Hi, everyone! It’s been two weeks since I last touched base with an update on my current cut, and a lot has happened since then. My wife and I traveled to Boston for a weekend, my birthday came and went, and a mixture of progress and struggles took place. It’s been a whirlwind, but now […]
Each day during this three-month cut, I’ve started with a challenge. That challenge has been to climb a 150-step staircase from the parking lot to the office each morning. I decided that would be my challenge every day during this cut to essentially start the day by getting in the right frame of mind. That […]
After five straight weeks of dieting and training hard, it’s time to change things up. More specifically, Week 6 will be a de-load week. What’s a de-load week? I’m actually shocked to see I’ve never written an article on this, but it’s essentially a programmed week where you scale back volume and/or intensity in order […]
“It was a reasonable starting point for me and I’m honestly amazed at how much strength I gained in only a couple weeks. I know for me personally I have the drive and the will to commit myself, but I had trouble in the past ‘formatting’ or coming up with daily regimen through the week. […]
No matter how structured you make things, chances are your weight loss is going to be unpredictable. You can eat the same foods at the same times every day. You can do the same workouts on each day of every week. You can even do them at the same times. Heck, you can track exactly […]
Dietary displacement is like procrastination. “Ehhh I’ll get to that later.” (*Then never does*) “I know I should go to the gym, but I’m tired. I’ll do that tomorrow.” (*Then never does*) According to Precision Nutrition, dietary displacement is “when someone skips out on healthy eats and displaces them with non-nutritious foods.” Essentially, it’s choosing […]
Week 1 of dieting is in the books! I’ve already learned a lot about myself and gotten clues as to how this process will evolve. I’m excited for this entire 2019 cut! First off, I’m feeling good. Reducing my food intake and focusing on self control has been a challenge, but it’s one where I’m […]
We’re one week into my 2019 cut, and so far good! Weight is coming off, and that’s the name of the game. As I detailed in my previous articles, my training regimen has largely remained the same while I’m dropping my calories down rather significantly to 2,400 a day to begin. Through one week, I […]
We’ve been told for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Eat your Wheaties so you’ll be energized and ready to take on the day! While I acknowledge there are tons of benefits to eating breakfast in the morning (I almost always do), there can also be a lot of positives […]
“I’m definitely pleased with the progress we made from the goals that were set at the beginning. I think I have the tools now to put together my own scaled down strength program that fits in with the other elements of my fitness. I feel like I’ve learned a lot about the periodization and rep […]