Being the #Spartan30 coach for October has been an interesting experience. I realized on Day 1 when you are exposed to 4 million people, there will undoubtedly be a gaggle of haters or internet trolls with waaaay too much time on their hands. This also made me realize just because someone likes the Spartan Race page or has done a Spartan Race, that does not make them a SPARTAN. What makes a SPARTAN more than anything, is the attitude. The attitude of being tenacious toward your goals and (more importantly) encouraging to each other. I was chosen for the #Spartan30 because I am a successful Spartan Group Coach and a well educated fitness professional. Ive trained novice to elite, kids to elderly, pregnant to obese, injured to handicapped, amputee to cancer survivor, etc. Still, spreading the good Spartan word and helping athletes achieve their Spartan goal has been one of the most rewarding career moves because it is built on the sense of community based on a shared common interest. Spartans goal is to rip one million people off the couch by encouraging them to take these challenges. So as a SGX Coach, my goal is to Build Better Humans by promoting lifestyle changes aimed to improve a persons fitness, nutrition, AND attitude. This time last year I was just starting over after 12 months of 5 surgeries, 4 of which were on my chest. I am not physically where I want to be (yet) with my performance, but I have come a loooong way and THAT is what matters most in any training, perseverance! I knew this month would be a challenge as I asked for burpees to be the exercise because I thought I could encourage more people who have been through similar situations and have had to start from the bottom. The point here is not really to defend myself to people who dont matter but to, again, encourage others to BE BETTER! You never know someones back story so instead of taking time from our day to criticize others, why dont we all STFU, do our damn burpees, and cheer each other on along the way. THAT is what a TRUE SPARTAN does. I AM SPARTAN! WE ARE SPARTAN! AROO! #SpartanCoaching #BurpeeForBoobs #SGX #FoobieFitness #StartedFromTheBottom #IAMSPARTAN
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:54:49 +0000
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