Michael Bann, MS

Fitness coach with a deep passion for understanding the deepest "why" behind what it takes to reach peak fitness potential. Follow me and hop on the #BannWagon

[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Intervals are funny.

They simultaneously prove that 30 seconds is, in fact, a really long time…while also proving that 3 minutes is honestly not very long at all.

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Fitness Tip:

The answer to your problems with health and fitness is somewhere between recover better and train more.

It’s honestly that simple.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Fitness Coaching Tip:

How to fix someone:

You can’t

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Random, not fitness-related, shower thought/question…

Why do women like their showers at the same temperature as Hot Pockets?? And not the middle frozen part—but the molten lava part…

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I don’t know who needs to hear this but…

…stop posting singular studies to try and prove your overly biased belief structure.

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To all the women with kids who squat more than their husbands…

Happy Father’s Day.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Coaches:
You’re not a magician.

If they won’t sleep, eat, train, or take ownership—That’s not on you.

Their lack of effort ≠ your failure.

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Fitness Tip:

Training in the gym for longevity or vitality is a coward’s approach to fitness.

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To all the men out there with kids who don’t squat

Happy Mother’s Day 🤗

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Every pizza is a personal pizza…

…if you’re not a coward

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Fitness Tip:

Stick to the plan, not your mood.

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Everyone online is a guru now.

One exercise, one protocol, one way to train.

Certainty gets clicks—but curiosity builds mastery.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

The path towards mastery is continually seeking perfection without shaming yourself when you continually fall short.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Coaching isn’t just sets & reps.

If you can’t hold space for a client’s struggles, validate their emotions, and help them feel safe—you're just a rep counter.

True coaching is as much about psychology as physiology. Get that right, and results follow.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Every pizza is a personal pizza if you’re not a coward 🤌🏼

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Fitness Client Tip:

You don’t have to understand everything your coach recommends.

They’re the expert you hired to help you.

If you understood everything, then you’d be the coach.

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I don’t know what bro needs to hear this, but….

You are not enough.

You need to be more jacked.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

I don’t struggle with autism.

I succeed at it.

I am absolutely the best at it.

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[Michael Bann, MS @michael_bann]

Privilege is blowing $500 on supplements to “fix” your gut health or whatever non-sense you self-diagnosed versus taking accountability and changing behaviors.

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