There have been many, many times that I’ve looked at something someone was going through and said “Thank you God for my wheelchair; because I really couldn’t have handled THAT.”

Don’t use cravings as an excuse to eat garbage every day.

You learned your skill, but more importantly you learned that is only the beginning of mastery – not the end.

Growing up, I hated things that made me feel “different” or “not normal”.

I had a front row seat to the inspiration that fuels EliteFTS’ success and it’s no surprise that they’re at the top of the industry.

I’m going to assume that you need to lose some body fat, want to gain some muscle, get strong(her), improve your health, and feel like a million bucks.

These are just a few ideas to get you thinking and incorporate your kids into event training day and moving alongside you.

In Part I we discussed that when it comes to performing well aerobically, explosively and mentally, carbohydrates provide the fuel our bodies prefer, not fats.

Dieting has become an out-of-control, multi-billion dollar industry that thrives on people’s confusion and dependence.

For a woman to get ripped it takes more mental strength than physical!

I’ve been back to training for one month now. Not working out…training.

We often need to be put into a new and bigger or more competitive environment to continue to grow as a person.

Words of advice from Amy Wattles.

In the end, it’s just about getting better each time I’m out there.

“To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what’s really important.” – Henry Rollins

I’ve made you a little video on how to make them. Let me know what you think!

Want to be the next stud? Read the bottom of the article.

This series of articles is devoted to the ladies.

There is so much debate in the fitness world right now about cardio.

I pulled up to a non-descriptive building in the middle of a farm “downtown” and thought I was in the wrong place.

Sometimes, being accountable is just what a person needs.

You’re not an expert just because your Under Armor shirt is a size small and you wear fatigues.

How do you know if you’re carbohydrate intolerant?

In sports, being explosive is really just the quality of being able to generate great power over a short time frame.

I don’t know about you, but that’s motivating as hell for me.

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.”

We are the United States, home of the free and apparently land of the weak

There are two for sure ways to know what a tire weighs: get it weighed.

When is it acceptable to claim you had an impact?

Over empathizing or hand-holding never helped, motivated or aspired anyone to change.

Andy Deck, representing lightweights worldwide at the Arnold Sports Expo.

It’s Fat Tuesday!

The week prior to the competition was just awful.

There isn’t any substitute for good old-fashioned discipline, but there are connections between what goes on in the brain and why people experience strong cravings to eat certain bad food choices.

Change leaves you feeling…what’s the word…uncomfortable.

Here’s how we move past other exercise complications to ensure that my bench will continue to increase.

There is only one “world record” in each category of lifting.

But then, as we say, “Life Happened.”

Just your everyday health club enforcer.

Meat Loaf is also great to make and while the meat loaf is being made in the oven you can make some rice in the microwave.

The New Year is always a time for fresh starts in your training, diet, and life.

If there are ten different spots to do a particular exercise, and only one guy using one area, don’t use the area right next to him.

I sincerely hope this piece not only helps you set some PR’s, but keeps you hoisting the heavy iron for years to come!

I hear quite often from people, “Wow, you must be difficult to train.”

Gluten-free and perfect for you to eat while working towards your physique goals.

I am submitting this as an article, should you wish to publish it, but first I just wanted to thank EliteFTS for inspiring me in times when inspiration can be hard to come by.

What planet are you on?

It is because of you these kids get an experience of a lifetime.

Wider is better.

I posted this a while back, but I figured I’d post it again as we move into the new year.

Implementing plyometric exercise into a program continues to stir a great debate among coaches, trainers, and physical therapists.

The following is a true story that happened to a person I know very well.

Below are four common exercises many people—even knowledgeable lifting enthusiasts—often perform incorrectly.

The gym has become more to me than just a place to workout and I feel the same way about training as I did when I was 12.

You know, in the name of love, beards, deadlifts, and all those bloating today.

How many people have put forth entrepreneurial efforts to produce something of substance only for it to fall on deaf ears?

Saturday was just another reminder of how the world is made for the small weak people!

This was one of the sessions you know is brutal going into, likely regrettable during, but awesome after (when you’ve warmed up).

Nobody quits “one day at a time.” Quitting doesn’t happen that way.