Fired up...AGAIN!

Before I tell you WHY I am fired up let me fill you in on what I am about..

If you don't know me by now below is a little about me and what I truly care about..

1) YOU and YOUR goals....PERIOD....that is why I constantly test and try new ways to drastically improve the overall athletic ability and functionality of ALL my clients and customers.

2) NOT MONEY! Granted I sell products, but reaching out to you and the volleyball world to make a change in the way training is seen is PRICELESS

Let's move on..

Yes...I AM fired up..

Why?

Well, any good business person keeps up with their competition...

I do...

I like to see what bull poopy they are sending your way..

Let me freaking tell you there is LOTS of poop being thrown your way and it is really it ticking me off!

Listen, a chest press, a bicep curl and all these other body building type exercises are NOT functional..

You body moves in all planes of motion and it needs to be trained that way..

One way to look at it is what do physical therapists do to get us back into shape after a knee surgery or shoulder surgery?

They train us back to functionality..PERIOD.

They DON'T have us do 'deep squats', 'Straight bar bicep curls' or a 'chest press on a flat bench'.

So why would someone you have trust in to help you improve your athletic ability have you do these things?

I'll tell you..

Because it's 'text book'!

They open a book and it TELLS them what to do with you...

Yup..YOU..

They don't know you and your capabilities, but the book says to do this and do that..

BULL POOPY!

If you are looking for a trainer in your area, PLEASE research the exercises they will be doing with you..

If they are unfamiliar with 'functional' or 'sport specific'training and laugh when you ask them about it..

Well, I can honestly say they are not up to par with athlete training..

Don't fall victim to all the fancy letters behind their name either..

The ones that make them sound like they are a doctor..

Heck...I have people asking me to show THEM my training style who have a Masters Degree in kinesiology!

One last thing to think about before hiring a trainer who believes that the body building exercises are the way to go to help you become a better volleyball player..

Imagine all the contestants on stage trying to win the Mr. Olympia or Miss Olympia body building contest...

Put them all in volleyball uniforms and split them up into teams..

Have them play..

One thing..

DON'T LAUGH TO HARD WHEN THEY CANNOT MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE,FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND ARE TOTALLY OUT OF BREATH!

As an FYI...

I say this to some of the top 'fitness professionals' in the world that you see in major magazines....FACE TO FACE..and I really don't care what they think, because...

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU AND YOUR GOALS :)

Have a great weekend!


In Good Health,
Barry
http://www.trainingforvolleyball.com/
http://www.kickasscore.com/


PS - I didn't even get into the Division 1 school who sent my niece a workout via Fed Ex to do over the summer with NO formal training or program on HOW to perform the exercises! This is an 18 year old girl told via snail mail to do straight bar chest presses, bicep curls, lat pull downs BEHIND THE NECK etc..CRAZY!