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"Training is life." "You gotta love the grind." "24/7, 365 hustle.” "Training is life." "You gotta love the grind." "24/7, 365 hustle.” I've been guilty of chasing numbers in the gym ... Continue Reading

I am writing an open letter to you to tell you how grateful I am for your trust, your commitment, and your strength. You see, it is with your strength that I have grown as a person and a coach. Your belief ... Continue Reading

Think back to “why” you joined a gym, began training, or committed to your fitness journey. What did you want from it? What changes did you want to see in yourself? What did you want to learn and ... Continue Reading

There are days when it seems like my life is an uninterrupted stream of awkward conversations. My complete inability to talk about anything that’s happened in pop culture for the last decade is one ... Continue Reading

Source BlueWave Fitness We all know that goals are what keep an athlete motivated to keep growing, but what essential aspects of training make achieving those goals possible? The magic lies in ... Continue Reading

(Source: Bev Childress) (Source: Bev Childress) Whether you’re new to training or have been battling away for decades, there comes a time when you need a new target or a goal to give you a ... Continue Reading

We begin new ventures with the best of intentions to follow through. We make nutrition changes, we promise that we’re going to work out more frequently or perform our mobility every day, or we swear that ... Continue Reading

Distractions and excuses are everywhere. It’s as if people are playing Pokemon Go and walking around trying to catch them all. Every excuse seems logical to the person offering it, and may even be ... Continue Reading

Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading

It seems like it’s birthday season at work. You worked hard to limit the damage through the holidays, and the endless carry-ins and banquets and family gatherings. You even stayed on track through Super ... Continue Reading

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paulo Coelho It’s a bloody shame that in today’s world so many dreams stay just that - a dream. Ideas and ... Continue Reading

You may have joined a gym for the social support, but many people get lost in a community or system and can’t see their desired outcome anymore. When was the last time you stopped to evaluate what you are ... Continue Reading

Forget goal setting for 2015. I’m deadly serious. Throw out your vision board and burn the motivational posters. Goal setting for many is a nail in the coffin of their dreams. The Problem With ... Continue Reading

2015 is almost upon us and that means you may be reading this in the hopes of starting fresh in the New Year by creating a body that makes you proud and happy. One that is fit, strong, and supple and ... Continue Reading

Somewhere along the way someone instilled in me the value and importance of setting goals. It may have been a teacher, my parents, a summer camp instructor, or some combination of the above who really ... Continue Reading

So, you've been training for a few months, years, or decades. Have you achieved your goals? If you have, that’s good for you. Keep at it. If not, maybe it's time for a reality check. Understand ... Continue Reading

Many athletes swear by mental imagery as a tool to enhance sports performance. Sports psychology is an expanding field, with new studies coming out each year about the affect of visualization on results. ... Continue Reading

Back when I was finishing high school there was a Saturday afternoon sports show called Wide World of Sports. As an Australian show, it was filled for the most part with stuff I had no interest in like ... Continue Reading

1. You Eat the Wrong Foods or You’re on a “Diet” Real food doesn’t come in a box, have a shelf life, or have ingredients you can’t pronounce. If you’re on a diet that advocates lots of packaged ... Continue Reading

As we creep ever closer to January first, people’s minds start to drift back to the previous year’s unmet goals and the coming year’s potential for success. For most people, some of these objectives and ... Continue Reading

You go the gym and you’re not getting the results you want. Don’t worry - there are some simple steps that have been proven to make your time more effective and get you going in the right direction. None ... Continue Reading

This is something I thought I'd never say, but Ashton Kutcher seriously turned heads with his Teen Choice Awards speech. Heck, Rush Limbaugh even called it "profound." To me, it was funny how Kutcher was ... Continue Reading

All the experts are right and all the experts are wrong. That is to say that any advice anyone gives you could be great advice or completely irrelevant. It all depends on your goal. And there’s the rub. ... Continue Reading

Perhaps the most commonly used word in the fitness and wellness industry is the word ‘results.’ People want them and we promise to deliver them. Indeed, we are a results-oriented society and customers in ... Continue Reading