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Hi there!
I apologize if this might come a little late. But I have a good reason and it is not my
Assistants’ fault.
To say that it has been a whirlwind weekend would be an understatement.
I took Beau, my oldest, to college this past weekend. The University of Denver
was the destination. And if you knew Beau, then you would know that flying was not going to cut it. We would need to drive and take all his stuff with us. He has a very vast list of hobbies. Unfortunately, most of his hobbies require computers, snowboards, and bikes. So, flying was definitively not an option. Two days of driving, one overnight stop in Santa Fe, and we arrived to our destination.
I am so excited for him and his new adventures!
I think he is excited as well. It was amazing to see a
college environment I had never really experienced before. When I enrolled in college I went to a large university, the University of Maryland, which is huge.
DU, not so much. My class was well over 12,000
students. I think Denver has 1,200 in each class.
As we pulled up, we were surrounded by ten members
of the “move-in” crew. Into the dorms we filed. 1½
trips later, he was moved in. I don’t know about you,
but when I went to college dorm life was never that
easy. You know what was cool? The move-in crew for the dorms was mostly members of the university’s sports teams. Need a workout? Carry all your fellow schoolmates’ items to their dorm room. Now that is a good idea. Great job DU coaches!
After the 8 minute move-in, (Can you say interval training? I smell a new DVD here) there was a short time of setting up the actual room. I am sure this was really for families to feel like they got everything in order. Then the students were whisked off to event after event. The next day, there was an introduction by the Chancellor of the school in the main auditorium. And Beau was off to more events and mixers.
The organization of the staff and university was amazing. And the staff’s ability to have everything accounted for was a great motivation for the students to follow in the University’s footsteps. I hope.
The whole experience leads me to pray that not only have I prepared Beau for his first year at college, but that I do the same for all of you.
So, let’s start off on the right foot starting right now.
I have written before that I have a very different view of what I think a trainer’s main job is when it comes to his/her clients. Too often, I see situations where the trainer never teaches clients anything. Or on the flip side, often the client isn’t really interested in knowing what is going on during the session.
They both show up, (hopefully on time). Then the trainer takes the client through a series of exercises and the client follows. Seems like a good plan.
But what if something happens?
What if the trainer gets sick, or the client moves out-of-state? Has the trainer really done their job? I say no. If the trainer does not teach the client why they move certain muscles, the reasons for the order of the exercises, or why they choose the repetitions and the interval times, etc, then he/she is not doing their job. AND if the client chooses not to ask questions throughout the session (hopefully during rest periods only, of course), then the client has no right to complain if they do not know anything even after months of training.
What does that mean for You and Me?
Well, I have also mentioned in past newsletters that for a period of time, usually during the summer, I make my clients train on their own. They need to train in their own environment to show me that if I were to move to the opposite end of the earth, they could still maintain their training regiment without me around.
Here in AZ, my clients are back. They are ready and itching to start working out with me again. Some have done a great job during their maintenance period over the past few weeks of summer. Some fell off the wagon. Those who strayed off from their routines have mentioned it was partly because I motivate them to do more than they do on their own. I don’t like that excuse, but I also understand that some of my clients really do not like to exercise.
So starting now, (right after Labor Day) I need to get you, my newsletter subscribers, motivated to work out. And that is exactly what I am going to do. Read on about the program I have in mind in our article and see what is in store for you.
The Building Your “A” Game DVD sale is now over! What a great month August was for emails, stories, questions and answers, as well as a fair amount of banter between the golf smarter pod cast group and Results Only. Their interest in ways to improve their fitness levels and golf games is contagious. I’m seeing a golf only fitness segment in the future.
But I want to help you NOW!!
What we are going to do is a special tele-seminar teaching the secrets of how to get the most out of the DVD’s. I am so excited to do this for all the people who purchased the program. Stay tuned, because if you made the investment I promise it was worth it.
Until next newsletter, read the article, get back on a base program and let’s Finish 2007 STRONG!
Results Only … it’s not just a name, it’s a lifestyle!
Bobby