Most people I talk to get excited about a new program and diet. They seem ALL-IN for the first couple weeks. Then, as soon as they realize that shit gets hard and they have to eat the same foods over and over again THEY FUCKING QUIT! For some, the process is just too much to …
I have a good friend who has been through a lot of stress and extreme situations in life. We had a few really bad storms come through the area within the past few years and he was in a position where he was in extreme flooding/rapid current situations and pulling people who were going to …
I recently was asked if I could talk about good ways to train around/through injuries in the gym. It would be impossible to elaborate on every little change in training for each specific injury someone could suffer from. So my approach to this is going to be about how to change your mentality when it …
I have a follower who shared this testimonial with me from the first phase of the Shredded Ops program. This is the stuff I love to hear; REAL GUYS BUSTING ASS AND GETTING RESULTS! Thank-you for your testimonial Devin. I’m looking forward to hearing how your next phase goes and I’m sure your back will …
I used to follow all of the “rules of bodybuilding”: “Make sure you eat within 20 minutes of your workouts” “Simple sugars and EXACTLY 50 grams of protein post workout” “Cardio will keep you from gaining size” “Low reps for growth, high reps for definition” I could go on and on with this list and …
So I recently took a much needed trip to the mountains with my wife. I knew the weather would be cold the first half of our trip but I really wanted to go hiking. The cabin we rented had the best view out of anyplace I’ve ever stayed at. The entire back of the cabin …
Look, I’ve been there too; depression, it gets all of us at some point or another. This depression can come from feeling like you aren’t living up to a certain standard you have for yourself. For starters, the standards you have set for yourself are the most important, because in the end you need to …
Self-help bullshit is in every place I look now. Everyone I listen to or see is fucking weak, and I don’t mean gym weak here; I mean just weak all around! I have never once called myself a “LIFE COACH.” I cannot stand that term, because what makes someone get to a point where they’ve …
The push-up was the first formal exercise that I ever remember doing. I’m not sure how old I was when I did my first push-up, but it was somewhere in gym class in elementary school (probably 1st grade?) I can remember looking around me and seeing all of the other kids failing and half-assing it. …
The mind is everything when it comes to bodybuilding. The mind is what makes the choices of what and when to eat, when to lift weights, and often when to stop. Pain is a good teacher. Sometimes we can let our minds convince us we are finished when we are not. You just have to …