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Some people love them. Some people hate them.

But one thing is for certain:

Reality TV shows ain’t going anywhere soon.

In fact, I just saw a segment on the Today Show about a seminar which helps Reality TV Wanabees learn what producers of the shows are looking for in cast members.

How does this relate to you. Read more

How to Pick My Brain to Succeed In the Fitness Industry

SMACK.Sometimes I’ll do something for so long that just doesn’t make sense.

And I’ll smack myself in the head after I’ve corrected it.

SMACK.

You’re not the only one who self-sabotages.

There are times we have something extraordinarily valuable staring us in the face and don’t even know it.

It might be an opportunity to save time.

It might be a chance to learn something profound that will change our business - and us - forever.

It might be even be a circumstance where you get to ask someone a question that you KNOW if answered, your life would be so much easier.

Hmmmm. Watcha think about that.

I get a lot of people who email me and want the chance to pick my brain.

Well, did you know you CAN pick my brain if you are a member of http://PersonalTrainerU.com

And Pat Rigsby’s brain.

And Nick Berry’s brain.

And hundreds of other successful personal trainers.

It costs a freakin’ dollar to pick our brains for 30 days.

SMACK.

Who loves ya?

Yours in prosperity,

Jim Labadie

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17 seconds can increase your income quickly

It’s Labor Day here in the States, so this is one is just to fill you in on something.

 

 

The price of the IYCA Level One certification is going up 50 bux tomorrow, September 2nd.

 

 

So instead of 197 it will be 247.

 

 

If you’ve been delaying now you’ve got every reason in the world to act.

 

 

The whole enchilada is here: http://IYCAlaunch.com

 

 

Ok, time for some much needed rest!

 

 

- Jim

The Ultimate Reason Why

This may be the most important newsletter I’ve ever written, so please be sure to read all of it.

 

 There’s a company I know that has grown to become very successful for one reason beyond all others:

 

 They had a big enough “why.”

  

Their leader was told for years that what he wanted to accomplish just couldn’t be done.

 

 Time after time he was turned away by programmers who told him the software he needed created to make his dream a reality just couldn’t be written.

 

 But this man had a big enough “why.”

  

And he never quit on his dream because of it.

 

 You see, this man was inspired by the death of his own brother to create a company that helped people show appreciation for one another.

  

He had missed the chance to tell his brother he loved him, and he vowed to build a business that would prevent others from doing the same.

  

When everyone was telling him it couldn’t be done he would only need think back to his reason “why.”

 

 He had made a promise to his brother and it would NOT be broken. Read more

Renowned strength coach reveals some of his biggest “Ah-Ha” moments

You can find out much, much more from Mike at: StrengthCoach.com

 

My Ah-Ha Moments

Michael Boyle

StrengthCoach.com

 

My good friend Alwyn Cosgrove wrote a t-nation article called Cosgrove’s Five Ah-Ha! Moments:

 

The Education of a Misguided Trainer. Alwyn inspires me in many ways. Most times his inspiration is based around his ability to beat cancer twice. This time it was around his writing.

 

Here are my Ah-ha moments, a smorgasbord of nutrition rehab and training that might leave your head spinning. Before I start, I need to briefly introduce the smartest man you have never heard of. Although Bill Hartmann has previously held this tag, I think many now know how smart Bill is. My nominee for “smartest man you have never heard of” goes to Dr. Dan Dyrek DPT. In the area of physical therapy and the human body Dan is the smartest guy I have ever met. His skills in the care of the human body are unparalleled. I have the pleasure of meeting and brainstorming with Dan and his staff once a month and I look forward to it like a little kid. Most of my recent Ah-Ha’s arrive at these meetings.

 

I think we should all remember that most of the smart people in this field are not writing books or posting in forums. Many are working their rear ends of getting people better.

 

Ah-Ha#1- Most people who think they have tendonitis actually have tendonosis. Is the difference just semantics? Absolutely not, it’s an issue of understanding. You can’t have “chronic tendonitis”. If you do, you probably actually have a tendonosis. Does it matter? Absolutely. Those of you with chronic shoulder pain most likely have a tendonosis. In tendonosis the tendon undergoes a structural change in response to the chronic inflammation. The condition is different and the treatment is different. Ice does little for tendonosis as the condition is no longer an inflammatory one.

 

Ah-Ha#2- Number two relates closely to number one. Soft tissue work, whether for chronic muscle strains or for tendon issues, is like weight training. Treatment is actually a stimulus. In effect what the therapist is doing is irritating the tissue to produce a chemical response. The chemicals produced are what begin the healing process. This why soft tissue work is often painful and can leave you feeling similar to a workout the next day.

 

Ah-Ha#2B- Soft tissue work goes by many names. The names don’t matter, the treatment does. Physical therapists use the term soft tissue mobilization. Chiropractors usually use ART or Active Release

Technique. Massage therapists just called it deep tissue work. Just remember, the magic is in the hands, not the names. It’s all pressure applied to tissue to deform it and cause a chemical reaction.

 

Ah-Ha#3- Wolff’s Law of Bone

 

Courtesy of Wikipedia-

“Wolff’s law is a theory developed by the German Anatomist/Surgeon Julius Wolff (1836-1902) in the 19th century that states that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads it is placed under. If loading on a particular bone increases, the bone will remodel itself over time to become stronger to resist that sort of loading. The external cortical portion of the bone becomes thicker as a result. The converse is true as well: if the loading on a bone decreases, the bone will become weaker due to turnover as it is less metabolically costly to maintain and there is no stimulus for continued remodeling that is required to maintain bone mass.”

 

I know, you are all saying “I know”. I think we don’t really know. One of my clients is a world-renowned plastic surgeon. He told me that in some extreme cases the fibula ( a thin non-weightbearing bone) has been transplanted to replace a shattered tibia. Do you know what the result is? The transplanted fibula gradually takes on the shape of a tibia due to Wollf’s Law. We must remember that everything in the body responds to stress, muscles, tendons and bone.

 

Ah-Ha#4- Myers Locked Long/ Locked Short Concept.

 

If you don’t have Thomas Myers book Anatomy Trains, get it. Myers is a Rolfer, an original student of Ida Rolf ( yes Rolfing is named after a person, that was ah-ha 4B for me too). In Anatomy Trains Meyers again draws on the physical laws that govern the body and describes the concept of lengthened muscles being “locked long” and shortened muscles being “locked short”. In some ways this challenges the Janda based NASM idea of simply stretching the short side and strengthening the weak/long side. It also explains why this doesn’t seem to work well in older clients. Older clients have undergone structural change in both the bones and the muscles that will not simply be reversed with a foam roller, some stretching and a few strength exercises. Muscles in a chronically stretched position (think scapula retractors) become locked long. In effect they develop more collagen and less elastin in response to the constant tension. On the flip side the pecs on the other side become locked short. This is really important if you personal train. It’s foolish to think you can undo years of soft tissue change with stretching. It is also tough to counter 8-10 hours of sitting with one hour of standing. Don’t stop trying just realize that what took years to do will take years to undo.

 

Ah-Ha#5 It May Be Ok to Do Painful Exercise

 

I have always said “if hurts don’t do it” and “does it hurt” is a yes/no question. I still believe this in almost every case. However, my studies with Dan Dyrek have again shown me the error of my ways. In rehabilitating or reconditioning ( boy do the PT’s get bent if they think I’m doing rehab) a client or an athlete with a tendonitis/ tedinosis condition  it may be necessary to endure some tendon pain to produce the proper remodeling effect. Just remember this is the isolated exception to the rule. The painful stress to the tendon acts much like soft tissue work to initiate a healing response.

 

The key is the type of pain. Acceptable pain is localized to the target tissue, and the tissue is painful to touch. There should be no swelling and no motion restrictions. The pain should follow a DOMS like pattern and be gone in 2-3 days.

 

Ah-Ha#6- Look for Weak Synergists.

 

Everyone who knows me knows I’m a huge Shirley Sahrmann fan. I think in my lectures I’m elevating Shirley from the “smartest person no on has heard of” category to hopefully a household name in our industry. Sahrmann has said so many brilliant things but, the one that stands out is “any time you see an injured muscle, look for a weak synergist”. Simple brilliance. Injured hamstring? Think weak glutes. Injured rectus femoris? Think weak ilio-psoas. The basic concept is that the injured muscle is simply a symptom of an underlying weakness. Talk about Ah-Ha’s.

 

Bonus Nutrition Ah-Ha

Corn is not a vegetable! Corn is a grain. This may seem simple but I’ve always thought it was a vegetable. It tastes like a vegetable. It looks like a vegetable and it may be the worst thing you can eat.

 

My advice. Keep reading. Hopefully you will have these wonderful Ah-Ha moments just like me.

 

Remember to check out:

StrengthCoach.com

Return on Investment

David Whitley is a Sr. RKC instructor one of the most respected Kettlebell experts on the planet.

David Whitley is the perfect example of a fitness professional with multiple streams of income.

David Whitley is one of my best customers who has LITERALLY spent thousands of dollars with my business.

Here is a look at his Return on Investment:

Boot camp classes make up about 60% of his total income. They take SIX hours of his time each week.

He also does small group sessions with 1-3 people. These sessions net him from $100-$200 per session.

David performs workshops and rakes in $250-$350 PER PERSON that attends.

Plus, he has multiple passive income streams including:

His own DVD series at http://RenegadeConditioningSecrets.com
(These are amazing)

He has a newsletter list so he is able to make good moolah from affiliate promotions.

Send Out Cards brings in residual income each month.

And of course, he sells Prograde.

David Whitley is part of the Cream of the Crop I wrote about yesterday.

But he isn’t done yet. I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts he’ll continue to invest in his business education and continue to take things to even higher levels.

You should follow his lead.

Who loves ya?

Yours in prosperity,

Jim Labadie

PS - David Whitley is living the life of his dreams. Are you?

“Jim,

I want to thank you for all that you have done in helping me move toward living the dream. The house, the boost in income doing what I love, the Sr. RKC promotion, all that has been affected by what you have taught me and my improving ability to visualize and attract.

Thanks so much and I am looking forward to growth for all of us!”

David Whitley, Sr. RKC
http://RenegadeConditioningSecrets.com

Stair exercises clinic on Sat, June 21st in NYC

I got an email today from my buddy Virgil Aponte. Might very well be the nicest guy in the world. Seriously.

He’s got a clinic coming up in NYC in June. Definitely check it out:

Jim,

Just a note to remind you about my stair exercises clinic on June 21

Here is the registration link you can pass on to your email list or anyone interested

http://www.stairexercisesforathletes.com/clinic.html

Saturday June 21st from 9-5PM

Learn By Doing Stair Exercises Clinic
Grand Street Campus HS
850 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

- Virgil