Lead From the Front

Lead From the Front No shortcuts. No excuses. Just relentless effort, smart execution, and results that speak for themselves. Let’s get to it.

You don’t wait for success—you put in the work and take it.

You and me into the abyss.
05/24/2026

You and me into the abyss.




It’ll have been nearly 18 months by the time we step back on the stage. We’re going to see what it looks like to have us...
05/10/2026

It’ll have been nearly 18 months by the time we step back on the stage.
 
We’re going to see what it looks like to have used ALL 18 of those months to improve.
 
This is Lead From The Front

Amanda is in her fourth week of a diet, coming after 24 weeks of pushing bodyweight up post-contest. This phase is a com...
05/04/2026

Amanda is in her fourth week of a diet, coming after 24 weeks of pushing bodyweight up post-contest.
 
This phase is a complete reset for us.  We’ve paused to reflect on everything done, everything we want to achieve, and how we want to achieve it.
 
Our purpose for the rest of 2026 is creating the ideal environment for starting a contest prep.  Late this fall she will be at an all-time best in terms of training efficiency/recovery, strength, base of muscle, and conditioning.
 
Driving strength up and holding quality conditioning means less time spent in prep.  Less aggressive calorie deficits in prep mean more retained muscle, lower overall fatigue, and a better-quality stage physique!
 
No one out works her, in or out of the gym, ever.

05/02/2026

Hear me out.

Imagine twelve months of bodybuilding work. Contest to contest.

Erase your least and most productive three months of the year.
Best and worst periods removed, leaving six months of “right down the middle” results.

How does it compare? I’d bet the improvement in those six months isn’t much better than the original twelve.

This is effectively what’s happening when the post-show period crashes and burns.
Most of the brutal effort later in prep is barely enough to recover the last contest’s physique.

This is why we work so hard to stay in check after contest. It’s really, really hard to do. And anyone pretending it isn’t is likely full of s**t or hasn’t really held their conditioning.

Truth is, the calories needed to recover health and wellbeing after a show are higher than prep, but not by much. Time and patience build a runway for growth that can stretch to the horizon.

I’m fairly new to the model above. Truth told, I’ve got far more experience gaining weight at a blinding pace, only to execute a much harder prep than necessary.

This is bodybuilding though, and I am absolutely going to speak as an authority on something I only learned first hand six months ago.

… Just kidding. I am only hear to share lessons learned, and to get a little better at a time.

Most of my tenets as a coach are equally applicable to my own training: For as much as I know, I’ve twice as much still ...
05/01/2026

Most of my tenets as a coach are equally applicable to my own training:
 
For as much as I know, I’ve twice as much still to learn
 
No amount of achievement in my journey, puts my journey above anyone else’s
 
Respect is a two-way street. The first step to earning it, is GIVNG it.
 
You don’t need to be wrong, for me to be right.  If you haven’t noticed, there’s a LOT of variance in methodology among those at the top.  Nuanced methods don’t separate the best from the rest – brutally consistent effort and intention do.
 
If you want to be the best, emulate the BEHAVIORS of the best.  Copy and pasting training splits and macros won’t work, but building habits and routines of successful people can change everything.
 
Lastly, and what I think people need to hear more than anything above:
 
Don’t talk s**t. 
 
People at the top rarely talk s**t about anyone, or to anyone.  They are working hard, supporting each other, continuously growing as human beings and athletes.  Negativity is rarely borne at the top.  Instead, if comes from a demographic of people aspiring for a greater potential than they’ll ever see, cut short by their own misalignment with what it takes to be the best.
 
Dress for the job you want, not the one you have.

04/21/2026

I can’t tell you which training method is right or wrong, or better or worse. 
I can’t even pretend to know as much about bodybuilding to have a position on it.
 
After 20+ years of working as hard as my mind and body allow, exactly what is currently serving me the best.
 
FULL range.
Absolute control of the weight.
Technique priorities isolation/stability.
Slow eccentric.
Pauses at each end of most reps.
Zero momentum.
Train to technical failure.
No missed reps.
 
Training this way has made progression super accurate, and super consistent.  Also super noteworthy here, training this way FEELS GREAT to me!  When you always train full range, don’t chase s**tty reps, log book numbers become more valuable measures of progress.  Mobility stays high just through training, with far lower need to stretch and prehab/rehab between sessions.
 
We aim to improve by any measure, as consistently as possible.  There’s no room for egos here.  There’s nothing to prove.  If you do want proof, look at me and decide if how I look, is similar to how you want to look.
 
After all that, if you want to learn more about how my wife and I do this bodybuilding game, and how we do all of life, send me a message.

04/19/2026

FML

😂 I am happy to be back to deadlifting, even if it’s in a way I never have before.

A few weeks ago Jake and I switched out RDLs for a conventional and I am excited to see where we can take this.

It goes against everything I would have done as a strength athlete, but trying new things leads to new results. And that’s why we’re here - to keep getting better.

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