When the time for an important change occurs, how will you define your future?

Inspired by Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, Erik creates his own Head Fake to benefit his family.

Are players expected to display self control on the field if parents don't demonstrate it from the bleachers?

I did what I had to do and saw it through without exception.

The lessons of success translate from sports, to everyday life, and to lifting.

It may at first seem like a small change…but this one minor adjustment can be helpful both in and outside of the gym.

Opening your own gym is not for the faint of heart…but it is worth every penny, moment, and tear.

Here is to a new year of paying attention to those little things. They do make all the difference.

Have you pulled the elusive 700 yet?

It is hard to admit to ourselves that we may need to bow down to the demons to allow ourselves the time to recharge.

The bottom line is you do not need a fancy program to build big, strong shoulders.

The tire is still out there resting and getting stronger.

I grabbed my belt, cinched it tight, and marched outside, around to the back of the gym where the brutal 1,000 pound beast stealthily waited.

Live life as an example to those who follow.

It can be a struggle…but it’s worth it.

Let’s face it. Owning a gym certainly has it’s highs and lows.

My keys are balled-up in an angry claw, rearing back like an angry cobra ready to strike.

In the end, as powerlifters, strength athletes, and combat sport practitioners, we go to extremes to succeed.

The Deadlift Devil has tormented me for years. I hate that dirty, scaly son of a bitch.

My training was Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Just twenty minutes in and the seminar is already worth ten times the cost of admission.

Do you ever have those surreal moments in life? They seem to occur more frequently as I grow older.

Before you read this, if you’re impatient, don’t go any further.

Hopefully, this article will convince some of you to change your ways or if you’re a beginning trainee, sway you to begin your programming in a manner that we consider correct.