April 1st through May 31st While on vacation I was thinking about my goals and how to achieve them. My goals are to continue gaining strength and building muscle but also burn some unwanted fat. I currently have some unhelpful habits when it comes to food choices and alcohol. To figure out my next step, I asked myself, “What would I tell a gym member who asked for my advice on how to lose body fat and continue to build strength and muscle without giving up all of the things that they enjoy,...

There comes a point in almost every lifting journey when progress stops feeling obvious. The numbers that used to climb every few weeks suddenly stay exactly where they are. The same weight feels just as heavy as it did a month ago. You leave the gym wondering whether you are doing something wrong or whether this is just as strong as you are going to get. It is frustrating, but it is also completely normal. A strength plateau does not mean you have failed. Most of the time, it means your body...

A lot of people are working hard in the gym and still wondering why their strength is not going up. They are showing up, sweating, feeling sore, and checking the box. But when it is time to lift a little more weight, do more reps, or feel more confident under the bar, nothing really changes. That can be frustrating. It can also make you feel like your body is the problem. Most of the time, it is not. Getting stronger is not about doing more random work. It is about doing the right work,...