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<p>At the end of every year I like to look back and see what are the biggest things Ive accomplished and the biggest things Ive learned.</p>
<p>I always have a list of the biggest take aways the last year gave me. Here are 2011&#8242;s top</p>
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<p>At the end of every year I like to look back and see what are the biggest things Ive accomplished and the biggest things Ive learned.</p>
<p>I always have a list of the biggest take aways the last year gave me. Here are 2011&#8242;s top</p>
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<p>1. Do more mobility work- 3 years ago you wouldn&#8217;t catch me doing any of that. That&#8217;s for sissies right! We only lift heavy here! 3 years ago you would&#8217;ve also seen me have trouble to scratch my back or even bend down to pick something up.</p>
<p>I had the mobility of a 150 year old telemarketer. At the time mobility work was just an afterthought. I quickly learned how important it was one day when I bought this cool jacket that had the ipod and key pocket in the back. Well on the way to my car after a workout it started raining and I was fumbling trying to reach my keys on my back for 5 min. I looked like an idiot.</p>
<p>3 years later that&#8217;d never happen ;D</p>
<p>Me and this dude had the same mobility</p>
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<p>2. Back off from training- Training heavy and hard all the time was cool when you were younger and could recover from it. Granted i&#8217;m not really old. Ive put my body through more than most and probably fast forward it to age 60.</p>
<p>Training 6 days a week heavy and hard for 1 hour to 2 hours was great when I had the recovery of wolverine.</p>
<p>Now that my time is limited my workouts are a little scaled back. They&#8217;re 30-45 min long and everything counts. Now don&#8217;t get me wrong. I have the same intense workouts, just more precise and a little less volume.</p>
<p>Recovery is full speed now and Ive never felt better and stronger. Focus on recovery. Train smarter not harder.</p>
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<p>3. Foam roll and tissue work- Foam rolling reminds me of a multivitamin. It has tons of benefits for you and is recommended daily. The only difference is foam roll and tissue work you can feel the difference right away.</p>
<p>Helping with recovery and tight muscles. Foam rolling is like a deep tissue massage minus the scheduling and cost.</p>
<p>Anyone that&#8217;s ever foam rolled their I.T. bands before will tell you how much of a pain in the ass it is. But they&#8217;ll also tell you how great they feel after.</p>
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<p>4. Find limiting factors- with any goal especially nutrition. The biggest tip that will skyrocket results and cut the time it takes in half is this. Find your limiting factors. Things that get in the way of you reaching those goals.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the easy part, anything from work, kids, getting up early, don&#8217;t like certain foods can be considered a limiting factor. Now the main part is finding HABITS around them. Yes habits. For instance if one of your limiting factors is no time to workout. Instead of just saying i&#8217;m gonna workout, turn it into a habit outcome. Say I will do 20 min of exercise. Doesn&#8217;t matter what type as long as its 20 min. Then it turns into a habit and it overcomes that limiting factor.</p>
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<p>5. You cant go full speed on all cylinders. I learned that alot this year. There alot of aspects to life like work, play, learning, relationship, hobbies ect. The list goes on. We as humans are specialists. Women do better at multitasking than men (or so Jen tells me) but still no one can go full speed on all them. You&#8217;ll burn out.</p>
<p>It happened to me this year and when I burned out I crashed mentally for about 2 days. Luckily it was the weekend so it was good recovery time.</p>
<p>Instead of fighting it, go with the flow. I learned to just go with the flow and do what my body says. I love to read and used to try to read about 4-6 books a month (if you would&#8217;ve known me in high school reading was my least favorite, don&#8217;t ask me how it changed I don&#8217;t know). One book would be a fitness book, one nutrition, one business, one just random, on motivational etc.</p>
<p>I noticed though sometimes for a month id be full speed eating up fitness related books but had no interest in any business or random books. As much as id force it I couldn&#8217;t read anything else at all. So id try to plow through all the books only to get burned out and not read any at all and not remember what I read.</p>
<p>So I learned to just go with the flow and if i&#8217;m feeling just like reading fitness books then go with it. When that happens ill devour like 7 and retain all of it and my productivity goes through the roof.</p>
<p>Just go with it.</p>
<p>No need to burn out</p>
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<p>6. Find a doc that matches you- Ive heard so many horror stories this year about doctors that don&#8217;t match their patients. I&#8217;m not sure if its just the greed or what but its crazy now. Ive had people tell me that their doctor says squating even with bodyweight and walking and running are 3 of the worst things humans can do, they&#8217;re not meant for it.</p>
<p>WHAT!!!!!!!! So were not meant to sit down when were tired, walk from place to place, or run when a dog is chasing us! I don&#8217;t know about you but that&#8217;s DUMB!! You can follow that advice and get your ass bit by a dog if its your doctors orders. Me Ill run.</p>
<p>Recently Jen was feeling flu ish and we went to a doc that ran all these tests and couldn&#8217;t find anything, he wasn&#8217;t listening to what Jen was saying about how she felt and kept running tests and running up the bill. So we went to get a second opinion and that guy was awesome! After 30 min of just listening to Jen he figured out the problem got her meds ready and were out the door and good to go.</p>
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<p>He looks legit.</p>
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<p>So does this guy</p>
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<p>7. Keep things minimal. 2011 was the year of the minimalists. From minimalist workouts to minimalist living. Its a good thing too, keeping things uncluttered and purposeful keeps things simple.</p>
<p>Just this past weekend on Christmas day the house across the street from Jens parents burned down. You could see everything and it was sad. I thought about it if it were my house and all my stuff that would be gone. Made me think if I didn&#8217;t have so much stuff I wouldn&#8217;t worry so much. I don&#8217;t use most of it anyways. It just creates clutter and takes up room.</p>
<p>Lately all i&#8217;ve needed has been in my gym bag that I take with me everywhere. Its like my house in there. No way am I saying i&#8217;m a nomad and live out of my bag. I&#8217;m saying knowing everything I need is there keeps things simple.</p>
<p>Bob Proctor calls it making space I think. I cant remember but one of his books talks about making space for the other things you want. You want new clothes or a new wardrobe, then clean out your closet so the universe can put those things in.</p>
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<p>8. Never be too busy for family. This one is the biggest and hardest lesson I learned this year. With everything I do from opening a bigger studio, doing camps, training, seminars, nutrition classes, athlete training, public speaking, article writing, blog writing, and my own research and study its easy to be too busy for family.I can honestly say I do more before noon on Monday than most do in an entire week.</p>
<p>This year I lost one of my closest cousins. She was my age and was my twin I guess you can say. Although in no way was I ever on her level. She was my age and had already had several degrees from UT working on graduating this may to scratch off another degree off her list. She also was the captain of the rugby team, had a great boyfriend, tons of friends whom she helped with school and motivating them to keep on track, tons of different hobbies, etc. And she still had the time to do any and everything fun she wanted to and be with family. If you ask me I think time went by super slow for her, either that or there was 10 of her. (Santa Claus would ask her for time management tips)</p>
<p>My biggest regret is taking things for granted and being too busy to be at alot of the family gatherings. I think back sometimes and see how many times I could&#8217;ve spent time with her or visited but was too busy.</p>
<p>I think of things now when everything&#8217;s going full speed and i&#8217;m super busy. I slow down now and think what would Stephanie do. If she can do a million and one things in a day and still find time to go to your birthday dinner or just give you a call cause you were having a crappy day, whats my excuse.</p>
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<p>I miss you Stephy</p>
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<p>9. 2 words I learned from my cousin Stephanie . 2 powerful words that will get you through anything and I think was her catch phrase. POWER THROUGH. Whenever things look overwhelming and feel crazy like I cant I look at my wrist at the wristband that was made for her. On it it has those 2 words in bold. No matter if its a tough workout that you feel like you cant do anymore or you have so much work piled up you cant breathe theres only one thing you can do. POWER THROUGH.</p>
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<p>10. Veggies arent so bad. After 23 years im finally getting the taste for them. Ive always been honest with you and told you I hate veggies. Ill eat them because I have to not because I want to. But I dont know if im just finally outgrowing the whole veggies look like boogers thing when I was a kid but they are actually not bad. I crave them now.</p>
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<p>11. Go to the movies. Go watch a movie more often. Slow down and watch old movies and new movies. Renting them is cool but theres something about actually going to the theatre and enjoying yourself that gives you a small vacation or reboot. Unless you work at the theater then youre better off renting.</p>
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<p>12. Read more. Like I said earlier dont ask me how but when I was younger youd never catch with a book. It was boring and id always fall asleep. I dont know how I changed so please dont ask me to change your kids. I guess it comes with time.</p>
<p>Everytime I read something I want even if its just some blogs or articles I become more productive. Learning is good.</p>
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<p>13. Test out what works for you and write it down. I dont think ill ever stop learning about myself and researching different things. Things that will get yall better results, what works what doesnt. Im always a guinea pig.</p>
<p>This year ive experimented with alot of things that ive learned from. Things like meat and nuts breakfast, nicotine gums for fat loss and energy jolt (good jolt just wasnt for me), different sprint intervals, gaining 10lbs of muscle while losing fat, gaining 50lbs of strength without gaining any muscle weight. A ton of stuff.</p>
<p>The nutrition one is the biggest take away. Try this. Write down everything you eat and the how you feel after.</p>
<p>It will show you exactly what your body doesnt do well with and what it does. For me, nothing makes me feel better than meat! A good steak and ill be happy all day. Pasta on the other hand leaves me feeling sluggish and tired after. Even if it was healthy pasta.</p>
<p>Try it and see what works for you</p>
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<p>14. Rotate things. Your body is an amazing machine. It adapts well and fast. So rotating things like coffee, tea, preworkout drinks, workouts, intensities and all the rest keeps your body from getting used to it. Remember the very first time you had coffee and the jolt was crazy. Then after a while you need 2-3 cups cause your just not feeling it as good as it was. Instead of letting it get there, rotate things.</p>
<p>Take preworkouts for instance I love them. But I rotate brands and ingredients every month or so I can keep the same feeling with it. If not it doesnt do anything for me anymore after a while using it.</p>
<p>Food is another good one, rotate from bison to regular beef to chicken ect.</p>
<p>Please dont say muscle confusion for exercise. Thats a term some people take too far and use as an excuse to just throw a bunch of random crap together. Its like nails on a chalk board for me. I mean rotating like intensities and goals.</p>
<p>These people all said muscle confusion</p>
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<p>15. Buy it once buy it right. I used to just get certain things cause they were cheaper or easier to access. Until I realized how much of a pain in the ass it is to replace it all the time and keep fixing it.</p>
<p>Things like car phone chargers that break in a week. Or a cooking pan that wont stick and last forever. Yea theyre more expensive but its an investment. Buy it right and youll only have to buy it once.</p>
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<p>16. 20 min of me time. Everyone has 20 min. Use that as me time. Do whatever you like to do like video games, read, go to the park. But do it for you. We go about our day pleasing everyone most of the day but if you dont reboot and charge your own batteries you cant spread the good vibes.</p>
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<p>17. Try to get better- at everything. Try to become better at your job. Try to become better at your hobby. Try to become better with family.</p>
<p>kekich credo #28. Keep an active mind, and continue to grow intellectually. You either grow or regress. Nothing<br />
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<p>18. If it makes life easier do it/get it. Technology is amazing now a days. Im the most unorganized person but with things like evernote, youd never know that. If certaint things make life easier than do it or get it.</p>
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<p>19. Breathe. Alot of people who know me know I dont really ever get mad. I could get cut off in traffic and it wont bug me. Things can go wrong and I wont panic. Somebody can screw me over and I wont wanna cut their head off.</p>
<p>Lifes too short to be upset because the guy in front of you is driving 2 miles under the speed limit. Look at the big picture. If you can see your life all in one timeline whats really gonna worry you more a relative being sick or somebody getting the last coffee at work. Some people have bigger problems.</p>
<p>Breathe, relax, things will play out how they should. Youll be alright.</p>
<p>Kekich credo #52. Don&#8217;t be preoccupied with things over which you have no control, and don&#8217;t take things<br />
personally.</p>
<p>If you have the power to change it then do so. If not dont worry. Shit happens</p>
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<p>20. Scar tissue. Have you ever noticed when you get a cut and it heals the scar tissue from where it heals is alot harder and stronger than before.</p>
<p>Anytime things get tough or you get hurt, think of it as scar tissue. In the end youll be stronger and if it happens again no worries, it wont cut the skin, your tougher now.</p>
<p>I put this on facebook a while back and I got so many messages from it. It reminded me of this lesson.</p>
<h4 data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:1}">&#8220;Think of tough times as a workout. Yea it&#8217;s a pain during but it always makes you better, faster, stronger. Smile through it <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt="icon biggrin 25 Tips From 2011" class='wp-smiley' title="25 Tips From 2011" /><br />
&#8220;tough times don&#8217;t last, tough people do&#8221; -(don&#8217;t remember who said it)&#8221;</h4>
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<p>21. Successful people do daily what mediocre people do occasionally.</p>
<p>Kekich Credo #74. Patience is profitable. Achievement comes from the sum of consistent small efforts, repeated<br />
daily.</p>
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<p>22. Localize! This past year ive had the privilege of meeting alot of local business owners and seeing first hand all the awesome stuff they do.They are amazing!</p>
<p>Shop local, drink local, eat local! As much as possible!</p>
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<p>23. Dont grow up. Be a kid as much as you can. Doesnt mean you dont have responsibilities. It means to lighten up a bit.</p>
<p>Have fun! <strong>Its cool to have a tight ass, Its not cool to be one!</strong></p>
<p>The more you have fun and enjoy things the more people will enjoy you.</p>
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<p>24. One time at chruch the pastor said something that stuck with me. He said be where youre at when youre there.</p>
<p>Didnt seem like much at the time but after a while it fully sunk in. Just because you are acutally there doesnt mean youre really there. Get me?</p>
<p>Dont just show up, but be there. It makes no sense to go to the movies only to be on your phone. If youre in a meeting then be in that meeting, not daydreaming about after the meeting.</p>
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<p>25.  Any trainer can deliver an ass kicking. It takes a great trainer to deliver results. What would you rather have a workout that leaves you crippled (literally) every day. Or a program that delivers progressively kick ass workouts that get you closer to your goal instead of closer to the E.R.</p>
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<p>Im pretty sure theres another 75 things on this list but these are the ones I can really remember off the top of my head. Looking forward to a FUN 2012 <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt="icon biggrin 25 Tips From 2011" class='wp-smiley' title="25 Tips From 2011" /> </p>
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<p>Kidding kidding</p>
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<p>Finally after a great trip and playing catch up I found some time to knock out a blog post.</p>
<p>Just a little recap and lessons learned from our trip in vegas. It was actually pretty cool. When they said nobody sleeps over there I thought it was just a figure of speech. People really dont sleep over there. We learned alot and and had alot of fun from shooting a music video, catching a lobster, dancing with bears, olympic lifts all day, made out with an m&#38;m, getting asked how to get better at pushups while im being stripped searched, etc. Ahhh how fun that was!</p>
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<p>Finally after a great trip and playing catch up I found some time to knock out a blog post.</p>
<p>Just a little recap and lessons learned from our trip in vegas. It was actually pretty cool. When they said nobody sleeps over there I thought it was just a figure of speech. People really dont sleep over there. We learned alot and and had alot of fun from shooting a music video, catching a lobster, dancing with bears, olympic lifts all day, made out with an m&amp;m, getting asked how to get better at pushups while im being stripped searched, etc. Ahhh how fun that was!</p>
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<p><strong>Lesson#1</strong></p>
<p>Wear comfy shoes because you will walk. Alot. I honestly dont think ive ever walked that much in my life. The funny thing is it reminded me of when I was trying to gain some muscle weight. Sometimes you dont have the hunger to eat all the food necessary so a little trick was to throw in some slow cardio. I know its the anti of what most people think of &#8220;bulking up&#8221;. A little slow cardio helps bring up the appetite to eat. An old trick I learned <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt="icon wink What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" class='wp-smiley' title="What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" />  Plus it keeps your conditioning up. Nobody likes a bulky dude that cant go up stairs without wheezing and panting. &#8220;Bulking up&#8221; is an old school term for I just wanna eat whatever I want and not do any conditioning. Things dont work that way anymore.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3273.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-793" title="101_3273" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3273-1024x768.jpg" alt="101 3273 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="430" height="322" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3274.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-794" title="101_3274" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3274-1024x768.jpg" alt="101 3274 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="430" height="322" /></a></p>
<p>Tons of walking</p>
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<p><strong>Lesson #2</strong></p>
<p>Learn whenever you can, and take what you need throw away the rest. The main reason I went to vegas was for a seminar and to catch up with an old mentor of mine. Even though russian and bulgarian style training arent my specialty doesnt mean I shouldnt learn about it. Each training style, philosophy, etc has its great points and downsides. Take what you like or can apply and throw out the rest.</p>
<p>The Bruce Lee rule-“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.bestmotivationalposters.com/images/bruce-lee-funny-motivational-poster.jpg" alt="bruce lee funny motivational poster What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="500" height="468" title="What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" /></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Lesson #3</strong></p>
<p>Rest! Over there no one slept and what was supposed to be day and night turned into just a 24 hour period. Day and night blended into one. I remember finishing a long day of the seminar then heading out to the gym to do olympic lifts till I was wiped out on the floor. Heading back to the hotel room around 10pm in the elevator looking like I just came out of the movie The Hangover. Eyes bloodshot, sweaty, exhausted, looking like hell. Then as im on the elevator going to my room theres a group of dudes in the elevator barely heading out for the night. One of them looks at me and was like DUDE!!! You look like you just pulled another all nighter!!!! ALL RIGHT VEGAS!!! WOOO!!!!</p>
<p>Of course so I wouldnt look like a loser I was like yea it was fun! Then they left to start their night. First thing I thought was ive gotta be the biggest dork in vegas right now!</p>
<p>I tried heading out that night with Jen and only lasted 2 hours. After that I learned how to pace and rest. Lesson learned.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jezebel/2009/06/hangover_0601.jpg" alt="hangover 0601 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="525" height="294" title="What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" /></p>
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<p><strong>Lesson #4</strong></p>
<p>Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan ahead. Usually whenever we head outta town I have all my food and stuff planned out or have a bunch of shakes or bars ready. Most of the time I eat cleaner when im traveling then when at home I dont know why but im not gonna argue with it. Plan your food so you can eat cleaner.</p>
<p>Also just like you should have a plan at the gym you should have a plan on what to do. Luckily one of our awesome campers gave us a list of stuff to do while we were out there so we wouldnt waste time and have fun.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMAG0950.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-795" title="IMAG0950" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMAG0950-612x1024.jpg" alt="IMAG0950 612x1024 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="248" height="325" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>Lesson #5</strong></p>
<p>Have fun when you can. My mom and lil bro came with us since my lil bro turned 21 over there. So I figured he would have a little fun.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/100_3328.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-789 alignnone" title="100_3328" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/100_3328-300x225.jpg" alt="100 3328 300x225 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Little did I know he&#8217;d be dancing with a bear. Even though it was a business trip we still found a way to have fun.</p>
<p>Ive been craving this for over a year!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMAG1075.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-796" title="IMAG1075" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMAG1075-1024x612.jpg" alt="IMAG1075 1024x612 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="533" height="324" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Coolest crane game ever!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMAG1076.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-797" title="IMAG1076" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMAG1076-612x1024.jpg" alt="IMAG1076 612x1024 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="260" height="408" /></a></p>
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<p>I think somethings off&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/100_3331.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-798" title="100_3331" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/100_3331-1024x768.jpg" alt="100 3331 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="614" height="460" /></a></p>
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<p>70&#8242;s night</p>
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<p>Thats how I wake up, so Jen couldnt tell the difference.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3306.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-800" title="101_3306" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3306-1024x768.jpg" alt="101 3306 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="460" height="344" /></a></p>
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<p>The signature HIGH FIVE!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3294.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-801" title="101_3294" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3294-1024x768.jpg" alt="101 3294 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="518" height="388" /></a></p>
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<p>Dont tell Jen&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3284.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-803" title="101_3284" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3284-1024x768.jpg" alt="101 3284 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="536" height="401" /></a></p>
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<p>Snake Girl</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3324.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-804" title="101_3324" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/101_3324-1024x768.jpg" alt="101 3324 1024x768 What Happens In Vegas.........8 Lessons" width="511" height="383" /></a></p>
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<p>We even filmed a music video! (sadly we didnt land a record deal)<br />
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<strong>Lesson#6</strong></p>
<p>Dont let things get to you. While we were out I had a whole bunch of people happy we were finally taking a break. We havent had a break for about 2 years. So it felt good everyone telling us we deserved it.</p>
<p>Then I had a few emails upset about us taking a few days off for a break. I dont know why but I can have hundreds of people saying great things but I focus on the one negative thing one person sais. So the first 2 days over there I was actually pretty bummed out. It wasnt till an old russian guy at the seminar told me something cool.</p>
<p><strong>KEKICH CREDO#52 &#8211; Dont be preoccupied with things over which you have no control, and dont take things personally.</strong></p>
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<p>SMILE</p>
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<p><strong>Lesson#7</strong></p>
<p>Dont forget your chapstick! On the flight back I encountered those new machines everyones so upset about. You know the ones that scan you and stuff. Theyre actually not bad so im not sure what the fuss is about. Theyre pretty efficient. So efficient they found the chapstick I had forgotten to take out of my side pocket in my shorts.</p>
<p>So I had to get taken to a room where I got strip searched. Funny thing is the guy asked the usual questions, what was I doing here,what was my occupation and after I told him I was here for a seminar and what I did he said thats what he figured I did cause im pretty fit. Then he went on talking about his training routine and how hes kinda stuck and wants to get better at pushups and asked for some advice. I helped him out a bit and we talked a little bit about post workout nutrition then I was on my merry way. It wasnt until I left that I realized I was talking to this guy, showing him different ways to help his push ups, etc all while I was in my underwear. Awkward.</p>
<p>moral of the story. Have all your things in check.</p>
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<p><strong>Lesson#8</strong></p>
<p>Dont do what everyone else is doing. This was really the first time I gambled. I like the craps table and was learning how to play. Then along comes a &#8220;high roller&#8221; and rolls a 12. So he places $100 on his back bet, $100 on his odds, and $100 on the straight 12. If you dont know craps a straight 12 pays 30 to 1.</p>
<p>So after 2 rolls he hits the 12 again and wins $300 on his back bet, $300 on his odds, and $3000 on his straight 12. A total of $3600 on his $300 bet!!!!! I was freaked out!!!! Whoa that is AWESOME!!!!</p>
<p>So he cashes out and a couple of rolls later I decide to do the same thing. I was feeling lucky I guess. Well I ended losing! Luckily I only bet $5!</p>
<p>Moral of the story dont do what others do. If you see your favorite athletes workout routine on a magazine and do it yourself dont expect the same results. Theyve taken years to develop to that so 9 times out of 10 it wont work for you.</p>
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		<title>Easy monday workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Acosta</dc:creator>
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<p>Easy monday <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt="icon wink Easy monday workout" class='wp-smiley' title="Easy monday workout" />  </p>
<p>Warmup </p>
<p>10 side to side hops<br />
30 squats<br />
30 pushups<br />
10 speed rows<br />
25 hip ext both feet<br />
30 mountain climbers (15 each leg)<br />
30 lunges (15 each)<br />
30 crossbody (15 each)<br />
30 close grip pushups<br />
25 hip extensions<br />
30 reverse lunges<br />
2x </p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone one more day and were back to normal but for now heres todays! </p>
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<p>Warmup </p>
<p>10 side to side hops<br />
30 squats<br />
30 pushups<br />
10 speed rows<br />
25 hip ext both feet<br />
30 mountain climbers (15 each leg)<br />
30 lunges (15 each)<br />
30 crossbody (15 each)<br />
30 close grip pushups<br />
25 hip extensions<br />
30 reverse lunges<br />
2x </p>
<p>Good luck see yall Wednesday! </p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone here&#8217;s what todays camp wouldve had in store! Good luck! </p>
<p>It&#8217;s an easy simple Friday. You wanna finish it as fast as you can </p>
<p>Warmup</p>
<p>50 jump jacks<br />
15 jump squats<br />
25 pushups<br />
15 jump squats<br />
50 lunges<br />
50 Sumo squats<br />
2 rounds </p>
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<p>It&#8217;s an easy simple Friday. You wanna finish it as fast as you can </p>
<p>Warmup</p>
<p>50 jump jacks<br />
15 jump squats<br />
25 pushups<br />
15 jump squats<br />
50 lunges<br />
50 Sumo squats<br />
2 rounds </p>
<p>Easy day <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt="icon wink Friday" class='wp-smiley' title="Friday" />  </p>
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		<title>Our New Fredericksburg location</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<h3>Hey Finally our new place is open! Thanks to google maps here are a bunch of directions</h3>
<div id="link_A_1"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x865c5e13692a8d49:0x3f1cb27c7d4e0c28&#38;q=3800+loop+410+san+antonio&#38;hl=en&#38;gl=us&#38;ved=0CAwQ-gswAA&#38;sa=X&#38;ei=qVFgTvOGI5XEzAWCsomiBA">3800 NW Loop 410</a></div>
<p>San Antonio, TX 78201</p>
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<h3>Heres just an overhead view. Were at the &#8220;A&#8221;</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fred-map.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-769" title="fred map" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fred-map.jpg" alt="fred map Our New Fredericksburg location" width="699" height="509" /></a></p>
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<h3>Hey Finally our new place is open! Thanks to google maps here are a bunch of directions</h3>
<div id="link_A_1"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x865c5e13692a8d49:0x3f1cb27c7d4e0c28&amp;q=3800+loop+410+san+antonio&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=us&amp;ved=0CAwQ-gswAA&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=qVFgTvOGI5XEzAWCsomiBA">3800 NW Loop 410</a></div>
<p>San Antonio, TX 78201</p>
<h3></h3>
<h3>Heres just an overhead view. Were at the &#8220;A&#8221;</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fred-map.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-769" title="fred map" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fred-map.jpg" alt="fred map Our New Fredericksburg location" width="699" height="509" /></a></p>
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<h3>A little closer view</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-770" title="map2" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map2.jpg" alt="map2 Our New Fredericksburg location" width="878" height="541" /></a></p>
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<h3>This is the easiest way to get there.</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-771" title="map4" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map4.jpg" alt="map4 Our New Fredericksburg location" width="878" height="554" /></a></p>
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<h3>Some landmarks</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-772" title="map5" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map5.jpg" alt="map5 Our New Fredericksburg location" width="787" height="548" /></a></p>
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<h3>Were in that building</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-773" title="map3" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map3.jpg" alt="map3 Our New Fredericksburg location" width="725" height="531" /></a></p>
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<h3>This is our entrance</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-774" title="map7" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map7.jpg" alt="map7 Our New Fredericksburg location" width="869" height="538" /></a></p>
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<h3>In case you missed the secret entrance follow the white line</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map8.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-775" title="map8" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/map8.jpg" alt="map8 Our New Fredericksburg location" width="894" height="552" /></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Acosta</dc:creator>
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<p>Monday funday! Another week to trying to save mondays bad rep!</p>
<p>I guess you can call todays post another motivational monday. I got a phone call saturday night from an old mentor/friend. We got to talking about food (yes food is the first thing we always talk about) then weights, life, dogs, cotton candy, droughts and other cool stuff&#8230;you know the usual.</p>
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<p>Monday funday! Another week to trying to save mondays bad rep!</p>
<p>I guess you can call todays post another motivational monday. I got a phone call saturday night from an old mentor/friend. We got to talking about food (yes food is the first thing we always talk about) then weights, life, dogs, cotton candy, droughts and other cool stuff&#8230;you know the usual.</p>
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<p>It wasnt until we got to talking about habits and motivation and  the story of me and my grandpa that the conversation got interesting.</p>
<p>Heres what we talked about and the 2 small mindset changes that will double your results-</p>
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<p><strong>When it comes to getting results, focus on the habits more than the reward. If you get the habits right the reward will come for sure.</strong></p>
<p>When I was younger me and my brother used to help my grandpa at his brothers meat market (yes I was like a kid at a candy store).</p>
<p>Being a kid all I wanted to do was eat and play. My grandpa would be hauling ass working and cutting up all the orders that were called in for the day. Ill be honest when I was younger I was lazy. I had a short attention span and if it wasnt fun after 30 seconds id stop. That&#8217;s why I keep most intervals at 30 seconds <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt="icon wink 2 small changes that get HUGE results" class='wp-smiley' title="2 small changes that get HUGE results" /> </p>
<p>I remember one time I was helping him with an order and got bored so i didnt finish it. When he was done and it was time for him to pick up my part of the work it wasnt finished. He asked me why and I told him I got tired. I told him to tell the guy the order was for that I worked hard on it.</p>
<p>Ill never forget what he taught me there. He said you only get paid for done. Nobody cares how hard it was or how much of a struggle it was, they only care about it being done.</p>
<p>That was one of my <strong>EUREKA</strong> moments! This dude&#8217;s a genius!</p>
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<p>Because its true! At your job, if you dont finish the work asked of you, you dont get paid. If you dont finish a project you dont get paid for it. Simple right.</p>
<p>Your boss should care how hard it was and how much time you put into it, but in the end the main thing that he/she cares about is if its done.</p>
<p>After the phone call this saturday it hit me.</p>
<p>You get paid for done right&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;its the same thing with habits, doing them is the work, your RESULTS are the pay!</p>
<p>The habits like eating clean, working out, etc. If your plan is to workout 3 times this week, then thats what your &#8220;work&#8221; is. If you didnt workout those 3 times then dont expect to get paid. Its that simple.</p>
<p>If you work 5 days a week but only go 2 your boss isnt gonna pay you for the other 3, why should your body be any different.</p>
<p>Your body doesnt care what youve tried doing, only what youve done. If you have a workout outlined then finish it, dont finish halfway and say thats good enough. <strong>That gets docked from your pay <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt="icon wink 2 small changes that get HUGE results" class='wp-smiley' title="2 small changes that get HUGE results" /> </strong></p>
<p>So how can we make sure that we keep the motivation up and the habits in check. This is something awesome ive been working with all my private clients.</p>
<p><strong>Reward yourself for the habit instead of the results.</strong></p>
<p>Set up a plan of attack and get really detailed. For instance saying something like this month I will workout 3x a week, eat at least 3 servings of veggies a day, and go to sleep at 10pm. Then every week you reward yourself for doing the habits.</p>
<p>I wanna drop 3 pant sizes is the result, I wanna exercise 3x a week is the habit. Dont worry about the result. Worry about the habit and the result will come.</p>
<p>Your reward could be something small like you get to watch your favorite shows, to something huge like you get to take a weekend trip. Ill leave that up to you.</p>
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<p>Get your work done and its always payday <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt="icon wink 2 small changes that get HUGE results" class='wp-smiley' title="2 small changes that get HUGE results" /> </p>
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		<title>2 HUGE changes (I promise they&#8217;re good)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Acosta</dc:creator>
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<h4><strong>Hey everyone just stopped by to give you 2 HUGE updates!!!</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>Starting this wed (7/6/11)</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>1.  is were moving our stone oak location.</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>Now before you go and throw stones at me its literally right across the street. Raymond from elite karate has moved the facility to where he used to be. </strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>Hey everyone just stopped by to give you 2 HUGE updates!!!</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>Starting this wed (7/6/11)</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>1.  is were moving our stone oak location.</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>Now before you go and throw stones at me its literally right across the street. Raymond from elite karate has moved the facility to where he used to be. </strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>Heres the new address</strong></h4>
<h4><strong>20323 Huebner Rd Ste 108. San Antonio, TX 78258</strong></h4>
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<h4><strong>And heres the map of it</strong></h4>
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<h3><strong>And announcement #2 is the opening of our 5:30pm timeslot at our fredericksburg location.</strong></h3>
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<h3><strong>6:30 pm camp is huge so if you can jump into the 5:30pm awesome!</strong></h3>
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		<title>Friday 13th is Your Lucky Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 20:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Acosta</dc:creator>
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<p>Do you believe in luck and superstition? Had some crazy stuff happen to me this morning, then I realized its friday the 13th. But then again something crazy usually happens to me every morning.</p>
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<p>Do you believe in luck and superstition? Had some crazy stuff happen to me this morning, then I realized its friday the 13th. But then again something crazy usually happens to me every morning.</p>
<p>So I cant really blame it on that. Anyways&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
<p>In case you do believe in bad luck im about to change your mind.</p>
<p>Im gonna give you a cool gift thats usually only for my clients and bootcamp clients. So in the spirit of friday the 13th and to show you youre actually more lucky than you think Im giving ya our 13 top fat loss tips ebook FREE</p>
<p>I really believe in giving back. Along with that we are teaming up with San Antonios fitness in the park and doing FREE saturday camps at San pedro park at 10am. Everyones welcome <img src='http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt="icon biggrin Friday 13th is Your Lucky Day" class='wp-smiley' title="Friday 13th is Your Lucky Day" /> </p>
<p>Heres the link to get the FREE ebook. Let me know what you think.</p>
<h3><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/13-Top-Secret-Fat-Loss-Tips.pdf">13 Top Secret Fat Loss Tips</a></h3>
<p>Have a great weekend!</p>
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		<title>Asking For A Miracle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Acosta</dc:creator>
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<p>My cousin Stephanie was injured this past weekend in a rugby tournament playing for the UT team. Injuries were severe and she is not expected to make it past 48 hours. This was said yesterday.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a favor to ask of you.</p>
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<p>My cousin Stephanie was injured this past weekend in a rugby tournament playing for the UT team. Injuries were severe and she is not expected to make it past 48 hours. This was said yesterday.</p>
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<p>She is a my age and has accomplished too many things to count.  I know shes a fighter and will pull through. Please keep her and my family in your prayers. Prayers in numbers has caused miracles, and thats what were hoping for.</p>
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<p>If you are able to, a fund has been made to help with the medical expenses. Any help will be greatly appreciated.</p>
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<p>Thank you for your prayers and support.</p>
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<p>We love you Stephanie</p>
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		<title>Email Helps Reach Your Goals?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey there hope youre rockin this monday!</p>
<p>Woke up this am pumped for camp only to be bummed out by some sad news.</p>
<p>R.I.P Jack Lelanne  &#8230;&#8230;the original gangster&#8230;.the O.G&#8230;&#8230;..The god father&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..did 1013 pushups in 23 minutes&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;if he sneezed Chuck Norris&#8217;s beard would fall off!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there hope youre rockin this monday!</p>
<p>Woke up this am pumped for camp only to be bummed out by some sad news.</p>
<p>R.I.P Jack Lelanne  &#8230;&#8230;the original gangster&#8230;.the O.G&#8230;&#8230;..The god father&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..did 1013 pushups in 23 minutes&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;if he sneezed Chuck Norris&#8217;s beard would fall off!</p>
<p> <img class="alignnone" src="http://www.myfitnessstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jacklalanne.jpg" alt="jacklalanne Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" width="297" height="401" title="Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" /></p>
<h3> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIVfe-crHDs&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=PLF811A78108689C71&amp;index=31">Check him out doing fingertip pushups&#8230;click here</a></h3>
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<p>Ok on to the test kitchen! Now that the Trifecta program I released a few weeks ago sold out ive been testing a few things to see how it would help people and keep them on the right track.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/top-secret.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-539" title="top secret" src="http://www.thefitnessprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/top-secret.jpg" alt="top secret Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" width="466" height="71" /></a></p>
<p>One of the best tools working right now is simple&#8230;&#8230;.Email.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~evolve/images/emailIcon.png" alt="emailIcon Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" width="349" height="261" title="Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" /></p>
<p>Yup plain old fashioned email. With the technology now a days and phones that are practically computers getting email where ever you are is easier then ever. If you dont know already I have ADD and probably a bunch of other stuff which makes it hard for me to pay attention and remember things. If you really want me to do something you have to remind me about it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://thoughtsappear.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/doug_squirrel.jpg" alt="doug squirrel Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" width="400" height="289" title="Email Helps Reach Your Goals?" /></p>
<p>Anyways I found this cool tool online that helps build habits through the power of email. It takes 21 days to form a habit. So why not make it a good one. The website is called <a href="http://www.habitforge.com">www.habitforge.com</a> and its AWESOME!!!!</p>
<p>I used it a bit ago to help remind me to read. One of my new year goals is to read at least 5 books a month. This is a description of the service in their words:</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;You provide a Goal and Desire, and we&#8217;ll send you a customized daily email asking how you did.<br />
Simply click &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221; daily.<br />
Succeed for 21 days, and the new action will be easier than ever.<br />
Skip a day and the clock starts over at day one. &#8220;</em></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">So since one of the first things I do when I wake up is check my email it made it easier to keep on track and be accountable without having to bug Jen to remind me all the time.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Best of all its FREE.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So introduced this to my trifecta program members and put their fitness goals into it. The best results we got were when we zero&#8217;d in on a specific habit, step by step.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Instead of reminding you to be healthy we made it more specific and reminded you to workout for 30 min. Or if someone didnt drink enough water, then the reminder would be have you had x amount of ounces of water today?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The more targeted specific the better. Small things make a huge impact. Send a reminder to remember to cook or pack your food for tomorrow. In turn youll do it and not have to eat out at a bad restaurant.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Like I said the more specific the better.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Let me know what you think about this cool trick to help build better habits? Has it helped you?</h2>
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