I knew of Sean Carlin long before I ever met him. In 1993, I was in Kent, Ohio recording my first album with a high school friend at Electro-Sound Studios led by an engineer named Greg Feezel. Greg had recorded the sessions for many local musicians and Sean Carlin’s band Dink was one of them. […]
Last week, some news broke out in my little microcosm of the fitness industry where a certain “doctor” was exposed for stealing the content of a coach. And when I say stealing, what I mean, is that either the doctor himself or whoever he has handling his Instagram account completely swiped the content of a […]
Sebastian, Some day, you may read these words. Some day, when you’re much older, you can look back at the years of your life and laugh or reminisce about your childhood. These words are written days before you turn six. Each year that passes brings another evolution of your world and how your mother and […]
Throughout my years as a coach, I’ve connected with hundreds of fellow coaches and health professionals who are looking to expand their reach and serve more people. Social media gives us platforms to be able to connect with potential clients all across the globe and sell our services and products. When I was still actively […]
While this list is not comprehensive or exhaustive, here are ten reasons you may have trouble consistently adhering to your diet: 1.Your Deficit Is Too Aggressive. Let’s assume that your body needs 2000 calories a day to maintain current weight. Theoretically, anything you consume that totals less than 2000 calories, done consistently, will result in fat […]
If you’re trying to make steps towards polishing up your diet to either A) feel/perform better or B) change your physique, here are five simple-ish things you can do immediately to help. 1-Aim for 20-30g of protein in each meal. Protein is not only the macronutrient that helps you build and recover your muscles but […]
One of the upsides to raising a child in a gym (and around the gym environment) is that they see it as a given norm. That it’s normal to move your body, that it’s normal to make it routine and part of life just like going to school, brushing your teeth, etc. Our son, Sebastian, […]
Routinely, I’m reminded by my clients that lifting weights has more to do with what happens outside the gym than what happens inside of it. I will forever be inspired by clients who get closer to their fat loss goals. Or, clients who gain the muscle they hope to. Or, clients who break their previous […]
I’m writing this just after Father’s Day. A day which remains bittersweet for me. On Father’s Day, I remember the man who did it best who left our world in 2011. On Father’s Day, I celebrate the two boys I have: Jackson (15) and Sebastian (5). On Father’s Day, I think about lessons I was […]
When was the last time you told yourself (or someone else): “I would have…but I didn’t have time…” Last week, I made a post on Instagram about where my time goes in “typical” 24 hours. By typical, I mean, what happens on a standard weekday that is more normal than abnormal. It looks something like […]