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Compensation: The Hidden Predictor of Outsized Success

All the most successful people I know have learning disabilities. No, not all the people I know with learning disabilities are uniquely successful, but when you look at the most …

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Comedy Event Comes to DEUCE Gym

We’ve repeatedly said that the biggest gift we can give our students is when the other 23-hours of the day are changed because of the hour you are in the …

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Money Isn’t the Barrier to the Gym That You Think It Is

It’s never about the money. I say that with deep compassion for hard times, the realities of a challenging economy, and financial overwhelm Nonetheless, the largest object to being a …

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NFL Problem Solving, Underwater Dumbbells, and Finding the Right Tool

Seeing the NFL players walking on the pool deck came with an epiphany. “These guys are screwed,” I thought.  The epiphany came when I realized that the most effective way …

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Women lifting and carrying a strongman keg together at a DEUCE Gym strongman event

Strongman Backed by Sports Science, Fun Meter

You could find me in some foreign country almost every other month. My job was to teach strongman implements and programming to CrossFit gym owners and students around the world. …

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