42 Lessons, 42 Years

If there’s ONE THING that I’ve learned in my life over the 42 years that I’ve been on this earth, it’s that the older I get, the less I realize I actually know. Over that time, though, I have accumulated some pretty important and significant lessons that have helped guide my life. So to celebrate

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The #AlphaDad Podcast Episode #002 – The Origin Of The #AlphaDad

In Part 2 of my interview?with Geoff Neupert we get away from the weight training and meathead talk and get a little philosophical. I’m going to warn you now, if you’re sensitive about religion, permissive parenting or just talking straight and hearing the truth, you’re going want to skip this episode. It gets raw and

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6 Essential Bodyweight Exercises

Bodyweight training has seen a resurgence thanks to the awareness that CrossFit has brought to the mainstream. As a result, more and more people are realizing the benefits of bodyweight exercises as a great way to gain pound for pound strength without building puffy, unusable muscle. Here are the TOP 6 Bodyweight Exercises that you

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38 Years, 38 Lessons…

Today is my 38th Birthday. I’m sitting in the gazebo of our Costa Rican Beach/Jungle House (our home for the next 28 days) as Mikey, my 7 year old daughter, counts the grey hairs on my head. Nice. This is the first birthday that I’m spending in temperatures above freezing. ?Growing up, we never went

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What You Need To Know For 2015

It’s 2015 and this will be your best year ever. If you want to stay on top of your health, your training and your life, then these are the 5 trends that you need to know. These are my BIG, BOLD Predictions for this year in the fitness and health industry. Some of these things

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How Sitting Made Me Value My Family & My Training

We can all agree that sitting is the enemy, right? Some studies have shown that sitting for prolonged periods of time throughout your life (like if you work in a cubicle and don’t bother to get up) can increase your chance of death by up to 40%. In fact, the average sedentary person sits for

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Fat Loss, Stress Relief & A Natural Connection: The Benefits of Walking

I remember in my early-20s reading a copy of Muscle Media Magazine and one of the top recommendations of the experts in the magazine was to do cardio – usually first thing in the morning – before having breakfast. This popular method was know as “Fasted Cardio”. The theory (or “bro-science”) behind it was that

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(training journal – Day 3) The Simplicity of STRONG

My good friend Vince Delmonte is running a Mastermind Meeting at a swanky hotel downtown, so I’m going to be in meetings all day today right through until Saturday. That means that I had to do something that I don’t like doing on a regular basis…train in the early morning. So I made sure that

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(training journal – Day 2) The ONE and it was HOT

Man, it was HOT today. I trained in the backyard as usual and as soon as I finished my warm-up I looked like an oiled bodybuilder ready to take the stage. Today’s training… Tri-Set 1a) Ab Wheel x 10 1b) KB Tricep Extension x 10 @ 20kg 1c) Reverse Ab Curl x 10 w/4kg resistance

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