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Be Specific AND have a Deadline

Well, the streak is over. Our annual, 8-mile trail run happening this Saturday that I’ve been doing for close to 10 years has been cancelled for me due to a calf injury I got running yesterday. The worst part? I felt great on the trail, then literally 4 steps onto the pavement…and my

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Motivation: “It’s not you. It’s me.”

Did you see that the Mets signed Juan Soto away from the Yankees for a cool 15-yr, $765M contract? Good lord. Maybe we should have all played baseball. Speaking of the Yankees, to paraphrase one of the most beloved St. Louis natives and fellow Yankee, Yogi Berra… “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The

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How to exploit the temporary power of motivation…

“I’m gonna get started on January 1st”.         -99.9% of the population  Yeah, I get that.  Whether you’re trying to lose weight, get stronger, get more toned, or whatever your goal is…  The next 22 days gives us a little time to get mentally prepared and have a

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Inconsistent Vs. Consistent

Welcome to the weekend from 30,000 feet above the great state of Illinois. I’m on my way to Farmington CC in Charlottesville for a weekend “working” with a group of awesome dudes who love this crazy game. Today may be the shortest email I’ve ever written because I came across the graphic

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Why do we do this to ourselves every year?

Every year, we do an 8-mile run through the hilly woods up on the Mississippi River (it’s next Saturday).  It’s pretty miserable while it’s happening, but the sense of accomplishment afterwards is equally as awesome.  So, every year we hang out with runners and I ask myself, “Man, do I

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Top 6 BS fitness claim red flags

Not only is it the holiday season, but also the “exaggerated, misleading, and scientifically unfounded exercise program claims” season.  For the second year in a row, I’ve been hearing the same cringy ad on the radio for a local weight loss clinic, so I checked out their website this morning. 

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