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Men's Mental Health: What the Data Says and How Fitness and Nutrition Can Help
Nearly 1 in 10 men deal with depression or anxiety every single year. Less than half of them ever get help for it. Nearly 1 in 10 men deal with depression or anxiety every single year. Less than half of them ever get help for it. That's not a personal failure. That's a systemic problem built on decades of "man up" culture, and it has consequences that show up in the numbers in ways that are genuinely hard to sit with. But here's what that same research also shows: consistent
Shane Hoopes
3 hours ago9 min read


You Don't Need Motivation to Start... You Need a System
I can tell you from both sides of that experience "just do it" is the most useless advice in fitness. Let's get something out of the way... if one more person tells you to "just get up and go to the gym," you have my full permission to throw your phone across the room. I've been a coach for 14 years. I've also been the person who couldn't get off the couch. And I can tell you from both sides of that experience "just do it" is the most useless advice in fitness. Here's the t
Shane Hoopes
May 34 min read


Exercise Snacking Or, How to Get Stronger Without Actually Going to the Gym
Exercise snacking is basically doing short bursts of exercise throughout your day instead of one long gym session. Look... I know what you're thinking. "Exercise snacking? What the hell is that? Are we eating protein bars now or...?" No. Well... maybe. But that's not what we're talking about here. Exercise snacking is basically doing short bursts of exercise throughout your day instead of one long gym session. And before you roll your eyes and think this is some fitness influ
Shane Hoopes
Feb 216 min read


"Functional Training" Or, What Your Trainer Actually Means When They Say That
"Functional training" isn't some new Instagram fitness trend... You've heard it a million times. Your trainer posts about it on Instagram. It's plastered all over gym websites. That one CrossFit person won't shut up about it. "We do functional training here." Cool... but like... what does that actually mean ? Spoiler alert... Most coaches throwing around the term "functional training" couldn't give you a solid definition on it. It's become fitness industry word salad. Sounds
Shane Hoopes
Feb 85 min read
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