Thursday, January 13, 2011

like parent like child please share!


someone

unfortunately its not mandatory to teach about proper nutrition. but if it was,our health care system may not make so much money… the government doesnt even know what they are recommending people … these people are probably getting LOW FAT cheese….. while filling up on everything low fat out there they put 150 gallons of gas in their 20 gallon gas tank….. where does that fuel spill to??

this picture sums up america just about right. i call it LIKE FATHER , LIKE SON

HELP

the ten year old will probably have diabetes before the father… maybe a heart attack before age 25? WAKE UP PEOPLE IT IS SAD TO SEE THIS EVERYWHERE WE GO. OUR NATIONS GOOD BAD FOOD ADDICTION IS WORSE THAN ANY DRUG WAR……. NOW YOU ANSWER ME WHICH CAUSES MORE DEATHS???

WE ARE PUSHED FOODS EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN GET JUNK FOOD WHEREVER YOU GO. ALMOST A COMPLETE MEAL AT EVERY LUMBER STORE , CAR REPAIR, TOY STORE, GAS STATION. THERE SHOULD BE LIMITATIONS OF FOOD ADVERTISEMENTS.

‘WATCH CARTOONS ON A SAT MORNING WITH YOUR KIDS. HOW MANY SUGARY REFINED FOOD COMMERCIALS WILL YOU SEE??? THATS WHAT THEY ARE RAISED ON. IM SORRY BUT WHEATIES AND FROSTED FLAKES ARE TERRIBLE FOR PEOPLE. MIGHT AS WELL POUR SUGAR ON YOUR WHITE BREAD….

IF YOU DONT LEARN, YOURE CHILDREN WILL NOT EITHER. AND OUR COUNTRY WILL BE IN A SOON OVER 50% O B E S I T Y RATE.

im not saying you have to be a 5 percent body fat carrying person. but for your healths sake get the fat down. be able to feel your muscle tissue! ” i know people who say well i dont have any muscle” WHAT ??? your near 350 lbs. what do you think is moving that weight.??? use the muscle to lose the fat. im not trying to offend anyone i just want you to live a better life. and more importantly if you care about your children….. they should out live you. and in the picture above and below…. im sorry to say i dont see that happening . please share. motivation and help is all around. and it doesnt cost and arm and a leg. make time . you are worth it. it just takes effort.




Sunday, June 6, 2010

this may offend you.... so dont read it.

OK . let just say it. if you get easily offended, do NOT read this.

After that cautionary statement, let me proceed….. This sunday morning I woke up to read a little bit of a book on hormones and nutrition.( yeah fun i know) as i was reading it I realized that it was getting close to 8 am and Have a long standing client at 9am at Body Shape gym usually every sunday. I texted the client but never recieved a response. It looked as it was going to pour down rain so i quickly started to leash up my dogs and go for a quick walk so they could eliminate before the rain. 3 min into the walk it i could see the down pour 50 feet ahead and closing in. Mind you i am in sandals and a grey Swing This T shirt. Probably the best gear to be in a thunderstorm in….

As the rain drenched me it ran through my head that i probably wasnt going to enjoy mountain biking for a quick hour this morning. So dog elimination successful, i decided to drive to the gym to be there for the client that i did NOT recieve a text from just in case cuz thats just how i am. So i get to the gym No client, not problem its sunday morning( lets call it Rainday for this morning) and i start doing a little Foam rolling and joint mobility exercises with Tony the owner and the Indian clubs that he has. Gloomy day outside and im really waking up feeling the increased motion and bloodflow in my shoulders . All this is on an empty stomach for a reason but ill get into that later… Pick up a light kettlebell and start doing a little cardio work .This turns into a bit of juggling basics with a 12 kg bell. Tony and i start talking about the fact that there is but ONE PERSON besides ourselves working out. and im not even gonna count that considering he does the SAME THING EVERYTIME HES IN THE GYM. Usually theres several people working out. AND THEY NEED TO. But today no one. is it because of the rain and gloomy morning? There is a reason that people like myself feel and look the way we do. ITS BECAUSE WE WORK FOR IT. not just one to three times per week. ITS BECAUSE WE LIVE ACTIVE LIVES EVERY DAY. And im not talking about walking around everyday and playing with the kids or driving from game to game. YOUR BODY IS USED TO THAT . YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOUR BODY WANT TO CHANGE. get off the damn treadmill and and pick up something. push it pull it swing it throw it slam it . try to break it!. get your hormones raging . Do you think our ancestors were 3-400 pounds trudgin through the forest to catch a wild boar?? NO. That wild boar would make a meal out of your leg before you had a chance to move. Come on people use more energy than you take in. and not just for a few weeks or months. KEEP AT it.

Quit complaining that its too hot or cold. its a gym you should be sweating. its good for you.

weve become too reliant on being comfortable. and thats just what your body is now. its comfortable at the state its in. Dont say that you are trying your best to lose fat and your laying next to the pool under an umbrella with a vampire book… get in and swim. then read. then swim again. read. SWIM AGAIN. Do you have a dog? if so WALK IT . WALK IT AGAIN . what about kids? PLAY OUTSIDe WITH THEM BEFORE THEY ARE IN YOUR SHOES AT 14!!!!! and if i see one more person texting during REST PERIODS on and AB CRUNCH MACHINE im going to get SICK AND MAKE SURE IM WALKING PAST THE DAMN CRUNCH MACHINE WHEN IT HAPPENS. WHEN I WAS OUT OF SHAPE AND SMOKING CIGARETTES , EATING CRAP AND FEELING LIKE S&*T I WENT TO THE GYM AND COPIED WHAT THE MOST BADASS PERSON IN THE GYM WAS DOING.

when that wasnt enough i tried to do it better. i asked them for help . motivation comes from within and a personal trainer is just a coach who can get you to MOTIVATE YOURSELf. Im sure im gonna lose a few people clients or friends on this one but the clients that i have and want to work with already train this way. they do whatever they can to make changes. Theres a reason that i dont have any machines at Swing This Studio.

ITS BECAUSE IM TRYING TO MAKE THEM. OUT OF YOU.

You dont have to be better than anyone else . but if you dont try to better yourself then whats the point of living?

Find someone thats light years ahead of you. read their writings. Follow them. Learn From them . Feed From them , but dont live off their achievements. Achieve for yourself.

I dont idolize any professional athlete. i look up to certain proven achievers. Mike Mahler www.mikemahler.com , Steve Cotter www.ikff.net , Jason Ferruggia www.jasonferruggia.com to name a few. and im sure they will understand when i say this because they are great coaches/trainers. … I follow them to LEARN from them so someday i can forward their thinking and someday someone can forward mine. And if this cycle of forward thinking doesnt continue, then we all might as well lay down and wallow in the oil leaks and mass pollution of our greedy world. .

ps i love most of you who will read this and i hope it sets a fire under the asses of those who are sitting and waiting for a change. go out there and make it happen.

and by the way double ps, this morning after i was done, i felt better from doing something during the rain. and guess what the sun came out and is shining as i type this. so guess what else? im going to go out and do some landscaping. LTW! ( thats LOVE the world) wake up everyone.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

why i do what i do.....

Why i do what i do. and what id like to do soon? friday feb 5th.
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This week was a great one for Daniels Fitness Training. New personal bests in kettlebell lifts, new clients, most training sessions in a week to date, and just an overall love of what i do. It seems as this ball is rolling. Iappreciate all everyone has done . Clients, friends, and family. You know I appreciate it.

While talking to a new client tonite, I got a little teary eyed telling her why I got into this business. I might as well tell everyone. My life wasnt alwaysthe picture of health. Lots of ate nights playing music and hanging out with good and bad people. I needed a change, so i went to a gym. Headphones on the whole first half year I trained myself to a stick!. I met a lad y who i could talk to about anything that was bothering me. She helped alot and with her encouragement, I puched myself and did a few competitions. i learned alot about myself from her help and wisdom. But in mid 07 she passed away. It was hard on me But i put her energy into what I do. I succeeded but needed to give back to others like she gave to me. Every person I help that takes one step more towards a goal, makes me feel incredible inside.

So there you go. I wish to create a network of energy that helps us all get to our goals, of health and wellness.

So to all whom I help, thank you. You make it very worth it.

Joe

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

is your training environment motivational?


Where you train has a lot to do with how motivated you can be. Everyone is different remember. some like the posh, soft corporate gyms with lots of mirrors, some like the hole in the wall chalk covered floors of a hardcore gym. Some like loud music, some like soft urban jams. Some like a room filled with machines and some like barbells and kettlebells. My point is there are all kinds. If you are looking to be a powerlifter or athlete you probably shouldnt be working out where there are a lot of weekend warriors taking up space talking on their phones during sets. Same thing goes if you are a man or woman looking to take group exercise you probably wouldnt like the atmosphere of a loud metal clanging gym. Whats my point ? do some research. Check out the gym you are looking to go to. Ask peoples opinions of it. Dont just sign up at a gym and complain that ? Everybody else makes too much noise? or ?the musics too loud? everybody else is making noise? .. that makes you the odd one! my ppoint is that you want to be in an environment that you ENJOY! working out should be HARD yet FUN. seriously how are you gonna keep pushing yourself if you dont have fun doing it? even if you see someone fall one the floor panting after a hard kettlebell workout or crossfit PR and the look like death? Chances are they still PROBABLY ENJOYED IT!!!! and theyll keep on coming back for more. So here are just a few thing s i can think of to make your environment more enjoyable.

1. Make sure you find the right gym fit for you per above.

2.Bring YOUR ipod or music! then you can change your mood with tunes. chances are you may not like the music being played. be prepared.

3. keep comfortable (functional clothes) underwear is comfortable but not functional in a gym setting!

4. have a gymbag with everything you need in it. ESPECIALLY keep an energy bar or meal replacement or two in it. i have seen way too many clients/ people get low blood sugar from overdoing it or not eating for half a day. dont be caught unprepared.

5. dress warm enough or cool enough. Charles Poliquin just mentioned training should be done at 70 degrees or higher to have an optimal effect on growth hormone levels?. 70 vs 50 degrees produced a level 2x higher?..

6. if there are people you cant stand at the gym try to stay away from them or change schedule.

7 speaking of schedules, make one that is optimal for your lifestyle. dont try to hit the gym when your little one needs to be studying for math test in the morning?..

8 have a plan. if you dont know how to make one invest in a trainer to help you. with a knowledgeable trainer you wont be sorry.

hope these tips help out to make a comfortable motivating and productive environment.