Become a Beast

Overthinking diet and fitness can lead to frustration, loss of motivation, and lack of results. This all comes about because we make something extremely simple into something the is unnecessarily difficult. In Episode 45 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss how we often overcomplicate our diet and fitness. The simplest approach, with anything, […]

In Episode 44 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss how my strength and fitness evolved once I started reducing the weight I was lifting and increased the number of bodyweight exercises I was doing. If you are looking to prevent injuries and/or have a much wider range of fitness, I highly suggest listening […]

As I’ve discussed before, I have a hatred for dieting versus choosing a healthy diet. In Episode 43 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss the many problems with diets and specifically, why most people fail at them. Yes, some people succeed at these fad diets out there. No doubting that. However, MOST people […]

About a month after the 1st of the year, my gym starts seeing fewer visitors, the produce aisle isn’t as crowed, and life, unfortunately, goes back to the sad normal it was prior to the first of the year. What happened? People’s motivation from setting New Year’s goals has waned and that high is no […]

In Episode 41 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we discuss food addiction and my own addictions to food. Food addiction is not only an issue for the obese. As a fairly fit guy, I have an addiction to food and can fully admit to this issue. However, food addiction isn’t your typical addiction. You […]

We are just a few weeks removed from the new year and there are millions of people who have tried to detox from the gluttony of the holidays and subsequently failed miserably. Detoxing, for most people, doesn’t work. You know what does – – – eating a one ingredient diet. Check out the latest from […]

In 2013, I took on the challenge of working out for 365 straight days. I must say it wasn’t easy, but worth every workout. In episode 39 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss the struggles I faced in working out for 365 straight days. We discuss the toughest parts to taking on this […]

Welcome back to The Become a Beast Podcast! I have missed you guys and gals. Thank you for all of your continued support. I know I have been distant, but we are back and better than ever. Lots coming down the pipeline. Check out the latest podcast… In Episode 38 of The Become a Beast […]

The last thing we want to do is often the first thing we need to do.  – Tim Ferriss (paraphrased) I hate pull ups. They intimidate the hell out of me. I suck at them. I can bench over 200 pounds without flinching, yet shake in my boots when I need to do 10 pull […]

Sometimes your friends really aren’t your friends. They are just the people you end up hanging out with. True friends push you to achieve the potential within yourself. So today, I wanted to talk about how becoming a beast may lead you to a loss of the social community you have found yourself in, but […]