Before You Change the Plan, Ask This
March 17, 2026
In my years of coaching, I’ve heard the following statement uttered explicitly a handful of times—and conceptualized a lot more: “I’m an adult… I should be
In my years of coaching, I’ve heard the following statement uttered explicitly a handful of times—and conceptualized a lot more: “I’m an adult… I should be
Spend five minutes online looking for information about improving health and fitness and you’ll learn that: Carbs are the problem. Carbs are important. You need
Last week when discussing how sometimes what looks healthy on paper can become unhelpful in practice, I mentioned that the high point on the inputs-vs-results
In early 2016, I began my preparation for the spring Tactical Strength Challenge (TSC) by running two deadlift programs back to back. The first was an 8-week
At one point or another, most of us have said some version of this: “I messed up… so I’ll just start over tomorrow.” (Tomorrow could also be
I’ve previously mentioned that consistency isn’t necessarily what we think it is—doing the same thing over and over without losing motivation or focus. Today, I want
Last weekend I participated in an indoor rock climbing competition—Adventure Rock’s Quick on the Draw. It’s an annual event that I’d done a few times before,
Whenever I talk with someone about their desire to change a training, nutrition, or mental habit, they’ll often say something like this: “I just need
One of the fastest ways to get discouraged when starting any new behavior is to misinterpret how the first few weeks are supposed to feel.
If you’re starting (or restarting) a fitness habit right now, you might notice a couple feelings occurring at the same time. On one hand, there’s