Why Being a Meathead Makes you Smarter (And Keeps You Smarter for Longer)
Everyone gets old. As people age, their risk for several health problems goes up and one of these, often treated as inevitable, is cognitive decline. But exercise can help with that too. Read more
Everything That You Know About Motivating Others is Wrong
If you’re passionate about fitness, you’ve probably tried to help a friend find his or her spark already, and more likely than not, this ended in failure. That’s because everything that you know about motivating others is wrong. Read more
Strong in Body, Strong in Spirit, Strong in Mind
“A lifetime ago…” That was my response to the last time I was asked, “How long ago did I lose my leg?” Read more
The Other Side of Strength
In the three years since starting Fitocracy, I’ve personally interacted with tens of thousands of people attempting to transform themselves. Thankfully I’ve also seen many success stories, many of which are in Arnold’s 1% Challenge group, whose members just last week hit a cumulative one million workouts. Read more
Pyramid Training
In order to be constantly losing fat, building muscle and gaining strength you need new to keep pushing your body and your mind. With pyramid training you will have a new rep scheme, unlimited exercise variety, and a variety of challenges to keep your training and results moving forward. Read more
Why You Need To STOP Setting Goals
I realize that saying this might make other fitness professionals condemn me to rot in a dark cave somewhere with no company but the voice of my own neurotic conscience, but I can no longer keep my mouth shut. Read more
Motivation
In early 2010, while I was serving as a Platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne my platoon was ambushed by the Taliban and I lost my leg in combat. I endured 47 surgeries and needed 52 blood transfusions. I fought then, and I continue to fight every day of my life. Read more