I'll be honest - some if not most of this fitness shit bores the absolute fuck out of me.

I have no interest in learning how to do a Turkish Get-Up.

I have never had any desire to increase my 1 Rep Max.

And I have zero aspirations to clap in between push-ups, jump on a box to develop "explosive strength," and sprint up and down the gym with a band tied around my waist like some manic dog that's been cooped up inside all day.

I only started lifting weights because I wanted to build muscle, lose fat, and look half-decent naked. Essentially vanity and aesthetics were the initial motivating factors that propelled my skinny white ass into the gym. And as shallow and immature as this may sound, it's essential to remember that I was only 15 years old when I first began my journey to getting jacked.

The other day after finishing up a workout with one of my clients on the gym floor, my client informed me that he continues to train with me after all these years because I keep things simple. Now by "simple", my client did not mean that his workouts were easy. That's another reason he continues to train with me because he enjoys how intense and demanding our workouts are in the gym and knows that he wouldn't be able to maintain that same level of intensity if he were to train on his own. By keeping things simple, my client was referring to how I don't overanalyze each exercise we perform or become overly detailed with form, movement and technique.

Now I know what you're thinking - As a Personal Trainer/Coach, isn't it my job to teach proper form, function and technique while performing exercises in the gym? Yes, of course it is. However, like most of my training methods, I'm a little less conventional regarding my teaching techniques. Sometimes I don't even correct form right away. Instead, I allow my clients to make mistakes (as long as they are not endangering themselves) before I say anything at all.

And now you must be thinking - Shit, this guy sucks at his job.

Before you consider firing me or potentially reporting me to the Better Business Bureau, I ask that you continue to read through this week's blog, as I promise you that there is a method to my madness.

Ever since I began my career in the Fitness Industry I've always prided myself on going against the grid while ignoring most if not all conventional training wisdom, debunking dieting myths, and taking a big old shit on shitty supplement "science".

Now by no means have I ever claimed that I know everything there is to know about building muscle and losing fat. And I'm not one to try and reinvent the wheel. However I see nothing wrong with challenging practices and methods that are either redundant, outdated, or just plain moronic at best.

With that being said, I regret to inform you all that I fucked up. And I fucked up really big. You see, for the past 20+ years I've been telling all my clients that it's important to set goals. However not once have I ever questioned why it's important to set these goals. And now that I think about, in my opinion, it's really not that important to set any goals at all when it comes to your health and fitness.

Most Trainers & Coaches take the whole "Living a Healthy Lifestyle" approach when marketing their services. "Eat this in order to lose that" or "Lift this in order to build that". Now even though I myself am guilty of using this approach from time to time, I like to think that we can all do more to help improve upon our health then just follow a clean diet and workout on a regular basis.

And guess what?

According to numerous studies, along with some serious claims supported from actual REAL scientific research - There Is!