The ‘Lazy’ Way to Stick to Your Goals

Let’s be honest. Between back-to-back meetings and the kids soccer practice, “willpower” is usually the first thing to run out by 5:00 PM. If you’ve been struggling to stick to a health routine, I have some good news. It’s not a lack of discipline. It’s a...

Endurance vs. Hypertrophy vs. Strength

Most people train hard, but they don’t train on purpose. The easiest way to get clarity is to understand the 3 main outcomes lifting can produce. Muscular Endurance, Hypertrophy, and Strength. Muscular endurance = how long your muscles can keep workingPlain English:...

Confucius has a line I keep coming back to…

“Thinking without learning is dangerous. Learning without thinking is wasted effort.” If there’s one place that shows up in modern life, it’s the gym. Most people I meet are drowning in training “thought”: Arguing about optimal rep ranges Obsessing over...

Where Your Health Focus Actually Needs to Be

How do we define focus? Technically, focus is “the center of interest or activity.” When we think about health or fitness goals, we’re really choosing the two or three health markers or fitness capacities we care most about improving. When our goals are clear, our...