Sometimes it’s low-tech for the win — For some, measuring progress is as simple as checking a box. For others, it’s a 5k every six weeks, a deadlift PR, or a scale that shows all your hard work in the kitchen, one pound at a time. And that’s not even scratching the surface, especially if you’re…

Sometimes the price is pain, or a relationship, or time we don’t have. And every now and then, it’s an entire identity. — She bit me the first time. No blood and not intentionally, but surprising all the same. Space saves, I thought, so I held her treat by the corner like it was a priceless comic book I didn’t want to ruin. It made it worse. Fine, no more treats, I…

Fitness doesn’t end because we can’t do what we once could. It transforms alongside us. — I like to imagine Cain and the adventures he might have walking the earth for all time; the First Man cursed for committing the first murder. Sometimes he’s a king, ruling like a tyrant. Other times, he’s a painter with lifetimes of practice behind the brush. And often, he’s…

Training when you don’t feel like it sets the mental landscape for success in all areas of life. — The alarm erupts. You’re pretty sure it’s the fifth time the world is ending. That, or you just keep hitting snooze. The floor is different than you remember, somehow full of lava. Each step thuds like a comet slamming into the surface of the earth. Not only did it…

Embrace the pain of failing so you can live up to your potential. Be pissed that you spent the day binge eating, day drinking, and mindlessly snacking. — There’s potential inside you struggling to get out. You feel it every time you engage in behavior that’s beneath you. It’s called guilt, and it’s a gift. But since it hurts, we do everything we can to avoid it. Especially when it comes to food. The trend today is…

What I’m I delaying by pushing too hard? — The tile is slippery with drool, and the pack looks ready to attack. They’re starving, of course. Or at least they act like it. Two shedding huskies who look more like walking snowbanks gyrate in excitement. The two Pitbulls, one brindle and one ghostly gray, wait for me to…

Easily one of the best habits I’ve started in a LONG time. — “If you’re losing that opportunity, post-exercise, you’re leaving gains on the table” — Dr. Andy Galpin Dr. Galpin recently said that on The Huberman Lab podcast. Interestingly, he wasn’t talking about supplements, hydration, or even nutrient timing. He was talking about breathing. “There’s a ton of variation with what…

It gives us a platform. It beckons followers. It provides us with the enemy we so desperately desire. — Humans have favorites. Favorite movies. Favorite foods. Favorite friends. And a whole lot of favorite beliefs. And if we’re not careful, favorites become little more than dogmatic prisons we can’t escape. Today we call this style. Simply take whatever favored methodology you can find and warp it into something…

What’s not ok is thinking that getting away for a bit literally means leaving it all behind — The road beckons some more than others. Even more so when the sun hangs high in the sky, forcing night to take a much-needed break. That’s when we want to travel most. When friends call, fun is inevitable, and the highway is blistering with potential. When it’s too nice…