Here in Madison, Wisconsin, it finally felt like summer is coming. We had a beautiful weekend. Summer officially starts in about 10 weeks, so I figured for those of you wanting something to work towards and follow along with, I would come up with a 10 week guide to working towards or even reaching yourContinue reading “10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 1”
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5 Key Habits of Finding YOUR Success
When it comes to being successful in anything, I feel there are some very common underlying things that everyone does to find success or failure. Whether you are trying to lose weight, get super jacked for summer, or just trying to overcome a physical or mental struggle – your mind can be a very powerfulContinue reading “5 Key Habits of Finding YOUR Success”
To Cheat, Or Not to Cheat?
If you spend any time looking into fitness and health recommendations, you are bound to come across a steamy topic: the cheat. No, this isn’t cheating on your workout partner with another bro – because that is against the bro code, and you only lift with your main bro on bro arm day, bro… SorryContinue reading “To Cheat, Or Not to Cheat?”
Is Corporate America Keeping Us Fat?
Last night my wife and I were talking about our days at work, and something interesting came up in our conversation. She said that every time something goes wrong or something bad happens at work, everyone gets an email saying they are ordering in pizza, getting an ice cream bar, or treats brought into theContinue reading “Is Corporate America Keeping Us Fat?”
“But what do you do for cardio?” – Answering that awkward question…
I had just finished up with my 5AM workout group for the day. They had all just busted their butts doing some circuit style full body training, a little boxing work, and a few running sessions all before the sun came up. As we gathered in close to stretch out after the workout, I wasContinue reading ““But what do you do for cardio?” – Answering that awkward question…”
Change Your Mindset; Never Fail Again
We are just over a week into New Years resolutions, hopefully yours is going strong – if you made one. One of mine has been to actively learn more. Through books and podcasts, I am trying to vary my learning between exercise, nutrition, and mental health/motivation education. This week I started reading Tom Venuto’s “BurnContinue reading “Change Your Mindset; Never Fail Again”
Your REACTION to Stress is Keeping You Fat
“Stress causes higher cortisol, and cortisol is a fat storing hormone, and if you have too much, it’s hard to lose weight”…or something. While this somewhat true, it is not the real reason as to why you are struggling to lose weight. Stress DOES cause you to have a slight increase in cortisol. Cortisol alone DOESContinue reading “Your REACTION to Stress is Keeping You Fat”
Is Your Healthy Diet Obsession Really Hurting You?
The other day I was at the grocery store; I saw a quite thin girl intensely reading a nutrition label on the back of a product. She held it close to her face, scoured the label up and down, made a “yikes” face, and put it back on the shelf. What was she reading? ItContinue reading “Is Your Healthy Diet Obsession Really Hurting You?”