If you're not motivated to work out, what should you do? Motivation is wonderful, and powerful. When you have it, everything is easier. (Go to the gym today? Oh hell yes, I'm ready! Make good food choices? Please, that's no problem with motivation firmly by my side.) When you don't have motivation, you desperately want to get it back. (Go to the gym to work out? But I don't feel like it; I …
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Why We Have Heroes (And How to Become Your Own)
One reason we have heroes is because we admire their actions and characteristics that we assume we could never do or possess. After all, if those characteristics were common, there wouldn't be heroes because everyone would do the right things. The challenging things. The, often, unpopular things. Our heroes are not flawless or perfect, but that certainly doesn't stop us from looking up to them. …
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10 Benefits to Not Caring About What Other People Think of You
From what we order at a restaurant to the workout we do in the gym, sometimes we care too much about what other people think, and adjust our actions accordingly. Will they judge me or think I look stupid we wonder, and we may do something other than what we want based on what we assume they'll think. You’ve done it, and so have I. I’ve had clients tell me they didn’t want to deadlift at the gym …
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When Life Hands You Problems, Use This Flowchart
Ever wish there was a simple chart that could help you solve many of life’s problems? Wish no more; here’s a flowchart you can use to solve many of your problems. Life is packed with complicated messes. Clean one up and two more will replace it. Ahh, life. She can be exuberant, beautiful, and magnificent. But she can also be filthy, confusing, and laden with choices and …
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Think You Can Fail Only If You Try? Think Again.
We may hesitate to do something or try new things because we don’t want to fail, but what if not taking action could lead to an even bigger failure? If we tried something and didn’t attain the desired outcome, we define the event as a failure. We tried. It didn’t work, or was a catastrophic disaster; therefore, we failed. Failure, it seems, is a result of taking action. “Just do it!” they …
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The Ugly Side of Health and Fitness
There’s an Ugly Side to health and fitness most don’t realize exists -- until they experience it for themselves. That's what happened to me, and I don't want it to happen to you. Lose fat and like how you look in (and out of) clothes. Improve your health markers (e.g., blood profile, BMI, fasting glucose). Increase your energy levels. In short, health and fitness is about helping us look …
16 Things Only People Who Love Strength Training Will Understand
While it’s not an exclusive club that gives members-only jackets to its elite, there are some truths about strength training that only those who do it consistently, perhaps for years, can fully appreciate. You can likely add to this list, but here are some observations and lessons I’ve learned over the past decade from strength training. It’s a wonderful teacher indeed, and we would be wise to …
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Every Day Can’t be Awesome, And That’s OK
"Don't waste a single day of your life!" I'm sure you can agree, but sometimes when I hear that I want to say, "Shut up. I'm just trying to do adult things right now." Act like you only have six months to live! Don’t allow any day to end without doing something amazing! “Nah, I’m not worried about the more-than-likely painful consequences. YOLO!!!!” I admit that I consistently …
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