Everyone needs help to keep on top of training for your goals. I'm no different.
Saturday was my first longish (10 mile) training run in prep for the marathon in November. I had to use all the tricks in the book to motivate myself and some of the tricks weren't even planned. I got help from a few friends. I am grateful for it, sore, but grateful.
I started my plan by arranging to meet one of the boot camp clients, Bridget, at Peace Valley Park at 6:30 am for the run. We run at different paces but the point was we would hold each other accountable by meeting for the start of the run. Both of us think we would have stayed home and skipped the run if we hadn't agreed to meet up for the beginning. Mission accomplished. After a warmup we began the run at 6:35. Angel #1 did her job. Lesson learned: Find a friend to help hold you accountable to your training sessions.
This was without question the worst run I have ever done. Physically and mentally I was a wreck. The first loop of the lake is 6 miles and I stopped at least 4 times to walk and give myself a pep talk. All I could think about was how I could ever do this for 26 miles since I dread 10 so much. As I completed the first loop I was going to simply stop and pack it in. Stomach troubles, a tight left calf and some mental weakness were steering me back to the car. Enter angel #2.
On my walk to the car, my friends Bob and Lisa pulled up. Lisa was starting an 18 mile training run and Bob was going for a bike ride. Nothing can kick start your mental toughness more than knowing someone else is going to run twice as far as you and probably faster. After talking with them for a couple minutes and a needed trip to the restroom I headed back out for a 2-mile out and 2-mile back run to complete my 10. My mission, DO NOT let Lisa catch me (at least before the 2-mile turnaround). Mission accomplished. I barely beat her to the turnaround and headed back. Lesson learned: Draw inspiration from others who are accomplishing the goals you want to achieve.
Then I stopped again. Ugh. Mental breakdown #50. Enter Bob.
Bob was riding his bike on his way to meet up with Lisa. He listened to me whine for a minute about my calf, how I can't get a rhythm, blah, blah, blah. Then he just said, "I should send you a link to a blog I read yesterday about persistence". This happened to be a blog I had just written and posted. Nothing like having your words thrown back at you 24 hours later. Lesson learned: Even if you don't have it that day, push through and finish your workout. A crappy workout is generally better than none at all.
I'll be posting some of my other training session shortly.
Be well,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
Monday, June 28, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Landon Donovan, two anonymous tennis players, and the lessons of persistence
Persistence.
It is the single most powerful quality to have if you want to achieve a goal or dream. It was never displayed more overtly than yesterday.
Yesterday was an epic day in sports. Whether you follow soccer and tennis (most Americans have no more than a passing interest in either) or you don't, you have heard the news from South Africa and London.
In South Africa, the USA Soccer team, robbed of victory in the previous match by a referee's poor decision, faced a must-win situation to advance to the "knockout" round of the World Cup. This is a big deal. So big that hundreds of millions of people worldwide watch every game. The Super Bowl wishes it got this much attention.
They dominated play in Wednesday's match with Algeria but could not score. The team hit goal posts, missed easy scoring chances, and yes, had another goal disallowed by a referee's poor decision. As the end of the scoreless game neared it seemed as though the team could not overcome the bad calls and mistakes. It was not meant to be. As they entered extra time (the four minutes added on at the end of the game) they were in full attack mode, needing to score, desperate, 4 minutes from failure after 4 years of preparation.
Then magic happened. A key save by the U.S. goaltender, an aggressive pass to leader Landon Donovan, a flurry of passes and a bouncing ball in front of Algeria's net, and then Donovan ran on to the ball and calmly kicked it in. "It was like time stopped for a moment", Donovan said afterward.
The goal was an epic moment in USA sports. A memory for everyone who watched. A moment of national pride that sports can bring to a country. Denied a goal in a match they dominated until the 91st minute, the USA team worked even harder, pushed the pace, became more agressive and intense until they broke through with the goal. Memorable. Inspired.
A couple continents north of South Africa, two guys no one ever heard of played a lot of tennis yesterday. A LOT of tennis. 10 hours worth. And it's still not over. American John Isner and Frenchman Nicholas Mahut are still playing. The match began Tuesday, played all day Wednesday and continues today. The fifth set is tied 59 games to 59 games. For those of you who don't follow tennis, 59 total games is considered a very long match. They've played 118 games in the last set alone and they're still not done.
This is the longest match ever played. No one would have watched this match if it were not a record setter for length. Neither of these guys is famous. Neither of them will win the tournament. And yet, neither of them will quit. How easy would it be to just quit and let the other guy win. They have gained instant fame with appearances on the Today Show and other media outlets. Why not just stop now? But Isner and Mahut battle on. One will eventually win and one will lose but they have made a mark in tennis history.
My clients are regularly confronted with the fear of not reaching their goal. A few pounds of weight gain one week, a day where a 2 mile run feels like a marathon, and the feeling that someone else in boot camp is stronger, leaner, and fitter than they are.
At those moments of doubt (we're not going to advance to the knockout round or I'll never win this marathon match) is when you need to dig the deepest.
Landon Donovan and the US squad showed us that it sometimes takes effort in every moment to reach your dream. Isner and Mahut showed us that sometimes it takes a effort behind what you could have imagined to achieve your goal.
The next time you are faced with a workout where you just don't have it and don't think you will finish it. Take a moment and realize that all of the effort you put in will pay off big one day. And when it does, go out and set another goal.
It is the single most powerful quality to have if you want to achieve a goal or dream. It was never displayed more overtly than yesterday.
Yesterday was an epic day in sports. Whether you follow soccer and tennis (most Americans have no more than a passing interest in either) or you don't, you have heard the news from South Africa and London.
In South Africa, the USA Soccer team, robbed of victory in the previous match by a referee's poor decision, faced a must-win situation to advance to the "knockout" round of the World Cup. This is a big deal. So big that hundreds of millions of people worldwide watch every game. The Super Bowl wishes it got this much attention.
They dominated play in Wednesday's match with Algeria but could not score. The team hit goal posts, missed easy scoring chances, and yes, had another goal disallowed by a referee's poor decision. As the end of the scoreless game neared it seemed as though the team could not overcome the bad calls and mistakes. It was not meant to be. As they entered extra time (the four minutes added on at the end of the game) they were in full attack mode, needing to score, desperate, 4 minutes from failure after 4 years of preparation.
Then magic happened. A key save by the U.S. goaltender, an aggressive pass to leader Landon Donovan, a flurry of passes and a bouncing ball in front of Algeria's net, and then Donovan ran on to the ball and calmly kicked it in. "It was like time stopped for a moment", Donovan said afterward.
The goal was an epic moment in USA sports. A memory for everyone who watched. A moment of national pride that sports can bring to a country. Denied a goal in a match they dominated until the 91st minute, the USA team worked even harder, pushed the pace, became more agressive and intense until they broke through with the goal. Memorable. Inspired.
A couple continents north of South Africa, two guys no one ever heard of played a lot of tennis yesterday. A LOT of tennis. 10 hours worth. And it's still not over. American John Isner and Frenchman Nicholas Mahut are still playing. The match began Tuesday, played all day Wednesday and continues today. The fifth set is tied 59 games to 59 games. For those of you who don't follow tennis, 59 total games is considered a very long match. They've played 118 games in the last set alone and they're still not done.
This is the longest match ever played. No one would have watched this match if it were not a record setter for length. Neither of these guys is famous. Neither of them will win the tournament. And yet, neither of them will quit. How easy would it be to just quit and let the other guy win. They have gained instant fame with appearances on the Today Show and other media outlets. Why not just stop now? But Isner and Mahut battle on. One will eventually win and one will lose but they have made a mark in tennis history.
My clients are regularly confronted with the fear of not reaching their goal. A few pounds of weight gain one week, a day where a 2 mile run feels like a marathon, and the feeling that someone else in boot camp is stronger, leaner, and fitter than they are.
At those moments of doubt (we're not going to advance to the knockout round or I'll never win this marathon match) is when you need to dig the deepest.
Landon Donovan and the US squad showed us that it sometimes takes effort in every moment to reach your dream. Isner and Mahut showed us that sometimes it takes a effort behind what you could have imagined to achieve your goal.
The next time you are faced with a workout where you just don't have it and don't think you will finish it. Take a moment and realize that all of the effort you put in will pay off big one day. And when it does, go out and set another goal.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
A first hand look at marathon training
I’m jumping in with both feet to do the Philadelphia Marathon this year. But I have a few obstacles to overcome, obstacles common to many budding runners.
My most basic obstacle is I don’t like to run. More accurately, I don’t like training runs. I like races. If I could show up at the marathon and crank out 26.2 without the big training runs beforehand I would be a happy man. Marathon runners and other endurance athletes call these volume runs. The more volume, read miles, you put in prior to the race the better prepared you’ll be. We’ll address this later.
My second obstacle is I don’t have the time to do a traditional marathon training program. There is no magic or secret to these programs. Every other issue of Runner’s World or Triathlete magazine contains 6-month, 4-month, beginner, etc. plans for completing a marathon. A general summary of these plans goes something like this. Run 3 or 4 times a week, the runs during the week start short and get longer as you get closer to the marathon, the run on the weekend starts long and gets longer as you get closer to the marathon, build up the weekend mileage to 22-24 miles a couple weeks before the event and taper your training for a week or two leading up to the big day.
A traditional training program could take 10-15 hours per week. That doesn’t work for me. And in my conversations with other people who have used traditional training plans in the past, it doesn’t work for them either.
I should add that I believe in maintaining total body fitness which includes not only endurance but strength, flexibility, agility, stamina, balance, coordination, power and mental toughness. Dedicating your fitness program exclusively to running tilts the balance towards endurance, stamina and mental toughness. Ask a marathon runner or distance triathlete to deadlift their body weight and you’ll see how that training impacts their strength.
So how am I going to overcome my dislike for long training runs, lack of training time and desire to maintain strength, power and agility while building my endurance?
I will be using a hybrid of my Interval Strength Training (IST) program and long distance run training. In part 2, I will lay out the plan in general terms and then continue to post updates as the November event gets closer.
My most basic obstacle is I don’t like to run. More accurately, I don’t like training runs. I like races. If I could show up at the marathon and crank out 26.2 without the big training runs beforehand I would be a happy man. Marathon runners and other endurance athletes call these volume runs. The more volume, read miles, you put in prior to the race the better prepared you’ll be. We’ll address this later.
My second obstacle is I don’t have the time to do a traditional marathon training program. There is no magic or secret to these programs. Every other issue of Runner’s World or Triathlete magazine contains 6-month, 4-month, beginner, etc. plans for completing a marathon. A general summary of these plans goes something like this. Run 3 or 4 times a week, the runs during the week start short and get longer as you get closer to the marathon, the run on the weekend starts long and gets longer as you get closer to the marathon, build up the weekend mileage to 22-24 miles a couple weeks before the event and taper your training for a week or two leading up to the big day.
A traditional training program could take 10-15 hours per week. That doesn’t work for me. And in my conversations with other people who have used traditional training plans in the past, it doesn’t work for them either.
I should add that I believe in maintaining total body fitness which includes not only endurance but strength, flexibility, agility, stamina, balance, coordination, power and mental toughness. Dedicating your fitness program exclusively to running tilts the balance towards endurance, stamina and mental toughness. Ask a marathon runner or distance triathlete to deadlift their body weight and you’ll see how that training impacts their strength.
So how am I going to overcome my dislike for long training runs, lack of training time and desire to maintain strength, power and agility while building my endurance?
I will be using a hybrid of my Interval Strength Training (IST) program and long distance run training. In part 2, I will lay out the plan in general terms and then continue to post updates as the November event gets closer.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June Jump Rope Challenge
Summer is here and it's time to be a kid again. Dust off your jump ropes or if you don't have one go out and drop the $10 that will change your body.
Jumping rope is an excellent total body exercise. It strengthens your legs and builds muscular endurance in your arms while provide an elevated heart rate. It is easy to learn and you will get better at it every time to do it. I have countless clients who couldn't jump at all when they started and now they are easily doing 200 in 2 minutes. Our Boot Camp record is 293 in two minutes if you want something to set an aggressive goal.
Here is your month-long Jump Rope challenge to get you to be a superior jumper.
June 1 - June 5
Tuesday - go buy a jump rope. If you have one then do as many as possible in 2 minutes. Record your result. A jump only counts if the rope passes under your feet. If you catch the rope on your toe and it does pass under your feet it doesn't count. I don't care if you jumped.
Wednesday - Maximum jumps in 2 minutes.
Thursday - 10 rounds or tabata jumps. Do as many as you can in 20 seconds then rest for 10 seconds. That is one round. Repeat for a total of 10 20sec/10sec sets.
Friday - Beginner - 100 jump ropes, Intermediate - 250 jump ropes, Advanced - 500 jump ropes.
June 6 - off day
June 7 - Do as many jumps as you can in 5 minutes. Record your total.
June 8 - 5 minutes of Jumping Jack Jump Ropes. Move your feet out and in like a jumping jack alternating your landing on each jump.
Jun 9 - 10 rounds of tabata jumps.
Jun 10 - Do as many as possible in 2 minutes. Record your total.
Jun 11 - Beginner - 150 jump ropes, Intermediate - 400 jump ropes, Advanced - 750 jump ropes
June 12 and June 13 - Off days
June 14 - Do as many jumps as you can in 5 minutes. Record your total.
June 15 - 5 minutes of single-foot Jump Ropes. Jump on one foot for 25 repetitions then switch to the other foot.
June 16 - 10 round of tabata jump ropes doing the odd numbered rounds on your left foot and even numbered rounds on your right foot.
June 17 - Off day.
June 18 - Beginner - 200 jump ropes, Intermediate - 500 jump ropes, Advanced - 1000 jump ropes.
June 19 and June 20 - Off days
June 21 - Do as many as you can in 2 minutes. Rest one minute. Do another 2 minute test.
June 22 - 5 minutes or single-foot Jump Ropes. Jump on one foot for two repetitions then switch smoothly to the other foot for two repetitions and continue.
June 23 - 10 rounds of tabata jump ropes using the alternating two repetition method from the previous day.
June 24 - Off day.
June 25 - Beginner - 250 jump ropes, Intermediate - 600, Advanced - 1200
June 26 and June 27 - Off days
June 28 - Do as many as possible in 5 minutes. Record your result.
June 29 - 10 rounds of tabata jump ropes.
June 30 - Do as many as possible in 2 minutes. Record your result.
If you have questions, email me at paul@activepersonalfitness.com.
Happy jumping,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
Jumping rope is an excellent total body exercise. It strengthens your legs and builds muscular endurance in your arms while provide an elevated heart rate. It is easy to learn and you will get better at it every time to do it. I have countless clients who couldn't jump at all when they started and now they are easily doing 200 in 2 minutes. Our Boot Camp record is 293 in two minutes if you want something to set an aggressive goal.
Here is your month-long Jump Rope challenge to get you to be a superior jumper.
June 1 - June 5
Tuesday - go buy a jump rope. If you have one then do as many as possible in 2 minutes. Record your result. A jump only counts if the rope passes under your feet. If you catch the rope on your toe and it does pass under your feet it doesn't count. I don't care if you jumped.
Wednesday - Maximum jumps in 2 minutes.
Thursday - 10 rounds or tabata jumps. Do as many as you can in 20 seconds then rest for 10 seconds. That is one round. Repeat for a total of 10 20sec/10sec sets.
Friday - Beginner - 100 jump ropes, Intermediate - 250 jump ropes, Advanced - 500 jump ropes.
June 6 - off day
June 7 - Do as many jumps as you can in 5 minutes. Record your total.
June 8 - 5 minutes of Jumping Jack Jump Ropes. Move your feet out and in like a jumping jack alternating your landing on each jump.
Jun 9 - 10 rounds of tabata jumps.
Jun 10 - Do as many as possible in 2 minutes. Record your total.
Jun 11 - Beginner - 150 jump ropes, Intermediate - 400 jump ropes, Advanced - 750 jump ropes
June 12 and June 13 - Off days
June 14 - Do as many jumps as you can in 5 minutes. Record your total.
June 15 - 5 minutes of single-foot Jump Ropes. Jump on one foot for 25 repetitions then switch to the other foot.
June 16 - 10 round of tabata jump ropes doing the odd numbered rounds on your left foot and even numbered rounds on your right foot.
June 17 - Off day.
June 18 - Beginner - 200 jump ropes, Intermediate - 500 jump ropes, Advanced - 1000 jump ropes.
June 19 and June 20 - Off days
June 21 - Do as many as you can in 2 minutes. Rest one minute. Do another 2 minute test.
June 22 - 5 minutes or single-foot Jump Ropes. Jump on one foot for two repetitions then switch smoothly to the other foot for two repetitions and continue.
June 23 - 10 rounds of tabata jump ropes using the alternating two repetition method from the previous day.
June 24 - Off day.
June 25 - Beginner - 250 jump ropes, Intermediate - 600, Advanced - 1200
June 26 and June 27 - Off days
June 28 - Do as many as possible in 5 minutes. Record your result.
June 29 - 10 rounds of tabata jump ropes.
June 30 - Do as many as possible in 2 minutes. Record your result.
If you have questions, email me at paul@activepersonalfitness.com.
Happy jumping,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Should I do [fill in the blank] exercise? YES
I get this question all the time, asked in many different ways. What exercise should I do to lose weight? What exercise should I do to get toned? Should I do Pilates? Should I do Spinning? Should I use dumbbells? Should I use machines? Should I....?
The answer (almost universally) is YES, DO THEM ALL!
Varying your exercise routine is essential for getting results, avoiding boredom, improving total body health, and losing weight. The first thing I do when I meet with avid runners or cyclists is to get them focused on other activities (swimming, body weight exercise, yoga). This mix of activities will help them run/bike faster than if they simply ran or biked more.
Challenging your body in a different way each day helps you avoid plateaus in your results. A plateau is a leveling off of your progress which happens when you perform the same exercises in the same way over an extended period of time. Many people talk about their "workout routine". If you have a "routine", it's time to break it.
I recommend creating a master list of types of exercises that you will do. Not just the ones that you like, but also include ones you don't like so much. Your list might look like this:
Yoga, Spinning, TRX suspension training, Dumbbells, Elliptical, Machines, Play Basketball/Tennis/Soccer, Jog or Run, Swimming, Abs, Kettlebells, Boxing, Pilates, Step Aerobics, Fitness DVD, Walking....you get the picture.
Write each of these on a piece of paper and place them in a bowl.
Determine the number of days you can exercise each week. Make this a realistic goal that you know you will work to achieve.
Pull a slip of paper out of the bowl and that will be your focus for that day. I workout 3 days in a row then take one off so I usually workout 5 days a week. If those days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday then I would pull a slip out for each day at the beginning of the week to set my schedule. It could look like this, Monday - Spinning, Tuesday - Play Tennis, Wednesday - Dumbbell workout, Friday - Run, Saturday - Dumbbell workout.
Of course you may have to place restrictions on some of the slips of paper. For example, you can't take a step class unless there is one offered that day. In that case, just draw another slip of paper out of the jar.
Variety is the key to total body wellness. Start to mix it up and keep your exercise exciting!!
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
The answer (almost universally) is YES, DO THEM ALL!
Varying your exercise routine is essential for getting results, avoiding boredom, improving total body health, and losing weight. The first thing I do when I meet with avid runners or cyclists is to get them focused on other activities (swimming, body weight exercise, yoga). This mix of activities will help them run/bike faster than if they simply ran or biked more.
Challenging your body in a different way each day helps you avoid plateaus in your results. A plateau is a leveling off of your progress which happens when you perform the same exercises in the same way over an extended period of time. Many people talk about their "workout routine". If you have a "routine", it's time to break it.
I recommend creating a master list of types of exercises that you will do. Not just the ones that you like, but also include ones you don't like so much. Your list might look like this:
Yoga, Spinning, TRX suspension training, Dumbbells, Elliptical, Machines, Play Basketball/Tennis/Soccer, Jog or Run, Swimming, Abs, Kettlebells, Boxing, Pilates, Step Aerobics, Fitness DVD, Walking....you get the picture.
Write each of these on a piece of paper and place them in a bowl.
Determine the number of days you can exercise each week. Make this a realistic goal that you know you will work to achieve.
Pull a slip of paper out of the bowl and that will be your focus for that day. I workout 3 days in a row then take one off so I usually workout 5 days a week. If those days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday then I would pull a slip out for each day at the beginning of the week to set my schedule. It could look like this, Monday - Spinning, Tuesday - Play Tennis, Wednesday - Dumbbell workout, Friday - Run, Saturday - Dumbbell workout.
Of course you may have to place restrictions on some of the slips of paper. For example, you can't take a step class unless there is one offered that day. In that case, just draw another slip of paper out of the jar.
Variety is the key to total body wellness. Start to mix it up and keep your exercise exciting!!
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A must-read for parents of young athletes
This is a re-post of a Mike Boyle article. Mike Boyle is one of the world's leaders in developing workout programs for athletes including several NHL, MLB and Olympic athletes.
He received a question from someone about how to structure an off-season workout for a 9-year old hockey player. This is the response.
"Step 1- play another sport. Lacrosse is highly recommended as it has similar skills to hockey although baseball is fine. This does not mean another sport in addition to hockey. Summer is the off season.
Step 2- Cancel all hockey camp registrations except 1 week. Pick your favorite that has the largest number of your friends attending and go to that one. Ideally look for a camp that only has you on the ice once a day. No need to get blisters. You won’t get better in a week anyway.
Step 3- Cancel any summer hockey leagues you are scheduled for. The best players in the world never play summer hockey and, they never have.
The only conceivable exception would be a weekly skill session lasting one hour. Another exception would be "play". If ice is available and the kids can play, let them. Please remember play means NO COACHES or COACHING.
Step 4- Reread steps 1-3. Acknowledge that the key problem in youth sports is applying adult values to children’s activities.
Step 5- Go to the nearest bike shop. Get nice bikes for everyone in the family
Step 6- Ride the bikes, not in a race. For fun. Maybe put a few hockey cards in the spokes to make noise.
Step 7- Head to Walmart and buy fishing rods.
Step 8- Take the fishing rods to the nearest lake and fish.
Now That is an off-season plan for any nine year old.
Step 9- repeat steps 5-8 while continually rereading steps 1-3"
My comment......Finally a reasonable message to parents who are over training their kids at a young age. Children need true off-seasons and variety so that they physically develop into their bodies. Regular exercise including supervised weight lifting is encouraged but that is all part of a well rounded active lifestyle including bike riding and, gasp, fishing. Thank you Mike.
Be well,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
He received a question from someone about how to structure an off-season workout for a 9-year old hockey player. This is the response.
"Step 1- play another sport. Lacrosse is highly recommended as it has similar skills to hockey although baseball is fine. This does not mean another sport in addition to hockey. Summer is the off season.
Step 2- Cancel all hockey camp registrations except 1 week. Pick your favorite that has the largest number of your friends attending and go to that one. Ideally look for a camp that only has you on the ice once a day. No need to get blisters. You won’t get better in a week anyway.
Step 3- Cancel any summer hockey leagues you are scheduled for. The best players in the world never play summer hockey and, they never have.
The only conceivable exception would be a weekly skill session lasting one hour. Another exception would be "play". If ice is available and the kids can play, let them. Please remember play means NO COACHES or COACHING.
Step 4- Reread steps 1-3. Acknowledge that the key problem in youth sports is applying adult values to children’s activities.
Step 5- Go to the nearest bike shop. Get nice bikes for everyone in the family
Step 6- Ride the bikes, not in a race. For fun. Maybe put a few hockey cards in the spokes to make noise.
Step 7- Head to Walmart and buy fishing rods.
Step 8- Take the fishing rods to the nearest lake and fish.
Now That is an off-season plan for any nine year old.
Step 9- repeat steps 5-8 while continually rereading steps 1-3"
My comment......Finally a reasonable message to parents who are over training their kids at a young age. Children need true off-seasons and variety so that they physically develop into their bodies. Regular exercise including supervised weight lifting is encouraged but that is all part of a well rounded active lifestyle including bike riding and, gasp, fishing. Thank you Mike.
Be well,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
Sunday, March 14, 2010
What's your excuse?
Check out this short video from the 2010 Crossfit Games Qualifier event in Georgia. You only need to watch about 10 seconds to get the point.
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/Games2010_AgainFaster_GAKyleHighlight.wmv
Be well,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/Games2010_AgainFaster_GAKyleHighlight.wmv
Be well,
Paul
Paul Dziewisz
Active Personal Fitness
www.ActivePersonalFitness.com
267.626.7478
"You give us the effort...we'll get you the results."
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