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The Pro Athlete Trainer Myth                 I wanted to start this blog the same way I started my youtube video on this topic. I want to start by saying I am not trying to offend anyone who trains pro athletes. I have many close friends who have worked with pros and trained pro teams as head S&C Coaches. The video and blog are meant to educate parents and youth coaches on the “Myth of Pro Athlete Trainers”.                 To often people who train “Pros” come to a town and charge outrageous prices to work with youth, in the hopes that the youth will gain some insight on how to make it to the pros.   There is no short cuts to being a Pro Athlete. It takes hard work and proper genetics. There is no way around it. No coach will come to your town for a weekend and transform your child from Joe to Pro. There are just too many varia...

Concussions 101 for Fitness Pros This blog is inspired by a conversation I had with a good buddy of mine who is a Strength Coach. He called me about a client who wanted to workout at his facility but was not cleared by their school from a concussion. I was happy that he called before he trained the Athlete and made the symptoms any worse. I then realized that many fitness professional do not get any continuing education on concussion. I feel it is an extremely important topic and just wanted to give a brief overview on what things you should look for and how to protect yourself from potentially being sued. There are many factors to a concussion but we will keep this as SIMPLE as possible. WHAT IS A CONCUSSION ( SIGNS/SYMPTOMS): Let us start by talking about what a concussion is. A concussion is a Brain INJURY. Therefore we treat it like any other injury. If an Athlete breaks their arm you will cast it for 4 weeks and when the cast is off you would slowly return them to play. Th...

Foundation First Sling Shot Theory                 The Sling Shot Theory is something that we thought of at FLO. It may be a real Theory but we haven’t read about it before. So we are sorry if anyone else already coined the term. The basic principle is that with a Sling Shot, the base needs to be stable in order to pull the band back far enough to generate a large amount of force.   In this scenario the base of the sling shot will represent the Core of the body. Too often trainers load their clients before they build a solid foundation. This most times leads to them loading a dysfunction, which is a fast road to injury.                 Our saying at FLO is Foundation First.   We are firm believers in regression before progression. Many of Athletes come in with bad motor habits that we focus on fixing. We also focus on developi...

All essentials are taken from the book: Leading with Passion by John Murrphy. Essential #6 Leading with Discipline         What do you think when you see the word Discipline? For many people the answer would be military.  Some of the greatest leaders in the world are in the military.  Therefore, I believe we could learn a lot from studying them and what makes them so successful. I am sure if you asked a military leader what made them successful the word Discipline would be top of their list. So what is Discipline?         When thinking of a definition for the word, all I could think about is the Movement my friend Greg Miele has started  called  "Self - Discipline".  To learn more about the movement go to www.selfdiscipline.com . Basically the whole site  is about digging deep within and gaining some structure and control in your life. I wear a chain from the site that says on it "Sel...

All essentials are taken from the book: Leading with Passion by John Murrphy. Essential # 5 Leading with Integrity        When I see the word Integrity I can't help but think Integrate. This may be because I feel integrity is the integration of your inner soul and your outer action. When someone has integrity there is no difference from what they say and what they do. They live and breath their beliefs. People with integrity walk their talk.        Unfortunately we live in a world that is lacking in this department. Many have learned the "right" thing to say to people in order to get them to believe in them. Many times it is for the pursuit of profit. How many times have you seen an infomercial that sells a product that will change your life? The speaker says all these great things and talks with such conviction. Then next thing you know that same person is busted for doing drugs and arrested for lord knows what. Many of our politicians fall...

How many Squares are in your Circle? Most people don't realize how the people around them really effect their life. At any given time you are the sum of the people you are around. This is extremely important to keep in mind. You can not achieve great levels of success if you have to many squares in your circle. Let me define who I consider squares first.  A square is an unproductive friend, an unhealthy relationship, negative coworker, etc. Squares are people who want to drag you down or talk you out of trying to achieve more. Some people like to call them haters. Their job is to hate. This is why you need to keep a close circle of like minded people. The people in your circle should help you progress in life and challenge you to be a better person. Your circle should consist of family, role models, mentors, productive friends, etc. These are the people who make you a better person just by being around them. You know who they are because when you are around them you feel great ...

All essentials are taken from the book: Leading with Passion by John Murrphy. Essential #4 Leading with Attention This to me is the hardest part of business. This is ALL the details of the business. This is the numbers, profit, income statement, etc. This is where most business owners FAIL. I personally have hired a business coach to get me on track with this part of my business. Many people open a business because they have a passion for something. They do it out of love, but this does not always conquer all. If you want to lead people they must have a path to follow. If the path is just filled with love and passion they may not be able to follow. You need to give them some kind of detailed direction on where to go and which steps to take to get there. I personally have done a poor job in leading my people with details. I have guided with passion and love but have missed the detail boat. Because of this my business has not grown to where it can go. I recognize this and understan...