Workouts
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Saturday Summary: Focus, Standards, and Consistency
This week circled around one central idea: focus. On Sculpting Sunday, we started by cutting distractions. A good workout isn’t just about showing up — it’s about protecting your attention once you’re there. Clear purpose, clean exercise order, and disciplined rest periods keep the session from drifting into noise. The gym will always be full of… Continue reading
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Sculpting Sunday: How I Cut Distractions And Get More Out Of Every Set
Distraction is one of the easiest ways to sabotage a workout without realizing it. You still show up. You still move weight. You still leave tired. But the session never quite lands the way it should. I’ve learned this the hard way over years of training in busy gyms, traveling constantly, and prepping when margins… Continue reading
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Saturday Summary: The Details That Add Up
This week wasn’t about shortcuts. It was about fundamentals — the quiet details that build the physique long before anyone notices. We started at the hips. A simple controlled stretch, done with intention, can change how everything else moves. When your base works, the lifts feel cleaner. Stability improves. Strength has somewhere solid to sit.… Continue reading
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Training With Jackson Peos at Undefeated Gym in Bali
My friend Jackson Peos just posted a YouTube video from my time training in Bali. Jackson is an Australian sports nutritionist, bodybuilder, and online coach who founded the Undefeated Gym in Bali, and he’s been documenting a lot of the athletes who come through to train there. In the video, we spend the day talking about prep and training… Continue reading
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Truth Tuesday: Heavy Doesn’t Mean Effective
A lot of people think progress is simple: add plates forever and you’ll grow forever. Sometimes that’s true. A lot of the time it’s just noise. You can move a ton of weight with momentum, joint stress, and whatever muscle feels like taking over — and the target muscle barely did its job. Bodybuilding isn’t… Continue reading
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Road to the Arnold Classic: Two Weeks Out
We’re officially two weeks out from the Arnold Classic, and I’m here in New York dialing everything in. At this stage, the feeling changes. It’s no longer about building — it’s about refining. The work has been done. Now it’s about precision, execution, and managing energy intelligently as the margin for error gets smaller. New… Continue reading
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Peak Week: The Final Calibration Before the Stage
In bodybuilding, “peak week” refers to the final seven days before a competition — the narrow window between finishing preparation and stepping on stage. It’s the moment when training, nutrition, recovery, and presentation all converge. Nothing major is built here. The physique you bring to the show has already been earned long before this point.… Continue reading
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The Training Journal: The Most Underrated Tool in Bodybuilding
A lot of people think progress comes down to one big factor: the perfect program, the perfect supplement stack, the perfect coach, the perfect routine. And yes—those things matter. But if you want to improve consistently over time, there’s one tool that quietly separates people who “train” from people who actually build a physique on… Continue reading
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Sculpting Sunday: The Glass of Water With Coffee — The Small Detail That Changes Everything
There’s a small habit in Italy that says a lot: when you order an espresso, they often bring you a tiny glass of water with it. It’s not the main thing you came for, but it makes the whole experience better. Training has the same idea. Most people focus only on the “main” parts —… Continue reading
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Saturday Summary: A Focus on Focus
This past week had one clear theme for me: cutting noise. The closer you get to a big stage, the more you realize how many little distractions try to steal your output — conversations between sets, phones, filming, drifting mentally, even your own excuses. So I spent this week tightening the same thing from different… Continue reading
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Training in an Influencer World
The fitness world has changed a lot in the last few years. Training used to be something you did quietly, for yourself, and maybe for a small circle of people who understood what you were chasing. Now, training is also content. Cameras are everywhere. Every set can become a clip to be deposited in a… Continue reading
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Motivation Monday: Pushed Beyond Comfort
There’s a different kind of energy when someone steps in and shares the work with you. A good training partner changes the session immediately. The pace tightens up. The standard goes up. You stop letting yourself drift through reps. For me, the biggest value is honesty. When you train alone, it’s easy to convince yourself… Continue reading
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Sculpting Sunday: Training With Headphones Isn’t Rude — It’s a Skill
Some people think wearing headphones in the gym is antisocial — like you’re shutting everyone out or being “too serious.” But for me, headphones aren’t about attitude. They’re about focus. When I’m in the middle of prep or pushing a training block hard, the gym isn’t a place to multitask. It’s a place to execute. One… Continue reading
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How I Approach Shoulder Training
Shoulder training has always been one of the most technical sessions of the week for me. Delts are a small muscle group, but they respond incredibly well when you train them with precision, control, and smart intensity — not just heavy weights. Today I want to walk you through the core principles I use when… Continue reading
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Motivation Monday: Push Until It’s Real
Every rep tests me. But the last one is different. That last rep is the moment where your body is already trying to negotiate. Your breathing gets loud. Your face changes. Everything in you wants to rack it and move on. And that’s exactly why it matters — because it shows you what you do… Continue reading