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If you thought we were going to provide you with “clean” recipes for Thanksgiving, or tell you to avoid “bad” foods… YOU’RE WRONG. On the contrary, we want you to enjoy whatever you’d like to eat for Thanksgiving. Here’s the deal. Thanksgiving isn’t going to make or break your goals. In fact, neither will Christmas,...Read More

“Goals convert vision into energy.” – Dave Ramsey I was reading Dave Ramsey’s book, EntreLeadership this morning and it got me thinking about a really common mistake we’ve seen people make in the 8+ years BSP NOVA has existed: setting the wrong type of goals. Now, now, before you go and fight me for judging...Read More

The deadlift is sometimes claimed to be one of the simpler barbell lifts, because It’s just “picking something up off the ground.” But, in a way, this does a disservice to the complexity and skill component of the lift. One of the biggest mistakes people make when learning to deadlift with a barbell is… learning...Read More

“Soon enough, reality kicks down your front door, and then you can’t pretend anymore. Pain is real. And we do better dealing with it when we acknowledge it.” -Eric Greitens Acceptance is tough. Really tough. Of course, this depends on what we’re trying to accept, and whether it’s something we wanted or not. It’s easy...Read More

“Your life builds not by dramatic acts, but by accumulation.” -Eric Greitens Why have you failed to create habits in the past? Or, if you have been successful—and I hope you have been—why haven’t those habits lasted? Maybe you picked the right habit, but it wasn’t easy enough to do, so you quit. Or, maybe...Read More

So, you’re looking to drop unwanted body fat, huh? Hmmmm, maybe all the conflicting advice out there about diet and fat loss these days is confusing you! You have to eat clean foods to get lean I’m not sure what clean food is If you under-eat, your body will go into starvation mode and hold...Read More

Last week we introduced why the common approach to fat loss doesn’t work and many of you reached out, or talked to one of the coaches, essentially saying that the story of Sarah really hit home and you wanted to know what to do instead. Well, you’re in luck because that’s what these next six...Read More

“There’s nothing you can’t do if you get the habits right.” -Charles Duhigg Life rarely happens in one big, spectacular, singular moment. Sure, there are moments in our lives that have a substantially greater impact than others, but a majority of what makes up our life—the good, the bad, and the ugly—are small in nature....Read More

“The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows. Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.” -James Clear   What if I told you that you could be more stressed out than you already were? Or that you...Read More

“Commitment is an act, not a word.” Jean-Paul Sartre  A few weeks ago one of our BSP NOVA members, Kristin, wasn’t feeling her best while deadlifting. Her hope for the day was to hit a PR (personal record), but everything just felt HEAVY for her on this given day. Coach Pavlos and I walked over...Read More

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas A. Edison   Although it may sound counterintuitive, we often learn best not by learning what to do, but by learning what not to do. This goes for learning movements in the gym, our relationships, career, or anything else. We may not...Read More

Have you ever felt guilty after eating desert? Ever felt guilty for pigging out at dinner, when you knew you should have stuck to your nutrition plan? If you have, then you’re not alone. But what if you decided—after feeling guilty for eating too much—that you would “punish yourself” and “making up those calories” with...Read More

Have you ever wondered what exercises to do on vacation? Have you ever felt uncertain while traveling, because you didn’t know if they would have a gym at the hotel or, if they did, what equipment they would have? If so, you’re not alone, and this blog will help. This blog provides you with two...Read More

“Our decisions will never be perfect, but they can be better. Bolder. Wiser. The right process can steer us towards the right choice. And the right choice, at the right moment, can make all the difference.” – Chip Heath and Dan Heath Have you ever made a pros and cons list when faced with an...Read More

“Sometimes we think we’re gathering information when we’re actually fishing for support.” – Chip Heath and Dan Heath We like to think that, when it comes to making decisions, we’re fairly unbiased—that we’re objective when it comes to gathering information. The unfortunate thing though, is that no matter how hard we try, whether we are...Read More

Do you struggle with making decisions? Or once you’ve made a decision, do you doubt if you made the right call? If so, you’re not alone. It’s natural to have hesitancy with big decisions, or even smaller ones at times. Just because it’s natural though, doesn’t mean we can’t improve our ability to make decisions...Read More

“A big reason that people have a hard time setting goals, and projecting themselves into the future, is because they don’t have a good handle on where they’re actually at.” – Todd Bumgardner Where are you at? I don’t mean that literally, since I’m not trying to find you, but rather regarding your life. Are...Read More

We give the word “selfish” a bad rap. When we’re accused of being selfish, for example, we usually take it as an insult or feel hurt by it. And if we don’t feel hurt, we at least don’t immediately view it in the best light. I don’t know about you, but when I get called...Read More

A question I’m sometimes asked, especially by newer members to the gym, is why we don’t train to failure while lifting. Based on prior experiences, or maybe things they read in a magazine, many people believe that training to failure is the best way to make a muscle grow, or to become stronger. But, is...Read More

Is jogging on a treadmill for 5-10 minutes enough for a warm-up? I mean, you’re physically getting warm and stuff, but is that good enough? Unfortunately, it’s not. Although literally making our bodies warm is part of a quality warm-up, it’s only one part. A good warm-up prepares us to handle the workout we’re about...Read More