Wolf urine. I can buy that on Amazon and it can be on my doorstep in two days. Now I’m not sure I could find some good use for some wolf urine but before you write me off like some kind of weirdo, stay with me for a second. It’s Tuesday night and I’m sitting […]
How to Build Muscle: Divorcing Ego From Training
The Problematic Male Ego Freud referred to the “ego” as the realistic part of the brain that seeks to mediate the demands of both the “id” and “super-ego.” Others have thought ego to be the manifestation of testosterone and the inner circuitry of the male brain that has propelled the masculine identity of arrogance and […]
How to Improve Your Mental State: Movement is Medicine
December was a dark month. I didn’t train once; and by train, I should really clarify what I mean. Us fitness snobs love to differentiate between working out and training because it inflates our elitist muscles. No. I didn’t do fitness once. No sweat, no movement. To understand why that matters, let’s take a quick […]
Student Spotlight : Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is by Hanna Riley
A note from Chad – “Hanna and I started our training journey a little over 5 months ago now. She frequented one of the gyms I work at, and right away upon seeing her was impressed by her quiet determination to train hard. You just don’t see that very often anymore. She also moved so […]
5 Things Everyone Wants From A Training Program
As coaches, we can easily fall into a big trap. I’ve seen it before, and I have been guilty of it in the past, but no longer do I let myself fit into this category I’m about to tell you about. As for me, I’ve been a baseball coach, pitching instructor, and more recently, […]
Some Nights It’s Cold
I put my head under that steaming hot shower head to give myself a small taste of what I don’t want to be. Slowly, I turn the knob all the way in the direction of the blue C at the bottom of the handle. I close my eyes and tell myself as the water […]
How a Poem Changed My Career & What It Means To Be a Professional
A little over four months ago, I decided to retire from my interesting journey as a professional baseball player. It was to my fortune that I was lucky enough to play for nearly 9 years as a pitcher in both the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins organizations, respectively. My first seven years were […]
20 Reasons You Are Mentally Weak
You can catch updates about our training, and learn more on our philosophies on becoming awesome on the field and off at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Going through life, facing different challenges and obstacles, it’s sometimes interesting to take a look back to see how you dealt with certain situations. Many times you can give yourself a big pat […]
6 Weeks To Shredded: I Need You
I pride myself on being a self proclaimed above-average writer. To continue to toot my own horn, I generally find that I am able to convey high level scientific concepts in a manner that is both informative and more importantly enjoyable all while still giving you the ability to directly apply whatever I said to […]
Monday Motivation! (Productivity Edition)
You can catch updates about our training, and learn more on our philosophies on becoming awesome on the field and off at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. What’s up, everyone? I hope the weekend treated you well. Today I want to narrow down some of the motivational stuff we normally post, and give you some actionable, and […]