If you’ve been around this blog for any amount of time, you’ll know I’m a big fan of challenges. There’s something to staying accountable, sending in pictures every week, and staying on schedule. That’s also why a lot of people hire trainers, so they can have that kind of accountability. This isn’t going to beContinue reading “Update: Jim Stoppani’s No Limits Challenge”
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Tips to Start Working Out When You’re New to the Gym
Starting a workout can be daunting when you’re still trying to learn your way around the gym. There’s muscle heads all over the weights section and you feel so awkward and out of place. Plus, they’re intimidating. It’s hard to lift next to someone curling 30 lb. dumbbells when you’re there with your 10Continue reading “Tips to Start Working Out When You’re New to the Gym”
How to Set Goals for Fitness and Life
Someone recently e-mailed me about goal setting and I thought I’d take the time to go a little more in depth about how to set goals and if you even should set goals. This post gets a little personal, but goals are a part of who I am so that’s the only way to show you howContinue reading “How to Set Goals for Fitness and Life”
Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
Getting in shape doesn’t just happen. No one wakes up one day and realizes all of their fat dropped off, they’re incredibly strong, and their body added muscle in all the right places. It takes serious work, dedication, and planning. It takes a lot of effort to go to the gym day after day after day. However, most peopleContinue reading “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”
The ONLY Key to Success
It’s easy to beat yourself up when you fall off the wagon. You fail on that diet because pizza is delicious. You skip the gym because it’s cold. You declare “Next Monday!” The answer must be within the newest, shiniest thing you want, right? Nope. The best plans and gear in the world don’t count forContinue reading “The ONLY Key to Success”
Writers Lift Too 