WHAT IS WARRIOR PERFORMANCE GYM? "Thanks guy from yesterday!"

This week’s blog is dedicated to the guy that walked into the gym yesterday, only proceeding to walk out just as quickly as he came in.  His words were, “Oh, I like to lift weights.”  I don’t know his name, nor is that a relevant part of the story.  The most ironic part is that the guy looked like he has never touched a weight in his life.  So, this blog is going to be about what Warrior Performance Gym is about and what we are designed to do. 

When you first walk into Warrior Performance Gym, you will undoubtedly recognize the obvious:  we aren’t like most gyms or what I refer to as a “Globo Gym.”

The reason behind our gym and its layout:

We want to train people in a functional manner.  This means we aren’t going to have cardio machines, weight machines, or any other piece of equipment that might require you to sit on your ass.  We also don’t have mirrors, a fancy juice bar that charges outrageous prices for shakes, or some guy in a banana hammock sitting in the front window.  \

Why?  

You are not coming to the gym to sit on your ass, you are coming here to get in better shape and reach your goals, whatever those may be.  

You are not coming here to stare in our mirrors and check yourself out.  Everybody has mirrors at home that they can intrigue themselves with.  

You aren’t going to get ripped off and pay money for a post workout blended shake that you don’t even know what is in it. (Note: workout nutrition is important, but shouldn’t break your budget).  

You also are not coming in here based on some guy being all jacked and tan wearing a loin cloth. 

You ARE, however, coming in here to get in better shape and be able to move better than you ever have in your life.  We have members with all DIFFERENT types of goals, and a coach that has helped numerous people REACH all different types of goals.  Despite the lack of cardio machines, you WILL get your conditioning in, and it will be better, more fun, and quicker than sitting on a treadmill or an elliptical.

So let’s get back to the guy that wants to “lift some weights.”  Whatever your goals are, we WILL help you meet them!  Oh, and guess what… we have weights, and we use them every day!  

So you want to look like a body builder?  We can set up a program for you to do so and… drum roll please… you don’t have to train on weight machines to get there!  

Not interested in looking like a body builder, and would rather compete in a strength sport like power lifting, weightlifting, or strongman?  My drummer is sick so I’ll save him the drum roll on this…but guess what…we can get you competing at a high level in any of those. (Note to powerlifter: leave the squat panties and bench shirt at home, we aren’t interested in how much your gear can lift, just how much YOU can lift.  However if you want to purchase 2 memberships (one for you and one for your gear) we might be able to see how much both of you can lift!)  

You want to become a better athlete and attain what all athletes want: MORE EXPLSIVENESS?  We will do that, and do it better than anybody in the area!  

Also, a big part of our membership base is general fitness just looking to get in better shape and maybe shed some body fat.  Again, we will design a program for you and make sure you do it the right way.

No matter what your goals are, we can get you there.  That’s the great thing about our individualized programs.  They are geared towards reaching your goals and strengthening your weaknesses.  We have both conventional and unconventional implements that will help increase all of the following:

• Power
• Strength
• Speed
• Agility
• Balance
• Conditioning
• Explosiveness
• Core Strength and Stability
• Flexibility
• General Sexiness

·         And many more!

So I encourage you to stop in and try out a free week to see why we are the experts in anything strength and conditioning related. 

So, next time you want to “lift some weights” feel free to come in and drag our sled around or flip our tire.  We’ll see how “strong” you really are.

“Pushing the Limit”

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-Jon

PUSHING THE LIMIT

You will see this in almost every gym you go to.  People “working out” just going through the motions, waiting for their 30 minutes on the treadmill to be done, the set to be over, or even waiting for their personal training session to be over.  They are relieved when it is finally over, like it was a burden to their time. 

So the question we can all raise from this: What is your attitude when you train?  Are you counting your time until your workout is done?  Are you just going through the motions?  Are you not doing something because you might be sore the next day?  Are you too busy to get a 30-40 minute workout in?  I hope not, because you are doing yourself a great disservice if any of these is true.

What should you be doing then?  Well, if you really want to see results from your training, PUSH THE LIMIT!  Pushing the limit means a lot of things.  The last blog entry talked about finding your weaknesses and getting better at them.  That is one of the pieces to this puzzle.  It also means to find your mental, physical, and emotional limits (both in fitness and life) and continue to push them as far as you can.  A great example of how this happens: Most of the time in a workout, the reason you reach a point where you feel like “that’s too much weight”, or “I need to stop and rest so I can catch my breath” is because your mind is telling you that you’re in discomfort.  In most instances, your body is perfectly capable of continuing on, but your mind stops you.  So an example of pushing the limit mentally would be to tell yourself that you not only CAN do it, but that you WILL do it.  If you are sore tomorrow, oh well, it will go away after you warm up and do your next workout.  Something as little as an overcoming attitude will help push all three (mental, physical, & emotional) limits.  Outside of the gym and on the nutrition side of things, pushing the limit might just mean just sucking it up.  Eating what you know you NEED to eat, rather than what you WANT to eat.  It’s a matter of self-discipline and if you start “Pushing the Limit” both in and out of the gym you will be very happy with the results you get.

At Warrior Performance Gym we realize the results everyone dreams of having can be had by simply “Pushing the Limit.”  The more you can do this, the stronger more confident you will become both in your training and in life. 

“PUSHING THE LIMIT”

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-JON

WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS?

We have all been asked the question at some point.  It is asked in almost every job interview.  “WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS?”  When preparing for that big interview, some advisors say to put a positive spin on the answer and say something like: “My biggest weakness is that I care too much.”  This will make you look good, right?  We all know that caring too much isn’t really a weakness.  How do you answer the question then?  Let’s cover some points in fitness that can carry over into your general lifestyle that might help you give a better answer.

From a fitness and athletic performance perspective, weaknesses are the underlying factors that limit your results.  Your weaknesses might be from a movement-based standpoint, meaning you may have a problem area in regards to flexibility, mobility, or stability.  At Warrior Performance Gym all of our members go through the Warrior Screening which pinpoints what your movement-based weaknesses are.  Once we know what areas you are lacking in, a program is designed to meet your individualized needs.

Weaknesses can also be a lack of strength or conditioning.  Have you ever heard somebody say something along the lines of: “I really hate doing (insert exercise here).”  Usually the movements (exercises) you hate doing are because you lack the proper amount of strength or conditioning to do them.  For instance, many people hate to do lunges, but yet lunges are one of the best movements to help strengthen your lower body.  At Warrior Performance Gym we are going to challenge you to correct these weaknesses so that they can become one of your strengths.

Regardless of what your weaknesses are or how many you have, you need to attack them.  If you know what your weaknesses are (both in fitness and in life) attack them daily and learn to master your weaknesses.  If you can master each weakness so that it becomes one of your strengths, and then continue to overcome obstacles like this throughout life, you will have a sense of accomplishment and pride like never before.  Then, next time you are asked the question “WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS?” you can reply with the correct answer and simply let them know that you are in the process of making it one of your strengths.  That might leave a lasting impression on them!

ATTACK YOUR WEAKNESSES!

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-Jon