Back when I was a personal trainer working with clients one-on-one I only had to rely on myself to get the job done. As long as I got results for my clients and hustled, everything worked out fine… until it didn’t. As my business grew, I started to collaborate with other trainers and build a team. It was a natural progression, but it forced me to take a look at how I was running things.
Continue readingWeight loss can be just as much a mental game as it is a physical one, and this especially applies to hitting weight loss plateau and stalls.
Going from where you are right now to your ideal body is going to be filled with ups and downs, temptations, slip ups and some confusion.
Tracking your calories is a useful method that helps you better understand portion sizes the calorie density of common foods you’re eating.
When your goal is weight loss you’ll need to be in a calorie deficit, which means you’re burning more calories than you’re eating or drinking.
If you’ve been around strength and conditioning for awhile you’ll likely know Joe Defranco. Joe is one of the OG’s who started the warehouse gym movement, became a trainer to the pros, and is now one of the most accomplished coaches in the industry.
He’s been there, done that, and still doing it.
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I grew up watching my oldest brother play rugby – something he still does to this day. The current captain of the Slovenian National Rugby Team, he has become someone the sport respects.
Continue readingEvery few years there’s a subject or two that seems to really gain a lot of traction in the nutrition and fitness industry.
These past two to three years hormones have become a hot topic of discussion, especially when it comes to your inability to lose weight.
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There are only two types of businesses: those who are going through tough times, and those that will go through tough times. The same goes for life. This is not just me being negative, it’s me being real. If you don’t think you’ll ever go through tough times, you won’t be prepared for them when they come. And if you’re not prepared, it’s hard to make it through your challenges as a winner.
Continue readingEvery now and again I get this uncontrollable feeling inside of me where I just have to sit down and write an article like this.
I can’t explain it.
I believe part of it is because it’s time to write this to myself.
You see I read around 2 books a week and have for over 5 years now (before it was one a week for 6 years), I’m in multiple masterminds and attend at least a dozen seminars a year (either speaking, learning, or both).
3 or 4 years ago I wrote a blog post with 99 lessons from life in it. At the time, I didn’t think much about. So when it went viral I was surprised by how many people enjoyed and shared it.
Last year I decided to give my original post an upgrade. I ended up rewriting a lot of it – pulling from my notes in my journals, my voice recordings, as well as insights on things I had changed since then.
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In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Vigor Coach, Theo Bowie to discuss the lessons we have learned and would tell our younger selves.
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