Why We Get Fat is the follow up book to Gary Taubes' best selling Good Calories/Bad Calories Both books examine why calorie counting is futile, why high carb diets have produced nothing but failure, and why almost everything we've been taught about weight loss/management is wrong. Good Calories/Bad Calories is like the War and Peace ... read more >
I'm sure you see all of these 3 day, 10 day, and 21 day challenges all over social media and you're thinking: "What's up with that? Is that worth my time? Did someone really lose 5 pounds of fat and gain 1 pound of muscle in 3 days???" (I actually saw that and shook my ... read more >
Spring is Here and it's time to get ready to enjoy more daylight and the longer days. Take the Spring Training Challenge!!! Post pics on social media and then tag me in them! I want to see what you guys come up with! Remember you don't have to do all 7 at once. Pick ... read more >
Health is commonly mistaken to mean the absence of disease. In reality, it is so much more than that. From a medical point of view, health is ultimately based upon the level of energy you experience on a daily basis. The more energy you have, the healthier you are and the more you are able ... read more >
I took a seminar from Rachel at the Perform Better Summit and I really liked her presentation. She and her husband Alwyn own a gym in Southern California and during her talk she showed snippets of their 8 week challenge programs for women. During these challenges, women aren't allowed to get on the scale but ... read more >
The above photo was taken at a Bodypump training about 5 years ago. It was one of the toughest trainings I have ever been through and the process of becoming a "Pump" instructor was a challenge but it was well worth it because it made me a much better instructor and coach. Back in those ... read more >
This year saw me walk right off the cliff believing that the parachute would open and so far it has. It has not been easy nor has it been perfect but I am still here and I have not given up. I believe that anything worth having or doing will take time to develop and ... read more >
As I said in my #3 Top Moment, I achieved my PUSH Goal and that was to stop training in a commercial gym. A PUSH Goal is the goal that will make all the rest of your goals happen. It's the snowball goal. For me, no longer training in a commercial gym setting meant I ... read more >
I have worked in commercial gyms for 10 years and I was tired of it. I even thought at the beginning of 2015 that I was done with training and fitness. My secret PUSH Goal was to go out and find a "real job" with a specific salary, benefits, and a regular schedule. I knew ... read more >
This was a very fun weekend and we didn't even go to the actual Olympia show. It was just a great time to be able to see people that I follow on social media live and in living color. Very motivating More than anything though it was fun to get away, get out ... read more >