Here are 20 more random thoughts of mine about fitness and life. As always, I am NOT speaking in black and white… 1. If your goals are not authentically yours, in most…
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Owning My Mental Fitness
I’ve always made physical fitness a huge priority of mine. This will never change. However, I’ve finally decided that I am going to make my mental fitness my number one priority, so…
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Pull-Ups In Your 70s? Anything Is Possible
This is pretty amazing, and shows what a sound training program that is followed consistently can accomplish. My client Sue has the goal of being able to do an unassisted pull-up. She…
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Words Matter
Words are extremely powerful tools that can build people up, or can completely break them down. Using the words dysfunctional, weak, asymmetrical, unstable, and many others, is extremely counterproductive. In fact, these…
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45 Of My Random Thoughts About Training: Part 2
In no particular order, here are 45 of my random thoughts on training. If you haven’t read part 1, you can do so here. Part 1 was originally a Facebook post, but…
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Reflection
Over the past while I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. I am often very hard on myself in all parts of my life, which is both a good and bad thing.…
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37 Random Thoughts About My Nutrition
People often ask me how I eat, and I rarely talk about it, so I’ve compiled this list. To be VERY clear, there is no ‘’one size fits all’’ approach to nutrition,…
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50 Of My Random Thoughts About Training
This was originally a Facebook post, but because I think the information is extremely relevant and helpful, and because the feedback has been so positive, I decided to turn the post into…
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Strengthen And Build Your Upper Body: 5 Push-Up Variations You Likely Haven’t Tried Before
Push-ups are absolutely one of my favorite upper body exercises. They strengthen and develop all of the muscles in the upper body, particularly the shoulders, chest, and triceps, they require no equipment…
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10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Excelling At Pull-Ups
The pull-up is one of the most beneficial, empowering, and badass exercises you can do. This versatile exercise can be performed anywhere, anytime. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the population cannot perform…
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How I Program My Own Training
For quite some time, I’ve had many people ask me how I program my own training. While I know exactly what I want to accomplish, and how I want my body and…
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Taking A Stand And Fighting For My Message Of Authenticity, Integrity, And Consistency
This is a bit of a long post, but is something that I needed/wanted to say. While what I talk about below might be insignificant to some, it is important to me.…
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Women Are Not Delicate Flowers. Stop Telling Us To ”Be Careful”
”Be careful, you might get hurt,” ”be careful, that weight might be too heavy,” ”be careful you don’t get too muscular,” and an abundance of other ”be careful’s” are words that we…
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Dear Fitness Industry
Dear fitness industry, When it comes to females and fitness, we are facing an uphill battle, but it’s a battle that we can conquer and defeat. On an everyday basis, women and…
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The Female Perspective On Fitness Trends That Are Downright Ineffective, Insulting, And Dangerous
While the fitness industry has come a long way, it is painfully clear that female strength coaches and physiotherapists are still brutally under-represented. We have a long way to go until many…
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There Is No Such Thing As A ”Girl” Version Of An Exercise – Words Matter
Words carry a tremendous amount of power. Your own dialogue, or how something is phrased, can set you up to succeed, or can make your path to your goals incredibly daunting. One…
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Body Shaming Is Not Ok. Words Are Extremely Powerful Weapons
I can absolutely say that this is the first time I have ever used an expletive in a title of one of my articles, but this is an incredibly important topic, and…
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Fatigue Is Not A Badge Of Honour. In Many Instances, It’s A Badge of Stupidity And Will Jeopardize Your Results
When you look around most gyms, it is very common to observe people who are grunting, sweating, and violently thrashing about like the girl in The Exorcist. In other instances, you will…
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Owning It Part 2: Addressing The Cause
If you have not read my original blog post Owning It, I suggest you do before you read this because it sets the background for this article. Otherwise, this article might not…
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Owning It – How Finally Being True To Myself Helped My Workouts And Nutrition Evolve
Working out and eating are two very powerful tools that can be used to enhance all facets of your life. Unfortunately, many people use both to control certain elements of their life…
