Relying on external motivation from someone else will not last; it may get you going, but it will not last. Real motivation is intrinsic and has to come from self. More importantly motivation is an ATTITUDE not a feeling. You need to be able to look past ‘the now’ and forecast the future positives or.. Read more →
There are a lot of well intentioned people out there; people who set goals for self-improvement, who ‘say’ they want to achieve something, whether that be fat loss, some type of physique improvement, lifestyle change, etc. (this of course is also applicable to all sorts of things in life, but we’ll keep it within the.. Read more →
Keep in mind that as you get leaner and leaner your ability to measure or quantify change will decrease. Progress will show up qualitatively, but not quantitatively (you can see it but you can’t measure it), so you have to now start moving OFF the numbers. For example, improvements in vascularity don’t show up on.. Read more →
Good coaches tell you want you need to hear, which admittedly isn’t always what you want to hear. Good coaches put high expectations on you, because they want a lot for you. They believe that together the two of you can achieve great things and they are fully behind this belief. Good coaches are tough,.. Read more →
FLASHBACK to comp prep in the year 2010 (Before Erik): Sobbing in my car, parked outside the gym for the third time that day, desperately trying to summon the energy to walk from my car to the gym door, knowing that if I could just get inside I could probably then force myself to at.. Read more →
I think most people would agree that “betrayal” is one of the most awful feelings in the world. Well what about when your own body is the very thing betraying you? THAT HURTS. You diet like everyone tells you to, you train until you feel like you’re going to break, and your body does NOTHING. .. Read more →