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11 things I learned in 2009 . . .

1) Spending time with family is very important.....and often neglected.

2) 2 smaller holidays seem 'better' than 1 long one! I don't know whether this is because of more variety or because there's less time 'til the next.......it just seems better!

3) A planner or diary can help you save so much time. I don't just mean appointments. To-do lists when you have some free time are immensely valuable. We all have the same 24 hours, how do you use yours?

4) I repeat the above statement! To-do lists done the night before will save you time - over and over. I have read that this could be because we go over the 'plan of tomorrow' while we are asleep. Whether that's true or not, it works for me . . . . Plus, Reading before bed seems to work too . . . .

5) Helping a Young lad at Bootcamp become stronger, and watching him progress made me feel great. Helping others can be easily done - and sometimes it can be as simple as just listening to someone.

6) Sometimes you need alone time, and away from your TV, laptop etc. You, a notepad and pen or a book can be enough.

7) If I can free up a bit more time, in 2010 I'm going to spend more time with my first love..........my guitar :)

8) The gym can be a great place to train - but nothing beats the outdoors. My Bootcamps have been successful this year....In 2010 they are going to get a lot more attention. Especially now that your first session is F-R-E-E. Those that cant walk the talk have no excuse for having a go!

9) Gym strength is not the same as real world strength. You may be able to stack the leg press but pulling a bodyweight sled on dry or even damp grass is something completely different. It may even be the hardest thing I know!!!!




10) Although I have gone on (and on!) about the multiple benefits of resistance training (weights) I am finding more and more people listening....and seeing better results. Maybe next year more will be!

11) You are either moving forward or you are moving backward. To be moving forward you need to be making small important decisions consistently. Doing one important decision every day will help you far more than trying to do many that you probably won't even get around to doing!



Whether you have resolutions or not, as 2010 approaches - maybe we should all have a clear-out of our lives, keeping what is important to us and stop wasting time with the unimportant.

Happy new Year!


John

PS Both Mens and Womens Bootcamps start January 4th and you must book on! Your first session is free so ring or email me if you are interested . . . . :)

Rage Against What Seems 'Impossible'

Unless you ve been living under a rock - you have probably heard about the new Xmas Number 1 for 2009.......

Rage Against the Machines 'Killing in the Name' beat the widely expected Joe McElderry's 'The Climb' . If you don't already know, Joe won this years X-Factor and had over 6 million people voting for him last weekend.

Simon Cowell is still smiling because 'Rage' are signed to Sony (associated with Cowell)

How did this happen? Millions of people voting for Joe McElderry every week, and yet a political-underground rock/metal band's older and expletive anthem makes Christmas Number one??!! Was this ever possible??!!!

Impossible is rarely impossible

Whether you wanted to Joe McElderry to win or not, or you hate the Rage song etc. is not important.

What is important, is the fact that people decided to take action and change something. People were not happy with X factor's hyped-up contestants winning Xmas number 1 every year and decided to try and change it. We know that Joe McElderry will do very well anyway - even if he falls by the wayside like many other X factor finalists.

The point I am trying to make is that, whatever happens in life - you can change it with MASSIVE ACTION. If you don't like something - do something about it! Jack Canfield (well-known author and self-development guru) says: You are 100% responsible for your life.

You are 100% responsible for your life! Yes, people have disadvantages compared to others, but the fact remains there is still time and space for change to something better. I have heard excuses like 'My parents were overweight, and that's where I have got it from.' They might have a slight disadvantage in that the fat accumulates in the same place.......but 99% of the problem is from poor eating habits and not enough exercise. There is plenty of time to make better food choices and do at least SOME exercise regularly.

That time is now.

Nothing comes from inaction - Do something.

My friend Richard Mckeating is hosting some January seminars, where he will guarantee you can drop a dress size, or you get your money back! Sessions are every Thursday in January from 6pm-9pm at the Village Hotel in Hessle, Priory Park.

Sessions are £25 each but the Guarantee covers attendees who attend all 4 fat loss sessions. I will be there to help give my knowledge and give these action-takers plenty to take home. Email me or ring me on 07762772671 if you are ready to change your dress size to a lower number. £100 to attend and your money back if you don't drop a dress size? Im sure you know someone - or you are that someone.

My Personal Training service goes Hand-in-hand with the fat loss seminars, and I am glad to be taking bookings for some services other than 1-on-1 sessions. Semi-Private Personal Training Sessions are getting more popular as a way to get the benefits of 1-on-1 training for a fraction of the cost. Also I took my first 30minute blaster session the other day and it was exhilarating stuff!! Many people are joining up to my free membership site for free articles too. Its all go!!!

The Bootcamps are about to take off bigtime in January, so get yourselves geared up for them! I am now offering a permanent Try-before-you-buy deal...........

On Saturday we rocked the Mens Outdoor Bootcamp with some serious winter weather work!
Check back here over the christmas holidays for the action!

Have a merry Xmas from me!

John

PS Don't forget the take home message of this post.... You can change what seems 'impossible'

PPS Bootcamp dates are here (Click) - Your first is free but you must book on!

Bootcamp 'til Xmas!

Alright,

The Bootcamps have been in full swing, and are just starting to get a lot of momentum down at St.Josephs Church Hall on Boothferry Road. The Monday Ladies 9.30am class has had a 2-week break, and is back on! The time is now!

In the Ladies Monday night Bootcamp, there are some serious strength results coming, in the way of upper body pushing strength! All 4 Ladies present managed to push press a massive 22kg...........5 times! There is also talk of full push ups on the horizon......these Ladies are making a difference right now. If you are a lady, would you like to be able to do a full push up?

The dates for Bootcamps up until Xmas are as follows:

CLICK HERE FOR THE BOOTCAMP DATES.


Your time to start is now!

R.I.P. Bodypump / Personal trainer weight loss focus

Yes its official, yesterday I taught Bodypump for effectively the last time (or at best for a long long while).

I did feel bad at first quitting teaching this popular class, but sometimes you 've just got to do the right thing.....Coming soon is an article that will let you find out the training reasons why I have stopped teaching it, and how this might affect your training methods. The article will really make you think about whether it is a good class long-term, as the benefits really do stall out after a couple of months. Keep a look-out for it around the 10th October ;) .

On the business side of things, I quit teaching because it doesn't pay that well, and also when you take into account the amount of work that goes into learning the songs, choreography, exercises etc....it really does sap your energy and reduce time helping clients. Throw in the cds and music license you have to buy, classes you have to attend, and it comes down to no choice at all! So there are my reasons, (along with the future training-related article) because I know a few were unhappy about me stopping. I have had some good times in the 3 and a half years teaching it, and had a few laughs too!

If you were in a class of mine and liked my style, some of you may know about the bootcamps I have been running. If there is demand, I will try to run a 9.30am class - as I know this is a good time for many women.

I will see if I get emails to get one going! A regular 5-6+ people attending and will make for a permanent fat loss circuit.

Holiday

I go away to Portugal soon (woop woop!) and therefore Personal training sessions and Bootcamps will obviously be on hold temporarily. I am actually going to look forward to easing into training rather than having to teach a pump class and not being able to walk for 3 days!

Bootcamps

Monday is now Bootcamp day!

The mens Thursday night session is now going to run on a Monday at 6pm.

Womens will also change to to a Monday night at 7pm. Both sessions are going to be held at St. Josephs church on Boothferry Road. I am expecting quite a few new faces as I am hearing the benefits - namely tighter glutes, thighs and arms from the women, and greater overall strength and intensity from the men.

Hope to see you soon!

John

PS Keep training hard, and trying to progress - something that Bodypump fails to look at....

We all like to see pictures......

We all like to see pictures - they tell a story.

Who doesn't like a good story?

Well yesterday we had some more action as usual going on, where we had an extra long strength circuit - much to the boys delight. I introduced some walking lunges to the fold, and the extra hard option was taken by Lee at the end. It's real hard overhead walking lunging properly with a 15k! Don't believe me? Come try it!!

Youngster Ben was itching to get at the weights and you can see his determination in these pics. (Although I think he hates the sled - you guys know why! Pin.................missing............! )


Lee was there to smash through as always, he's been nearly ever present since the start of the Bootcamps, and after a few sessions could see a difference in his work capacity. Couple this with an effective diet and resistance program and you have the recipe for looking good as well as being able to rip it up!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL SET OF PICS!




Carl and Ady boy hadn't been for a while so this extra long circuit may well have been a shock! This complemented Ady's most recent strength cycle with some fitness that he's also be trying to improve.

Bootcamp was a double whammy of strength and high intensity cardiovascular intervals!

(A shameless plug of my Personal Training services will reveal that my client Adrian can now deadlift 155k and bench press 90k. This is even more impressive when you realise that he has been training for fat loss half of the time, (around his numerous social events!) and 18 months ago these figures were a pipe dream. Watch out in the coming weeks for his full story.....



Heres the link to those pics again....

Fancy a go at the Strength Bootcamp or know someone who might? Email me here, or call/text me on 07762772671. Do it today.


Hope you enjoyed this post.


John


P.S. I want to hear comments about these pictures and the last post about the Personal Trainer who purposely put on 90lbs to see what his clients go through.

Bootcamp Dates

Mens Outdoor Bootcamp Dates

• 8am 9th January at Pickering Park Playing Fields
• 16th January at Pickering Park Playing Fields
• 8am 23rd January at Pickering Park Playing Fields
• 8am 30th January at Pickering Park Playing Fields
• 8am 6th February at Pickering Park Playing Fields
• 8am 13th February at Pickering Park Playing Fields

Mens Indoor Bootcamp Dates

• 6pm 4th January at St.Josephs Hall
• 6pm 11th January at St.Josephs Hall
• 6pm 18th January at St.Josephs Hall
• 6pm 25th January at St.Josephs Hall
• 6pm 1st February at St.Josephs Hall
• 6pm 8th February at St.Josephs Hall

Ladies Indoor Bootcamp Dates

• • 7pm 4th January at St.Josephs Hall
  • 7pm 11th January at St.Josephs Hall
  • 7pm 18th January at St.Josephs Hall
  • 7pm 25th January at St.Josephs Hall
  • 7pm 1st February at St.Josephs Hall
  • 7pm 8th February at St.Josephs Hall

Ladies Tone Up Body Bootcamp

Tone Up Body Bootcamp will:

√ Improve Muscle Tone
√ Burn Body Fat
√ Improve your Fitness
√ Re-energize your view of exercise

Tone Up Body Bootcamp is a new outdoor exercise session that is aimed at women who are looking to improve their body composition - namely improve muscle tone and lose fat.

The most effective resistance exercises are used, in a circuit format to maximise your fat burning potential and improve your fitness levels.

Tone Up Body Bootcamp runs at St. Josephs Church Hall on Boothferry Road (just off Fiveways Roundabout).





Tone Up Body Bootcamp's at the moment are running on Monday evenings at 7pm

Please click here to check for most recent Bootcamp dates

Entry to your first Strength and Conditioning Bootcamp is FREE

Bootcamps run in 6-week cycles:

£7 a session

£35 upfront for 6 Bootcamp Vouchers

* Vouchers must be used within each 6-week cycle

Did I mention your 1st Bootcamp session is FREE? You simply cannot afford to let this opportunity slip.......

You must book on, by contacting me by email or by calling me on 07762772671.

Get ready to get lean, fit and strong!