Last night, UFC legend Randy Couture came out of retirement and won the world heavyweight title at 43 years old.
And your excuse for why you are not stronger or biggeer or leaner or a better athlete is because you are… too old? How sad and pathetic you must be.
Last night was like watching a real life version of Rocky Balboa and the only way not to be motivated by it was if you slept through the fight.
Sylvia was the odds on favorite against the older Couture yet he was completely dominated from start to finish. Randy trained his ass off in preparation for this fight and entered the octagon in the best shape of his life.
Sure, we all don’t have the luxury of being able to do nothing but train, eat and sleep like many pro athletes do but to use that as an excuse is unacceptable. To use age as an excuse is beyond unnaceptable.
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the age excuse used. And every time I hear it, it makes me sick. I once had a client who came to my gym to train at… …continue reading.
I would like to start by thanking everyone for all the positive responses to the last post on using age as an excuse.
Here is just a small sample of what you guys had to say…
“Good rant; problem many have is that the medical /allied health community sets the bar way too low. Unless there are serious orthopedic issues or other serious medical issues then most people underestimate their physical capabilities. Our job is to enlighten them and show them the way. Many of those medical conditions are diseases of misuse/ disuse, anyway. Use it or lose it, baby.”
Bruce Kelly,M.S. CSCS,NSCA-CPT
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“As they say in the Bronx…not for nothin’…but I was almost a pro baseball player ( Pirates’ minor league system 1967 ), was D-III ECAC offensive player of the year 1966, ran 6 marathons b4 I turned 35…and I believe that over the last 5 years I have been in the best shape of my life! Used to bench 350 lbs @age 22…now I can do 225 lbs 27 reps ( I don’t even care about 1rm’s any more…never did body fat measurements in my youth ( did anybody? )…but last year I… …continue reading.
Originally written in 2006 by Alwyn Cosgrove & Jason Ferruggia for EliteFTS
Over the past year, we have both received tons of emails and phone calls that go something like this: “I have listened to you for a while now and have purchased several products from you. I’ve watched you and your reputation grow.”
Or like this: “What was the one thing you did or the one step you made that took you from being a ‘personal trainer’ to a more accomplished fitness expert? Basically, what got the ball rolling for you and got you that first break? How did you leap frog the competition? What advice would you give someone aspiring to do the same?”
Normally, we have no problem answering these questions, and we have helped many trainers with their businesses. Recently, however, there has been an alarming trend that we’ve both noticed. People seem to think that the “in the trenches” experience is a step they can skip.
AC: Prior to anyone in the field having “heard” of me through products, websites, or magazine articles, I had been financially successful as a trainer full-time for over 10–12 years. I had opened my own fully equipped gym with… …continue reading.
So I ran out of protein powder about two weeks ago and decided to take a quick ride to the supplement store to grab a new bottle. The choices were limited and I was in the mood for something different. In a lapse of judgement I bought a bottle from a company that I shouldn’t have. It’s not the most reputable company and the owner has a history of dabbling in illegal activities. So it’s really my own damn fault.
For the next five nights I hardly slept a wink. I found out that this was because there is something in the bottle that’s not listed on the label. I haven’t been sick in a few years but five all nighters in a row brought that streak to an end and crushed my immune system. I woke up early last week with my throat swollen shut and spent the rest of the day hacking up a lung.
Now I have been sick and getting smaller and weaker for the last seven days.
The point is this; only go with reputable companies that have been around a while and that are lab tested and that you know can be trusted.
Originally written in 2005 for EliteFTS
Despite the busiest summer I ever had both professionally and socially, my training has been better than ever lately. I’m hitting PR’s on everything and the weights on all of my assistance exercises are flying up. For the past several years not much has changed about the way I train, nothing drastic at least. This summer, however, I made several major changes which I believe all played a large part in helping attain the outstanding results I have been getting recently. Following is a list of the changes I made and why I think they made such a difference.
1) Not getting too fired up all the time. This has always been a problem for me. Although I caution against it and know that it does nothing but fry your CNS, I have never been able to control the rage within me. Until recently. It took dozens of injuries, the final one being a torn rotator cuff, to finally realize that it was time to change my ways. In the past I would get fired up for literally every set I did. Not frothing at the mouth fired up, but I would get… …continue reading.
A few weeks ago I saw the all time greatest rap group and one of the best and most influential bands of any genre, ever; Public Enemy. It’s quite possible that I have seen more concerts than anyone on the planet but that was by far and away the best. If you don’t have any PE on your training mixes you are seriously missing out. Some must have, immediate downloads are:
-Lost at Birth
-You’re Gonna Get Yours
-Bring The Noise
-Night of the Living Baseheads
-Rebel Without a Pause
-Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
-Party For Your Right to Fight
-Can’t Truss It
-Fight the Power
-Brothers Gonna Work it Out
-Burn Hollywood, Burn
-Son of a Bush
-Welcome to the Terrordome
The New York Jets head strength coach, Sal Alosi, Performance Coach, Keith Scott, “Rob The Bouncer” aka “The Doorman” and I have all had thousands of great workouts to the sounds of Chuck D and Flavor Flav. I highly recommend you do the same.
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