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I spoke with our interns recently, and a theme came up that I’ve seen for years when educating trainers:  Black-and-white thinking.  In a matter of two sentences, I heard:  exercise technique is “right” or “wrong”  muscles “activate” or don’t  technique needs to be “fixed”  That’s how many of us are

A few days ago, I ran into someone at the gym I hadn’t seen in a while.  A few months back, they were exercising hard — 5, 6, sometimes 7 days per week — and they were getting great results. They looked and felt great.    Then they disappeared.  When I

The other day, I spoke with a young trainer who told me she wants to open a kickboxing/MMA gym for women and train high-level fighters.  It immediately brought me back to my early 20s.  I used to think the same way:  Train pro athletes  Train high-level college athletes  Work with

“And then it all unravels after 6:00PM!”   I was talking to someone recently who was proud of their consistency… during the day.   They were exercising regularly. Eating “clean.” Hitting protein. Keeping calories under control.  And then the night-time pattern creeps in.    Pre-dinner snacking. Buffet-style dinner. Hostess kids snacks (FYI- cream-filled

Most of us think of a “checklist” as something you’d use for work, travel, or a project.  However, checklists exist everywhere in your life, even if it’s not written down.    Every day, you run a mental checklist of what “normally happens”: Wake up → coffee → work → dinner →

I was listening to a podcast where someone explained why they hired pest control.  They didn’t have mice.  They just didn’t want mice.  They weren’t waiting for scratching in the walls. They paid for prevention.  Fitness is similar.  Many of us — myself included at one point — have felt