I fw anyone who has the 🥜 to create a system. To be ridiculed. Embarrassed. Talked to crazy. Bunch of people watching from the stands that never attempted. Keep going.

The view from the press box. 🤌

An ELITE summer of work put in by the @PantherCreekAth High Intensity group! 😤 Every day, they always stayed on GO! 💪We can’t wait to see all their success this upcoming year! #CREEK Big S/O to this group, all our award winners, and the ⭐️ of the Year: Donovan Odum!

A lot of guys are out here trying hard in the gym, and I genuinely respect that. Hats off to you. This is not a dig at the bros putting in the work. However.. One unfortunate side effect of the “science-based optimal hypertrophy renaissance” is that a growing number of guys who have never lifted a real weight in their life - are jumping straight into programs that are ultra-optimized, scapular-retracted, unilateral, mind-muscle connection everything. No strength base. No meat on the frame. Just isolation work, single arm facedown wrist cuff pulldowns, and 7 RIR. To top it off they're on peptides and compounds before they can bench their bodyweight And then they wonder why they look like a wellness coordinator who sometimes does Pilates. Meanwhile, most of us dinosaurs started with some crusty 3-day full-body program we found on a dead bodybuilding forum from 2003, doing compound lifts with questionable form and zero deloads, eating peanut butter sandwiches and dreaming of our first GNC creatine purchase like we were sneaking into a rated R movie. It wasn't perfect, but we weren't obsessed with perfect. We built a thick, greasy red-meat foundation. You got strong, you learned to train hard, and you built a physique that could actually grow from all the modern nuance. You lift but not sure if anyone really notices that you lift? You need to earn the canvas before you paint. Build the slab, then you can start getting fancy.

The JUICE was LOOSE at the #CREEK this week! 🧃 @PantherCreekAth sure do know how to work! The Panthers only know one speed… FULL SPEED! 🏎️💨 Big S/O to our Week 2 ⭐️s of the Week: HI: Cole, Liam, Wisdom Female & Developmental: Austin, Campbell, Paige

60 seconds or less. Shit you can use.

Lose your phone and change your outlook on our society. . open.substack.com/pub/coachm…

"The heart attack at 50 began at 20. The Alzheimer’s at 70 started at 40. The loss of independence at 80 began at 30. The aging you want tomorrow begins with the choices you make today." - Dr. Bob Rako

As Coaches, we have a unique opportunity to impact lives that many people don't get. Take a moment and read what @JBeauchamp61 has to say about the power a coach can have IF we take the time to see the big picture 💪 medium.com/performance-cours…

Should we focus on raising the roof or bracing the floor when working with gen pop? medium.com/@ecoachman7/raise…

The caveat being that if you annihilate yourself on a run or swim or something like that you’re going to be tired and have a hard time focusing after. There is such a thing as “overtraining” into the parts of your life that you actually get paid for.

The data on cardiovascular exercise improving brain function in the hours following are pretty impressive. The data showing the same for resistance training, not so much. Both are important but clearly there’s something special about elevating heart rate (for focus afterwards).

No judgement. Someone reached out to me about needing to rehome these gorgeous babies. Shelters are full. I want to amplify them so they find loving homes. As I said, I don’t want to hear the negativity I’m interested in helping these babies find a home. Ages are 5 (black and white) 2 (brown) They aren’t spayed, yes house trained. Kennel trained. If I could I would take them 😢I would

This dude is as good as they come! What an incredible example of how to be successful by doing things the right way ALL the time. Much love and I hope this next chapter of life is even better than the last! 🙌

Do not believe what you see and assume. It's feeding the lie you want to tell yourself. link.medium.com/zWWjCBMhgFb

Is your health and fitness routine proper enough to withstand that gaps that are created by everyday life? link.medium.com/uKv53FXiREb

During high-intensity exercise, cortisol (a key stress hormone) can increase by 500% above resting levels! During exercise at ~50% VO2max, cortisol will usually drop below resting levels. We have enough cortisol in our lives without looking for more. More #Zone1 for mental and physical health.

What we're doing to address the obesity epidemic is not working. What we're doing to address the diabetes epidemic is not working. What we're doing to address the mental health epidemic is not working. Will an integrated approach based on science help? #BrainEnergy

Stu Pickles lost control of his life, but let’s talk about how you can get some back. medium.com/@ecoachman7/contr…

Build a bridge instead of skipping stones. Your tissues will thank you later. medium.com/@ecoachman7/skipp…