Last week, I covered five of the most important lessons I’ve learned in a decade of coaching. This week, I’ll unveil the next five. You can read the full article here, but to recap: Care More Ask More Questions Overcomplicate Before You Simplify Be a Good Lifter Set High Standards Let’s start the second half, …
This fall marks the 10-year anniversary of my official coaching career. In 2012, I accepted my first paid coaching internship during graduate school at Xceleration Sports Training on Long Island. Although I’d “coached” some friends and teammates during undergrad, I consider this my coaching anniversary because it was the first time I’d actually gotten paid …
I just realized that I didn’t post a “28 Lessons from 28 years” on my birthday last year. I also realized over a week late that I didn’t write one on my birthday this year either. Before senility fully sets in, here are 29 lessons related to fitness, business and life in general that I’ve …
Two weeks ago, I completed my first 400 pound bench press. This had been a goal of mine since the second I hit my first 315 press, which was a LONG time ago. The journey from the 3’s to the 4’s has been fun, but not without its share of ups and downs. Every struggle …
Today is my 27th birthday. Looking back, 26 was pretty awesome. I got engaged. I got a job at one of the greatest training facilities on the planet. I won my first Best Lifter award. And of course, I met a lot of awesome people and learned a lot of valuable lessons. As I continue …
Today I turn 26 years old. My girlfriend and I had an interesting conversation yesterday when she asked me if, when I was younger, I had any idea what I wanted to do by the time I was 26. Well, I loved dinosaurs when I was a toddler, so I wanted to be a paleontologist …
