Build Your Own Garage Gym: A 40-Year Journey to Finding What Really Works You know, after more than forty years of sweating it out in every type of fitness center imaginable—from fancy commercial gyms with rows of machines to tiny basement setups—I’ve learned something pretty valuable. The best gym isn’t always the one with the…
I’ll be honest with you – when I first heard about “grounding” or “earthing” about fifteen years into my training career, I thought it was just another fitness fad. You know how it is in our industry; every few months there’s some new miracle method that’s supposed to revolutionize everything. But after watching clients for…
Sleep used to be something I took for granted early in my fitness career. I thought grinding through the day on 4-5 hours of sleep was some kind of badge of honor – like I was more dedicated than everyone else. What a mistake that was! It wasn’t until I started experiencing chronic fatigue, mood…
For the first decade of my training career, I thought hydration was just about drinking water when you’re thirsty. Boy, was I wrong! It wasn’t until I started digging deeper into sports science and working with athletes who were struggling with performance plateaus that I realized proper hydration is literally the foundation of everything we’re…
You know, I’ve been training people for over three decades now, and if there’s one thing that consistently sabotages even the most dedicated fitness enthusiasts, it’s chronic stress. Not the kind of stress you feel during a tough workout – that’s actually beneficial stress that promotes adaptation – but the ongoing, soul-crushing stress that follows…
After thirty years of watching people struggle with fitness goals, I’ve realized that most folks are aiming way too high right out of the gate. They think they need to become gym warriors overnight, but honestly? https://www.rushwalter.com/your-body-your-temple/ You’d be shocked at how little daily movement it actually takes to see real improvements in your health…
You know, after three decades in this fitness game, I’ve watched people struggle with the same thing over and over again. They come to me frustrated, wondering why they can’t lose weight or build muscle despite “eating healthy.” But when we dig deeper into their relationship with food and eating patterns, I usually discover the…
Here’s something that took me way too long to figure out in my fitness career – movement and exercise aren’t the same thing. I spent years thinking that if someone did their 45-minutes to an hour workout routine, they were set for the day. Boy, was I missing the bigger picture of physical activity and…
You know what’s funny? I spent the first fifteen years of my fitness career training clients in windowless gyms, thinking that as long as we were moving and sweating, that was all that mattered. I had no idea I was missing one of the most powerful tools for improving mood and overall well-being that was…
Man, if someone had told me twenty years ago that sleep would become one of my biggest tools for helping clients with their mental health, I probably would’ve laughed. https://www.rushwalter.com/your-body-your-temple/ Back then, I was all about the grind – more reps, longer workouts, push through the pain. Rest was for the weak, or so I…
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