Today I did something I’ve never done before. I deadlifted 500 pounds. I’m not saying this to brag, but to share with you how I did it. For the longest time I was stuck around 400-450 pounds, and just couldn’t make the leap to 500 pounds. Something was holding me back, and I’m pretty sure …
I was at the gym today working out when I overheard somebody nearby complain they thought they were overtraining so it would be a good idea to take a week off of working out. I did a double take like I just saw Erin Andrews walk by when I heard this. In fact, I snapped …
I have a confession to make. I like big butts. One of my mentors in the fitness industry is Mike Boyle and he believes the glute (butt) muscles are the most important muscles in the human body. Unfortunately, most people are suffering from inverted booty syndrome. You know, when their butt is so small is …
So there I was doing some last minute cramming before my big final in my Biochem class when I suddenly felt like I was going to black out. I really needed to get a good grade on this exam or else I would be pushing whether or not I would pass the class, and I …
Ok maybe it’s not all your fault, but it’s definitely your responsibility. Ask yourself, are you where you want to be right now? There’s a good chance there’s something holding you back from achieving the greatness you were meant for. If you give it some thought you know exactly what you need to do to …
This is the childhood story my great grand pappy used to tell me when I was just knee high to a grasshopper. It’s about the little chubby fruit that everybody used to make fun of in school because they thought he was fat and ugly. We’ll call him Avi. Now Avi had the body of …
I woke up this morning from a crazy dream that had me as a contestant on Jeopardy: Weight loss Edition. I found it funny I was on Jeopardy considering I’m one of those people who shout the answer at the TV only to be wrong 90% of the time. Then I look around and I’m …
I was doing some front squats yesterday when my friend Larry came up to me asking what the heck I was doing. He rolled his eyes when I told him I was doing front squats as he has been doing that particular exercise for nearly 10 years strong now. He then said, “no no no …
Just the other day I was feeling pretty tired and the mere thought of working out made me want to crawl into my bed. It had been a long week filled with plenty of workouts, but today I was planning a very tough and intense one. My body was already achy to the point I …
I had been training Becky for about a month when she came up to me with a look of frustration as she asked why she hasn’t lost any weight. She had been following my dieting suggestions as well as my workout program for the past 30 days after all. She looked like she wanted to …