Stress is a misused and misunderstood word. Everything is a stressor to your body. But some types of stress are good for you. There are two kinds of stress: Eustress – stress that’s quickly settled…
Is Your Mom to Blame for Your Unhealthy Diet?
What matters more in shaping who you are as a person: your parents or your environment? Let’s assume you have the same parents, but instead of growing up in London or Boston, you’d grown up…
Do You Need a Cheat Day like The Rock?
I love The Rock. He’s so charismatic he could make Daria Morgendorffer smile. Like Arnold before him, The Rock has encouraged thousands of people to hit the gym and lift weights. But there’s one aspect…
Marriage Advice is Crap: Here’s What You Need to Know
My wife asked me a question that caught me completely off-guard. “Knowing what you know now about marriage, what advice would your friends, or anyone you know, about marriage? For a moment, I wanted to…
Is Plant-Based Protein Worth the Hype?
Plant-based protein products are becoming “the next big thing” in the health world. And that was true long before last year when The Game Changers — that hideous, cherry-picked, and misleading documentary — came out…
Michael Jordan, a Failed Dream, and a Life Lesson Learned
Growing up, I worshiped Michael Jordan. Like most kids in the 90s, I wanted to be like Mike. I too was a kid from North Carolina. And a kid who wanted nothing more than to…
How to Build Your Own Workouts (In the time of Coronavirus)
For the last two weeks, I’ve been knee deep in altering nearly all my online training clients plans. With gyms around the world closing, I’ve had to switch my clients programs over to bodyweight workouts,…
How to Feel Your Biceps
You came here because you want to know how to feel your biceps more when you curl. And as much as I want to tell you dope facts about kangaroos and their biceps, you didn’t…
You Can’t Have More Time, But You Can Do This
Have you ever heard of the nirvana fallacy? Coined in 1969 by economist Harold Demsetz, the nirvana fallacy happens when you compare an actual thing with unrealistic or idealized alternatives. Any time you feel you…
The Kick Ass Lessons I Learned from 36 Different Books in 2019
There isn’t much in my life that I’ve ever been consistent with. I wanted a lot of things, sure. But I rarely put in the effort, at least consistent effort, to watch myself achieve most…