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I believe going to the gym is the best option for most people. You will have access to much more equipment, it puts you in a new environment where you can focus better and will likely feel more motivated.    Life gets busy and messy. If you aren't always able to make it to a gym here are my favorite workouts you can do at home to build muscle, burn fat, and get rid of pain    Many of these exercises can be done with your own body weight. If you are more advanced or would like to push yourself...

Over 80% of people currently have or will experience low back pain at some point in their life   Everyone's case is unique and different but there are 3 common problems that often contribute to low back pain. Here's how to get rid of it:     #1. Underdeveloped glutes Most people who deal with chronic low back pain are living with dead butt syndrome. This is all too real and is a main cause of low back pain. The glute muscles work to stabilize your hips, core, and lumbar spine. When these muscles are too weak or are not doing their...

If you need motivation to keep you going it is only a matter of time until you quit    Motivation will not always be there, you need to develop discipline   Discipline is doing things you hate but doing them like you love it    Most people hate working out. It is hard and uncomfortable If you workout like you love it even if you do hate it you will crush your goals    Although it is not ideal to rely on motivation, that does not mean things cannot motivate you on top of the discipline you acquire    At...

If you want to bake a cake and the recipe calls for 45 minutes at 350 degrees, you can't crank up the heat to 400 degrees for 30 minutes and expect perfect results   This same concept applies to reaching your fitness goals    If you have goals that will take 10 months to a year to reach, you can't train extra hard or go on a super strict diet and expect to reach those goals in 4 months    It is unrealistic, it is cutting corners and it is unsustainable which will lead most people to giving up    If you...

Whether you want to lose fat, build mass, increase strength, become lean, or gain weight strength training is the best option for any of those goals. Dream physiques are made up of all of those, but the mental benefits from weight training are incredible as well      Your goal does not have to be to join a bodybuilding or powerlifting competition. But most goals people want to reach can and should be through resistance training      Weight loss/ fat loss- resistance training requires lots of energy and uses lots of different muscle groups. The more muscle groups you train, the...