When you get busy enough as we all do, it sometimes takes all the motivation we have to get our own training in.
I watched it happen to myself. When I was competing I would work a 10 hour day that started by waking up at 4:45am, then drag my ass to the gym. Luckily I had a great coach who wrote my programs. We would talk over the phone to discuss goals, I'd send photos of my physical progress. I didn't have to worry about my programming, just getting myself to the gym to train.
Once I was done competing and healthy again, I had different goals. I wanted to work on getting strong again. Or perhaps strong for the first time as I am coming to learn :)
Most facilities in the area are big box gyms that don't exactly encourage anything I want to do. Since I spend most of my time in the city and have strange off hours I did some research and discovered TPS... Total Performance Sports in Everett.
I FUCKING LOVE THIS PLACE :)
It has everything I could ever want. Kettlebells, more than 1 make that 4 squat racks, turf with prowlers, suspension trainers, safety bars, dead-lifting platforms, plyo boxes over 12 inches, heavy medballs, free weights, bands, tons of foam rollers, a huge group exercise studio with battling ropes.... even boxing and yoga!
I am one of those people who makes a concerted effort to get what I want. I wanted to earn a living doing what I love. I also want to be able to spend my off hours doing online programming, cooking my own meals and spending the money I earn on things that make my life worth while.
To some people that means buying expensive jewelry or a new pair of stilettos every other week; going out for thrice weekly dinner and drinks with friends.
For me it was hiring a personal trainer of my own.
To some people that means buying expensive jewelry or a new pair of stilettos every other week; going out for thrice weekly dinner and drinks with friends.
For me it was hiring a personal trainer of my own.
It's been so exciting for me I can't even explain it.
Hey Stacey, if I remember correctly they were putting together a DVD of a training program for the Firefighter Combat Challenge. Looked great then it disappeared. Sounds great, have fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat Article! Well said and awesome to see you so happy! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for loving us Stacey. We love you too.
ReplyDeleteIn response to the FFCC DVD, we did a little market research and decided it would not sell enough to cover the production costs.
We were hiring a full crew to do the shoot, not just a quickie with a digital camcorder.