Motivation is tricky. Losing motivation can be interpreted as "the goal just isn't important to me anymore, or at least not worth the amount of work I gotta put in." But is that really the case? Because, in my experience, complaints of losing motivation occur after a stretch of rough or busy weeks that led to: * too many missed meals or off-plan eating or too much alcohol * skipped workouts *...

The New Year is almost here. Like everyone working in fitness I have a LOT to do. Training programs to design, emails to answer, newsletters to write, client consults to prep for. And “helpful content” to create. None of which is rocket science. But it’s all time consuming, especially if you’re of the mind that any work worth doing is worth doing well. And I can always put in more effort, make...

Some people need strict and specific eating directions. It's not always a knowledge or experience thing. They just do better when things are laid out in VERY black and white terms. i.e. "8 oz grilled or baked chicken or turkey breast." On the other hand, some respond much better to looser, no-counting type recommendations like "a palm sized portion of lean meat or fish." You can make intelligent...

While contest dieting for the Olympia, Dorian Yates would dream he was bingeing on sausages and fast food. He’d wake up panic-stricken, and for a brief moment, he'd think he had just eaten those foods. And then he'd remember—he doesn't keep junk food in the house. So, arguably the most focused bodybuilder of all time wasn’t 100% confident in his willpower. Nor did he feel it wise to test it...