There’s a chart I want to show you today. It shows the percentage of fat vs. fat-free mass lost at different levels of calorie deficit, depending on whether you’re strength training or not. (You’ll find it below.) It also sheds light on one of my LEAST favorite trends I see in the fitness industry today:…

Coach Matt Myers from Team Nerd Fitness here. In case you missed my email from a couple of weeks ago, Steve asked me to write some more focused fitness and nutrition content for the Rebellion. Last time, I talked about 3 Key Lessons I’ve learned from over 15 years of coaching – and how they can set…

I’ve dealt with back pain for over 20 years. It started back in high school—warming up for a soccer match, everything felt fine… and then *SNAP*, my back seized up. I had no idea what had happened. All I knew was: it hurt, I could barely move, and I was scared. That moment started a…

In case you missed my email from a couple of weeks ago, Steve asked me to write some more focused fitness and nutrition content for the Rebellion. And since then, I received a TON of emails from people circling around the same thing: a lack of belief they can actually make change work this time!…

Have you downloaded your free Nerd Fitness Starter Guide yet? I put it together a few months ago, and it’s one of my favorite things we’ve created.​I wrote this guide to answer one question I hear all the time: “There’s so much conflicting information out there. Can you just tell me what ACTUALLY matters when…

A reader recently sent me a great question: “I’m always wondering if I’m pushing hard enough during strength training. My goals are to build strength and muscle—and not be a fragile old lady.” This kind of question is more common than you might think! It’s something almost everyone wonders at some point: “How hard should…

After last week’s newsletter, I got a fantastic question from a reader named Sharon that I don’t think gets talked about enough. “What if you want to be healthy and strong, but you’re not all that interested in constantly improving your fitness? You want to feel good and live long—but you’re also a nerd who…

You’re mid-workout, feeling good… and then something tweaks. A shoulder twinge. A weird pinch in your hip. A move that suddenly feels off. Now you’re stuck in the moment we all dread: “Should I push through this… or stop?” As a coach (and someone who used to ignore those signals way too often), I can…

I’m about to wade into one of the most heated debates in the world of fitness with you. Does “calories in, calories out” work? Cue two groups of people yelling at each other online. Group 1: “It’s simple! Just eat less calories than you burn!” Group 2: “It’s not about the calories! That DOESN’T work!”…

You ever feel like you were finally getting into a good groove with your workouts, only to have life knock you sideways? Good. That’s how it works. No, seriously. In Nerd Fitness Coaching, I tell every new client: “I don’t know exactly WHEN it will happen, but within the first 3 months, something will knock…