With fat loss, we all seek non-stop progress. Preferably lightning fast, too. Oh, and while we're asleep, if at all possible. Especially since there was — for many of us — a brief time, in the early days, when our progress might’ve actually felt that way. Think back to when you first started lifting or got your diet in order. Maybe you dropped five pounds in the first week or added weight to the...

As I've gotten older and coached more people around my age and stage of life, I've increasingly come to believe in getting the most out of the least. That's not doing minimal work and it's certainly not minimal effort. It's just respecting that your focus and energy are finite. So you can either do your absolute best, most intense work briefly, or do "sub-max" work but lot's more of it. Nothing...

Working out on vacation is a hot topic pretty much every July/August. It’s also a source of considerable anxiety. I've known people who stress so much about training on their summer holiday that they turn vacations upside down just to find a gym. Or worse, they just don't go at all. So, how do I approach this subject with clients? Well, I hate to say it but... "it depends." Here are some of the...

There are many diet and exercise “challenges" out there. Most are directed at attracting newbies, which might actually be counterproductive: isn’t the process (not to mention life) already challenging enough? Instead of simply railing against the concept of a challenge, however, I like to note that, for the committed folks, there are a couple challenges that can really make your life...