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Principles vs. Tactics

Finally got to watch Happy Gilmore 2 last night – thought it was very entertaining.  A fun game would be to write down every cameo appearance, and see who got the most by the end of the movie.   Nostalgia is a good tactic to get audiences to watch reboots.  But,

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 Working out should make you weaker.

Huh?  I’ll get to becoming weaker in a minute, but first let’s answer a question I hear a lot.  Should you work out every day?  The short answer…NO.   Well, kind of.  In the 18STRONG Membership training programs, we keep the workouts to 3 days per week of full-body strength training routines.   In

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Are you one of the weird ones?

This morning, I was playing with one of our guys at Mandatory Golf Friday, and kind of sheepishly, he “confessed” that he hadn’t lifted weights since high school.  I sometimes get that vibe from people like they’ve done something wrong if they’re not strength training 3-5 times per week.  Truth

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Motivation is overrated.

All week, we’ve been talking about how quick fixes don’t work (long-term).  And the response keeps rolling in.  So today, let’s get to the real engine behind long-term results—the thing that keeps you moving when the “motivation” runs out (and it ALWAYS does):  Your habits.  If we’re being honest with ourselves, we

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The real reason most people never stick with it…

Yesterday, we talked about instant gratification vs. long-term awesomeness, and the feedback was awesome.  Clearly, it hit home for a lot of our Crew.  So today, I wanted to go one layer deeper…  Why do we keep chasing the quick fix—even when we know it won’t last?  Yes, when we take emotion out

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Temporary actions create temporary results

So, this happens to me every year…  I run into a buddy at a pool party who told me all about his New Year’s Resolution in January.  And how he was finally going to get into shape and lose the pounds he’s added since college.  But when I see him

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