Hot or cold, rain or shine, we put in the work, because we’re about that GRIND!!! Make those sacrifices for your WHY, because your WHY is worth the sacrifice!!! Hands up… Keep Fighting!!!

I know a lot of you are old washed up meatheads like me, so I’m sure you’ll get great use out of this video I put together last night on YouTube. By the way, how are things going with your workouts and diet? I know holiday season is tough, so wanna make sure you’re good. Chime in and let’s get things sorted out if you’re struggling… Hands Up…Keep Fighting!!!

After jiu-jitsu tonight, my son was jonesing for some Firehouse. And since I hadn’t thawed out any venison or had anything else to cook for dinner I just told Hadia (my wife) to put in an order for pickup. Now, for those of you with kids, you know this means that (1) kids will get a kid meal that includes a cookie, and (2) the dad tax will almost ALWAYS be taken out. When that’s the case and I’ve got a sweet tooth, one of my official go to’s to help keep on track with my diet is high protein “kid” cereal. The one I’ve been meathead “fat-kidding” out to recently might be my favorite of all time! “Ghost” brand peanut putter cereal with Fair Life chocolate milk. Crushing a SMALL bowl (helps portion size control) after dinner instead of a brownie or cookie is a great high protein and low sugar option for you to keep on the diet wagon while shutting up the fat-kid voice in your head. At 25 g of protein, and delicious, it makes for a killer “dessert”!!! It admittedly may not be the BEST quality protein, but it beats the hell out of a 300-400 calorie cookie or brownie that spikes your insulin levels…. How’d diet and training go today? Chime in!!! Hands Up…KEEP FIGHTING!!!

l often get asked how to stay on a sound diet during the holidays. And every time I'm asked about it people seem to be disappointed yet a little relieved by my response. I tell them to enjoy themselves guilt free the way they did BEFORE adulthood burdened them with the stress of being on a diet! Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, New Years, your birthday…these are all days that at one point in life you enjoyed in a carefree manner. And I'm willing to bet a lot of the nostalgia from those days in the past was attached the taste, site, and smell of foods that were commonly served. So why punish yourself by depriving yourself of something as joyous as that?! Doing so doesn’t make you hardcore. It makes you a masochist!!! My take, enjoy a platter of your favorite foods guilt free, but acknowledge the need to get right back in the wagon the next day. Trust me...one day will NOT destroy your progress. It's consistently eating like shit that does. So enjoy tomorrow with your family without a single thought of guilt, and get right back to work on Friday! Love you and am thankful for all you guys and the purpose you give me!!! Hands up...KEEP FIGHTING!!!

Before I film a YouTube video that will UNDOUBTEDLY get me a lot of hate, I wanna know your opinion on the matter. What’s more important for your overall health? DIET or EXERCISE? Let me know your opinion and why… Hands Up…KEEP FIGHTING!!!