Little Timmy Caldwell - Supplements - Stop It
Everyone meet Little Timmy Caldwell. Timmy wants to get bigger so he asked his mom for some money to buy supplements. Timmy rides his bike to the strip mall and purchases all the protein and BCAAs he can get his little hands on.
He proceeds to drink a protein shake on the hour and flood his system intravenously throughout the day with BCAAs. Timmy also doubles his video game intake and rides his bike more often to school.
The Storm Inside Us
For a long time I tried to be the guy who is super composed when he lifts. The guy who hits a Snatch PR, bows and walks silently off into the sunset. You know what? I can’t make it happen. That’s not me. I am very tactical, organized, efficient, and controlled in my everyday life. I would say am fairly calm and quiet when I am not lifting. But when I lift – I lift. There is a little crazy inside of me and I think there is a little crazy inside us all.
The Young and Resilient?
He lacked the wisdom, and the only way for him to get it was to buy it with his youth; and when wisdom was his, youth would have been spent buying it.
Showing Up Isn't Enough
The number one rule of fitness is show up - maybe that's because it makes fitness professionals and the gym industry money and sometimes lots of it. Or maybe not in Gold's and 24's case. They just want to get you on autodraft.
Not Your Usual Athlete Shoutout
Gains are always hard earned but very rarely come in nicely wrapped packages.
Creating A Gap
Yesterday, I tried to wait five seconds after someone was done talking to say anything and the goal was to end that anything with another question. I also worked on waiting for others to speak instead of trying to move the topic where I thought it should go. I failed….again… and again… and again,
It's An Honor
Some of my last few posts have had a tinge of agitation. Like anyone I can get wore down from long hours and the buzzing of my phone. But, what we do in the strength and conditioning world is a fringe service, not a necessity. Lets face it I hope my clients chose to eat over train with me because as flattered as I would be that would be highly counterproductive.
Health Outcomes Not Aesthetics
I recently had this conversation with a client – it went like this, “Why can’t I lose these last 5 pounds around my midsection?” I didn’t say anything I just nodded. He continued on, “Well I guess I ate a cupcake yesterday and then I had to take an hour nap because I couldn’t keep my eyes open.” I nodded and we both went about our day.