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What does “strength training” really mean?

It’s Friday, and I’m already thinking about happy hour tonight for my Uncle’s 50th birthday.  Even though I’m doing the 40-Day Forge and can’t enjoy cold suds, it’s gonna be awesome to hang with everyone…I mean, it’s almost been two whole months since I saw everybody at Christmas:)  So, let’s not

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Responsibility…The Ultimate Freedom

Last week, my son was late for school, and gave me the same old story…  “It wasn’t my fault!”  There was a fender bender on the highway that had traffic backed up like a clogged sink.  He didn’t want to hear it, but I told him, “It is your fault. 

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The 3 simple (not easy) fitness foundation steps

In a world obsessed with speed and instant gratification, we often forget the power of gradual, deliberate progress.  Rapid “results” and quick wins are sexy – they sell a ton of fitness products.  And they look great on ads.  BUT, they are rarely sustainable.  Years ago, my neighbor wanted to

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The unethical advice I got from the top trainer…

Many moons ago, my cousin and co-founder Ryan and I were down at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.  It’s not open to the public, but if you ever get the chance to attend, it is a scene.  Just about every brand you can imagine comes to one place to

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How to cure stiffness like the pros

PSA: Today is Valentine’s Day. If you and the one you love are into it, you’ve officially been reminded.  So, now that the dust has settled on the Super Bowl, I revisited what football players do the day after games.  Now, if you haven’t been to a game up close,

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Hate to break it to you…chaos IS our normal

“After this week, things will slow down again.”  “After I get over this cold, I’ll get back into it.”  “After we get back from vacation, I’ll get to the gym.”  We all say some version of those.  Every. Single. One of us.  Every week, I get at least one text

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