Don't own a Tonal? Click here to be removed from Tonal Tuesday. ⏱️ Read time: 2 minutes First off, congratulations are in order... If you've maxed out hip thrusts on your Tonal, that means you've been putting in serious work. Your glutes have officially outgrown the machine. 📲 🍑 And relax, I'm not about to prescribe max-effort Bulgarian split squats. I want you to open next week's email, not block me. (Although Bulgarian's are my fav lower body exercise on Tonal. 🤪) But before I hand you the...
2 days ago • 2 min read
Read time: 2 min Welcome to Tonal Tuesday... Everyone wants abs. Almost nobody gets them. The biggest reason is diet. Most people never get their body fat low enough to see their abs in the first place. But here's the part nobody talks about: even with low body fat, you won't build a well-defined six-pack by balancing on a bench while yanking on a cable. That's what the Seated Cable Crunch on Tonal has you doing with the "official" setup. You're not training your abs. You're training your...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Building off last week's email... I wanted to share my own back pain story. Here goes: When I hurt my back in 2015, I had two bulging discs and a (Boston accent) wicked case of sciatica. Hands down, it was one of the most painful injuries I've ever had. The Physical Therapist I went to said, "I can tell you what's wrong, but you're not going to like it." Taken aback, I said, "Lay it on me." She said, "Your core is weak." In the most calm and confident tone I've ever managed, I replied,...
12 days ago • 5 min read
Reading Time: 6 min Here's what I got for you today: 🧠 How I used DJ Khaled to make myself enjoy something I hated 🏋️♂️ The 3-move back fix every lifter should know 🥨 A 2-minute habit that can eliminate late-night snacking 💪 How one dad lost 23 lbs of fat, gained 16.6 lbs of muscle, and got rid of back pain 🧠 How I Tricked My Brain Into Loving the Thing I Dreaded This might surprise you... But when I first shifted my coaching from in-person to online, I made 40 sales calls and collected...
26 days ago • 5 min read
Read Time: 3.5 min It's a hard thing to watch your parents get old. My dad just had his knee replaced, so I flew home to Chicago to take care of him for a few days. It's not just sad seeing the guy you thought was Superman get humbled. It's also a wake-up call that... that's going to be me one day. And with a 10-month-old at home, I keep thinking about The Lion King and that whole circle of life thing they sang about so vigorously. Apparently I'm in the worst part of it... Happiness...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
I posted a story on Instagram... I asked people what their #1 struggle is with eating a "healthy" breakfast. (I put "healthy" in quotes because the word means different things to different people. For our purposes, let's call it: high protein, lower calorie, high satiety.) The number one answer was not having enough time. (Cough. Excuse. 😉) Funny how that works. People don't have 10-15 minutes to make something at home... But they have time to swing through Starbucks for a Double-Smoked...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Read time: 4 minutes Today we're covering: 🎢 What a Six Flags seatbelt taught a dad about losing weight. 🧠 Why your "why" matters more than your tactics (and the 30-minute exercise that changed my life). 💪 How Scott (a Pilates studio owner) lost 18 lbs of fat & gained 4 lbs of muscle in 16 weeks despite starting on Dec 1st. Let's dive in. 🚀 🧠 Your "Why" Matters More Than Your "How" A few weeks ago, a contractor came over to hang some pictures in our new Dallas house. We got to talking, and he...
2 months ago • 6 min read
I've recently been spending a lot more time on social media... Some of you might have noticed. A few clients have joked, I'm seeing you nonstop in my Instagram feed. Yes, it's true I've been posting a lot more. Mostly, in an effort to educate, motivate, and inspire. But more than that, to get more ethical, credible, science-backed info out there that actually works in the real world. However, I've got to say... I get it now. The confusion, the fear, the overwhelming insanity of it all. It...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Last week I told you I was done chasing the comeback story. I'm working on the new chapter... Being a CEO, coach, content creator, husband, and father. Let's not forget athlete as well. New identities for a new chapter. What I didn't tell you is that I've done this exact rebuild before. Years ago, I was trying to make the leap from in-person training to online coaching. I had the strategy. I had the skills. I had a credit card statement that made me want to throw up and every reason in the...
3 months ago • 7 min read
I spent 4 hours journaling last week. I had a few difficult moments where I didn't want to be honest with myself. And a few where I actually cried from either joy or sadness. It's the kind of journaling you'd prefer nobody ever sees. But that's not my style, so I'm gonna share: I've been measuring myself against a version of me that doesn't exist anymore. Trying to "recapture" my former glory. The former Men's Health fitness model. The #1 Tonal coach. The entrepreneur that could grind for 12+...
3 months ago • 5 min read