My therapist passed away the day after Christmas. There is the logical, rational part of me that knows he lived much longer than his initial prognosis led any of us to believe. And, of course, the emotional side wanted him here longer…but that’s terribly selfish of me. Most people don’t go looking for a therapist […]
For me, 2025 was a year of mostly digital consumption: YouTube videos/essays, podcasts, webinars, and more audiobooks than physical books for the first time in my life. I’ll talk more about the latter in just a few. As for this site, here are the 5 most popular articles of 2025: 1-The Diagnosis 2-For Kelly 3-The […]
I realize that some time has passed since I’ve updated the site about staff and services here at the Rev. I know that there are many options when it comes to how you train your body, and we’ve been very fortunate to be the preferred option for so many since we opened in 2009. If […]
At some point, you’ve probably heard of or have experimented with an elimination diet. Sometimes, people attempt them to try and figure out if they have an intolerance to a particular food, to improve certain physical symptoms they may be having or simply for fat loss purposes. I’ve written a fair amount on this site […]
I’m writing this just after Thanksgiving and depending on how you celebrate the holiday season, there are potentially two food-focused holidays behind us (Halloween and Thanksgiving, respectively.) Which means, Christmas, and to a lesser degree, New Year’s Eve, will be the last two holidays for many people to celebrate as we lean into 2026. I’m […]
I’m turning 50 this week. So, here’s a rambling list of 50 things you can do to be better. Better at, almost anything. It’s a collection of thoughts, some original, some paraphrased from others, some credited where I remember the appropriate source. It’s a collection that has come from a history of successes and failures […]
I have to remind myself constantly that I provide a service that is a luxury. Not many people can afford to have a personal trainer. Not many people can afford to have a nutrition coach. Not many can afford to work remotely with someone who can write their training programs and coach their diets, no […]
If you’ve followed my work long enough, you likely have seen a subtle shift in how I prefer to approach food intake. Years ago, I mistakenly thought everyone should be tracking calories and apps like Lose It, MyFitnessPal, and MyPlate (I’m aging myself) were popular options at the time to do so. This was also […]
I know this might seem a bit simplified for many of my readers but because scale habits come up with so much frequency in my conversations with clients, I thought I might pull together some of my best tips for using yours. Before I go to far with this, I do want to give the […]
Around seven or eight years ago, I drew up a Top Five board for our strongest lifters. We’re not a “powerlifting gym” by most accounts (none of our current members compete), but we tracked the best of the best in our roster for trapbar deadlift, squat, bench press, and deadlift. Once records were set, there […]