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How I Respond When Female Clients Use the I Don’t Want to Get Bulky From Lifting Weights Cliche
I received a question recently via my Instagram DM’s and figured it prudent to take some time to write a more thorough response I could share with the masses here. 1. I hope it helps and makes sense. 2. Um, why aren’t you following me on IG? Here’s the question: “What is your response to… Read more
Get Rid of Money Stress For Good
Fitness professionals are notorious for myriad of things: Wearing sweatpants to work everyday. It’s definitely one of the perks of the job. Always forgetting about the protein shake shaker in their gym bag (or in their car) that invariably, three weeks later, ends up melting someone’s face off once it’s opened. Their affinity for smedium… Read more
Why Attempting to Set PRs Every Week is F&*#!@# Stupid
Attempting to set a PR every single week is silly. It’s an approach to training I have long advocated against (and a hill I will die on). Well, that and saying Sydney Bristow is the best character in television history…;o) Training to get stronger isn’t necessarily about hitting PR’s on the regular. In fact, if… Read more
The Words We Use Matter
NOTE: In six weeks I will be in Dublin, Ireland with my wife, Dr. Lisa Lewis, to present our Strong Body, Strong Mind Workshop. In an effort to give insight and to help highlight some of the content we will be covering I figured today I’d re-publish an old(er) post from a few years go…. Read more
Laying the Foundation: What to Expect As a First-Year Personal Trainer
Being a personal trainer can be a very rewarding career. The first step to “success” in this industry, however, is understanding that there’s a difference between it being a hobby and you taking the necessary steps to make it a career. The second step to success is expectation management: You will not work with professional… Read more
What Would I Say to Someone Starting Out?
Being human means being enamored by a litany of things in the health/wellness/physical preparation realm. Some people are easily swooned by fancy watches and elaborate looking exercises Others by cryochambers and Paleo recipes that taste like sawdust. I am not here to play judgement police. For the most part, everything has a time and place… Read more
I Jacked My Low Back, Now What? Workout
Back tweaks are an inevitability. They happen to people who lifts weights regularly, and those who just look at weights. They happen when doing something as inane as bending over to tie your shoes, as well as when you’re doing some less inane, like, fighting crime at night. They happen on a Wednesday. There’s no… Read more
Quitters Are Winners: When Is It Okay to Give Up?
Hello, hello! I know. It’s not lost on me that I’ve been an abject failure on the “writing new content” side of things. If it’s any consolation I’ve also been lackluster on a few fronts: Calling my mom. Avoiding pizza. Not (not) being jacked. Hugs. My free time has been monopolized by what can only… Read more