Over my time coaching I’ve had people ask about when kids should lift or start agility training and what the best methods might be for such an endeavor. But over the past 2 years I've had more parents than I can count want to get their son or daughter in the gym with us before they are 12 years old. I applaud the parents for being on top of their kid’s training but this athletic culture we live in today in the states is crushing young people. It is grinding them up and shitting them out on the daily. I only make a statement such as that because of my experience with years of mental work with high school and college athletes.

We’ve all had those days when we walk into the gym and we’re stoked about being there.  Even if we know the workout is going to wreck us, for some crazy maniacal reason we can’t wait to get in there and suffer with other athletes who have similar dreams. Even as coaches we walk into the gym and hit it. Those days when flow is achieved and the weight seems to move itself.

Yesterday, for me, WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE DAYS!

In a previous life I was a photographer. I FREAKING LOVED IT. 10 years ago if I wasn’t on a trail running into the middle of nowhere, I had camera in hand snapping photos. I have my own Photography business for a while and it has been a blast. Mostly I shoot weddings, engagements and a few solo sessions here and there but my passion was street and documentary photography.