On my way to spend a week in the wilderness of northern Canada! Hopefully will have the opportunity to get some peaceful early morning workouts in and some much needed rest. It goes without saying i am going to gave zero communication with the outside world so I will pick back up next week to tell everyone about it! In the meantime keep training hard!
"Strive for progress, not perfection"
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
On Vacation!!!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Finally finished the Master Trainer Program through the International Sports Sciences Association! I am now officially certified as a:
Fitness Trainer
Sports Nutrition Specialist
Exercise Therapy Specialist
Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Senior Fitness Specialist
Youth Fitness Specialist
Time to hopefully start a successful career in the fitness industry! I hope to provide a much needed service making the world a healthier place.
Fitness Trainer
Sports Nutrition Specialist
Exercise Therapy Specialist
Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Senior Fitness Specialist
Youth Fitness Specialist
Time to hopefully start a successful career in the fitness industry! I hope to provide a much needed service making the world a healthier place.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Personal Tie-Ins for Life!
Below is one of many tie-ins that was written by LtCol Shusko (Retired), Deputy Director of the Martial Arts Center of Excellence, Quantico, Virginia. Mr. Shusko has dedicated his life to serving his country and making it a better place touching lives all over the world. One way he manages to do so is by daily passing a bit of wisdom on to others in the form of "Tie-Ins". I believe the tie-in below really relates to today (Sunday). Often we find ourselves caught up in this fast paced life and we sometimes need reminded to slow down and not let it pass by. So today take a break from your normal workout routine and spend a little quality time with the one's closest to you.
THE
BRICK
– Slow
Down, life is too precious!
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. It's my brother, 'he said. 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.' Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.' Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you, the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. It's my brother, 'he said. 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.' Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.' Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you, the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
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