Logan Gelbrich

Born in Santa Monica, Logan feels right at home coaching at DEUCE Gym. With a background in collegiate (University of San Diego) and professional (San Diego Padres) baseball, Logan is used to high performance, heavy workloads, and accountability. Luckily, Logan was blessed enough to work with world renowned strength and conditioning coaches, sports psychologists, and nutritionists during his career. It’s during this time that the seeds were sown for the belief system that led him to both the CrossFit Games and Strongman Nationals. These experiences guide his coaching today. Forever a “student of the game,” Logan is always looking to strengthen and question his understanding of humans. Today his work includes his best selling book, Going Right: A Logical Justification for Pursuing Your Dreams, and diverse offerings of education in leadership and group dynamics via the 'Hold the Standard' Summit, online education, and consultancy.

High Agency Fatigue

We love high agency ideas. Agency, in this context, is referring to one’s ability to act and make choices autonomously. Said differently, “high agency” is the opposite of the position

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Pulling Up for a View Above the Weeds

I don’t regret saying it. It’s probably true, too. But, I don’t love that it’s the case. What I once said was “anything you love can turn into work if

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This Demographic Should Take Caution in the Gym

If I were to offer you $10,000 to guess the typical kind of student that is most susceptible to overexertion health issues in the gym, could you guess?  Nope, it’s

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Hold the Standard Podcast: Anticipation for ‘Season 2’

The style of ‘Season 1’ was a big shock. The highly produced, NPR-like episodes were short, topical, and jam packed with interviews, commentary, and excerpts. If you haven’t listened, go

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New Playlist: Proper Late 1900s Music

It wasn’t until my high school football player personal training student asked me if the movie I was referencing was from “the 1900s” that I realized that some young people

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