Wailua Falls was high on the priority list of things to do. My kids and I had just arrived on our first vacation of this magnitude, and we weren't wasting any time. The air was tropical and humid and lovely in the low 80s. When we got to the trailhead, I did a 360 degree turn in slow motion to take it all in. Beautiful lush green everywhere. Blossoms of bright red flowers exploded on vines that grew throughout the trees. You could hear the waterfall making contact with the ea

The best athletes leave clues in their success. These clues aren't always what they did but HOW they did it day after day, week after week, year after year. Through great times and tragic times, over and over, until they found themselves a great athlete.

This past weekend team OPS hit the platform in Bellingham at the Kilo Classic. Before I get into the events of the day, I want to share what impacted me the most this weekend as a leader of this amazing crew of people.

I LOVE MEET WEEKEND! Recap from 3/28/206 competition weekend of Dr. Dave's Lifters

When you commit to a serious goal — adding 50 pounds to your squat, competing at nationals, dropping a weight class — you're making a bet on yourself. You're saying this outcome matters enough to pursue it, even when things get uncomfortable. What most people underestimate is just how much discomfort that will involve.

I spent most of my adult life standing in front of a mirror. Not because I was vain. Because it was my job. Twenty five years of other people's reflections, other people's stories, other people's pain absorbed quietly while I stood behind the chair and held it all together. I was good at it. I was good at most things I decided to do — cooking, art, music, hair. I collected skills the way some people collect scars, and I wore them like armor.

A good training crew has to learn to be honest with one another and be focused on actual improvement, not sparing one another's feelings and playing to everyone's ego.

This was supposed to be a straightforward meet recap. I planned to write the numbers, break down the attempts, note what we learned, and move on. That's usually how these go. But something happened this weekend that I keep coming back to, and it wasn't on the platform. I walked into that meet and stepped into her world.

The Best leaders aren't the loudest ones in the room. They're the ones who make everyone around them better, and then get out of the way. That's Servant Leadership

By understanding what our athletes enjoy in training we can create training programs that are engaging and enjoyable, while still allowing for the necessary hard work to be accomplished.

Coaches must be aware of all of the stressors affecting their athletes. Not just the ones happening in the gym.

An easy way to setup 3 week waves of training that adapts to you as the lifter.

Our minds love to tell stories. Our brains excel at creating stories to explain what's happening. The problem? These stories can often become self-fulfilling prophecies that limit what you can actually achieve in training and competition.

I wanted to start this post with my deepest and most sincere gratitude to everyone who supported Osborn Performance Systems this year. Our clients, our friends, our family, it’s all thanks to your tireless and continued support that our gym and online businesses exist, so thank you.

The hardest time to stick to your goal is when it clashes with your ego. Being able to affirm ourselves and check our egos makes goal attainment much simpler.

How do still show up and train hard when our body isn't cooperating with us?

We can only train with high specificity for so long before our body starts to protest, knowing when to recycle training back to general physical preparedness can help delay these aches and pains of high specificity training

A summary of the lessons and values I learned from my time in the United States Marine Corps

Having the right plan coming into the warmup room can make or break your lifters performance on meet day.

The intent you bring to your session matters just as much if not more than the X's and O's of your session