Missing Biceps

  An Introspective Self-Critique of Online “Coaching” As I write this, I want to be clear, I AM NOT ATTACKING ANYONE SPECIFICALLY, nor am I attacking myself. From a “business” perspective, writing this is a horrible idea. The only way I can be painted is in a negative light, which I am fine with. Kindness and self-evaluation go hand in hand. If you are kind to yourself, you can accept your own shortcomings, and make changes to your practice that improve your abilities in your field. By writing this, my hope is to provide a realistic overview of online coaching, and the traps I’ve fallen in.  I started online coaching two years ago. An athlete (who I am still friends with and still coach) reached out to me asking if I could write a program. I was unsure how I felt about the ordeal. I had never written a program, and I wanted to make sure that whatever I did was beneficial to the individual. We worked out a monthly cost (60 dollars) and went from there.  In the beginnin...

  The Paradox of the Weight Class Athlete  Overtime, our bodies change. My body from 19-29 has changed significantly. As we age and continue to get stronger, our weight is going to change. Forcing yourself to stay in a weight category because that’s where you have always been is counter-intuitive to the goal of strength sports; to become stronger overtime. There are some obvious caveats to this, and these caveats will be addressed. The goal of this article is to help you decide whether it is time to move up a weight class, or stay where you are.  The Journey At 18 years old, I was 175 pounds. I had just completed a cut from 250 pounds, with a goal of having “sweet” abs. Well, my sweet abs were of course skinny abs, but at that age any semblance of definition is narcissistically celebrated.  I started competing in strongman at 22. At the time, I was 183 pounds. The decision was easy; I was a lightweight competitor. My composition was still skin, some muscle, and bones...