It’s quite simple actually. Just ask yourself these three basic questions: 1. Am I Having Fun? If you answered “yes,” move on to the next question. If you answered “no,” make adjustments to your training plan until it becomes something fun and enjoyable. Because, we aren’t motivated to do things that aren’t fun and […]
What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Strength Training
If your childhood was anything like mine, it was filled with epic pizza parties, video games, chasing women (that’s right, little Smoot was a playa …not really), and spending every Friday night in front of a TV screen watching Dragon Ball Z. I LOVE Dragon Ball Z (DBZ). I’ve seen all of the episodes, all […]
The Number One Fat Loss Mistake
I was looking back through my old articles yesterday, and a few things caught my attention: 1.) My writing has improved (at least in my opinion), and I’ve gone from sounding illiterate to slightly less illiterate. 2.) I said some really dumb things in previous blog posts (thank God for science and research). […]
Find Your Motivation
I stepped on the scale the other morning and can’t say I was happy with what I saw. The scale read 195 lbs., and although I carry my fat fairly well – and look somewhat like a strength coach – the fact that I didn’t make any progress in fat loss from week to week was […]
Why You Aren’t Losing Body Fat (Part 2)
In last week’s article –which can be read HERE – we discussed fat loss, questioned why it’s such a challenging endeavor for our society, and then came up with 11 potential reasons why you may not be losing body fat. Part one covered reasons 1-6. Today, we’ll finish up with reasons 7-11. 7. Your Goals […]