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Floods vs Rivers

Floods vs Rivers             While reading the book Generation iY by Tim Elmore, it made an interesting analogy that I felt I wanted to expand on. It discussed our generation at being more of a flood rather than a river.   It describes our youth at being all over the place but yet shallow. I would like to take a moment to expand on this thought from some of what I have experienced.             I have noticed this concept of being a “flood” with many people. They have all these great ideas, which I think are a good thing, yet they lack the focus to pursue any of them long enough to see any result. Let’s take business for example.   I talk to many people who want to open up training studios. They have this great idea of how it will operate and what kinds of training they will do. This to me is always exciting and I love to help. However when it comes time to get things going, they have already moved their focus onto some other project. They quit before they ever give themselves

3 certifications that can help take you to the Next Level as a Fitness Pro

3 certifications that can help take you to the Next Level as a Fitness Pro     Since I have the privilege of working with many young fitness pros, I often get asked what certification they should get once they have finished school. I will tell you my top three, this does not mean there are not other great certs out there to get. These are just the three that really changed my perspective on training and helped me take my training to a whole new level.  The 3 certifications are in no particular order. DVRT from Ultimate Sandbag by Josh Henkin      Let me start by saying this cert honestly had nothing to do with sandbags. When I first walked in I was expecting to lift Sandbags all day and found that we were using kettle bells, trx's, thera bands, and more. The cert focused on changing the variables of movement as opposed to just always increasing load. For example, you can change the tempo of an exercise to make the exercise more difficult. Have the athlete/client do a