Hard Decisions Make Stronger People

MENTALLY TOUGH On any given day, you and I make a million micro-decisions without even a second thought. It’s wired into our DNA to survive, to get through life as we know it. “Am I going to hit snooze or get out of bed?”“Should I have toast or oatmeal with my coffee for breakfast?” “What […]

Should You Be “Outsourcing” Accountability?

That depends. Do you want to develop into an independent adult one day, or are you content with the idea of someone looking over your shoulder in specific aspects of your life? That isn’t a trick question. I want you to actually ask yourself that. Because that’s what you’re doing when you tell yourself that […]

We Desire Wins. The Only Question Is How You Keep Score…

Make hard choices. Find value and pride in temporary discomfort and know that you’re casting votes for the best version of yourself. The future you deserves it, and you’ll be better for it.

Athena Perez: Her Story

A true inspiration. Many have seen her video story but Athena Perez’s new memoir Lifting the Wait – a story of triumph and finding a belief and love of self (and God)…it is absolutely incredible to read what she has overcome. The story is told in such a raw and captivating manner that it pulls […]

Why 4:30am

Every day, I wake up at 4:30am to a pot of coffee, a book, and a feeling of responsibility to my community that is centered around making them healthier and self-sufficient human beings. People deserve to know what it’s like to be well. You, your spouse and your family should know the difference between “alive” […]

10 Gift Ideas for Your Fit Friends

Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, weddings, babies, house warmings, graduations. Every year, gift giving opportunities arise and for some reason we always get stumped on what to buy. Here are 10 ideas for your fit friend/family member/significant other. 1. Air Fryer If you or your loved one is in to meal prepping, an air fryer is the […]

Everyone starts at a 10

People are weird. Relationships are difficult, and complex. Every day, we have hundreds of interactions and thousands of thoughts with a variety of different people. Some, we know, like and trust. Others, we have an opinion on derived from what little information, context and life experiences we have. I like to think that for most […]

“Bright Spot Friday”

At CrossFit Mountain Island, we have a weekly routine in our private facebook page for our members. Every Friday we create a thread called “bright spots” and encourage our members to talk about what went right for them that week. It could be related to wins at home, in the gym, at work or just […]

The Last Start

So you want to make the jump to get healthy.  A few things will happen. People are going to have an opinion. You are going to listen. It’s up to you how you proceed.  You have a history of starting something new and falling off the wagon. You attempt to go for a few weeks […]

Peaks and Valleys

I talk with thousands of people every year about health, fitness and exercise goals. We always start there, and oftentimes we’ll end up discussing careers, marriages and life. We talk about the positives and the negatives. The wins and losses. The challenges that make progress seem impossible and successes that make all of our hard […]