Getting Ripped by Getting Through the Suck Stage

Getting Ripped by Getting Through the Suck Stage

Big guys often HATE getting lean because they have to go through the Suck Stage—those months where the scale is dropping yet they just feel smaller and weaker. But they’re losing fake “mass” — it doesn’t feel like it, but it really is all unhealthy, unwanted...
Committing to the “best” way to train

Committing to the “best” way to train

Since 1965, MILLIONS of people have lifted weights seriously enough to call themselves bodybuilders. And yet only 16 guys have EVER earned the sports ultimate prize: being crowned Mr. Olympia. 16 winners since 1965. And they say winning the Stanley Cup is a tall...

How to Bring Yourself Back Up: Fill a Gap

This is my favorite tweet so far this year: My dad died when I was 8. Every week a few of the dads on my hockey team would offer to tie my skates. Not in a big showy way, in a quiet kind way. They filled the gap. Find a way to fill the gap for someone. It’ll make you...
“I know I shouldn’t feel this bad…”

“I know I shouldn’t feel this bad…”

Recently, three clients lost their beloved family pets. Each client kindly informed me of this on their weekly check in form, in part to explain days of blank diet logs and missed workouts, but also because they know I understand exactly how they’re feeling. But what...