A while back, Alex Viada urged people to stop seeing a training plateau as bad. "Because improved form and efficiency, greater fat oxidation, and reduced glycogen consumption per unit of work done are all TERRIBLE, especially for lifters." Even if sarcasm isn't your thing, I thought this was an EXCELLENT example of re-framing—a technique I frequently use with people "stuck" in a fat loss rut....

A friend of mine is a notorious “speed dieter.” In the past 10 years, he’s hopped from Paleo to Carb Backloading to High Carb/Low Fat to Carnivore. And I’m sure I’m missing a few. But he’s not a “failed dieter.” In fact, he says he’s had good results with all of them—and I believe him. One could even argue that this is a good thing. You’re experimenting with your body and finding out what works...

You've been there. I know for damn sure I have. You look at your schedule and there it is—a solid stretch of relative normalcy. A good run of time where you could commit to getting leaner, or bigger, or even just clean-house on some bad habits that have taken hold of late. But to make sure you REALLY nail it, you hire a coach or invest in a meal service. Hell, you even demand your family gets on...

When it comes to health and fitness, what’s often overlooked in the decision-making process is prioritizing what fits YOU — specifically, what fits your individual needs, schedule, limitations, and family life. And it’s not just practical—it's powerful. It renders many of the nonsense ‘what’s optimal?’ arguments totally irrelevant. A classic example: “What frequency is best for building muscle?...

If you find yourself constantly questioning every last detail of your training or nutrition program, it's going to fail. Guaranteed. Even if it IS the "absolute best plan" for you. On the other hand, if you go all-out on a "sorta okay but definitely not ideal" plan, you WILL make progress. Guaranteed. But if your gut reaction is to jump straight to WHY you’re stuck in your head, here are the...

The fat-loss game is full of inconvenient truths. And they cut right through a lot of the industry bullshit. The biggest? The healthiest diet EVER is a bad fat-loss diet if you aren't in a weekly calorie deficit. And while tracking is the baseline for getting that right, here’s the litmus test that rarely fails: If you're never hungry on your diet you probably aren't losing any fat. I can’t tell...

A while back, a new client was having a tough time and emailed me the following question: "When does it stop being so hard?" Of course, I shot back some snark: "It stops being hard on June 17, 2021. At 2:37 pm. Eastern Time." I then followed with this: "It stops being hard when the process becomes routine and kinda fun." That's the honest truth. Not “when it’s over”, or even “when you start...