Yogi Berra once said that “80% of the game is half mental.”  Like all of his famous quotes, it doesn’t make sense, and yet you still understand what he meant when he said it. he was naturally talking about the sport of baseball at the time, but he may as well have also been speaking […]

I've been successfully using calisthenics to stimulate hypertrophy and build muscle for over a decade, and I'm continuing to learn how to do it better and more efficiently. In this week's episode, I share my latest models and perspectives that can make building muscle with calisthenics easier and more effective for you. Listen here or at your […]

Few things can lock you into an endless plateau-like being a perfectionist.  Whether you’re trying to build muscle, lose weight or become a Taekwon-Do champion, like I was back in the day, trying to adhere to the perfect diet or workout program can hurt your progress, rather than optimize it.  In this week’s episode, I […]

Most training and exercise plateaus don’t happen because you’ve reached the limit of your potential, but rather because you’ve reached the current limit of your current approach.  Everything that works will only work for so long and then you’ll struggle to get beyond a certain point. Here are some examples or progressive strategies: Adding weight […]

There's a lot of advice out there pertaining to how much work you should supposedly do to reach your goals. How many sets should you do to grow muscle? How long do you have to do cardio to burn fat? How many exercises are necessary to build your arms, chest, legs etc? How many times […]

New diets and workout plans come out all the time; often with hyped up promises of life-changing results. All of this hype can really induce a lot of FOMO and make you feel like you’re going to be missing out if you don’t hop on the latest bandwagon. But how can you know for sure? […]

Food cravings, be they for sugar, carbs, bread or meat can trip up even the most disciplined dieter. The most common approaches, to just fight them, or to find a way around them by consuming a “light” version of what you’re craving have a poor track record for success. If they really worked, then cravings […]

If you met me now, you wouldn’t guess that I used to have a long-term struggle with food. When I was younger, I waged battle with several dietary demons like disordered eating habits, exercise-based binge-and-purge cycles, plus a host of unhealthy dietary practices. I’ve never really shared my full story until now, mostly because I […]

Diet and exercise burn out is an all too-common occurrence in our fitness culture. No matter how gung-ho motivated you are when you start, everyone starts to feel the weight of their habits on their shoulders sooner or later. In this week’s episode of the RDP Podcast I share three simple things you can do […]

I’ve been coaching people in big-box gyms for nearly 20 years. I am often asked a lot of questions about what it’s like to be a personal trainer, so I took the time to address some of the most common misconceptions in this week’s episode of the RDP podcast. R.D.P Resources:  Let’s Get Checked.com https://trylgc.com/RedDeltaProject […]