This Is the Rise of the Musclebuilder
From the Brickyard | Subject: When your body taps out, your mission doesn’t —— The injury sucks. But the story you tell yourself after is the part that actually kills your progress. The torn pec, tweaked back, wrecked knee—those heal. The dangerous part is the whisper: “Guess I’m done for a while.” That’s how your … Read more
Sometimes the right thing is harder. Sometimes it’s inconvenient. Sometimes it costs you comfort, reputation, or sleep. Sometimes it hurts. But it still must be done. Because every shortcut we take today becomes a burden someone else has to carry tomorrow. We already know what the world looks like when people don’t do the right … Read more
From the Brickyard | Subject: Calm isn’t found…it’s built —— Work. Bills. Family. World events. That clown who just cut you off in traffic. All add up to jack up your stress levels. The upshot? More Cortisol. Less gains. A poorer quality of life. We can’t take away the stressors in our lives…but we can … Read more
You don’t see the world as it is. You see it as you’re trained to notice it. Your attention is a spotlight. Whatever you aim it at starts to feel like reality. Feed it grievances and you’ll walk around like the world is hostile. Feed it chaos and everything feels like a crisis. Feed it … Read more
From the Brickyard | Subject: Brickwall’s interesting top five —— So here’s something kind of wild I just realized. If you ask me for my top five favorite movies of all time, here’s what I’ll tell you: Yep. That’s three Back to the Futures and two Terminators. Apparently, I’ve got a thing for DeLoreans, cybernetic … Read more
From the Brickyard | Subject: Power, flash, and the trap of thinking you need more than you do —— Walk into any modern gym and you’ll see it. Bars flying. Plates clanging. Guys dropping weights from overhead like they’re auditioning for the highlight reel of life. Olympic lifts look heroic. Cleans. Snatches. Jerks. They feel … Read more
Happy New Year. The calendar flipped. Confetti fell. Maybe you made a promise to yourself in the quiet. But hear this: A new year isn’t coming to save you. Non one’s going to lift for you. Nothing is different unless you are. If you showed up in 2025—trained, built, stayed honest—keep going. Double down. And … Read more
The past year is a mirror. Not the kind you flex in—the kind that tells the truth. It shows how you trained. How you ate. How you slept. How often you chose comfort over effort. Did you hit the reps? Did you push the last set when it burned? Did you feed your body what … Read more