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                 Thinking in absolutes is a sure way to get in trouble. Well, at least get stuck in stagnation. When it comes to training, if you always think in terms of black and white, you’re [...]

I’m sitting on the couch writing out this blog post and it’s minus 4 degrees out. Now, I grew up in Michigan, and I use to spend my winter outside playing endless hours of pond hockey but I just [...]

I joked in a recent blogpost about how free online workouts are searched more often than simply online workouts. I followed that comment up with the statement that you get what you pay for. I [...]

Running and weight loss are no where near the combination of, say, peas and carrots. In fact, they can sometimes mix as well as oil and water. Although everyone’s “go to” [...]

Having a tight schedule shouldn’t be an excuse for a lack of training. Running a business, meetings, spending time with my wife, staying up on research – one could say I’m a busy [...]

I spent a majority of my childhood glued to professional wrestling. We’re not just talking Hulk Hogan here; if there were a small time promotion on some obscure channel at 2 am, I watched it. The [...]

There’s an old saying amongst strength coaches and it goes like this: “You do not play sports to get in shape – you get in shape to play sports.” I love sports as much as the next guy or gal. The [...]

I spent the last few months as an Undergraduate student counting down the days until I could work with athletes and strongmen. I thought that the best clients were simply those who were good at [...]

I spent my late teens and early twenties going through a GQ phase. Besides reading the magazine, I tried to carry myself as a professional as much as possible, and I envisioned the days of being [...]