I'm not talking about sushi. As much as I love crushing raw fish loaded with sticky rice, I'm talking about a new way to engage your core, hone spatial awareness, and tie the hips and abdominals together. If you're a youth coach, parent, or strength coach reading...
I'm going to get right to the point: everyone needs to cut the shit about bulky being bad. "Don't lift weights or you'll get bulky" is one I've heard endless times. Another one that irks me is this meme that has been floating around since the women's...
As a coach, I'm put on the spot a lot and drilled with questions on soccer, training, and exercise science related topics. Without hesitation, I have an answer 99.9% of the time. The other .1% of the time I either 1) am accepting I'm not a...
"The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one." - Elbert Hubbard Fact: you can't make it through life with a clean slate. You're going to make mistakes, face challenges, and have a handful of "oh shit" moments. If you look to fitness,...
Moments before writing this piece, I was asked to go on a yacht party in Miami with copious amounts of booze, exotic dudes, and Spanish pick up lines. Alas, I turned it down for the sake of blogging this article. So let's dive right into the...
This post is going to be all about me. As a heads up, it won't be an article written out of vanity or arrogance. There will be no photoshopped selfies. No bikini transformation photos. No endless rows of tupperware. No abs that can cut diamonds. Instead, I'll...
WOW. I'm honored to announce that I am featured on the latest episode of the WOW Collective Podcast with trainer and coach Nardia Norman - someone who I have looked up to for quite some time. I caught Nardia's eye after my Fitness Celebrity vs. Fitness Professional...
This much I know: you can't go through life with a clean slate. If you can, then you're Gandalf. Listen: everyone messes up. We all have a past, a story, a tale, an untold scandal. And oftentimes, it's totally unsexy, unconventional, and downright taboo. And I'd be ignorant...
I will never claim to be an "expert" in nutrition. But what I can say is I've been through a myriad of diets and gained valuable experience from each one. To give you an idea of my nutrition adventures, I've dabbled in paleo, vegan, vegetarian, carb...
I'll be honest: I would love to go back to the Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony era - a time when women burned bras, marched in front of the white house, and gained the right to vote. Talk about an epic time in American history. With...