Programs & Gear

Everything I Usenothing I don't

Two things live here. Programs I built, and the gear I bought with my own money and still reach for. If it is on this page it earned the spot.

Digital Programs

Run The System Yourself


Not everybody needs a coach. Some of you just need the plan written down properly.

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FoodPDF + Mobile

The Refined Kitchen

Forty high protein recipes the family eats. Full macros, shopping lists organized by store section, and a prep order for each one. Every recipe under forty minutes.

$39

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Fitness12 Weeks

The Dad Bod Reset

A twelve week training block built for four days a week and forty five minute sessions. Video demos, progression built in, and a twenty minute fallback for weeks that fall apart.

$79

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Best ValueBundle

The Full Ripped & Refined

Both programs plus the Meal Prep Playbook and the Refined Wardrobe guide. The complete four pillar system in one download.

$129

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What I Actually Use

The Honest List


People ask me constantly what knife, what shoes, what protein, what jacket. So here it is, in one place, organized by pillar.

Three rules for this page. I bought it with my own money. I still use it. And if something better shows up, the old one comes off the list. I am not going to pad this with things I tried once for a video.

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Pillar Three

The Kitchen


You do not need much. You need a few things that work every time.

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12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet

The single most used object in my kitchen. Steak, eggs, sheet pan overflow, cornbread. Costs less than one dinner out and outlives everything else you own.

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8 Inch Chef Knife

A sharp mid priced knife will change how often you cook more than any gadget. Dull knives are why people order food. This is the one I reach for daily.

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Heavy Half Sheet Pans, Set Of Two

Thin pans warp and burn one corner. Heavy aluminum ones cook evenly and last forever. Two is the right number for the Sunday prep routine.

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Glass Meal Prep Containers

Glass over plastic. They do not stain, they do not hold onto smells, and food out of them tastes like food instead of like a container.

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Digital Kitchen Scale

Twelve dollars and it ends the guessing. You do not have to weigh food forever, but weighing it for three weeks teaches you what a portion actually looks like.

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High Powered Blender

Protein pancakes, shakes, sauces, soups. This is the one appliance worth spending real money on because a cheap one dies in a year.

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Pillar One

The Gym


Equipment does not make you strong. But bad equipment makes you quit.

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Flat Sole Training Shoes

Running shoes under a squat are a compression layer between you and the floor. Flat soles fixed my depth and my knee pain in the same week.

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Lifting Straps

Your grip should not be the reason your back stops. Ten dollars, live in the gym bag, add real volume to pulling days.

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Adjustable Dumbbells

For the home gym crowd and the travel weeks. One pair replaces a rack and makes the no time excuse harder to sell yourself.

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Resistance Band Set

Warm ups, hotel rooms, and the hip and shoulder work that keeps you training instead of rehabbing. Weighs nothing, fits in a carry on, no excuse left.

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Shaker Bottle That Does Not Leak

Sounds trivial until one leaks in your bag on the way to work. This one has not.

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Keep It Simple

Supplements


Short list on purpose. Most of the industry is selling you expensive urine. These four have actual evidence behind them.

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Whey Protein Isolate

Not magic. Just a convenient way to hit a protein number you were going to miss otherwise. Vanilla, because it goes in everything.

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Creatine Monohydrate

The most studied supplement that exists and one of the cheapest. Five grams a day, no loading phase, no fancy version needed.

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Vitamin D3

I live in Chicago. From October to April the sun is a rumor. If you live above the fortieth parallel this one is not optional.

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Electrolytes

Training in the morning fasted, or sweating hard, or just chronically underhydrated like most men over thirty five. Cheap fix for a real problem.

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I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. Talk to yours before adding anything, especially if you take medication.

Pillar Four

The Refined Half


Building the body is only half of it. Refined is how you carry it out the door. You do not need a big wardrobe. You need a small one that fits.

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The Heavyweight Tee

Thin tees make a built frame look sloppy. A heavyweight tee with a proper shoulder seam does more for how you look than a month of lateral raises.

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Athletic Fit Denim

Slim jeans on a lifter is a losing battle. Athletic cut gives you the thigh and tapers at the ankle. This is the fit problem most guys never solve.

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The Bomber Jacket

Chicago fall in one piece of clothing. Throw it over anything and you instantly look like you thought about it.

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Clean White Sneakers

Goes with everything, drop off through dinner. Buy one good pair and keep them clean instead of owning six mediocre pairs.

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A Watch You Actually Wear

One detail that signals you pay attention. It does not have to be expensive. It has to be yours and it has to be on your wrist.

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