Motivational

We’ve all experienced it at one time or another– a precipitous lack of motivation to work out. In this quick guide 15 top trainers, strength coaches and fitness superhumans stop by to share their best strategies for staying motivated to exercise. Whatever your goals are in the gym you full well know the struggle: it’s […]

Struggling to stay on track with your workouts? Have big goals but don’t know where to start? Here is how to go full metal awesome on your goals in the gym. So you’ve decided that it’s high time you get your butt (back) into the gym. Cool beans! Here are the essential things you need […]

Are you getting the most out of the time you are spending doing your workout routine? If not, here are 6 rules for getting workouts: 1. Don’t be afraid to do things your way. Who says that you have to follow an exact workout routine? Working out should not be viewed as a punishment. It […]

There are three things you need to do if you want to develop life-long “motivation” to workout. Ignore them at your own peril. It happened, yet again. With the best of intentions, gym clothes on, bag packed, I sat on the couch, watching the minutes dwindle away on the cable box until presto… Too late […]

No matter how motivated and committed we are when we set off towards accomplishing big things in the gym, at some point the inspiration runs dry. Here is a simple, proven trick that you can use to trick yourself into working out when you don’t feel like it.  I get it. It’s the end of […]

“Here we go again,” you mutter under your breath. It has been three days since you last went to the gym. For a few weeks you were hammering out workouts, eating like a total boss, and making lifestyle choices that were congruent with your goals. But now, after a few days of missed workouts, of […]

Struggling to get in the gym? Having a hard time staying true to the program? Then it’s time to get back to basics with these 5 questions designed to set you back on track. Doing your workouts in the gym day-in and day-out is tough. Wanna know how we make it even harder on ourselves? By […]

1. Do squats more than once a week. Add speed squats, partial squats, squat jumps, pistol squats, and so on. 2. Excuses are nothing. Don’t feel like it? So what. Sore? That’s nice. Excellence requires unnatural levels of commitment. 3. Sleep like a log. This is where the magic (recovery) happens, so break up with […]

You hear the expression frequently when discussing working out with friends. “I just want to get back in shape.” “I’d be stoked if I could bench 300+ again.” “I just want to get those hints of a six pack back for the summer.” If you take even a passing glance at the magazine rack at […]