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Starting All Over Again…Again

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A few weeks ago I started running – again. We, my staff and I, decided that as a way to boost community around the gym we needed a shared goal and, for some reason, it was decided that a 5k was the perfect solution.It should be noted that while at one time I was a runner, my last official run was the Warrior Dash I ran six years ago.Six years is a long time. When I started I, naively, thought it was the best way to get fit and made it a regular part of my routine for the first… Read More »

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Mea Culpa, Again…

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I hate being wrong.And I am wrong far more often than I would care to admit. But one of the things my mothers did right was to instill in me the importance of admitting when I am wrong. No one likes that guy who refuses to admit he was wrong even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.And the evidence is pretty overwhelming.As far as this blog is concerned there are two glaring mistakes I’ve been making and in order to look myself in the mirror each morning I need to come clean. Think of this as my… Read More »

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12 Rules for Life

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Jordan Peterson has become somewhat of a controversial figure in our world today.He is an author and clinical psychologist who teaches at the University of Toronto. He first received notoriety for a political stance he took against a piece of Canadian legislation that would mandate language in regards to transgender individuals. Because of that stance he was invited on the Joe Rogan podcast where I first heard him. He has since created his own podcast, been back on Joe’s show several times, and, after the publication of his latest book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, been interviewed… Read More »

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Mental Meat Heads – Cincinnati

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Over the weekend of October 7th and 8th I was in Cincinnati, Ohio hosting yet another of our Mental Meat Heads workshops. I’ve been home almost two weeks now and I’m just beginning to process all that happened over this roller coaster of a weekend. We got off to a rough start. My partner in Mental Meat Heads, Chip Conrad, flew in to Birmingham Thursday night. Chip’s my boy. In the very short five or so years we have know each other Chip has become an industrial ally, a mentor, a co-conspirator, and a close friend. Our plan was to get… Read More »

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My Super Power

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Back before the holiday I was laid up for a few days with a stomach bug. I’m kinda dumb when it comes to feeling bad and despite having woken up to hug the toilet I assumed I wasn’t really sick. I mean, I only threw up once and it totally could have been that the previous night’s chicken was a little “off.”So I got dressed and drove myself into work. By the time I got to the gym there was no doubt, I was sick and had no business being out, let alone trying to run the gym that day. So… Read More »

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Happy New Year!

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It’s Jan 2nd and by now your inbox, your Instagram feed, and your Facebook wall should be full of “experts” with less than two decades of real life experience telling you all the things you need to know in order to have a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2017.Only here’s the thing. They can’t tell you anything you don’t already know. It’s okay. I get it and I’ve fallen for this sort of thing plenty of times myself and will probably fall for it again before all is said and done. It’s an easy play, especially this time of year. New… Read More »

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What I’m Thankful For

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Simply put I’m thankful for you. I’m thankful for my readers. I’m thankful for my clients. I’m thankful for my friends, for my family, for everyone of you whose contribution lets me do what I love everyday. I sincerely hope that you, too, get to experience the joy of living out your purpose. If you’re not and you want to, get with me. I’ll do everything in my power to help you get there.Rather than spending the remainder of this post waxing sappy about home much I love you guys I want to share the stage with one of my… Read More »

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Looks Like Tarzan, Plays Like Jane

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“Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.” I first heard this line from Dan John a few years ago.  It’s the ultimate turn of a phrase that lauds performance over appearance based trainingI should point out that the line is pretty sexist. Its intent is not to minimize the contributions of women but to highlight the inherent physical differences between most men and most women. Specifically, it refers to an athlete who looks great, has a model physique, but can’t perform on the playing field. I saw this first hand during the photo shoot we hosted here at the gym this… Read More »

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Member Highlight: Dwight Williams

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There are times when I can’t believe how lucky I am to get to earn my living the way I do. And I don’t mean getting to spend my days in the gym, lifting and playing around whenever I feel like it (although that doesn’t hurt either…) No, the greatest part of my work comes from getting to interact and work with and alongside people like you.I apologize if that sounds hokey, but it’s absolutely true.Today’s Member Highlight is no exception. Today I would like to introduce you to one of our newest members, but one who has quickly found… Read More »

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This is Not the Greatest Workout in the World…

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This is a tribute…To say that the last four weeks have been busy is a bit of an understatement. Mental Meat Heads in NYC, moving the Alabama Waldorf School, and then the Fund Sharing Meeting in Milwaukee, all in three subsequent weekends. I managed to get in my main workouts every week, but I was definitely off my schedule. For at least two of those four weeks I only got in two lifting days and a hike or two. Not the six movement days I’ve been used to. This week was my first week back to original form.I changed a… Read More »

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Shared Gifting

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I’m back, after another whirlwind of travel and activity, this time from Milwaukee. I went there to attend another Shared Gifting Meeting of Waldorf Schools from the Mid-States region. What’s a Waldorf School? Well, in my estimation, it may well be the single greatest educational opportunity for young children that you’ve never heard of. All three of my daughters are graduates of Alabama Waldorf School. They started as toddlers with their mother in a Morning Garden class, a kind of Mommy & Me introduction to Waldorf methodology, and continued through Nursery, Kindergarten, and then the Grades. Alabama Waldorf School runs… Read More »

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The 10,000 Swing Challenge

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Last weekend I was in New York for another Mental Meat Heads workshop. I came home inspired to start my own 10,000 Swing Challenge.Enter your text here…I’m somewhat of an evangelical and I care deeply about what I do. I think my industry has a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the welfare of our entire society. I also think we squander that opportunity.Mental Meat Heads is an attempt to change that. I host an on-line forum on Facebook for the exchange of ideas and bi-annual workshops across the country to showcase in practical ways how we can… Read More »