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Look, I'm gonna be straight with you. Your bench press probably sucks, and it's not because you need more protein powder or a new pre-workout. It's because you've been approaching this whole thing backwards. I've been coaching powerlifters for over
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The $50,000 Lesson That Changed Everything Three years ago, I lost fifty grand on a business venture that crashed and burned spectacularly. And you know what? Best money I ever spent. Sounds crazy, right? Stick with me here. The Failure Myth That's Keeping You Stuck We'
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I wasted three years of my life following every muscle-building "system" that promised to crack the code. You know the type. The ones with fancy acronyms, color-coded spreadsheets, and enough complexity to make a rocket scientist weep. I jumped from program to program like a fitness ADD kid
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I used to be that guy. You know the one – grunting through every rep like I was bench pressing a school bus, face turning colors that shouldn't exist in nature, absolutely convinced that if I wasn't seeing stars by the end of my set, I wasn&
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I used to think handstands were about not falling. Sounds logical, right? The goal is to stay upside down, so falling must be... failure? For two years, I approached handstands like debugging code—methodically trying to eliminate every possible error until I achieved the "perfect" output. Spoiler alert:
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Last week, I watched a 25-year-old "fitness influencer" at my gym struggle with a deadlift that would barely register as a warm-up for Odd Haugen. The kid had the audacity to tell me I should "be careful at my age" when I loaded up more weight
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The Great Gym Breakup of 2020 Let me tell you something embarrassing. I used to pay $200 a month for a gym membership that I used maybe... twice? The place had eucalyptus towels and fancy smoothie bars, but somehow I still couldn't drag myself there after 10-hour workdays.
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Last Tuesday, I watched a guy at my gym throw what can only be described as a grown-man tantrum because he had to wear a mask during his workout. Twenty minutes of complaining about how he "literally couldn't breathe" while doing bicep curls that honestly looked
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Look, I'll be honest with you right off the bat—I used to think CBD was basically expensive snake oil for yoga moms and wellness influencers. Then I listened to this podcast about Max Moldaschl, and it kinda broke my brain a little bit. Here's a
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I'll be honest with you – I used to be that guy who'd obsess over every heartbeat during a workout. Back in my competitive cycling days, I'd stare at my Garmin like it held the secrets to the universe. My supposed max heart rate according
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I'm about to piss off every fitness influencer on Instagram, and honestly? I'm here for it. The fitness industry has sold you a lie so massive, so ingrained in our culture, that even writing this feels like career suicide. But someone needs to say it: Your
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Let me start with a confession that might ruffle some feathers: I haven't taught a traditional overhead press in over two years. Yep, you heard that right. No military press, no strict press, no "core engagement while driving through your heels" nonsense that sounds great on
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I was 42 when I tore my bicep doing a max effort deadlift that absolutely did not matter to anyone except my fragile ego. The worst part? I was training exactly like I did at 22 - same intensity, same recovery expectations, same "more is always better" mentality.
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I used to think I was an emotionally intelligent coach because my clients loved me. They'd light up when they saw me, share their deepest struggles, and even invite me to their weddings. I felt pretty good about myself... until one of my favorite clients quit after six
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I'll be honest with you - I spent three years doing CrossFit religiously, showing up 5-6 times a week, sweating through every WOD, and my body looked... fine. Not terrible, but definitely not what you'd call "elite athlete" material. Then I stumbled across a
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Three years ago, I was that guy. You know the one—posting deadlift videos with chalk clouds, obsessing over my next PR, living for the validation of lifting heavy things and putting them down again. My Instagram was a highlight reel of barbell-bending moments, and my body was... well, let&