We’re currently in the process of writing a transformation guide. This sucker is going to be awesome—and yeah, I’m totally biased—but seriously. It’s going to cover 5 game-changing topics: Mindset, Training, Recovery, Nutrition, and Community. . Today’s post provides a preview of a piece from the mindset section. Mindset is arguably the biggest factor in...Read More

In last week’s nutrition post coach Megs pointed out that all of these crazy diets that come to market seemingly every day may actually be keeping us from getting to our goals. If you missed it, I highly recommend going back and reading it.  But, one of the points she made was: “A simple way...Read More

Every time you read a magazine cover, watch television or hang out with your friends, you probably hear about an amazing new diet. You know the one—some new plan that is finally going to get you in those “skinny pants” you have hiding in the back of your closet…  . But let me ask you...Read More

Thinking about the word power brings some…well…powerful images to mind. Things like rockets taking off, Lebron James taking off for a dunk, and 100meter sprinters tearing down the track at the Olympics. It almost makes power development seem out of reach for normal folks.   Can normal folks ever hope to be powerful?   And,...Read More

Well, it’s actually most likely that any program she posts is a waste of time… Excuse the bluntness of this conversation, but I just want to be real with you. Your favorite Instagram model has no idea what she’s doing. There’s a slim to none chance that she has any education pertaining to exercise, physiology,...Read More

“Where in the grand heck do I start?”   That’s a good question—we, as people in a bunch of situations, ask ourselves that question. It’s one that people new to the gym ask themselves all the time.   And it’s a good question.   For those that have never exercised in a gym setting before,...Read More

Last week we had a quick chat about why HIIT is not enough to build a body that’s strong, looks good, and has longevity. Well, it would be rude of us to say that HIIT isn’t enough and then not fill in the blanks on the other things that you should be doing. So, today,...Read More

  Let’s pretend that you’re a contractor and you’ve been hired to build a house. I think we can agree that a house is a pretty complex structure, right? It requires a lot of different elements—a foundation, solid walls, good plumbing, sturdy floors, etc. Here’s the catch—you only get one tool to build the house....Read More

This past week Jeremy Brown, a member of BSP NOVA, posted a question to Facebook looking for opinions as to what defined “in shape,” spurring a stimulating social media conversation. Almost everyone has a picture in their mind of what “in shape” looks like (to them), often depicted by athletes like Simone Biles or Michael...Read More

This week’s video blog goes over the reverse lunge, using basic principles that transfer to every variation of the lunge. Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Technique Tuesday post to peep a whole lot of lunge variatons- ya know, if that’s your thing… Then, as always, we have an inside look at some of the...Read More