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You know you need a healthy heart. It’s just the way most people go about it isn’t very exciting. You know the drill – cut out saturated fat and spend hours plodding away on the treadmill. Big yawn, am I right? While I’d love to …

As a father of a two year old, I do my best not to swear in front of my daughter. You know the big words – the “S” word when you stub your toe and the “D” word when you can’t find your darn phone. …

The shortest distance from Point A to Point B is a straight line, right? So when it comes to your weight loss workout, you want the “straight line” in the sense of what’s most effective. I mean, why workout only to have subpar results? Or …

Do you want to know the secret to getting in shape? By secret, I mean the ultimate, blacklisted, and super classified reason that could be stopping you from seeing that Summer six pack. You ready for it? Here it is: People suck at change.                 …

A sticking point. A plateau. Stuck in a rut. We want to keep our strength training and these sayings as far away from each other as possible. Nothing is worse than going to the gym and not seeing results. When it comes to getting stronger, …

Some people are stubborn. Like the “walls of my house are crumbling and the roof left a long time ago, but you still couldn’t pry me off my couch. It’s my house after all -I paid for it!” We all know someone who is just …

There’s a lot of misconceptions about what it takes to get fit. Some would argue – and they wouldn’t be wrong – that genetics play a part. Sure they do. If your parents look like they belong on a model runway, you’re probably going to …

The Olympic lifts have gained huge popularity in the last few years. Like it or not, this is due to Crossfit becoming so prevalent within the mainstream. Maybe you’ve seen some muscled up individuals heaving massive weights above their chiseled physiques and thought to yourself …

Being a personal trainer has taught me a lot about fitness. Of course, there’s the practical application of things: you should be better at anything after your first couple of years. Grad school, continuing education, workshops have all made me better at the science of …

If I only knew what I know now…..how many times have we said this to ourselves? When it comes to gaining muscle, I’ve probably repeated those words to myself a lot. If you’re like me, you’ve probably tried some dumb things to build mass. Trained …