The perfect workout program, the perfect diet, the perfect plan will never survive a lack of consistency. Consistency is the number 1 thing missing for most people and it is the number 1 reason for fitness failure. What if there was a way to keep you on track no matter
When one of the most prominent experts on anti-aging ends up recommending almost exactly what you already do with your personal training clients, you need to write about it! Dr. Peter Attia recently broke down the ideal cardio training both for longevity and performance. Wouldn’t it be a bummer
How many efforts at getting in shape have you tried and failed at? If you are like most people, it’s going to be several, so don’t feel bad. But let’s talk about it. You start strong, hire a personal trainer, workout regularly, eat right, but then life starts getting
Whether it’s a road trip, weekend get away, work trip, or travel abroad, traveling can absolutely wreck the healthy habits you’ve worked so hard to form. Routines are disrupted, unhealthy options are everywhere, and if you’re light on sleep, you’re more likely to overeat. Now, I am not here
Summer is a time of year where it’s easy for things to snowball in the direction you were already pointed. If you are already on a good trajectory with your workouts, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle, summer is a great time! Your momentum tends to pick up while you have the
Do you need goals or do you need standards? A couple weeks ago I saw a post from a friend and fellow gym owner asking this question and it really got my gears turning. Goals are important. I’m not going to sit here and say they aren’t. But many
Oh the quick fix… the cleanse, the diet, the detox, the magic weight loss plant/pill/injection. Everything is always going to be so fast, so quick, so easy…just Alan lost 100lbs in a year following this plan. He has been relentless in his execution and it shows. He’s built muscle,
Taking an evidence based approach to weight loss, health, and fitness means using all of the evidence. Sometimes, I write you an article based on the consensus derived from the latest and greatest research. Other times, I write based on the “clinical” evidence that comes from 10 years of personal
Are you overtrained or under recovered? Both terms have become popular buzzwords lately and they are referring to similar conditions. Let’s clarify! Whether we are talking about overtraining or under recovery, it is all about your ratio of stimulus and response. Training is stimulus that is designed to get
Someone recently asked me a pretty common question during a personal training session last week. “Hey Alec, how do I ditch the beer gut?” It’s a really common question. There are some things that are unique to the beer gut beyond normal fat loss principles that are worth covering.