Beyond the Workouts

Feeling down or frustrated that you can't see to get where you want to be? Ever asked yourself, what's the point? I've been there...and I've found there are actually a lot of things that are "the point".

What’s more important, the who or the what? Are you selecting programming because it’s from a Games athlete or that it is best for your gym? One-to-many means just that…every single gym that signs up gets the same exact training regardless of your equipment, levels of members, goals, environment or atmosphere. Each gym is unique and programming should reflect that. Your gym deserves more. Are you...

Solid lessons from my dad, Mike Holman, who has been a coach for over 40 years.

The path of most resistance is the one that will pay off the most.

Social media is what you make of it. It can be a powerful motivator or a crippling negative inhibitor...your choice.

One more rep, one more second, one more pound...every single one matters.

Sometimes, you have to get tired of your own bull$h!t.

What you allow to be on your mental menu will become the only options to choose from.

Competitor training philosophy, tips, common mistakes and more. Who is a competitor? Intensity vs. Volume Strengths vs. Weaknesses Class Programming Testing Extra Work Olympic Lifting Strength Training Skillz Conditioning WODs The Mental Game Bringing it all together

Mindset and motivation to hit the gym can be daily battles. How to stay consistent and win enough of these battles to win the mental war.

When putting your scores on the board becomes negative and how you can change your mindset to improve your performance.

Persist Until Something Happens

Do you lack confidence that a better circumstance will come your way...or do you lack confidence in doing what you said you would do if your circumstances changed?

External motivators aren't always a bad thing. Shift your mindset to embrace both for more consistent results.

Chosen suffering prepares you for unchosen suffering.

Fear of failure, fear of success and how to overcome them both.

No time like the present. How about today? What's wrong with right now? Embrace this and see your success soar.

How does this term relate to your training? Tune in and find out!

Rx is an ideal and should be something that is specific to each gym, group or individual.

Telling the truth to yourself is knowing that you are doing absolutely everything you can do. EVERY. SINGLE. THING.

Testing...How often you should do it, what to do with the numbers and shifting your mindset for better results.

Just because we have a lot of knowledge and experience does not mean we need to word vomit it all out in every coaching situation. Learn how to effectively use your situational awareness to progress each athlete.

Recognizing that loss of motivation is a part of consistent training and how to overcome it.

Knowing your body is very important to consistent training. We will dive into the difference between discomfort, pain and injury as well as what adjustments should be made to allow you to keep training through them all.

We are our own biggest critics. Our daily look, performance at our job and perception of how we are as a husband, wife, mother, father, and friend are picked apart and analyzed to see if they live up to our sometimes-impossible standards. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the gym.