Mastering our instincts and refining our strengths happens when we make the commitment to eat smart, train hard, and enjoy our lives. Establishing strong, healthy habits can be challenging though, and keeping commitments we make even to ourselves may prove a bit more challenging if we don’t have a plan of action and the accountability […]
Programing Your Press: Submaximal Training for Maximum Results!
We have a saying in our lifting community: “The meaning of life is pressing heavy shit above your head!”. If there is one lift I absolutely LOVE, it’s the military press. In fact, over the years I believe the military press as become my favorite lift of all time, the kettlebell snatch being a close […]
If You Can Dream It. . .
Yesterday I had a conference call with someone I consider one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. We had briefly met at a business summit years ago, and said intelligent dude would go on to grow his own business consulting firm. Given the direction I am headed lately in terms of writing, […]
The Narrative We Tell Ourselves Determines Our Reality
I cannot tell you how often I have heard the phrase “I am stuck” these past few weeks. As a coach, I take that to heart considering it is my job to get you where you want to be physically through eating smart and training even smarter. I can remember a coach of mine a […]
The Season for Strength
A friend of mine recently told me that change can be a very frightening thing if we don’t have support to walk through the changes in the seasons of our lives. Having worked with hundreds of clients all over the globe, I got to thinking about change, and the changes I have seen both in […]
The Push Press Vs. the Military Press and How These Two can Tango
We have a saying in our lifting community, and that saying is this: “The meaning of life is lifting heavy shit above your head.” Since becoming one of the only women in the world who has completed a strict double 28kg press, I am proud to say that the very lifting of heavy things has […]
Kettlebells for Your Barbell Deadlift: The “WHAT THE HELL?!” Effect
Confession: I am beginning to dive into the world of barbell training. I was exposed to the barbell deadlift by a number of lifting coaches through Industrial Athletics, and since then, I have started to fall in love with picking a huge hunk of weight up and putting it back down. Don’t get me wrong, […]