I started writing about nutrition publicly back in 2015. One of my very first blog posts was titled You Don’t Have to Be Perfect, and even then, I was trying to communicate a lesson that took me many years to fully learn myself: perfection is not only unnecessary when it comes to nutrition—it can actually... Continue Reading →
There’s an image I can’t get out of my head. A man—healthy, capable, disciplined—mowing his front lawn. The grass is green. The house is beautiful. Everything looks orderly. Except for one small detail. The house is on fire. Flames are raging. Smoke is billowing. And yet the man keeps mowing—focused, committed, busy—completely missing the obvious... Continue Reading →
Walk into almost any gym in America, and you’ll see the same scene: people cranking out sit-ups, Roman-chair variations, leg raises, twisting under load, and using machines that bend and rotate the spine through huge ranges of motion — all in the name of “core training.” Plank = A safe and foundational core exercise. I... Continue Reading →
In the fall of 2017, I experienced my first encounter with vertigo. It came suddenly and without warning. After the first episode, I visited my general practitioner. Because I had some ear pain, he suspected an ear infection and prescribed antibiotics. We hoped that would solve it. It didn’t. When the vertigo continued, I returned... Continue Reading →
A few years ago, I earned Precision Nutrition's certification in Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery. At the time, I was secretly hoping it would help me solve a problem I'd been wrestling with ever since starting my second career as a fitness professional at Lifetime almost eight years ago. Something about that transition pushed me... Continue Reading →
Several years ago, I completed Precision Nutrition’s Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery course. I was actually in their inaugural cohort, and while I was interested in stress and recovery, I was far more interested in sleep. My sleep had become a struggle for several years, so I enrolled in that course selfishly, hoping to find... Continue Reading →
There are moments in the gym that stop me cold. Someone twists under load, grinding through a rep that makes my spine ache just watching it. I can feel every old injury echoing through my body, and one phrase rises up almost instinctively: Not on my watch. Those four words hit me one quiet morning... Continue Reading →
You can’t afford to miss workouts. You can’t afford to miss workouts. As I’m writing this, it’s October 2025. Let’s roll back the calendar to spring 2024. One of my best clients, Phil Overton, began discussing a book he had purchased on longevity, titled "Outlive" by Peter Attia, M.D. Life-changing. Dr. Attia is a cancer... Continue Reading →
For years, turning 50 was the standard milestone for scheduling your first colonoscopy. It’s not a fun screen, but it can be a lifesaver. When I turned 50, and I remember it well, I was in the midst of a career transition. I had left the office furniture industry after almost 20 years and was... Continue Reading →
I have always been extremely structured in my thought process, daily conduct, and overall approach to life. This trait has been both a blessing and a curse. On a humorous note, if my mom told me once, she told me 10,000 times when I was a kid: “You need to be more flexible.” And she... Continue Reading →
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