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Another Fitness Challenge Update on Ankle Mobility of Eric Beard

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:31 +0000

How is this Corrective Exercise Specialist doing Another Fitness Challenge from HFPN? I am doing my homework trying to improve ankle mobility and core stability with the lean body mass gain and body fat loss coming along on the back burner.

Eric Beard

CEO A-Team

Corrective Exercise Specialist

AthleticShoulder.com
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Chunking Goals: Breakdown the Big Goals Into Smaller Actionable Steps

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:24:48 +0000

Having BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS (BHAGS) is great!

For many that can feel overwhelming. I know it can feel that way for me. To make your BHAGs more manageable you must break them down into actionable steps. Anthony Robins calls this chunking. Brian Tracy does a wonderful job of laying this process out as well

During this short video I talk about going through this process. The example I use is for weight loss but this can be used for financial goals, community goals, behavior modification etc. Feel free to share this with your clients and incorporate it into your life:)

Thanks for reading and watching!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
AthleticShoulder.com
RangeOfMotionWorkshop.com
EricBeard.com

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February 8, 2010 -- Revist, Recite, Re-Write Your Goals Dailly to Manifest your Dreams (0)
February 12, 2010 -- Will Smith Needs Corrective Exercise…but He Helps Me this Time (0)
January 31, 2010 -- FLY This-Eric Beard Shows a Cool Variation for Core Stability plus Another Fitness Challenge (0)
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February 26, 2010 -- First Month of Another Fitness Challenge Brings Eric Beard Some Results (1)
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March 19, 2010 -- Active Heel Slides for Deep Core Stabilizers and Psoas Inhibition: Corrective Exercise (0)
February 24, 2010 -- Another Fitness Challenge Update on Ankle Mobility of Eric Beard (0)
February 19, 2010 -- Upper Extremity Reach Range of Motion Assessments (0)
February 11, 2010 -- HFPN-Another Fitness Challenge Goals and Progress for Eric Beard 2/11/2010- My Corrective Exercise is Working! (0)

Talking About; Personal Training, Corrective Exercise and Successfully Changing Lives in Atlanta!

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:29:00 +0000

At home with the Mrs. with the kids in bed. We had an awesome Sunday together. Thank goodness the warm weather is here!

I was away on the road again early in the weekend. I uploaded this picture of a sculpture I saw in the airport in Atlanta that reminded me of my kids and the importance of play in our lives!

I got to have dinner with some friends and their Chocolate Labs Friday night, taking the train from my hotel to their house and back. The MARTA system works pretty well!

On Thursday, I got to meet some friends from The Rotater, Chris and Scott for dinner. Great guys on a mission to help others!

http://therotater.com

Finally made it home last night after teaching an NASM CPT Workshop in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday. An eclectic and fun group. We had two women expecting children, real estate agents, accountants, personal trainers, corrective exercise specialists, pilates and yoga instructors, group exercise instructors, rookies, 10 year plus veterans, fitness managers, facility owners, a marine (Oorah!), an entrepreneur, an aspiring actor and some clients turned trainers!

We had some interesting conversations regarding; exercises such as dips (see this old post about dips for me 2 cents on them) , upright rows (more on upright rows), lunges, corrective exercise and the importance of posture and alignment (more on posture here) and here).

In addition to the technical information we went over, what stayed with me most was my lecture and our discussion about the power of “why”. Understanding what motivates our clients to take action and what wakes us up at 3 am reading to change the world! I was touched by the workshop and group and hope I was able to help the on their path to help others, move better, feel better and live better.

Yes..that chart is right, more than 66% of everyone in the US is overweight or obese!!!

People need our help for sure! And trainer’s want to help them.

Unfortunately I see many health and fitness professionals/personal trainers are so gung-ho to dive in and make a difference that they gloss over their own developmental plan. They spend more time planning for their client’s success than they do planning their own. They questions that we ask others; “What do you want?”, “Why do you want it?” and “How bad do you want it?” are just as pertinent for ourselves.

Have you written out your goals? There are endless goal setting programs available out there. Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn and John Maxwell have great info on this. Once you have them down, you should review them upon rising in the morning and right before you go to sleep at night. I have just added this part in and am loving it! It helps to set my compass!

Are you crystal clear on WHY you want to reach your goals? If not, you probably will never reach them. The Why is the intrinsic, emotional driver. I love this quote from Friedrich Nietzsche “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” Find your why ASAP!

How committed are you to reaching your goals??? Do you live breathe and sweat your goals? Are you undeterred even in the face of temporary setbacks and seemingly insurmountable obstacles? You have to be! WE have to be.

I joined Success University a few months ago to fuel my engine. I enjoy reading, listening and watching professional development information tremendously, and Success University has provided me with unparalleled resources to help me grow.

It’s not just about making a living for me, it’s about making a difference.

Thank you to those of you who have been part of my process and to those who have let me contribute to theirs.

Thanks for reading go make a difference and let me know if I can help!

Eric Beard
Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist
Corrective Exercise Specialist
theericbeard.blogspot.com
www.ericbeard.com

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NASM Certified Personal Trainer Workshop San Antonio

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:45:00 +0000

Guess where I was this weekend?

Had a great time this last weekend in San Antonio! My last trip there was 2 years ago when I taught an NASM CPT workshop there with my Friend Ervin Zubic. It was his last workshop as an instructor for NASM. He has since been focusing solely on his career with Lifestyles Fitness. I miss being on the road with “Ez”. He is a sharp, funny and driven guy.

Actually one of the women in the workshop this weekend was in that same workshop 2 years ago! She remembered us:)

The hotel was nice and there service at the Airport Hilton was very good. The food was average. I was craving some GREAT Mexican food and got very average food. I must have gone to the wrong places! We had lunch at Bees by the airport on Friday and dinner at some touristy place on the Riverwalk Friday. I did get to go by the Alamo again which I thought was very interesting. I love history!

Unfortunately it was closed so we just poked around the outside.

The group of trainers were great! I had lots of fun working with them and teaching with my buddy Scott Mitchell and we even met Alan Russell from NASM corporate for dinner Friday. The group was responsive and prepared. There was a nice mix of veterans and rookies and trainer who have been in the game for a couple of years too.

They got a little workout on Saturday;

Doing some 2 arm Ys from a 1/4 squat

…and single leg squats here.

Thank you for the hospitality San Antonio! Sorry to miss Fiesta , good luck to your Spurs and I hope to be back in another year or two!

Thanks for coming to the workshop and reading!

Eric Beard
Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist
Corrective Exercise Specialist
theericbeard.blogspot.com
www.ericbeard.com

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Don’t Treat Your Customers This way

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:38:00 +0000

I just got back from teaching a Corrective Exercise Specialist workshop in Los Angeles. The workshop was fantastic but…when I landed at LAX on Thursday night about 8:10 pm pst, weary from a 6 hour flight and feeling that it was really 11:10 pm est for me. When I arrived at the Hertz rental center they had my reservation which is always good, but did not have the pre-paid authorization from my company…which is always bad. Terniece was my representative from Hertz and gave off the feeling that shes was not at all interested in actually helping me. She made me feel kike she just wanted me away from her counter (with or without a car) as fast as possible. Needless to say she came off as rude, disinterested and unaware of how to help me with this issue. I politely asked to speak with a manager to assist us with this dilemma. The manager, who’s name I forgot, seemed equally as interested in delivering canned responses and displaying her ignorance to her companies policies and intricacies. A 30 minute call to my travel agent, another 30 minutes of waiting around later I drove away with the problem solved, not thanks to those two.

With the economy the way it is today, shouldn’t most customer driven companies (which every company really) do everything they can to keep their customers or at least each sale? The very basics; know your company’s policies and procedures (especially if you are a manager!), work congenially with your patron to bring issues to a resolution or at least pretend like you care. I can forgive ignorance (I am ignorant about many things) but not apathy!

I hope you give and receive better customer service this holiday season and the whole year round.

Thanks for reading,

Eric Beard
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist
theericbeard.blogspot.com
www.ericbeard.com

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