Continuing Education, Rehab, and Fitness Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sales

I first want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and a Happy Holiday Season!

Hug your family today!

Many of my posts surround continuing education for rehab and fitness professionals. This post is no different - well maybe a little different. I have gathered some of the respective industries' most influential programs and resources that are being sold at a discount during Black Friday / Cyber Monday. Some of the sales may extend beyond Black Friday / Cyber Monday BUT NOT ALL!

Below is what I have found to date. (I will post any others that I come across between now and Black Friday / Cyber Monday.)

REHAB PRODUCTS / RESOURCES

Mike Reinold has many of his rehabilitation resources on sale from November 29 - December 2.

20% off of Mike's and Eric Cressey's products - must use BLACKFRIDAY2013 in shopping cart for the sale price on:

• FUNCTIONAL STABILITY TRAINING FOR THE LOWER BODY
• FUNCTIONAL STABILITY TRAINING FOR THE CORE
• OPTIMAL SHOULDER PERFORMANCE

20% off of Mike's and Kevin Wilk's products - must use BLACKFRIDAY2013 in shopping cart for the sale price on:

• REHABILITATION PROTOCOLS CD
• EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THE SHOULDER AND THE KNEE DVDs
• KEVIN WILK'S DVD ON SHOULDER INSTABILITY

20% off of Mike's and Erson Religioso's product - must use BLACKFRIDAY2013 in shopping cart for the sale price on:

• INSTRUMENT ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION

$150 off ShoulderSeminar.com, Mike's 8-week online CEU program on Recent Advances in the Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of the Shoulder.  This program is Mike's critically acclaimed online program worth 20 CEUs with the NATA, NSCA, and APTA of MA.  No coupon required but you have to use this link:

• CLICK HERE TO SAVE $150 ON SHOULDERSEMINAR.COM - NO COUPON REQUIRED

Mike's Inner Circle program offers exclusive content and monthly webinars on the latest topics in rehab and training.  You get access to all of Mike's past and future webinars for one low monthly price.  No coupon required but you have to use this link:

• 7 DAY TRIAL FOR $1, THEN $5 PER MONTH - NO COUPON REQUIRED

RehabWebinars.com is a premium website filled with over 100 webinars from the top experts in the field of physical therapy, athletic training, strength and conditioning, fitness, sports medicine, biomechanics, manual therapy, and orthopedic surgery.  With hours of content and more coming every month, this website is packed with information.  No coupon required but you have to use this link:

• FIRST MONTH ONLY $5 - NO COUPON REQUIRED
• 25% OFF OF A YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION - NO COUPON REQUIRED

FITNESS PRODUCTS

The International Youth Conditioning Association's ENTIRE IYCA STORE is on sale November 29 - December 2. To get 25% off you have to use the coupon code THANKS (case sensitive) at checkout.

Fitness Consulting Group's BOOTCAMP AUTOMATOR is on sale for 75% from November 29 - December 2.

SPORTS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

Take $20 off each INTELLISKIN PRODUCT and receive free domestic ground shipping on all orders. Valid Black Friday 11/29 - Monday 12/2. Enter Code TURKEY20 at checkout.

Save up to 30% off Everything TRX plus all orders ship free. Valid 11/29 - 12/1/13. Enter Code HOLIDAY.

Save up to 30% off Site Wide from TRX plus all orders ship free. Valid 12/2/13 ONLY. Enter Code CYBER.

Jeff Cavaliere, author of THE TEEN SPORTS NUTRITION BLUEPRINT is offering his product for 20% off from 11/27 - 12/2/13.

Mike Boyle of FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH COACH 4.O is offering his product for 20% off from 11/27 - 12/2/13.

SPORTS SPECIFIC PRODUCTS

Dick Mills at All About Pitching is having a 35% - 50% off with free shipping Black Friday Only sale.

SGT Bodyweight Doubles Tonight

No, your bodyweight doesn’t double tonight…

Smart Group Training Bodyweight does.

Get it HERE for only $39.95 right now while you still can.

Smart Group Training Bodyweight provides a series of specific bodyweight exercises based on the SGT protocols. 

For each of the 7 exercises used in the Functional Movement Screen, you’ll receive specific bodyweight based corrective exercises guaranteed to clear up the corresponding movement pattern dysfunctions.  These exercises are perfect for your clients to do in your studio, at home, and when they’re on the road…one more way for you to provide an “above & beyond” level of service that separates you from the competition.

In addition, SGT selected a series of bodyweight exercises ideal for each of the major movements (push, pull, hip, quad, core).  Following the SGT protocol, you can easily put together workout routines that meet any client’s needs, regardless of their Functional Movement Screen score…  Use these workouts in your training sessions or provide them as bonus workouts – once again, providing more value to your clients…

Finally, with your copy of Smart Group Training with Bodyweight, you’re going to get 3 months worth of done-for-you programs that you can use in your personal training and/or bootcamp sessions.  The time you’ll save alone on designing these workouts is worth more than the cost of the entire program…

To recap, when you order Smart Group Training Bodyweight today, you’re going to get:

• Bodyweight based corrective exercises for each of the 7 movements in the Functional Movement Screen (33 exercises total) - $49.95 Value
• Bodyweight exercises for each of the 5 major movement patterns that meet the SGT protocol (25 exercises total) - $49.95 Value
• 3 months of done-for-you Smart Group Training Approved Workouts using bodyweight - $99.95 Value

That’s almost a $200 value for only $39.95.  Grab your copy HERE before the price goes up at midnight…

Wishing you health and success,

Joe

What is the Ultimate Training Tool?

I’m sure you get some form of that question all the time?  Clients want to know what’s best – bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, barbells, etc.

The truth is, the ultimate fitness tool is your own bodyweight…if you know the best way to use it…

SGT Bodyweight shows you how to use the ultimate fitness tool – your client’s very own body – to deliver amazing results that will impress your clients and keep them coming back!

Check it out HERE

The best trainers know they need to be on the cutting edge.  They seek out new exercise methods and training programs that will help their clients succeed, while keeping their business a cut above the rest…

When you add Smart Group Training Bodyweight to your “tool box”, you will do exactly that – get advanced training and education that your clients appreciate and will make you that much better than your competition…

Get it on sale HERE before the price doubles tomorrow.

Wishing you health and success,

Joe

More Tools For Your Toolbox

After getting flooded with requests from their thousands of followers, Steve & Jared of Smart Group Training put together SGTBodyweight – a fully loaded resource for fitness professionals with easy-to-teach bodyweight based corrective exercises to give to clients so they can do them at home, work, or when they travel.  Plus, they’ve included actually workouts you can plug into your training programs and bootcamps.

SGT Bodyweight has:

• 33 corrective exercises addressing each of the 7 movement patterns in the FMS
• 25 additional exercises covering the 5 major movement pattenrs
• 3 months of done-for-you complete SGT Approved Bodyweight Workouts

And, you get all that for ONLY $39.95 this week when you purchase HERE.  That’s pennies per exercise, and more importantly and invaluable resource to better help your clients achieve their goals.

I don’t have to tell you that great trainers have great training libraries.  You know that.  My job is to help you find the right resources for that library.  I’m positive this is one of those resources you’ll use over and over again…

SGT Bodyweight is truly great!  Yes, I made that rhyme on purpose. ;-b

Wishing you health and success,

Joe

Too busy for your business?

In recent months I have undergone some career changes. Don't get me wrong, things are good - just busy! I was once told being busy wasn't necessarily a bad thing as long as there was balance. I have definitely been busy but not very balanced recently.  My passions of educating colleagues and training athletes have taken a "back seat" recently. I need to apologize for that.

So I have dedicated my morning to "catch up".

Here we go...

I have found TWO program design systems you may want to look at.

ULTIMATE PROGRAM BUILDER

The Ultimate Program Builder was created by corrective exercise guru Mike Robertson and metabolic training machine Tyler English as they have put together a truly unique done-for-you program design tool.

Ultimate Program Builder literally gives trainers the ability to design personal training and boot camp workouts in minutes.  I tested this thing out and was able to build a progressive 12-week Strength-Size program in under 5 minutes!

The software includes a programmable functional Warm-up, a Strength-Size template, a Fat Loss template, and a Metabolic Conditioning template.

Plus, you can print out a workout card with space to add weights used and notes.  You can even add your own logo to the printout. :-)

Yeah, it’s pretty much a tool that every trainer should have in his or her toolbox… In fact, it was a major seller when it first came out a few months ago.

Joe

P.S. – Mike Robertson and Tyler English are at the top of their games.  Having these two collaborate on a program design tool literally gives you the best of both worlds for your programming needs.

IYCA PROGRAM DESIGN SYSTEM

If you'd like to discover step-by-step, how to develop effective training programs that ensure all young athletes achieve their full athletic potential…then the IYCA Program Design System is for you.

The IYCA Program Design give you the tools you need to ensure that all your hard work yields the results you want in developing your athletes.

So if you’re ready to apply the IYCA Program Design System, here IS what you can expect to learn and be ready to apply:

• How to utilize periodization for sustained strength and speed gains.
• The most effective (and only) strength training exercises required.
• Each component the ideal training session and how to sequence them for optimal results.
• The predominant factors in building stronger, more explosive athletes and THE blueprint for teaching them.
• The secrets to maximizing the ability of ALL your athletes.
• A blueprint for becoming a Better Coach & getting Better Results.
•  Proven templates for creating programs for ordinary to elite high school athletes.
• A library of EVERY exercise you need for effective program design.
• The step-by-step system that will allow you to finally maximize the performance of each and every athlete you coach.
• And much, much more.

Get the IYCA Program Design System here now:

IYCA PROGRAM DESIGN SYSTEM

Joe

P.S. - You can reenergize your training and write effective programs whether you’re a first year coach or a seasoned veteran.  Just follow the simple, flexible and proven program design concepts presented in The IYCA ProgramDesign System.

6 Months of Done-for-You Program Design

Have you checked out Bootcamp in a Box yet?

Bootcamp in a Box is literally a 6-month done-for-you program designed by Mike Robertson, Jim Laird & Molly Galbraith.  They lay it all out for you in a 200+ page manual and accompanying DVD – metabolic exercises, corrective exercises, progressions & regressions, cueing instructions, the works…

Seriously, the bootcamp owner who puts this program to work WILL become the go-to place in his/her town!

And, because they’re so adamant about being part of an industry-wide change, they’re practically giving it away this week…

Get all the details HERE

If you know anything about Mike, Jim or Molly, you know they’re some of the very best personal trainers in the country.  They’ve taken their personal training approach and applied it to bootcamp style training to come up with this incredible system that they’ve packaged for you – Bootcamp in a Box

I know I’m excited about it!

Wishing you health and success,

Joe

P.S. – Mike, Jim and Molly put Bootcamp in a Box ON SALE this week.  SAVE BIG HERE

(PREDICTION) This Will Change the Bootcamp Industry This Year

The bootcamp industry is going to make a drastic shift in 2013 because of THIS PROGRAM

Mike Robertson and his long-time colleagues Jim Laird & Molly Galbraith put together the first ever done-for-you bootcamp program design solution that takes a corrective exercise approach. 

Make no mistake though; these workouts produce serious metabolic (muscle building, fat loss) results.  However, every workout is carefully designed to not only make your clients look their best, but also feel and perform at their best!

This TRAINING SYSTEM (which costs about as much as a one-month bootcamp membership from one client) literally gives you SIX MONTHS OF DONE-FOR-YOU PROGRAMMING by some of the best bootcamp coaches in the world!

Seriously, stop and check this thing out right now!

Mike Robertson’s Bootcamp Training System

Wishing you health and success,

Joe

P.S. – I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE BOOTCAMP INDUSTRY SEE FOR YOURSELF HERE

(VIDEO) Awesome New Video from Mike Robertson for YOU!

If you’ve been around the fitness industry for a few minutes you’ve surely heard of Mike Robertson…

If not, he’s someone you want to become very familiar with IF:

• You care about delivering the highest quality exercise programming to your clients
• You care about helping your clients not only look their best, but FEEL & PERFORM their best
• You care about the longevity of your clients and want them to be “lifers”
• You care about getting referrals from raving fan clients who tell everyone you “saved their lives”

Mike Robertson is one of the go-to guys in the fitness industry when it comes to corrective exercise.  What you may not know is that he doesn’t just do traditional corrective exercise based personal training.  He also runs a bootcamp business…a very successful bootcamp business.

Well, Mike is pretty adamant about changing the bootcamp industry with better exercise selection and a long-term program design approach – rather than the make-it-up as you go group fitness style training or even the half-assed program that’s put together week-to-week that’s going to “wow” your clients with the latest and greatest “cool exercises.”

So, Mike has put together an incredibly informative video presentation for you covering his approach.  This is the same stuff he teaches at national conferences to paying audiences!

I can’t stress enough that you should download this video RIGHT NOW and then carve out some time in your schedule to watch it this weekend.

Wishing you health and success,

Joe

P.S. – Mike’s video is only going to be up until Monday so go get it now.  Click HERE

Functional Strength Coach 4 for the Holidays

Mike Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 4 program is 20% off through December 7.

CLICK HERE FOR 20% OFF

Last Day to Test Drive CAD 2.0

Today is the last day can test drive the IYCA Complete Athlete Development System 2.0 for just $14.95 - the cost of shipping. You can get it here: >>Get CAD For Only $14.95<< This one of a kind coaching resource includes: Module #1: Assessment & Corrective Work In Athletic Development Programming with Bill Hartman. Module #2: Mobility In Athletic Development Programming with Mike Robertson Module #3: Strength Training In Athletic Development Programming with Mike Robertson. Module #4: Power Training In Athletic Development Programming with Wil Fleming. Module #5: Linear Speed In Athletic Development Programming with Latif Thomas. Module #6: Multi-Directional Speed In Athletic Development Programming with Dave Jack. Module #7: Conditioning For Athletic Development with Robert Dos Remidos. Module #8: Nutrition For Athletic Development with Dr. Chris Mohr. Module #9: Athletic Development In A Team Setting with Carlo Alvarez. Module #10: Development For The Young Athlete with Dave Gleason. Module #11: Band Training In Athletic Development Programming with Dave Schmitz. Module #12: Kettlebell Training In Athletic Development Programming with Pamela MacElree. All 12 of these Modules housed on 14 DVDs, plus... * The Complete Athlete Development 2.0 Manual (over 200 pages of expertize from the top coaches in the world) * Over 100 Proven Training Programs from this Elite team of Coaches, ready for immediate use with your athletes. You can grab these 14 DVDs, 200 Page Manual and Collection of over 100 Proven Training Programs ...for just the cost of Shipping here: >>Get CAD For Only $14.95<< Remember -opportunity to Test Drive CAD 2.0 for just the cost of Shipping ends at Midnight EST Tonight. Act now: >>Get CAD For Only $14.95<< Dedicated to Your Success, Pat P.S. - You can test drive this powerful system for 30 days for just $14.95 and if you choose to keep this course you'll just be billed 3 installments of $67...a full $99 off the regular price.

TEST DRIVE CAD 2.0

Test Drive Complete Athlete Development 2.0 for 30 days for just the cost of shipping.

Start Your Test Drive here:
completeathletedevelopment.com 

After the success of the release of Complete Athlete Development 2.0 we were discussing 
why we felt that CAD was so important for us to bring to market.

While there were a variety of reasons that we felt this was a must for the industry, the most 
important one was so that coaches would have a complete, powerful resource they could 
use to make sure they were delivering the best possible programming to their athletes.

CAD is like having a complete Encyclopedia for Training Athletes, there for you to reference 
whenever you need to and to give you a comprehensive blueprint for coaching success.

With that in mind we knew we wanted to get CAD 2.0 into as many coaches' hands as 
possible - and while the release last week was an incredible start - we want to go a step
 further.

So we just decided to let you Test Drive Complete Athlete Development 2.0 for the next 30 
days for just the cost of shipping and see how powerful this training system truly is.

You can start you Test Drive here:
completeathletedevelopment.com

After than you'll pay just 3 installments of $67.

Here's You're Complete Athlete Development System, Module By Module...

Module One: Assessment & Corrective Work In Athletic Development Programming with 
Bill Hartman.

In this Module Bill Hartman will:

* Teach you how to identify your athletes' physical limitations
* Give you exercise progressions to address those limitations and imbalances
* Help you prevent injuries in your athletes though effective programming
* And Much, much more!

Module Two: Mobility In Athletic Development Programming with Mike Robertson.

In this Module Mike will:

* Teach you the real difference between mobility and flexibility
* Give you effective strategies for integrating mobility into your training programs
* Provide you with plug and play mobility drills for every athlete you coach
* And Much, much more!

Module Three: Strength Training In Athletic Development Programming with Mike 
Robertson.

In this Module Mike Robertson will show you:

* Step by step progressions for the lifts you should be integrating into your program
* Simple rules and guidelines for deciding which lifts to do based on time of year, including 
sets, reps, intensities and recoveries
* The keys to making sure your athletes are getting stronger 12 months a year
* Much, Much More!

Module Four: Power Training In Athletic Development Programming with Wil Fleming.

In this Module Wil Fleming will teach you how to:

* Understand Exactly How to Teach Power Training Focused Movements
* Have a Progressive System that Matches Specific Exercises with Your Athletes Ability 
(meeting them where they stand now)
* Create Built-In Progressions and Regressions
* Learn How and When Power Exercises Insert Into a Training Session, Cycle, In or Off 
Season Plan

Module Five: Linear Speed In Athletic Development Programming with Latif Thomas.

In this Module Latif Thomas will teach you:

* How to create a system for teaching speed
* Integrating of Linear Speed Acceleration in overall programming
* The secrets to making your athletes the fastest in the game
* How to best include speed work in every session

Module Six: Multi-Directional Speed In Athletic Development Programming with Dave 
Jack

In this Module Dave Jack will teach you:

* How to teach optimal agility & deceleration
* Multi-Directional Speed Patterns & Drills
* Multi-directional progressions that can easily be integrated into your programs
* And Much, much more!

Module Seven: Conditioning For Athletic Development with Robert Dos Remidos

In this Module Coach Dos will teach you:

* Effective strategies for implementing combinations, complexes and circuits into a 
program to maximize conditioning
* The best way to design the condition component of your program for athletic performance
* How to build superior conditioning using both common and uncommon training protocols
* And much, much more!

Module Eight: Nutrition For Athletic Development with Dr. Chris Mohr.

In this Module Dr. Chris Mohr will teach you:

* The truth about training supplements and young athletes
* How to help your athletes bulk up, trim down or maintain their current weight
* The critical factors for maximizing performance through nutrition
* And Much, Much More!

Module Nine: Athletic Development In A Team Setting with Carlo Alvarez.

In this Module Carlo Alvarez will teach you:

* How to design and implement effective programs with large groups
* The keys to maximizing individual athletic development in a team environment
* Secrets to maximize the use of your space, time and resources
* Much, much more!

Module Ten: Development For The Young Athlete with Dave Gleason.

In this Module Dave Gleason will teach you:

* Considerations for younger athletes
* Exact training methods for 6-9 year-old athletes
* The truth about the development of young athletes
* Much, much more!

Module Eleven: Band Training In Athletic Development Programming with Dave Schmitz.

In this module Dave Schmitz will teach you:

* How to develop extraordinary power and explosiveness with bands
* Where bands fit into you overall programming as a training tool
* The advantages to using bands with younger athletes as your primary training tool
* And much, much more!

Module Twelve: Kettlebell Training In Athletic Development Programming with Pamela 
MacElree.

In this Module Pamela MacElree will teach you:

* Exactly How to Teach Kettlebell Use to Young Athletes
* A Progressive System that Matches Specific Kettlebell Exercises with Your Athletes Ability
* How Kettlebells Are An Incredibly Effective Tool That Can Enhance Performance & Decrease 
Injury
* And Much, Much more!

All 12 of these Modules housed on 14 DVDs, plus...

* The Complete Athlete Development 2.0 Manual (over 200 pages of expertize from the top 
coaches in the world)

* Over 100 Proven Training Programs from this Elite team of Coaches, ready for immediate 
use with your athletes.

You can grab these 14 DVDs, 200 Page Manual and Collection of over 100 Proven Training 
Programs ...for 30 days to see how powerful this training system is for just the cost of shipping 
here:

completeathletedevelopment.com

Remember - the opportunity to Test Drive CAD 2.0 for just the cost of shipping ends at 
Midnight EST Friday. Act now:
completeathletedevelopment.com 

Dedicated to Your Success,

Pat

P.S. - Remember, this opportunity is only available for 72 more hours, so don't miss out:
completeathletedevelopment.com 

Complete Athletic Development 2.0

I've had a lot of questions about Complete Athlete Development 2.0 since it went live. If you missed it, you can see it here: completeathletedevelopment.com To address some of the most common questions I've put together the answers below... Do I have to be IYCA Certified to invest in CAD 2.0? Answer: No, we've developed Complete Athlete Development 2.0 to give you a  comprehensive blueprint for developing young athletes. While we feel strongly about the benefit in you becoming IYCA certified, we realize that  some trainers and coaches simple want a proven recipe for improving their athletes and  may not necessarily be focused on the science behind the programming. That's what CAD 2.0 is. 100% practical, proven knowledge and programming to  immediately plug in with your athletes to help them reach their potential. What if I'm new to coaching young athletes? Is Complete Athlete Development  right for me? Answer: Actually, if you're new to coaching young athletes, CAD 2.0 is likely the best  resource in the entire industry as it completely eliminates the trial and error and gives  you exactly what has worked for 11 of the top coaches in the world for the athletes they  serve. CAD 2.0 will allow you to deliver world class programming to your athletes no matter how  long you've been coaching. (Please don't mistake what I'm saying for you not needing to educate yourself on how to  develop your own world class programming, CAD 2.0 will just allow you to borrow from the  best until you've put in the time to hone your craft.) Can I go through Complete Athlete Development 2.0 at my own pace? Answer: Absolutely. You get access to the massive Complete Athlete Development  System entire so you can go through the material at whatever pace you feel most  comfortable. No rush, no pressure, no exam to take. Use what you need now (there are over 100 ready to use training programs included) and  move through the rest at your own pace. I already have some other coaching products. Is Complete Athlete Development  different? Answer: We've seen about every product on the market and have created a number of  them myself - and yes it's different. Complete Athlete Development 2.0 takes you behind the scenes with 11 of the top  Coaches in the World and gives you a step by step blueprint for developing young athletes  that you just don't get from any other coaching products. While many of the concepts that are shared in CAD 2.0 are things that have been taught  before in the contributors own products, nothing like this has ever been compiled in one comprehensive resource designed specifically and systematically to develop young  athletes. Dedicated to Your Success, Pat Rigsby completeathletedevelopment.com

Nick Nilsson sent me the below information.

Enjoy,

Joe

T30

Avoid "andropause" with BJ Gaddour...

Small video clip at www.progradenutritionstore.com/T30.html


Wishing you health and success,
Joe

Show and Go by Eric Cressey

Below is from Eric Cressey...

 

For many minor league professional baseball players, the 2012 season wraps up this week. And, while the big leaguers won't be back for another month, this week still marks the beginning of off-season training at Cressey Performance. To celebrate the start of my favorite time of year, I thought I'd put my "flagship" product on sale. From now through Sunday, September 9 at midnight, you can get $50 off Show and Go: High Performance Training to Look, Feel, and Move Better.

 

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to get a comprehensive, versatile resource at a huge discount. Check it out now:

 

Show and Go: High Performance Training to Look, Feel, and Move Better

 

 

Another thought about Treating the Site of Pain

If you have read many of my posts or attended one of my seminars, you know one of my favorite sayings comes from Karel Lewit, MD, "He who treats the site of pain is often lost."

Proper assessment must not only include a structural assessment but a functional assessment.  You may ask what the difference is.

A structural assessment involves looking at a particular anatomical structure to identify whether or not it is contributing to one's problem.  If it is, then the anatomical structure is addressed often times through some type of invasive procedure (i.e. surgery or injection).

A functional assessment still looks anatomically.  However, the difference is that the anatomy is assessed from a regional interdependent standpoint.  In other words, a functional assessment takes into account how one link in the body's chain affects another link.

There are two products on the market that I am aware of that help with this type of approach...

1. Eric Cressey's and Mike Robertson's Assess and Correct Program
2. Rick Kaselj's Muscle Imbalances - Assessment and Exercise Program - Brand New as of 8/14/12

Look into one or both of these programs to make your assessment skills more efficient.


Wishing you health and success,

Joe

Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson - Building the Effecient Athlete

I like the K.I.S.S. principle.  When someone takes a topic or subject that has the potential to be difficult to understand and is able to make it simple, I like that!

Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson did exactly that in their classic Building the Efficient Athlete DVD Series.

I received word earlier today from Eric Cressey that he and Mike are offering their Building the Efficient Athlete DVD Series at a 25% discount this week only.

See what you think.


Wishing you health and success,

Joe

P.S.  Some of Eric's and Mike's other programs include:

• Access and Correct
• Bulletproof Knees
• Complete Core Fitness
• Inside Out Warm Up
• Magnificent Mobility
• Single Leg Solution
• Show and Go

P.S.S. If these type products interest you, you may want to consider Body by Boyle Online.  You will receive a TREMENDOUS education from Mike Boyle.

What if Your Box is Too Small

Below is a follow up email I received from Mike Boyle...  Joe

Recently I wrote a fairly well received article I titled 'There is a Reason There is a Box'.

The premise of the article was that “out of the box” thinking is running out of control and that we need to make sure that we are “masters of the box” before we begin to think outside the box.

A recent conversation with my friend Dan Dyrek DPT added yet another thought to the process.

As we discussed the premise of the previously mentioned article Dan said “what if your box is too small”.  I realized that this was a brilliant slant that I had missed. I have often criticized the one tool wonders. These are people who have a very small toolbox yet think they can cure every ill with their one tool. Imagine a handyman with nothing but a hammer in his small toolbox. The visual quickly brings us to the clich d line “when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”.

What about when the only tool you have is a kettlebell, or a Pilates workout, or a yoga class.

Any of these tools in isolation clearly gives you a limited toolbox.  Personally, I like to have all of these tools in my toolbox. I love kettlebells for swings , split squats, 1 leg straight leg deadlifts and getups. I love stretches derived from Yoga and groin rehab from Pilates. I consider my toolbox to be large and well stocked. Much like browsing the tool aisle at Home Depot I am always experimenting with new tools.

However, I think carefully before I add them to my box. If you look in your box and see one tool you should ask yourself  what you can fix with that tool. If you answer “everything”, you probably should think again.

To be honest we should probably all start with a small toolbox and add tools as you need them.

The important point is to realize that you are not yet a master carpenter and that you still need to add quality tools and learn how to use them.

The “one tool wonder” idea does not just apply to strength and conditioning or fitness. We often see the same thing in the worlds of physical therapy and sports medicine. Often here we may have more of a “tool of the week” or “tool of the year” approach. Believe me, it’s OK to add ART or Graston to your toolbox. Just don’t throw out all the other tools.

The real key may be to ask yourself if your box is big enough, well stocked, and has room to expand.  A expandable box in this case is an open mind. Well stocked means that you have enough tools but, not too many. Room to expand means room to learn and room to grow.

Some suggested steps:

Step 1. Buy the basic tools that will serve you well for 90% of the jobs you need done.

Step 2. When something arises where your tools don’t work, you go buy another tool. Just the tool you need.

Step 3. When another problem arises, you buy another tool. If there’s no problem, you don’t need new tools.

Over time your toolbox will be huge, but it doesn’t start that way.

This gives you time to master the tools you have before you buy more.

To your success,

Mike Boyle

Functional Strength 4

Body By Boyle - Online Resource

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Mother's Day Fitness

Holly Rigsby has a niche in helping mothers who desire to improve their fitness level and physique.  Holly's Fit Yummy Mummy program is a fitness program for mothers created by a mother. 

Consider the gift for fitness this Mother's Day...

Click Here For More Information

Eric Cressey's Show and Go Program

Click here for more information on Show and Go: High Performance Training to Look, Feel, and Move Better!