Why do we stick to some goals and drop the ball hard on other goals? Why is motivation so short lived? From my experiences I’ve come to learn that most people’s motivational reasons are external versus internal.  When it’s a very personal internal reason, it becomes more of an inspirational factor, and creates a bigger [...]

*This blog post initially started as a private email to a small group that I am training right now, but as I got into the meat of my advice I realized this could help even more people, such as my blog readers. The short story of my group is that they have just completed 4 [...]

It’s easy to fall into the trap of mindless working out.  Thousands and thousands of people exercise just to exercise, and sometimes that’s a good thing because honestly everyone should be exercising to reap the benefits.  However, just like any endeavor in life, if it doesn’t have a purpose then the activity will come to [...]

Alright, so like I said in the previous blog post, I’m going to switch gears here and talk more about more lessons learned in the fitness arena and how to be more awesome in 2011.  Get ready for the Barney Stinson quotes 10 Minute Workouts Are Legit – If you have the appropriate combination of [...]

Yesterday I shared my reflections on 2010 and some of the lessons I’ve learned.  So today, I figured I’ll just lay out the rest and get on with it. * Technology Is A Double Edged Sword – with today’s coolest gadgets from the iPhone, iPad, Droid’s, etc you would think that the ability to multi-task [...]

This blog post is a reflection on the many lessons learned and relearned in my frenzied and furious year of 2010, in which, if you also follow the Chinese zodiac was the Year of the Tiger. The year of the Tiger represents explosiveness, disagreement, disasters, but also big and bold moves, and that no task [...]

It was a crazy busy weekend for me at my gym. Saturday we hosted an “Intro to Kettlebell” workshop, held our popular boot camp, supported my good friend Marisa with her “cult like” group ex class, and promoted our bridal boot camp at a local wedding expo. Each event was high energy and I met [...]

It was a busy weekend with my wife’s family celebrating three birthdays and the blessing of my son. It almost felt like Thanksgiving and Christmas all over again with all the awesome food, gifts, and most importantly the gathering of family in which there was a lot of catching up to do with everyone. When [...]

Alright, so I hope you’ve been able to digest reasons 1 through 5 from the previous blog post .  Some of these reasons may seem harsh for some, but it may also be the wake up call you’ve been needing in order to start seeing results from your fitness program. Let’s not waste any more [...]

We’re now into the third week of January, and a crucial week it is for fitness buffs partaking in their New Year’s Resolutions. You’ve been working out hard, you’ve been trying to eat right, but you’re still not seeing results. Most people never stop to think of other factors that might influence their lack of [...]