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I hope this post doesn’t offend you……
We are the example to our children of what’s “normal”. Is it normal for your child to see you set goals and follow through even when it gets tough? Is it normal for your child to see you let fear and anxiety control your life and avoid the gym? Is it normal for your child to see you make fitness as much of your routine as brushing your teeth? I am far from a perfect parent, but I try my best to make sure my daughter knows the gym is a fun and welcoming place and she LOVES to be a part of it.

Want to increase your motivation, tenacity, grit, and perseverance? The study linked below states that to get better at doing things you don’t want to…..you have to start doing things you don’t want to. Start small, but know that the more you do hard things, the better you get at motivating yourself to do hard things.

The Tenacious Brain: How the Anterior Mid-Cingulate Contributes to Achieving Goals Tenacity--persistence in the face of challenge--has received increasing attention, particularly because it contributes to better academic achievement, career opportunities and health outcomes. We review evidence from non-human primate neuroanatomy and ...

Saying you don’t have time to workout is like saying you can’t go get gas because you’re on E, exercise increases your productivity and motivation. I would argue you don’t have time NOT to workout

To improve low self-esteem, one should perform esteemed acts…….It doesn’t take 1 giant effort, start small and just maintain

Shoulder hurting after barbell bench press? Then STOP barbell benching! If you really want to grow your pecs so big you need a man-bra then try deep high volume flies. But if you must bench…..then use proper form. Retract your shoulder blades, plant your feet, engage your lats, warm up properly, stretch afterwards, and take lots of ibuprofen. Or just switch to dumbbells……

Setting fitness goals should be looked at the same way you set life goals. Pick a long term goal, let's say 2 years. 100lbs weight loss. It seems overwhelming, but if you break it down into short term goals it's more than achievable. That is 1 lbs a week, 4 lbs. a month, 50 lbs. a year. Don't expect results in 1 day, trust the process, and don't get overwhelmed. It's not as hard as you think it's going to be......

If you are trying to optimize your health with diet, exercise, and supplements, but aren’t focusing on your sleep, then you are missing potentially the #1 most important factor in having a healthy lifestyle. When referring to improving fitness metrics, getting proper sleep is on par with anabolic steroids in terms of recovery and improvement. Fix your sleep

Sleep Toolkit: Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing | Huberman Lab Podcast #84 In this episode, I describe a comprehensive toolkit consisting of behavioral and supplement-based tools that you can customize to enhance the quality, durati...