Soreness is not an indicator of a good workout, and not being sore doesn’t mean your workout didn’t count. That day-after ache (DOMS) mostly tells you that you did something new,
How Fast Do You Actually Lose Strength? Slower Than You Think
You lose strength much more slowly than you probably think. A few days off changes basically nothing, measurable losses take roughly two to four weeks depending on the quality (muscle
How Busy Parents Can Stay Consistent With Fitness (Start With this 5-Minute Step)
If you’re a busy parent and fitness feels like the one thing you can’t figure out, you’re not alone, and you don’t need an ideal routine to start. You need
Stuck between knee push-ups and full push-ups? Here’s how to level up
If you can do knee push-ups but the floor still feels impossible…that’s totally normal! You’re at the hardest jump in the progression ladder. Here’s how to break through: work in
Do you need a gym to get strong? Bodyweight vs weights, explained by a Coach
No, you don’t need a gym to get strong. Bodyweight training and weight training are both strength training, and both run on the same principle: progressive overload. In a gym
Is it too late to start strength training at 70? (No. Here’s what happens when you do.)
No, it isn’t too late. People in their 70s, 80s, and 90s get meaningfully stronger when they start strength training, and beginners tend to see the biggest response to training.
How to Start a Workout When You Really Don’t Feel Like It (The Bridge Task Method)
If you can’t get yourself to start a workout after a long day, the problem might not be the workout itself. It’s the gear shift from “couch” to “go.” A
“I feel like a T-rex when I try push-ups”
Push-ups are rad. Like, legitimately. I get excited just talking about it. 😅 But if you’ve struggled to conquer the push-up, you may see them in your workout and think,
“I hate weight lifting, but I know I should do it. Can you help?”
I got this question from a reader last week, and it echoes a lot of questions I’ve received over the years: “I hate weight lifting and no matter what strategy
The diagnostic I use to help prevent unnecessary injuries
When someone comes to me with an injury (or one of those nagging aches that’s been hanging around for weeks and they can’t figure out why) I run the same



