It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.

I really don’t like putting content up just to put content up. If I don’t have something that I feel would be really beneficial to you, than I won’t waste my time or yours. I see so many trainers and strength coaches today just pumping out content on a regular basis with really nothing to say. They’re becoming more concerned with internet marketing than their real job…training people.

So what I’ve been up to is preparing to open a brand new training facility here in Chicago. 1600 square feet of the best training equipment there is (we ordered a Dynamic Functional Training System and a Poliquin Rack today,and will be ordering lots more before we’re open.

Just a few of those things:

• Olympic Bumper plates
• Battling Ropes
• Air Dyne Bike
• Rower
• Sand bags, kettle bells, tons of new weight plates and dumbbells
• Plus all the stuff we already have.

We’ll be really turning up the volume on all our training articles and videos once we’re open in the beginning of Nov.

I will post some updates along the way. Until then, I’d like to leave you with some useful info that I learned from the famous business philosopher Jim Rohn on discipline and personal development. [I'll put my thoughts in between brackets like so, on how this can relate to training]

3 Step to Personal Development

1. Make sure you do the necessary things. Consistency is very important to achieving results and success in anything, but you must make sure it’s the necessary things. [A guy today at the Gracie Barra Jiu-jitsu school I train at mentioned a strength coach that refers to himself a kettle bell guy. I stoled a line I heard Alwyn Cosgrove (he's a very good strength coach) use before and told him I'm a results guy. A kettle bell is just a tool. You have to know what tool to pull out of your tool box. Why use a kettle bell for something if a barbell or dumbbell could get the job done better? This goes for everything in regards to training. You have a limited amount of time to train. You should do whatever is going to give you the biggest return on your investment, which is your time. Example: If you're a grappler and you need stronger legs to help you slam your opponent to the ground, don't waste your time doing leg extensions. Get under a bar and squat (and not the smith machine). And don't expect gains over night. Be consistent and patient.]
2. The only kind of motivation is self motivation. Don’t count on Tony Robbins to show up and inspire you, because he’s probably not going to show up. [ One thing that really helps me is to write down the three most important things I need to get done for the day and then check them off as I go. In regards to training, the hardest thing for most people is just getting to the gym. Once you're there, have a plan of what it is you're going to do. This will prevent you from just free styling and wasting your time.]
3. Find out how things really work. Most people fail to see results because of a lack of ideas. In order to get them you must read and learn. Once you get ideas, put them in a journal. Don’t use your head as a filing cabinet. Study the men of ilm, which means of knowledge in arabic. [If you want to learn a lot on getting stronger, study those that consistently get people stronger. Jim Wendler just wrote a great article on this topic here. If you want to learn a lot about business or self improvement, study people like Jim Rohn. Don't study him if you want strength gains. Once you've found the men of Ilm, apply the information with Repetition, Repetition, Repetition. That's what it's all about. You gotta put in your time and pay your dues. Have a plan (a solid road map to get you from point A to point B). Do it, and review it. Plan→Do→Review.]

Jim Rohn’s qualifying phrase: You may not be able to do all that you find out, but find out all that you can do.

What’s the best human virtue for finding out…Curiosity.

My favorite phrase for success: Good, better, best, never let it rest till your Good gets Better and your Better gets Best.

My son told me that one and he said he heard it from NBA player Tim Hardaway.

Don’t be a follower, be a student. Learn from your experiences and from others experiences. You will occasionally fail. To accept failure, you need to find positive ways to interpret unexpected results.

Why didn’t it work? Plan→Do→Review.