Purposeful Strength

04/24/2026

Mediocre Miles: I DQ’d My 50K… And I’m Okay With It

If you’ve been following along on Instagram, Strava, or through the Mediocre Miles series on my blog, you know I’ve been training for a 50K ultramarathon. That race came and went a few weeks ago—and unfortunately, I had to disqualify.

04/13/2026

What Should I Eat Before and After My Workout?

Nutrient timing is knowing what and when to eat before, during and after exercise. Nutrient timing can also be one of the most confusing areas of sports nutrition, and for good reason! The answers to the questions above depend a lot on context…individual variability, intensity/sport, duration, foo...

04/11/2026

👉🏼DQ is always better than DNF

16 weeks of work derailed by a missed left turn. Sometimes it be like that 🤷🏻‍♂️

Luckily, I wasn’t completely lost, but ended up on the course backwards. Missing the turn cut out 3 miles and 700 feet of elevation, definitely a decent advantage on this course 😂.

Outside of the DQ, I had an awesome day. Showed up in great shape, threw down some great times over 3000ft of elevation gain/loss, and executed an awesome taper, carb load, and fueling plan (shoutout to citrus maple gels 🙌).

Nothing but smiles and a sense of accomplishment. I always learn a lot about myself through training for these events and am 100% stoked to have the opportunity to do it!

Few weeks off and the it’s on to the next 💃🏼

04/06/2026

What Heart Rate Training Actually Means (And How to Use It)

Heart rate training is one of those things that sounds technical, but it’s actually pretty simple once you strip it down. At its core, heart rate training is just a way to measure how hard your body is working in real time. Instead of guessing your effort based on how you feel, you’re using your...

03/30/2026

How To Build Muscle (In Plain English)

Let’s make this simple—because muscle building gets overcomplicated fast. At its core, building muscle comes down to three things: Challenge the muscle Recovery from that challenge Repeat this process with consistency That’s it . Everything else is just detail.

03/15/2026

I understand why people ask their Personal Trainers about food.

Want to lose weight? It comes down to the food.

Want to build muscle? It comes down to the food.

So why not ask your Trainer?

The thing is, it’s not your Trainers job to coach food.

I work my tail off on getting people consistent around exercise 3 times a week. Getting people consistent with 21+ meals a week is - quite literally- someone else’s full time job.

Not to mention the specific metabolic and emotional individualization that comes along with it.

So yeah, let me count your reps and program your sets and let’s get really good at that.

Leave the fitness to the pro’s. Leave the food to the pro’s.

💪

03/10/2026

The 30-Minute Workout Wins Again

Let’s just say it: most people don’t skip workouts because they’re lazy. They skip them because they’re overwhelmed. An hour feels like a production. Ninety minutes feels impossible. But 30 minutes? That feels doable. And here’s the good news — 30 minutes is more than enough.

03/10/2026

You can’t be intuitive if you haven’t spent time being intentional.

Not with your health.

Not with your fitness.

And apparently not if you want to smash your 50k and Marathon PR times in one shot.

32 days out 🏃‍♂️

03/07/2026

Today I learned that making small batch apparel is really hit or miss and it’s probably (always) worth it to find someone else to do it.

Today I also learned that making small batch apparel in front of your wife and kids is full of suggestions on what you can do better, what you just did wrong, and that you should have had someone else do it. 😱

That’s it. That’s the post. Have a great Saturday 🙌

03/06/2026

These 3 actions may seem small, but they are the foundation to a lot of other health actions.

Water helps me feel good for workouts and improves my sleep quality.

The step count keeps me at a baseline of movement. It’s a great daily accountability piece. 10k is great, but health studies show huge benefits over 7k.

Minimizing my phone helps with everything. Literally, every aspect of my life 💃🏼.

Find a good P*P. Be health interested. Huge thank you to Sara and the for making the entire “health” process painless (and enjoyable!).

03/05/2026

Will you read all the way through?
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The gym is an amazing place. Fitness is a powerful tool. Combined with other elements of health, it can give you a fulfilling life.

Not intended to be a hot take, but am curious where others land on this subject?