Relax, stop being hardcore, and start making progress again — So here’s what people do to get clicks and attention online: squat with a big, heavy weight, until they almost fall over; scream as they push out one final messy half-rep; have to go puke after going crazy-hard on the treadmill. And here’s what gets zero attention online: squatting with…

Sneak these onto your To-Do list and get ready to thrive. — Life can very easily suck after 40. Despite the impressive dreams and action plans you once had, you can find yourself overweight, out-of-shape, stuck in an unrewarding job, and feeling powerless to change anything, because you’re so damn busy. You need to become a self-improvement Ninja. This ‘sneaky’ approach is…

A low-maintenance approach you can stick to, to reap the benefits of looking and feeling great as you get older — Yeah but whadda YOU do?! I get that question from folks all the time, in person and online, when I give them some (solicited!) advice about getting in shape. I lay out a really simple, low-maintenance approach; They nod and look at me; They say, “Yeah, but that can’t be…

No, not meditation, mindfulness, or marijuana. Just a few simple tactics that will help you cope with life and thrive. — Bulletproof. That’s what we want to feel like when life comes at us fast. Nothing can knock us off course. We can deal with whatever life throws at us. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. And yet so many men struggle with stress as work, family, and life in general seem to…

But if you can successfully navigate them, you’ll get in shape — When I naively started as a personal trainer in 2008 I thought it would be as simple as 1–2–3: take clients through workouts give them a snazzy diet plan advise them on a few lifestyle tweaks to make and… they’d be fit, slim specimens singing my praises in no time…

The negative self-talk is counter-productive. Learn to switch your mindset and you’ll make progress. — Imagine talking to an overweight friend the way we talk to ourselves when we’re annoyed at being out of shape. I mean, would you really look your friend in the eye and say: Look at you. You’re useless. Nothing you try works. Just give up, you’ll always be fat, you…

So your diet is healthy, great. But without these supplements, your sleep, stress levels, and testosterone can still suffer. — As I struggled to hold all my daily pills in my palm, around 10 in total of all shapes, sizes, and colors, it struck me that this seemed like A LOT. Oh sure, I could have told you what each one was ‘good for’, logically it all made sense, for…

Fellas, we’re not done yet. — I don’t give a f*ck how old you are, or how ‘past it’ you feel. You haven’t ‘peaked’. You have more to give and achieve. Here are 7 simple ways to retain the mindset you need and embrace life, staying healthy, happy, and handsome in your 40s, 50s, and beyond… #1 Like Oxygen on a Plane — Look After Number 1 First …

Let’s build you some legs to be proud of. — If you’re doing it right, leg training shouldn’t be remotely fun or something you look forward to. It burns. It hurts. It makes you feel wobbly on your feet. So it’s no wonder many of us simply avoid doing the uncomfortable work needed to build great-looking legs, in favor of…