When is the best time to start a fitness program?

Maybe you want to lose 10 or 20 pounds of fat, gain some lean muscle, and just improve your overall condition. Maybe you’ve been thinking about it for quite a while now. You see a picture of yourself on Facebook, are a little disgusted, and that’s it. You decide – I’m going to start a new fitnessContinue reading “When is the best time to start a fitness program?”

14 Day “Rapid Shred” Protocol – Part 5

This is our last and final installment of an article series on the new FVT 14 Day “Rapid Shred” protocol. (Link to the first four posts in the series at the bottom of this article if you missed them) We are also wrapping up applications and registration for the program. Details and apply HERE. 14Continue reading “14 Day “Rapid Shred” Protocol – Part 5”

A scrappy, scraggly tree

Sometimes you see trees thriving in the most perfect environments. Good soil, good sun, good water. And you think – “Wow, that’s beautiful – perfect water, a perfect tree!” But then, a strong wind comes, or something else happens, and the truth is, those trees blow over pretty easily. Then you take a tree thatContinue reading “A scrappy, scraggly tree”

OCR “Domination” Workout [sample]

The Spartan race we did at Sqaw Valley in Lake Tahoe last year was an unforgettable experience. I hesitate to call it “fun” – because it was a SERIOUS challenge of the body, mind, and spirit – But it is such a great feeling to train and prepare for such an event, and then completeContinue reading “OCR “Domination” Workout [sample]”

GET YOUR MIND RIGHT (pre-workout routine for gainz)

If you’re just rolling into your workouts, without much thought to what you’re eating beforehand, coming right out of your checking your emails, pre-occupied with something else, answering phone calls mid-workout, etc etc … You are NOT making the gains you could be. Because FOCUS is a HUGE part of the battle, in getting aContinue reading “GET YOUR MIND RIGHT (pre-workout routine for gainz)”

Coming back STRONGER in the face of adversity

I was just in New York a couple of weeks ago, and visited the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Seeing the names of the nearly 3,000 people that lost their lives that day, inscribed into bronze parapets surrounding the twin Memorial pools, located in the footprints of the Twin Towers, had a big impact on me.Continue reading “Coming back STRONGER in the face of adversity”