie you’ve ever been told is that health and fitness is not that simple. It isn’t easy…but it is simple. Far simpler than gurus and influencers make out. Here’s why…
Thoughts become words, become actions, become your life.
How to change passive and ambiguous health and fitness thoughts and actions to work in your favor and make progress towards our goals.
Researching before you commit is a smart move
Are mismatched expectations are killing your fitness dreams?
If you want health, fitness, and physique results then you need a program that does these things well…
The 1 thing Ted Lasso gets wrong
Ted believes it’s the LACK of hope that kills you. But hope doesn't change anything alone. Hope needs help. Hope needs action.
You need this much time to transform your physique
Time is our most important resource. Here’s how to use it wisely to get results.
Are your sacrifices actually making you fitter?
Do you fall for this trap and increase your pain without increasing your reward? Make sure your sacrifices actually contribute to your goal and don’t just make things more difficult. Because difficulty is no guarantee of progress. Here’s how we do it…
Optimize Your Progress By Standardizing Your Plan
Too many busy guys are wasting time program hopping, yo-yo dieting, and never getting results.
The best training program for busy men needs to be standardized and then optimized. When you follow a program that is specific, progressive, and consistent you will get incredible results.
Most Guys Don’t Get Enough Of This In Their Diet…
Do you struggle to eat enough protein? Here’s 5 simple ways to get more in your diet to support your fitness and physique efforts! A protein rich diet is one of the cornerstones of building the physique, fitness, and health that you want.
5 ways to curb hunger when dieting for fat loss
Hunger is normal, but if you can mitigate, manage, and overcome it you will be more successful. In my experience, hunger is the top reason men fail to stick with a diet long enough to see personally meaningful results.