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New BONUS to Flexible Fitness: Aaron's Wilderness Workouts
“WTF Wilderness Workouts” When I set out to create Flexible Fitness, I actually did so BEFORE the pandemic and before the lockdowns. Initially, I created them as a sort of bridge between programs that were suddenly interrupted for whatever reason: traveling, changes...
When Diet Goes Too Far! Client Case Study: Suzie Q
“Suzy Q” I have a client we will call Suzie Q, for the purposes of this article. Suzie Q is a great client. She’s very responsible with regular check ins. She always gives me the biofeedback I need and she is always on top of sticking to protocol without excuses....
Physique After 50: Common Sense at 60!
A comedian once rightly said, “The older I get, the younger I used to be.” Truer words have never been spoken. But what does that mean and why is it so apropos? When I first wrote Physique After 50 and offered the programs within it, it was because of my frustration...
How My Recent Major Life-Decision Can Provide YOU with a Road Map to Your Physique Transformation!
I recently made a life-changing decision. I decided to downsize and move into a smaller home. Many variables factored into me making this decision. But early on in the process something else became obvious to me; something that can help all of you. As this process...
What’s Hershey’s Chocolate Got to Do with Your Weight Loss Goals?
I’ll give it to you straight here. This digital age we live in has brought us a life of convenience and entitlement in warp drive. And all of us have been affected, and infected by this reality, myself included. We want what we want when we want it, and we expect...
Client Case Study: Dr. Alan C
A long time ago, I stopped penning Client Case Study articles about clients who live in the gym and compete in physique contests, and work as trainers or whatever. I Coach people who have real lives and live in the real world with real demands on their time. My client...
Mental Must-Haves to Achieve Your Goal
I am continuing my series of articles on how to achieve your goal in ways that are beyond sets, and reps, and calories and grams and all the rest. The real truth is that we are now living beyond the information age. We are in a new strange cultural phase of facts and...
Why You Fail at Physique Goals
You’ve likely heard the expression, “with a strong enough why, the how will reveal itself.” People tend to fail at weight loss and transformation goals for all the wrong reasons. And most of the time people don’t fail because they don’t have good information or a...
The NEW Guaranteed Can’t Fail Weight Loss and Physique Transformation Formula for 2021
I have finally cracked the code. I have finally developed and refined THE guaranteed formula for weight loss success and physique transformation for 2021. You follow this formula and you will not fail – guaranteed. I want to give a shout out to my client Mike G who...
How to Achieve Your Physique Goal in 2021!
Recently, I've been penning a series of articles on the key components to achievement that people most take for granted. Most of you seeking physique transformation and weight loss get way too caught up in magic workouts, magic formulas — or what the best tracking...
(Unorthodox) TIPS YOU CAN USE!
In my previous article I told you I would be writing a series of articles for you all to set you in the right mind for the coming New Year, since this is the time of year when many of you are setting or re-setting weight loss and physique transformation goals. But...
The ‘Sequence for Success Recipe that Never Fails’
My book The Mindset of Achievement spells out right thinking that is common for achieving any goal. And while mindset is one thing, there is indeed a specific recipe that outlines how all high achievers accomplish long-term hard to reach goals. And this recipe also...
HAVING AN AFFAIR!
One of the things I’ve learned from my now 5 decades of one on one Coaching is to look for emerging patterns and what they might mean. And this past year I’ve seen a pattern emerge with people who have lost their way in terms of their fitness lifestyle or attempts at...
The Perfection Myth
"You have to be perfect if you really want to reach your goal!" We humans are a curious bunch, aren’t we? We all have these private thoughts that run through our minds that we could never say out loud. From time to time we do something that even to our own minds makes...
TEACHER TURMOIL: This isn't right!
Yeah, I’m pissed. I’m really pissed – but not for myself. When Covid hit, I am one of the very fortunate ones. My career has always allowed me to work from home. And I built a very decent home gym as well and I have advocated more and more people should do the same if...
PROJECT YOU: Mindset Trap “No-No’s” to Watch Out For
As I have said many times and outlined many times, the reason so many people fail at weight-loss and physique transformation efforts, is not from a lack of knowledge or a lack of information. Most commonly, the cause of failure is simply a faulty mindset. Mind you,...
Solving Training Dilemmas with Program Design (part 2)
Several years ago I had a client with a very specific training dilemma. In terms of finding a solution, his dilemma almost stumped me. But once again, the solution came by thinking of program design first and workout structure, strategy and application as it fit into...
Solving a “Time Crunch” Workout Dilemma with Program Design
One thing about the new normal is that everyone is learning the importance of adaptability and flexibility in many different areas of life. The fitness industry is no exception. Some gyms have opened with rules so strict that people choose to stay home. In some...