Happy New Year! You read right. September 1st or the day after Labor Day signals the start of the real New Year. It’s when summer ends, school starts, and much of the corporate world emerges from it's summer siesta. It’s also when many people decide it’s time to buckle down and get into or (back into shape. And as a coach I’m here for it, because this is the BEST time of year to get the muscle...

Is dieting difficult? Maybe you need to rewrite your story. No, not revise your history—there’s more than enough “truth massaging" in this field already. I’m talking about changing how you think about and describe your relationship with food. For example, one of my clients always says he loves to eat BIG. But he’s also in the midst of a fat-loss phase right now and routinely responds to any drop...

How is it that some people can “easily” skip workouts or indulge in epic cheats? It’s not because they’re somehow special or fundamentally different to you. You’ve just got to realize that you’re not seeing the many months (and often years) of consistent hard work that led to that moment. Much like social media, it’s only the “highlight reel.” Substantially changing your body needs consistency...

People tweak their fat-loss diets WAY too often. ‘Cause provided your plan was sensible to begin with—and the issue isn't compliance—the best response to a week of "zero progress" is to repeat it another week. It’s an inconvenient truth, but sometimes results just take longer to manifest than we’d like. And frankly, your body doesn’t give a hoot about your personal timetable. But the main reason...

I'm sorta on vacation. I say sorta because it's been WAY too stressful to be considered a vacation! That's another story. Anyway, working out on vacation is a hot topic this time of year. It’s also a source of considerable anxiety. I've known people who stress so much about training on holiday that they turn vacations upside down just to find a gym. Or worse, just not go at all. So how do I...

Every fat-loss diet stalls. It's really just a case of when and why. Cause fat loss is seldom linear and will invariably fluctuate anywhere from a pound or two down to a few ounces, and sometimes nothing at all. Hell, "weight" can even go UP at times—even when you're seemingly doing everything right. The body really can be fickle. So WHEN you find that fat loss has genuinely stalled, here's what...

The mechanics of fat loss can be taught in under an hour (sustaining a calorie deficit, eating enough protein, regular weight training), and yet it's still so damn hard for most people to pull off, consistently. The basics like figuring out your diet numbers and planning some meals isn't that tough. Nor is shopping, cooking, prepping, and especially TRACKING all those meals (family meals too)....