November 28
The Kaizen Principle
Never be satisfied with your current level of skill or development. Always try to improve, in every aspect of your life.
November 21
Don't Be the Strongest Weakling
Being the strongest guy at Planet Fitness is like being the leanest kid at fat camp. If you want to push your limits, surround yourself with people who are ahead of you in the game.
November 12
Find Your Fight
What are you fighting for? Why do you do this? Answer that question and all this training and diet stuff will get easier and more rewarding.
October 30
Change Your Thinking, Build Your Body
Start bending bars and setting personal records just by opening up your mind to a few new ideas.
October 29
Back to the Roots of Training
Keep it simple, but keep it hardcore. No gimmicks and no fluff. Clear out the clutter with these 12 principles, then get your butt into the squat rack.
October 22
Embrace the Suck
If you never find yourself in the suck, then you aren't trying hard enough to accomplish anything. Every worthwhile goal is found on the other side of the suck. And there's only one way to reach it: get mad, dig deep, and fight.
October 12
A Way of Life
The gym isn't an escape from life's problems, but a way of solving them. A strong body makes for a strong person. Challenge yourself, test yourself, and grow.
October 5
A Letter to Young Jim Wendler
This hardcore advice about training and life for young Jim Wendler might just be the same advice you need to hear right now. So listen up, get fired up, and get to work!
October 1
Pick It Up and Bleed
The barbell has things to teach you. Painful, but very rewarding things.
August 30
Are You Tough?
The first step to achieving your goal is to stop acting like a self-entitled sissy and get tough. This will put things into perspective for you.
August 13
Pain Don't Hurt
The mind quits before the body does. You're capable of much more than you think.
August 5
The Harsh Secret to Success
To be elite in any sport, you must be willing to make sacrifices, work hard, and be unbalanced.
August 2
Avoid the Enablers
The world is full of enablers that make you feel good about yourself while ultimately turning you into a sucky human being. Avoid these people like the plague.
August 1
The Effort Factor
is is a piece of the puzzle that most people think they have, but really don't. It's true in the gym and it's true in the rest of your life.
April 15
Rippetoe Throws Down
The difference between exercising and training… and why you need to know it.
March 6
5 Knocks to the Weightlifting Head
A handful of ideas about lifting, food, and even life that will make you think. (Don’t be scared.)
February 14
My 6 Most Important Training Discoveries
Try any one of these powerful training epiphanies. It may be what markedly improves your performance and physique.
January 30
The 5 Key Principles
Goal setting requires an ongoing assessment. Here's what lifters should know about making it from point A to point B.
September 28
Becoming A Personal Trainer
Have the recent economic woes led you to consider becoming a personal trainer? You should read this first.