Unlocking Your Inner Strength

15 years ago, I met Devon.  Even though it seems like a year ago! 

Being that today is Valentine’s Day, I figured I would share our little love story with you on today’s show.  

As with anything,…

Last week, I had a great talk with my friend from Alabama, Layne.  

We had been wanting to do a podcast for a while, and the timing eventually worked out.  

In this episode, we go over why fastin…

Get Healthy to Lose Weight

Last week, I had the pleasure of having renowned functional medicine Doctor, Tim Jackson, on my show.  

Tim and I have a deep interest in each other’s work, in fact, I …

When one of my great friends and mentors, Sweet Lou, asked me to out to Ohio with him this past week, I had no idea how busy of a week I was going to have.  

But, as my schedule filled in over the …

Way back in 1997, I went to the library to take out a book.  

Imagine.  

Now I have about 3 books delivered to the house each week, ha!

What was the book?  It was a book by Dr. Dennis Waitley, …

The week before Christmas, I had a great interview with my new friend, Dr. Dean Jones of Colorado Medical solutions.  

Dean had reached out a while back because he saw some of my videos and wanted …

Back in 2008/09, I hired my first personal Coach.  

I was very intrigued by his approach to training as well as cycle diets, since it aligned with the path that I was on but he was decades ahead of…

I remember back to when I was competing and trying to balance a life alongside that.  

I would bring tupperware everywhere with me and if wasn’t a cheat day, I WAS NOT fun to go out with.  

I mis…

It’s hard to believe that it was already a week ago that I was down in Houston preparing for a presentation to AAM, a large financial institution.  

Believe it or not, I had speaking on a large sca…

What I Believe About Marketing

I began studying training back in 1997.  

I opened my business officially in 2007.  

In 2007, I began studying marketing.  

To the point that I have probably in…

25 plus years ago, I fell in love with strength training.  

Even at that point, I was on a never ending quest to learn the true ‘Secrets’ of strength.  

And if I’ve learned one thing, it’s that t…

A couple of weeks ago, I spent a half day with my long-time Coach, Vince.  Vince has been Coaching me for over a decade.  

It’s rare to have a Coaching relationship that lasts that long, but he alw…

About a year ago, I set the goal to run my first marathon.  

The jury is out if it’s a one and done.  I know better than to make that decision while in a state of euphoria and fatigue.  For now, I …

I remember watching the movie, Cop Land, back in the day.  I took an interest because I am a big Stallone fan and it was really the first time I had heard of an actor intentionally packing on fat for…

While on my 13 mile run last week, I stopped for a few walking breaks and on those breaks I decided to record what was on my mind.  

I always find it cool and interesting to record while my mind is…

We first ran Ripped Dads back in 2014.  I remember being so pumped to get so many dads out for the program.  

It proved to be a LIFE changer from the outset.  

And since that time, my perspective…

As I was sitting in the sauna last week, a few thoughts popped into my head.  

The thoughts led to a brief conversation in my head.  

Which led to me sitting down and recording a podcast for you.…

Last week, I sat down for my second interview and podcast with famous TV personality and superwoman, Barb Majeski.  

The first time we did it over Zoom, which was cool.  I felt elevated and I knew …

In today’s episode of the ULYIS podcast, I have some questions for you men out there.  

How often are you telling your son or daughter that you love them and that you are proud of them?

Do you carve …

Two weeks ago, we took a road trip up to Connecticut to give our first seminar on a national circuit.  

Who’s we?  Me, my great friend BK from Chicago and the Turkish Ok, one of the masterminds beh…