Blueprint Blog

I don’t know if this is unique to my gym or what, but the people asking me for advice almost always claim they need “more variety” in their training. This affliction may also have something to do with the Joe Weider “Muscle Confusion” principle, which states you need to “confuse” a muscle to get it…

The Benefits of Forest Bathing So this past weekend, I took my son camping for the very first time. Talk about a change of scenery, kiddo (like many teens) is glued to either his cell phone, computer (or both) almost every minute of every day. Now, I’m all for technology — but we have lost…

By now, most of you have heard about the passing of legendary strength coach Louie Simmons. He was 74 years old, at the time of his passing. To be total honest, I wanted to take to social media right away to say…. Something. Unlike most of the deaths in the strength training community, this one…

Many of you listening (especially those in their teens and 20’s) probably train to look good. And why not? I always thought one of the coolest things about strength training was that if you didn’t like what you saw in the mirror, you could change it (within reason of course). But the human body is…