Hold The Standard Podcast
Simple, Complex, Simple Mastery
That’s the way it always goes with learning, right? This Simple-Complex-Simple framework was first taught to me by my friend and coach, Carl Paoli. His background as a champion Spanish …
Life’s Metaphor
I hold few things to be absolutely true in this life and one of them is the belief that competitive sports are the single greatest metaphor for life. From dealing …
The Hard Truth Math on Missing Reps
“To [add ten pounds] or not. That is the question.” If you’ve strength trained for any significant amount of time, you know the feeling. We’re always making choices about the …
Group Relations: A College Experiment Gone Bad
In 2007 I participated in a Group relations experiment made famous by the Tavistock Institute. This experiment is repeated all around the world to similar profound results. It went like …
DEUCE University Opens New Cohort
One thing you might not know about DEUCE is that it was built to be a certain type of organization. DEUCE is an experiment that combines lessons from elite sports …