Getting hurt sucks: Perhaps it's something going pop in your back mid-rep. Or a niggling pain in your shoulder that gets progressively worse. (Serves you right for trying to work through it.) Or even a non-workout related injury that still forces you to hit pause. All of the above suck royally, each in their own way. How much they suck depends on a lot of things outside of your control....

A while back I was diagnosed with ADHD. The biggest take-away was hardly an "a-ha!" moment: basically, I can't multi-task effectively. Now, yes, the research shows that no one can, really, but turns out I struggle with it even more than most. This is especially true with things that are mentally taxing and need a lot of focus, like writing, designing programs, or even thinking through a complex...

I get variations of this question a lot from my coaching clients: "Why u no adjust my calories? I've been stalled for 2 weeks!" As with many things, the most immediate answer is IT DEPENDS: on your caloric needs, age, activity, and body composition, etc. But beyond that, there are a number of reasons why I tend to wait a bit. Let me go through a few of them... First, sometimes it just takes time...

This week I'm gonna cover a really good question from a client: “Bryan, it ok to have both a goal for lifting AND a goal for cardio? I want to make big progress with my programs AND I want to be able to head out and run a 5k-10k if a pal asks without much notice. I hear so much conflicting information about ‘running will ruin your gains’ or ‘you can do cardio but keep heart rate.” Great...

I hate Spring Break. Well, no, I don't have an issue with a week off in the sun with family and friends. This is even more true for those summer vacations many folks are thinking about or planning right about now. Even from a coaching fat-loss perspective, there's nothing wrong with a week off the program. And yes, I do mean REALLY off: booze, tacos, pizza, zero exercise... IF — and it's a big...

I get this question a lot and again the answer is IT DEPENDS on your caloric needs, age, activity, and body composition. First of all, sugar isn't evil. It's simply glucose bound to fructose; however, it's "refined" using chemicals such as sulphur dioxide, phosphoric acid, and calcium hydroxide. But once you eat it the body breaks it down to glucose. In other words, effectively, it's a damn...

Here are three fat loss facts that suck: The healthiest diet ever is a bad fat loss diet if you aren’t in a weekly calorie deficit. If you're never hungry on your diet you probably aren’t losing any fat. The more your weekend diet resembles your weekday diet, the leaner you get. I can't change the rules, but I can help you win the game. 3 Fat Loss Facts that Suck • The healthiest diet ever is a...