Don’t Listen to Your Body So Much That You Start To Lose Your Mind
Nursing an injury with a bunch of correctives can get dangerous quickly. Don’t give your injuries too much power. Always look for a way to c...
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Let's talk about three great things: eating, napping, and lifting!
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20 of 51 episodesGRIND
The number of times I say “grind” in this episode makes the title fitting. It took me 2 separate clips to get my thoughts out to answer a qu...
Don’t Ration Out Your Effort
It’s only natural to pace yourself when lifting, but doing this may actually work to your detriment. Every rep of a set should demand all of...
I’m Sorry, I Have Failed
I have fallen apart.
Maxing-Out vs. Working to a Top Single
I don’t approach a max-out session in the same way I approach the process of working up to a single. A true max-out session can be great and...
Confidence
Confidence is having a deep understanding of your strengths and abilities, then it is not getting too high when people praise you and not ge...
The Thing You Don’t Know About People Who Lift Weights
People who lift weights want you to lift weights too! Your level of strength and your capabilities don’t matter. They are pumped to have new...
More Routine = Progress
When you feel like your progress has stalled, work on making sub-maximal weights feel more routine.
Boredom Can Lead To Disater
If you’re trying to kick a bad habit, you have to stay busy.
Prioritize Being All In
Decide what you’re after, then decide to what level you need to be committed.
No Respect For The Weights
The goal is to keep adding weight to the bar. If you’re uneasy about making a 20 or 10lb jump for your next attempt, and would rather make j...
Nothing Is More Fun Than Getting Stronger
Get stronger, have fun, everything else will follow!
Thoughts on Maxing-Out
I recently wrote an article going over the typical procedure I like to follow for a max-out session. I have some follow-up thoughts on the t...
Squat Frequency: Front Squats vs. Back Squats
Reducing the load of an exercise will allow you to train the exercise with higher frequency. You cannot load a front squat as heavy as you c...
Explore, Don’t Follow The Roadmap
Let's talk about three great things: eating, napping, and lifting!
Follow The Road Map, Don’t Be An Explorer
There is a roadmap to your desired goals laid out for you. Follow the map and you’ll get to where you want to be. Don’t become distracted an...
Weights Two Days In A Row?
Is it okay to lift weights two days in a row?
Don’t Look For Easy
Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
“Muscle Confusion”
How much variety do you need in your workouts? Actually, very little, but if you do insist on incorporating a lot of variety, be sure to var...
Utility Eating
I eat in extremes...it’s either really good or really bad. I’ll never eat a cupcake on the same day I eat chicken and vegetables!