“Sow an act, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a character. Sow a character, reap a destiny.” -Charles Reade Does creating a good habit have to be a challenge? Is breaking a bad habit impossible? Does Coach Greg have large ankles? The answer to all of these questions is no. No, because, there are...Read More

Over the last few weeks, the topic of fat loss just keeps coming up in conversations with both members and prospective members alike. I’ve been hearing things like, “I’m doing all the right things”, or, “I’m following all of the rules”, … and then something along the lines of, “but it’s just not working.” And...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

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

“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

“Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.” -Peter Drucker Emotions are a finicky thing. Sometimes they help us and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they aid us in making healthy decisions and sometimes they don’t. So, what do we do if we have a knack for letting our emotions interfere with decision making?...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

Let’s be honest—knowing what weights to use in the gym can be really confusing.  Should we test our strength and then build everything off of those numbers?  Well, what about the exercises we didn’t test, because we couldn’t possibly test them all, right?  Or what if we felt great the day we tested, but crappy...Read More