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Simple and practical strength training and nutrition strategies for those looking to build muscle and burn fat (without spending their life at the gym)

Hoarders, Health, and How To Stop Holding Onto Negative Habits Mar 27, 2025

There was a show on TV a while back—maybe it’s still on—called Hoarders.

I never watched a full episode, but I caught enough previews to understand the premise. They’d go into someone’s home—usually ...

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Improve Results By Second Guessing Yourself Mar 20, 2025

What if second guessing yourself was the secret to success?

I did a quick search on second guessing, and I wasn’t surprised by the results:

 I’ve always been told not to second guess myself, to tr...

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Working Out When You Don't Have Time (Simple Strategies For A Busy Schedule) Mar 13, 2025

You probably don’t have time to workout.

I certainly don't have time to workout the way I do.

But I do it anyways.

Time and money are easy excuses.

“I don’t have time to…” and “I can’t afford to…”...

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More Results By Doing Less Mar 05, 2025

One simple shift in my thinking transformed my body forever.

There was a key mistake I made over and over again, for almost two decades, that kept me from seeing the results I desired in my body.

Yo...

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How To Boost Your Immune System Feb 27, 2025

I can count on one hand the times I've been sick in the past 24 months.

I'm not even just talking about being hung up in bed all day type sick.

The really bad kind of sick.

I haven't had a single o...

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If I Lost My Health and Fitness Overnight, Here Is Exactly What I Would Do: Feb 19, 2025

If my entire health and fitness progress was erased overnight, would I be able to get back to where I'm at right now?

If so, how long would it take?

Tomorrow I turn 35.

Which sparked some thought o...

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What I Felt The Day That I Quit (And How To Stop Holding Back) Feb 13, 2025

I've succeeded at a few things in my health and fitness career:

  • I've squatted and deadlifted over 500 lbs
  • I finished a 100 mile ultramarathon (with only 3 months of training and never having run m
  • ...
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Cracking The Fat Loss Code: Lessons I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago Feb 07, 2025

It took me over 20 years to finally reach single digit body fat percentage.

Thanks to sports, I fell in love with fitness at a young age.

I've been seriously training since age 14.

I've been strong...

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How I Stay Healthy While Traveling Jan 30, 2025

There were times of my life where traveling or vacation set me back big time with my health and fitness goals.

I would live ultra restricted leading up to a vacation, and then go off the rails as soo...

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Deload Weeks: What Are They and Do You Need One? Jan 22, 2025

This year I'm doing something I've never done before in my fitness.

Maybe the craziest thing I've ever done, that makes training for a 100 mile race in 3 months seem easy.

Now don't laugh at me.

It...

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The Number One Thing I'm Changing This Year To Add More Muscle Jan 16, 2025

There are a lot of things that you can do to try and increase muscle growth.

And I've tried a lot of them.

But there is one thing that I'm especially interested in changing this year to add more mus...

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Health and Fitness Data Men Should Be Tracking in 2025 Jan 09, 2025

Are you looking to drop some belly fat or get bigger arms?

Data can help.

Want to get an edge mentally, have more energy, and be more productive throughout the day?

Data can help.

Do you not care ...

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