When doing something hard, the hope is always that it leaves you better. Sometimes, that better is immediate — you know you’re different now after doing the thing. Other times it’s not so obvious. But with enough time and distance, we typically realize that completing the hard thing, however miserable at the time, transformed us...Read More

As we inch closer to Run Carry Ruck time, I’m going to continually hit you with tips to help you prepare. I want you to do as well as possible, so long as you don’t beat me. (I am a very sore loser.) We’ll start our tip series off with this here piece on rucking...Read More

George Herbert Leigh Mallory was a romantic.      He was also a teacher, a WWI veteran, and graduate of Magdalene College. And if you know him at all, you likely don’t know him for any of those things, besides what his romanticism drove him to do. You might know him for something famous he...Read More

Folks are pumped for the RCR 313. They’re hopping on the pre-sale list and sending us messages and talking to us at the gym about how awesome the whole deal sounds. They’ve said they never heard of, or seen, an event like this before. And we reply, “That’s right, friend-o, because there ain’t another that...Read More

There was a man named Joseph Campbell. I’ve known about him for most of my life, but recently I learned something about him that surprised me. He was the man that popularized the hero’s journey that we all hear so much about these days. His book A Hero with a Thousand Faces inspired George Lucas...Read More

If you’re looking for a free trial class, I want you to know that I understand where you’re coming from. Our lives are saturated with try-before-you-buy scenarios. We test-drive cars. We swing through Costco for a meal’s worth of free samples. Mobile apps offer free 7-day trials, as do TV streaming services (after they get...Read More

Megan Galata has transformed after two years and change of training at Beyond Strength. Like, big time transformed. She went from never really strength training before to achieving our current highest level of fitness standards, the Black Level. She’s the first woman to do it.   Her journey started with Beyond Strength started with hesitant...Read More

Heads up: This article delivers some harsh truths. The goal is to inspire you to think about how you’re approaching your internal and external dialogue in the gym. It’s not written in judgment. It’s written with well-intentioned honesty. Okay, let’s proceed.   “Shit, this is workout is going to suck.”   “At work today, this...Read More

Standing there in the middle of Wegmans, a couple of bags of dinner rolls in his shopping cart, Jake wore a frown on his face. He felt his knuckles tighten around the shopping cart as stress started sliding up to the surface. Why does tomorrow have to be Thanksgiving? My diet has been going so...Read More

“Other gyms I’ve been to in the past don’t care what I do, as long as I’m paying my monthly fee. At BSP NOVA, I feel like I’m visiting my family when I walk in to workout.” -Danielle Does this sound familiar to you? You pull up to an empty parking spot, step out of...Read More