Time Proved Me Right

The golf bug bit me at age 11, and I've loved the game all my life. As a freshman in high school, I found myself on the golf team, desperate to hit the ball further. However, at 5'7" and 130 lbs., I needed to gain some weight and get stronger for golf. Oddly enough, one... Continue Reading →

How Are You Shaping Your Path?

How are you shaping your path?  You may not know what I'm referring to if you've not read the book, Switch by Chip and Dan Heath.  You see, you have two brains which the authors represent with the analogy of an elephant and a rider.  The rider represents your logical "thinky" brain which typically runs... Continue Reading →

Saying Goodbye to My Friend Paul

On Monday November the 25, 2019, I received a text from my client and good friend, Mary Durie.  She said that if I wanted to see Paul again, it would need to be soon.  Paul had been battling liver cancer for several months and after exhausting all options, his doctors had sent him home.  Hospice... Continue Reading →

No Cheat Meals Required

My goal in this post is to encourage you, to educate you, and to encourage you some more.  If you will persist without exception, you can reach your health and fitness goals.  For the most part, you are where you are in life in terms of your health because of choices and decisions that you've... Continue Reading →

Prayers for My Friend Damon

In March of 2019, in our daily staff meeting, I was directed to reach out to a new member named Damon Taylor. Damon had just recently joined and had not gone through his new member orientation. He had expressed interest in working with a trainer as he was trying to get back into shape after... Continue Reading →

Prayers For My Friend Paul

As a fitness professional, I meet all kinds of people and I've been blessed to work with a wide assortment of clients. In mid 2018, my boss asked me to reach out to a lady who was looking for a trainer for her and her husband. He told me the gentlemen in particular had some... Continue Reading →

Your Spine is Like a Coat Hanger

After almost forty years of strength training, including left knee surgery, right shoulder surgery, a torn left bicep, and a herniated disc between my L4 & L5 vertebra, I definitely err on the side of caution when it comes to exercise selection.  All strength training movements come with a degree of risk; however, some are... Continue Reading →

How I Solved My Sleep Dilemma

My struggle with sleep has been ongoing for some time although it went to a whole different level last year when I went full-time as a fitness professional.  My challenge has never been in going to sleep.  My ex-wife would say I could literally be talking one second and snoring the next.  The problem was... Continue Reading →

The 135 Calorie Solution

As a master fitness professional and nutrition coach, I find that many people struggle with snacking at night.  Two common reasons are habit and boredom while the third is a bit more insidious.  Controlling hunger is a huge key to successfully managing your weight and many people set themselves up to fail at night by... Continue Reading →

My Journey Back From the Wilderness

On Sunday evening, November 19, 2017, I received a last-second meeting request from my boss.  He apologized for the late notice asking that I clear my calendar for the next day and to meet him at the DFW Grand Hyatt Hotel at 10AM.  In an instant, I understood that I had just been fired. My... Continue Reading →

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