5 Reasons to NOT Train with Me

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jon

A bit tongue in cheek, but here are 5 excellent reasons why you should NOT train with me:

1) If the price of your gym membership is the only deciding factor in where you train, please go to a commercial gym.

2) If you do not care about ever achieving your fitness goals or getting results from your training, please go to a commercial gym.

3) If you do not appreciate hands-on instruction and lots of personal attention and accountability, please go to a commercial gym.

4) If you do not care about learning correct movement, form, and exercise technique, please go to a commercial gym.

5) If you have no interest in experiencing the powerful results conferred by properly designed training programs based on years of experience and learning, please go to a commercial gym.

5.5) If you are perfectly content with being mediocre and never, ever challenging yourself or pushing your limits, please go to a commercial gym

If however, none of the above fit or describe you in the slightest, than I implore you to experience the difference here at Warrior Fitness Gym and come train with me.

What Business Am I In?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Jon

The text for this post came from a speech I gave last week to my BNI (networking) Group…

You may think you know and understand the business I am in, being that I own a gym. Perhaps you think I am in the business of helping people lose weight, or get in shape (whatever that means). Or, maybe the business of helping people get stronger or improve athletic performance. You would be wrong. Certainly those things are components of what I do, but they are not the complete picture.

Without stepping on the toes of my friends in the financial planning and life insurance industries, I will unapologetically tell you I am in the business of Long Term Care. How can I say that?

Fat loss, muscle gain, increases in flexibility, mobility, and performance are not end goals, in and of themselves. They are ALL merely byproducts of better movement. Whether you are an athlete, martial artists, soccer mom, or business man, and everyone in between, better movement will always equate to better performance, better body composition, and better health.

Exercise Improves Life

Exercise improves all facets of life. People who exercise regularly are better at their jobs, kids do better in school, they get sick less often, and in general have much higher levels of energy and health. Exercise does not just improve your biceps, it improves your brain. That pump you feel in the muscle when doing a curl is caused by blood flow. That blood flow is not isolated, that is physiologically impossible – it increases all throughout the body, including the brain. Think about this – your head is roughly 1/8 of your entire body. If you simply sit at a desk and work with your mind all day long, no matter how smart and productive you may be, you are only using approximately 1/8^th of your entire potential. Descarte was wrong – the mind is not separate from the body.

I say I am in the business of long term care because I teach you much more than mere fitness. I teach you how to train for life. People do not stop moving because they get old. They get old because they stop moving!

Warrior Fitness is not a set of disparate parts cobbled together, but a system based on my life long experience as a physical culturist. To be able to recreate what I have put into it, you would have to study Japanese, Chinese, and Russian martial arts, strength training, bodyweight exercise, Kettlebell training, oldtime strong man training, sports science, yoga, qigong, etc…

I have put in all the work; done all the research, experimented with the protocols and the programming. I have given my clients, both locally here at Warrior Fitness Gym, and worldwide the product of it all– a fully developed, cohesive system of training the body, mind, and spirit for health, fitness, and performance – Warrior Fitness

Are You an Action TAKER or an Action TALKER?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Jon

This may be overly simplistic, but to me there really are only 2 kinds of people in the world. You are either an action TAKER or an action TALKER. And all of us immediately know the difference – it’s the “L”, right? But seriously… Continue reading →

Is Weakness A Crime?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jon

There’s no denying it, men as a whole are getting weaker.

To our own detriment as a society, as a nation, and as a world, we are progressively getting more and more comfortable with our weakness.

It has become habitual for us , and what is habitual becomes normal. But to be weak is not normal nor natural and should never be accepted as such.

The sad fact though is that it’s now considered almost abnormal to see a man in good physical condition over 40. Sometimes even over 30. Continue reading →

Destroy What You Are

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jon

Lately I feel like a fire’s been lit under me in my training. Somehow through sheer persistence, perseverance, and being too dumb to quit, I feel like I’ve broken through to a new level. And this level is more difficult than the one before. New levels always are.

Sometimes I think people have the impression that if you keep training in something long enough, like martial arts or strength training, then it somehow gets easier as you get better. I don’t think this is true. At least it’s not true for those who continue to push themselves to break limits. Continue reading →

There Are No Fitness Secrets!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Jon

At no time in history has there ever been more information, research, in-depth studies, and knowledge-sharing available than the present moment. Those who are still waiting for the latest “fitness secret” to be revealed to the public have missed the boat, in my opinion. Continue reading →

Muscle Confusion Got Ya Confused?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jon

If muscle confusion has you confused, don’t worry because you’re not alone. There has been a lot of misinformation regarding this pseudo-scientific training method bandied about the past couple years over the Internet, as well as in local personal training studios, gyms, and bootcamps. Hopefully this article will help clear up some of the major myths and misconceptions surrounding muscle confusion. Continue reading →

Do You Still Have Dad Strength?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Jon

Remember back when you were a little kid and your father always looked like this physically imposing, towering figure of a man? You had this perception of your dad as a super-human figure who could pick you up over his head and put you on his strong shoulders to be able to see the world. Standing on the shoulders of giants, indeed. Continue reading →

7 Mistakes You May Be Making at the Gym

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Jon

Here are some simple ideas to help you maximize the use of your gym time. I’ve found that many hardcore gym goers routinely make the same simple mistakes in their training over and over again. This is a short list that highlights some of the big ones I see regularly. If you can avoid them, you’ll be far ahead of the curve.

Remember – results matter! Continue reading →

Fitness or Fatness, Your Choice

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jon

Seems pretty simple, right – fitness or fatness? If our choices for how our bodies would look, feel, and move were laid out like an a la carte menu it would make life much easier. Would you like the fit body today or the fat one? Either or. Take your pick. Would you like the body with joint pain and stiffness today or the one that feels like a well-oiled machine? Would you like the uncoordinated body today or the one that moves with grace, power, and presence? Hmmm… these choice, when laid out in black or white look relatively easy, don’t they? Who’s going to be the one to choose the tired, broken down body over the strong, healthy body? No brainer, isn’t it? Continue reading →

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