Logan Gelbrich

Born in Santa Monica, Logan feels right at home coaching at DEUCE Gym. With a background in collegiate (University of San Diego) and professional (San Diego Padres) baseball, Logan is used to high performance, heavy workloads, and accountability. Luckily, Logan was blessed enough to work with world renowned strength and conditioning coaches, sports psychologists, and nutritionists during his career. It’s during this time that the seeds were sown for the belief system that led him to both the CrossFit Games and Strongman Nationals. These experiences guide his coaching today. Forever a “student of the game,” Logan is always looking to strengthen and question his understanding of humans. Today his work includes his best selling book, Going Right: A Logical Justification for Pursuing Your Dreams, and diverse offerings of education in leadership and group dynamics via the 'Hold the Standard' Summit, online education, and consultancy.

PODCAST: Chef Brian Bornemann Wants Nourishment in Life, Not Just Meals

In this episode of the Hold the Standard Podcast, I sat with chef and restaurateur Brian Bornemann, the force behind Los Angeles dining spots like Crudo e Nudo to unpack

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How Thermodynamics Might Help Us Understand Consciousness

DISORDER! Feels like a sign of the times, right? From a thermodynamics perspective, we have two opposing ideas that Thomas Campbell has neatly applied to understanding consciousness. According to Campbell,

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You Can’t Argue with Results: Kon Tiki Edition

Thor Heyerdahl wasn’t yet world-famous when he was laughed out of the leading academics’ offices for presenting his new theory about how the Polynesian Islands were settled. His assertion that

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The Most Common Gym Misconception

Maybe the most common misconception about the gym is that it’s a place of evaluation. In reality, judgement of others interpersonally almost never comes up. Testing physical capacities even rarely

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Babe Ruth’s Most Cringe Maxim

There’s a famous quote that has always bothered me. It’s not because it isn’t true, either.  It’s just too cringey.  If it were 15% less cringy I’d probably share it

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