It’s been a problem for many guys for their whole lives. Being skinny, but not knowing how to gain more weight and muscle and KEEP it on. 

I bet 99% of you reading this have always been the skinny guy. Always having that underlying anxiety of going into a gym and lifting weights, because you know you’re weak.  

You tell yourself if you could just gain about 10lbs of muscle, you’d have the confidence to live the life you always wanted to: Being confident talking to girls, having no fear of taking your shirt off at a pool, having other people give subtle looks at your arms because they’re popping out your shirt....trust me I know what you’re going through because I went through it too. 

I believe the reason some guys are chronically skinny is pretty easy to understand, and the fix for that is simple, but not easy. 

To me it’s like the chicken or the egg argument, it’s hard to tell which comes first.

You’re skinny because you don’t eat enough. You don’t eat enough...

Cheat days are something that everyone loves. You get to eat whatever you want and as much as you want without worrying about calories. But are cheat days right for YOU and your goal? In this post I will be explaining who should and shouldn’t have cheat days. 

The first thing you have to consider is what your goal is, and how far do you want to take that goal. Let me explain. 

For most guys that workout, their goal is to either get stronger, get more muscular, or lose body fat. Let me break down each of these goals and how cheat meals apply to those goals. 

People looking to get stronger have essentially decided that body aesthetics aren’t the primary focus right now. They want to increase their bench, squat, deadlift, or some other measurable strength exercise. I believe cheat days should be a consistent part of a strength building training program, the main reason is to maintain a caloric surplus. 

To consistently build strength, you need to be in a caloric surplus. A...

If you've hit a plateau with your fitness, it's probably because you're making one of the 7 mistakes listed below.

1. Stress: You will greatly limit you’re muscle building potential if your body is constantly under stress. The hormone cortisol will be sky high on a much more consistent basis, and your results will plateau. Try to find a way to get some relief (in a healthy way!)

2. Poor Nutrition: You know this by now. If you always eat crap, you’re going to look like it. Start with eliminating obvious junk, then move to improved consistency with high levels of protein and more water intake.

3. Self-Sabotage Mindset: The reason you may not be maximizing your growth could be YOU. You have a minor setback like quarantine, can’t go to the gym and workout EXACTLY like you want to...so you completely stop eating healthy and get zero exercise for 3 months straight. Sound familiar? Promise yourself you’ll never do that again.

4. Fear of a REAL gym: I get it, it can be intimidating to

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