Personal Development
Intro: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80–20 rule, the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. I believe this principle applies to nearly everything in life, including improving your physique. The Pareto Principle [...]
What is the difference between people who get results in the gym and those that don’t? Obviously, alot of factors can come into play, however, the number 1 factor I believe is people who get results go into the gym with a mindset that they are going to war. They are going to war with themselves and they are able to push themselves to the limit day in and day out because of this mentality. One of the best tools for putting yourself into this state is music. Having go-to songs that put into into warrior mode is critical to your success.
Intro Jason Mertlich is a Jiu Jitsu black belt and coach to UFC fighters like Court McGee, Ramsey Nijem, and Steven Siler (not to mention many up-and-coming fighters). I’ve had the privilege of training, learning, and being inspired by Jason Mertlich over the past 3 years as I’ve developed my own grappling and fighting skills. [...]
Getting great workouts where you push yourself to near failure on every set is tough. This is what it takes to get your body to really transform. Putting on muscle is tough! It takes putting in massive amounts of effort day-in day-out. Let’s be real for a second though, no one is 100% motivated to kick their own ass day-in day-out 100% of the time. We all have off days, we all have off weeks even. To me, that’s what pre-workout formulas are for: to give you a boost where you get intense workouts when you are lacking the mental focus and motivation naturally. After all, if your workouts suck, if you lack focus and motivation, you can forget about making killer progress anytime soon.
Cranberries are one of nature’s most powerful and potent antioxidant sources. The time to stock up on these amazing life-enhancing berries is now. They are in season and ready to pack into your freezer (yes you can store them for over a year when you freeze them, so stock up now while they’re cheap!). There [...]
Time for another one of my concoctions. Obviously I like to mess around with making foods that are in alignment with the nutrition principles I laid out (if you haven’t read it, check it out). Lately I’ve been really focusing on getting as many greens as possible. This has taken my energy levels and mental [...]
