Spring is a funny time of year. The weather is changing, the temperature is up and down, and lots of us are getting sick. When people get sick, they take medicine, so spring is a popular time for people to stock up on supplements they think will keep them healthy. I’d rather take a proactive …
Fact: nutrition is often the one factor holding people back from reaching their health and fitness goals. Fact: many people would have a much easier time dialing in their nutrition if they knew how to cook tasty food. I’ll never forget the day I decided I was going to eat myself to a new state …
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The New Year is over a month old now, and most New Years resolutions have been forgotten or tossed aside. There’s a simple reason for this: most resolutions focus too much on the RESULT and not enough on the PROCESS. This mindset has been HUGE for me in athletics, coaching, school, relationships, you name it. …
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” – Joseph Brodsky I did more reading in 2013 than in the past decade combined. Unfortunately, I still didn’t read for pleasure as much as I’d like. Even more unfortunately, I tried and failed (twice) to read some fiction. Either way, …
After a recent conversation with a friend revealed that he didn’t think Kevin Hart was funny, I was furious. Surely this friend (you know who you are) simply lacked the intellectual fortitude to appreciate Mr. Hart’s elevated brand of humor. To further widen the knowledge gap between me and my comedically-challenged friend, I went back …
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A new co-worker recently made his home out on the quad in front of my building. His name is Indomitable, and he’s a 10-foot tall Kodiak bear cast in bronze. Besides looking like an absolute boss, Indomitable reminds me of a few important lessons each time I walk by him: 1. Don’t go camping in …
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It’s no surprise that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Tons of food, family, football and napping – that’s as good as it gets. In between bouts of turkey, potatoes and stuffing (yes, bout, like a boxing match, because I was sweating a lot and needed verbal encouragement to stay conscious), I had time to ponder …
Did you know that nutritional supplement sales reportedly exceeded $11.5 billion in the United States in 2012? The same report by Packaged Facts predicts that figure will skyrocket to over $15 billion by 2017. That’s a lotta cash. This statistic isn’t alarming just because of its sheer size. It’s alarming because most supplements do not …
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If you’re reading this blog, chances are I’m not your mother. But I’m still going to tell you to eat your vegetables. Between coaching and personal training, I’ve read my fair share of food logs, and it always amazes me how many people eat hardly ANY vegetables. And if they DO eat vegetables, it’s something …
Ah, the million dollar question. Always the first inquiry from budding gym rat to well-muscled iron veteran. Not “how long have you been training?” Not “how much sleep do you get each night?” Not even “can I please touch your rippling pecs?” Nope. The first question is almost always “Bro, what supplements do you take?” …
