YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO DO.
YOUR MIND IS WHAT'S BLOCKING YOU.

MENTAL REPS is my raw, personal, Scripture-based playbook for men ready to go from weak-minded to strong-minded: spiritually, physically, emotionally, for your family and your business.

SOUND FAMILIAR?

✕You're disciplined in the gym, but weak everywhere else: your marriage, your money, your walk with God.

✕You keep saying "I'll start Monday." Monday never comes.

✕Your fuse is short. You think your tone doesn't matter as long as you're right.

✕You're there for your family, but you're not really present.

✕You know you're built for more, but you keep putting off the business, the change, the man you're supposed to be.

I was that man. Disciplined in one area. Weak in all the others. This book is everything I had to learn the hard way.

BUILT ON THE TRUTH

This book is personal. I tell you about the streets that raised me, the NFL, the fall, the anger that almost cost me my marriage, and what God has been rebuilding in me.

But it isn't built on my opinion. Every chapter stands on God's Word, because as men, we can argue with each other all day. We can't argue with what God's Word says.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Every chapter: My Story → The Truth (Scripture) → The Shift → reflection questions + one Mental Rep to do that day. 15 chapters · 100 pages.

WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH

1. Your weakness has a root. You'll name it.
2. Choices, not decisions. Remove the option to quit.
3. Control is weakness. Self-control is strength.
4. Ownership over blame.
5. God's Word is the standard, not your feelings.
6. High value = strong AND loving.
7. Change comes from daily reps, not one big moment.

CHOOSE YOUR REPS

WHO I AM

I'm Rod Gardner: former NFL first-round wide receiver, founder of RepNation, husband to Leticia, father, and a man who's still doing his reps every day.

I've been the man who was disciplined in one area and weak in all the others. I've been the man who blamed everybody else. By the grace of God, I'm becoming the man He called me to be: strong and loving, one rep at a time.

QUESTIONS

Is this a physical book?
No. MENTAL REPS is a digital book (PDF). You get it instantly after checkout and can read it on your phone, tablet or computer.

How does the workbook work?
It's a digital, fill-in PDF. Type your answers right on the page and save as you go. Nothing to print.

Is this only for Christian men?
It's built on Scripture, and I don't water that down. But it's for any man who's ready to hear the truth and do the work.

Is this a workout program?
No. The gym is where I practice discipline. This book is about the mind behind it, in every area of your life.