Newbies….via Living Social and Groupon

by Fusion on January 13, 2012

For all of the new comers that have purchased the Living Social Deal.

#1.  You don’t have to schedule a time.  Just show up 10-15 minutes before your first session to fill out some basic paperwork.  The schedule can be found via the SCHEDULE tab located in this site navigation bar.

#2. Please wear a different pairs of shoes into the facility that what you are going to work out in.  We like to keep what’s outside, outside.

#3.  We have a water fountain but everyone seems to bring their own water. I guess no one like local water.   I don’t know, don’t ask me???

#4. Many bootcampers like to bring a small towel to wipe the  glistening moisture(for the ladies) or sweat(if you are man) off of their faces…

#5.  As with any new workout program, the first workout is going to be hard not matter how we modify if for you. (As a side note, there aren’t any expectations for anyone the first week.  Just get through.)   This will result in you being sore.  If you don’t want to sweat and don’t expect some soreness(the first week), then don’t expect the results that you are looking for.  Our aim isn’t to kill you.  That’s stupid.  The fact of the matter is that ANY new movement will make someone who doesn’t have a very high fitness level experience some delayed onset muscle soreness- D.O.M.S..  Yoga will make you sore if you have hadn’t much physical activity is in recent months.

#6.  We are going to hold a nutrition seminar for our new clients.  This is the best way to help/work with the influx of new clients.  We think that Saturday would be the best day for this.  Maybe at 9:00am?    This is for you, so your feedback would be appreciated.

#8.  Once you meet the “gym dog” you will love him.  No you can not take him with you.  Many of our woman come to see him not to work out.

#7.  We look forward to meeting you and helping you kick some butt in 2012!

 

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Tone????

by Fusion on February 22, 2011

This is from Mike Boyle’s blog…   I think that it speaks for itself..  Tone is like training the “core” and spot fat reduction!  People!  They don’t exist.

Tone? Is That a Scientific Term?

Today’s subject is tone. How often do we hear someone say, “I don’t want to get too big, I just want to tone up”?

When I hear this, I want to laugh hysterically. It would be the nutritional equivalent of hearing someone say, “I don’t like apples so I’m going to just turn this apple into an orange”.

Just for starters, tone is not a scientific word. It is a sales gimmick. In my mind, any time a fitness professional uses the word tone, I can only hope that they are saying it to market to an uninformed consumer. If fitness professionals or consumers believe they can “tone up”, they are sadly mistaken.

Let’s get right to the truth. No one, I repeat no one, should ever worry about getting too big. The reality is that the hardest thing to do as a personal trainer or strength and conditioning coach is to get someone to gain muscle mass. Strength is easy, muscle mass is much more difficult. If we acknowledge that the fear of “getting too big” is irrational and probably impossible, it is much easier to move on with the real process of training.

Getting too big should be put to rest with other foolish statements. For example, imagine a client telling you:

“I’m not going to concentrate on nutrition. I’m concerned I’ll get too lean.”

“I’m not going to exercise regularly, I’m afraid that I’ll develop too much consistency.”

“I’m not going to do any cardiovascular work; I don’t really want to live past 50 anyway.”

All of these statements are as foolish and inane as “I don’t want to lift heavy weights, I don’t want to get too big”. We need to stop perpetuating this fraud of “too big”. The “too big’ thing is a result of steroid-loaded athletes pictured on magazine covers. It has nothing to do with real life.

The best part of the joke is that the person who usually doesn’t want to get too big is a housewife or stay-at-home mom who has never picked up more than a ten-pound dumbbell. This takes the thought process from inane to absurd.

Tone?

Do me a favor. Start telling your clients the truth. The key to improving a bad physique is simple. Hard work. Push yourself. Lose the “light weights and take a walk” thing. The reason we look like crap is that people try to convince us that gardening is exercise.

Gardening is something you do as a hobby. The only people who should just walk and lift light weights are those that can’t do anything else. Yes, something is better than nothing. But, something hard is far superior to something easy.

I read a great quote yesterday in a book called Raising a Team Player.

“When all is said and done, a lot more is said than done.”

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New Years Resolution!

by Fusion on January 5, 2011

Is 2011 the year that you keep your resolution?

Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to exercise or eat better?  Over 50% of Americans make one or more resolutions for the New Year. Weight Loss or Exercising is the most popular.  After the first month only 45% of people are still sticking to the resolution.  Let Umberger Performance’s Fusion Workouts help you reach your Fitness Goals!!

We think fitness should be fun AND part of your life!

1 month doesn’t mean a damn thing in the big picture of life.  If you are 30+ pounds over weight, it didn’t take you 3 months to add it on most cases.  It’s not going to come off safely in one month.

We will teach you how to eat to make you not only look better but feel better.  We also show you how to balance your “sin foods and drinks” into your life so that you can still enjoy yourself and lead a normal life.

We do it with our clients everyday.  Come find out how and why our clients stay with us and make exercise and functional nutrition part of their lives.

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