Category: Mindset

Arnold’s 6 Rules For Success

Somehow I ended up on a YouTube video where Arnold you-know-who was discussing his “6 rules for success.” Have you heard about these 6 rules? They are powerful. And they apply to just about everything in life. If you know anything about Arnold Schwarzenegger, then

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How To Build Momentum (In Strength And Life)

Author Steven Pressfield writes about the destroyer of all things. He calls it a nearly unstoppable force that prevents you from achieving what you want. It is the enemy. He calls this internal force “resistance” and says it will kill you, if you let it.

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The Barbell Doesn’t Care About You

The barbell doesn’t care about you. Never did, never will. It’s just a piece of iron. The big, bad, bold brother to the kettlebell and dumbbell. You can load the bar to your absolute limit, which is one of the things that makes it like

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The 3 Training Rules That Matter Most

Over the years, I’ve thought a lot about my rules for training that I try to live by. The goal is to have something tangible and useable I can apply during each training session. My rules have evolved from many down to 3 simple and

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Here’s The Secret To Getting Stronger

The more I learn through the years, the more I’m convinced about one thing. To achieve greatness, you have to be willing to stick to the basics. What are the basics? More in a minute about that. This is perhaps one of the most important

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Can You Be Great?

This is a bold and different kind of post, unlike anything I’ve ever written. But the message is important and it’s the perfect time of year to write this. It’s not meant to motivate or inspire, but to aspire (you’ll see what I mean). This

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The 8 Pillars Of High Performance

I don’t know about you, but when I think about training I think about being a high performer over a long period of time. Take a minute to think about what I just said – being a high performer over a long period. Isn’t that

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How To Excel In Anything And Avoid Being Average

There’s no doubt that one the biggest training mistakes when I started out was that I wasn’t training to improve my performance. I was training for other reasons. Honestly, I never understood the importance of technique or pursuing the path to mastery. Today, it’s a

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