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Monday, May 12, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Lesson Learned
I was a great seminar this weekend and I learned a lot of interesting things. I learned plenty of nutrition and training, but my favorite are always the life lessons.
Dave Tate shared some pretty inspiration knowledge, and he was certainly passionate about it (Imagine an intense 275lb ripped-to-the-bone man standing up more or less yelling this!).
First a little background, Dave owns Elite Fitness Systems which outfits a number of high school and collegiate weight room--they make the best equipment and EFS has become the BRAND as far as strength equipment goes, but they had some hard times.
Dave didn't pay himself for the first 5 years of business, there were times when wasn't even sure how he was going to pay his bills and the company started at a fold out table in his bedroom. Even when there seemed to be no hope along the way, he stuck to the path and eventually his passion to fulfill his dream eventually came to fruition.
He made it a point to find the things in your life that are the most valuable to you and stick and live by them no matter what. If there are important things or people in your life, keep them in your life. Don't give up on your dreams for fear of failure.
You don't want to be on your deathbed and have regrets about what you should have done instead or what you didn't do. Not to get morbid or sappy on you, but you could die tomorrow by some strange occurrence and you have to live everyday to the fullest and love the people closest to you and take action with your dreams.
I recently had a friend who was more or less in a rut. I stopped by his work last night to visit him since I was in town and you could see in his eyes something had changed. Sure enough, after talking to him he made a decision to start action on his ideas and chasing his dreams instead of letting it all pass him by.
It's never to late to start and if you have the right people supporting you, you can achieve anything. Sometimes you just gotta put the work in to get something back out of it.
--
Ryan
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
P.S. Excuse the typos--I got pretty pumped up writing!
Dave Tate shared some pretty inspiration knowledge, and he was certainly passionate about it (Imagine an intense 275lb ripped-to-the-bone man standing up more or less yelling this!).
First a little background, Dave owns Elite Fitness Systems which outfits a number of high school and collegiate weight room--they make the best equipment and EFS has become the BRAND as far as strength equipment goes, but they had some hard times.
Dave didn't pay himself for the first 5 years of business, there were times when wasn't even sure how he was going to pay his bills and the company started at a fold out table in his bedroom. Even when there seemed to be no hope along the way, he stuck to the path and eventually his passion to fulfill his dream eventually came to fruition.
He made it a point to find the things in your life that are the most valuable to you and stick and live by them no matter what. If there are important things or people in your life, keep them in your life. Don't give up on your dreams for fear of failure.
You don't want to be on your deathbed and have regrets about what you should have done instead or what you didn't do. Not to get morbid or sappy on you, but you could die tomorrow by some strange occurrence and you have to live everyday to the fullest and love the people closest to you and take action with your dreams.
I recently had a friend who was more or less in a rut. I stopped by his work last night to visit him since I was in town and you could see in his eyes something had changed. Sure enough, after talking to him he made a decision to start action on his ideas and chasing his dreams instead of letting it all pass him by.
It's never to late to start and if you have the right people supporting you, you can achieve anything. Sometimes you just gotta put the work in to get something back out of it.
--
Ryan
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
P.S. Excuse the typos--I got pretty pumped up writing!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Excuses Are Running Out
More healthy options are available now than ever! There are more gym locations, more inexpensive home equipment, and more innovative ways to workout at home with minimal equipment.
Your excuses are running out.
No more, "I don't have time". It just doesn't fly anymore and you need to step up and make a commitment. Don't fall behind and let all your friends get in shape this year!
You still have time until memorial day! The Unofficial start to summer is coming up and you should set this summer off right by looking fabulous. Get the movie star arms and stomach you've always wanted!
Your goals are closer than you think, let my newsletter show you how to get started ;)
--
Ryan
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
Your excuses are running out.
No more, "I don't have time". It just doesn't fly anymore and you need to step up and make a commitment. Don't fall behind and let all your friends get in shape this year!
You still have time until memorial day! The Unofficial start to summer is coming up and you should set this summer off right by looking fabulous. Get the movie star arms and stomach you've always wanted!
Your goals are closer than you think, let my newsletter show you how to get started ;)
--
Ryan
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
4-Minute Fat Blast
This is one of many trumps I have to the fact that people say they don't have time to work out (so stop making excuses and I won't need to pull out the other ones!).
Researchers in Japan found that by performing high intensity 4 minute bouts of exercise that you could burn 9 times more fat than every effort doing regular aerobic training.
Granted, you need to do more than one 4-minute bout, but even with only two you're getting the benefits of doing 72 minutes of steady state cardio!
That's well over an hour of saved time and you can stand a little more free time, (who can't).
I'll tell you some of the details on this later in the week, but remember for now...
high intensity and shorter workouts are FAR FAR better htan long, boring slow workouts for buring fat.
Save time, save the money for smaller pants (not bigger ones)
--
Ryan
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
Researchers in Japan found that by performing high intensity 4 minute bouts of exercise that you could burn 9 times more fat than every effort doing regular aerobic training.
Granted, you need to do more than one 4-minute bout, but even with only two you're getting the benefits of doing 72 minutes of steady state cardio!
That's well over an hour of saved time and you can stand a little more free time, (who can't).
I'll tell you some of the details on this later in the week, but remember for now...
high intensity and shorter workouts are FAR FAR better htan long, boring slow workouts for buring fat.
Save time, save the money for smaller pants (not bigger ones)
--
Ryan
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Diet vs. Exercise
The battle royale.
If you want long term weight management, you better exercise. How many friends of yours went on a new diet?
Ok, now how many of these friends had long term success on this diet?
I would venture to say the number is close to 0.
People are more likely to try some wacko's diet than actually exercise. Upwards of 50% of Americans are not getting enough daily physical activity, and upwards of 2/3 of people are overweight or obese. These numbers are serious because these numbers are killing people prematurely.
If you want long term weight loss you need to prioritize exercise as a staple in your life. Proper dietary habits are more likely to follow once you have the pieces in place to start with this.
Sign up for our newsletter today to receive and e-course that offers 7 great days of exercise and diet advice to achieve long term health and weight management!
--
Ryan & Andrea
e:info@patrickperformancetraining.com
If you want long term weight management, you better exercise. How many friends of yours went on a new diet?
Ok, now how many of these friends had long term success on this diet?
I would venture to say the number is close to 0.
People are more likely to try some wacko's diet than actually exercise. Upwards of 50% of Americans are not getting enough daily physical activity, and upwards of 2/3 of people are overweight or obese. These numbers are serious because these numbers are killing people prematurely.
If you want long term weight loss you need to prioritize exercise as a staple in your life. Proper dietary habits are more likely to follow once you have the pieces in place to start with this.
Sign up for our newsletter today to receive and e-course that offers 7 great days of exercise and diet advice to achieve long term health and weight management!
--
Ryan & Andrea
e:info@patrickperformancetraining.com
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Don't Diet
Fad diets pride themselves on how easy they can be and how much more fat they burn than any diet before. It's true that dieting isn't that difficult, but the changes initially can be overwhelming.
If you want to lose weight, you should stick to long term health habits. Otherwise you end up following the pattern:
Get Chubby --> Diet --> Repeat
It becomes and endless cycle and you'll need 2 wardrobes on depending on what part of the cycle you are in. Imagine buying two completely different wardrobes!
The key is to make small changes that you can commit do weekly. Start small and gradually develop habits that will promote long term weight management (more on this tomorrow). Below are some simple examples of changes you can try to make each week:
-Make water your main beverage and stop drinking all calorie containing beverages or diet drinks
-Add vegetables to each meal
-Don't skip breakfast
This list is a mile long and these are some of the more obvious changes we wanted to let you know about, but there are many more you wouldn't believe!
Start small, develop habits, and reap the benefits!
What can our coaching do for you ;)
--
Ryan & Andrea
e: info@patrickperformancetraining.com
Monday, April 21, 2008
Diet Books, Chocolate Shakes, and Sensible Dinners
Memorial Day is coming up and it's the unofficial start to summer. The question is whether or not you will be ready for your 2 piece bathing suit (gasp!) this year
Diet books are a popular choice. With your busy schedule, your kids' busy schedule, you should have just enough time to read 1/2 of chapter 1 and never really use the information.
Plus there are thousands of diet books available so you should have an idea exactly where to start.
Or you could try shakes twice daily and have one "smart" meal per day at dinner. This is after you've starved your self all day and you tend to over-consume food anyway?
That's right, your biggest meal of the day should be breakfast, so skip the chocolate shakes because when hunger kicks in after a day of pint-sized shakes you're gonna be rippin' the cabinets apart looking for chocolate and peanut butter! Or you may just hit the drive through on the way home (but it was just a small fry!)
Do something better this year. Find a trainer or dietitian who can make goals specific to you and help you look your best in that suit this year...the one you've been to shy to wear the past 2 years!
Stop dragging your feet and give "results" a shot this year
--
Ryan & Andrea
For more information about our services email info@patrickperformancetraining.com
See the Hype
Diet books are a popular choice. With your busy schedule, your kids' busy schedule, you should have just enough time to read 1/2 of chapter 1 and never really use the information.
Plus there are thousands of diet books available so you should have an idea exactly where to start.
Or you could try shakes twice daily and have one "smart" meal per day at dinner. This is after you've starved your self all day and you tend to over-consume food anyway?
That's right, your biggest meal of the day should be breakfast, so skip the chocolate shakes because when hunger kicks in after a day of pint-sized shakes you're gonna be rippin' the cabinets apart looking for chocolate and peanut butter! Or you may just hit the drive through on the way home (but it was just a small fry!)
Do something better this year. Find a trainer or dietitian who can make goals specific to you and help you look your best in that suit this year...the one you've been to shy to wear the past 2 years!
Stop dragging your feet and give "results" a shot this year
--
Ryan & Andrea
For more information about our services email info@patrickperformancetraining.com
See the Hype
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