Articles
Strength, mindset, and the long game from The Lift.
March 10, 2026
Before You Talk Yourself Out of It — Read This First
A No-Nonsense Guide to What Strength Training Actually Feels Like When It's Done Right Most people who walk into a gym…
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February 25, 2026
Training Is Like Farming
I think I remember Stephen Covey in his book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People making reference to what I believe…
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February 20, 2026
Strong Looks Different Than You Think—A Case for the Barbell — From a Coach Who Gets It
For most women, walking into a weight room for the first time can feel like showing up to a party where you don't know…
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February 18, 2026
Can You Afford To Wing It? Why Random Workouts Are Costing You Strength, Muscle, And Time After 40
If you're over 40 and serious about getting stronger, leaner, and more resilient, the single most important factor in…
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January 23, 2026
Scrolling Between Sets? No Bueno
When most people try to change their body, they obsess over programs, rep ranges, and heart rate zones. Those things…
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January 14, 2026
Over 40 and Exhausted? Get Strong Anyway
For many people over 40, the biggest barriers to consistent strength and conditioning are pretty simple: time and…
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January 5, 2026
Grease The Groove: The Simple Method to Master Push-Ups and Pull-Ups
When I was a kid, my dad…our family called him Rog (aka Roger)…taught me something that would stick with me for life.…
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November 7, 2025
The Reward Circuit
I'd like to drop a little more brain-science on you today – this time looking at the effects of "good" things happening……
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November 7, 2025
Social Time Suck
The other day I was talking with a couple of members about social media – specifically about the dopamine hits we get…
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November 7, 2025
Make This Switch For Success
For today's post… in full transparency… I'm going to take the easy route… I'm going to share a newsletter that I saved…
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October 15, 2025
Stress Ate My Brain
I've been reading a lot lately about achieving peak performance in life – from the woo-woo side of things to positive…
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October 2, 2025
One More TIME
Here's one more email related to time… By the way, I appreciate you taking the time to read it. ;-b I want to address…
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September 25, 2025
My Recent Thoughts About TIME
I've been thinking a lot about time lately. When you study it, you realize it's actually a pretty fascinating…
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September 16, 2025
Four Weeks To Forever
One of the things I struggle with the most as a fitness professional is our society's need for instant gratification……
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September 2, 2025
Shoes Matter
I'm going to shift gears today and cover a topic that I've had a number of discussions on recently with clients – it's…
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September 2, 2025
Barriers Vs. Boundaries
In our recent mastermind meeting we spent a lot of time discussing barriers and boundaries and how they impact our Four…
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July 25, 2025
Pearly Whites & Fat Loss
I've got my semi-annual (that's 2x/year, right?) dentist appointment today, and it got me thinking about fitness and fat…
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July 25, 2025
Fascinating & Funny Fact
I learned something kind of funny… Do you know what treadmills were used for BEFORE someone got the idea to use them for…
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June 30, 2025
Which Are You Counting?
I stepped in today to help coach some of our training sessions while one of my coaches is on vacation – I'll post some…
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June 30, 2025
Got Sleep?
Sleep just isn't an exciting topic to most people. If anything, it's a stressful topic considering about a third of…
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May 22, 2025
Strong Fixes Almost Everything
This is the most glaring issue I've seen throughout my 32 years of helping people transform their bodies…and it shows up…
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May 1, 2025
The Other Half Of The Battle
When I was a kid if I wasn't out on my BMX bike or playing pick-up sports with my friends, I loved watching after school…
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May 1, 2025
Dieting vs. Lifestyle: What's the Difference?
You've no doubt heard the ominous statistic: two-thirds of people who lose weight gain even more back within four or…
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July 23, 2024
This Simple Habit Can Be A Game-Changer For You
If you're reading this, I'm going to assume (dangerous, I know ;-b) that you want to become the best version of…
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July 23, 2024
The First Step to Success in Pretty Much Anything
Is there anything in your life that you'd like to be more successful at? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume…
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July 23, 2024
Defining Moments
We often place so much value and emphasis on one single event in our lives…and we let it define us – good or bad.…
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July 23, 2024
Are You Obsessed? I Might Be…
Some people think those of us who work out on a consistent basis and really focus on supportive nutrition are "obsessed"…
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