The "core" of being a coach

People have a lot of ideas about what a Team Beachbody coach is and a lot of them are wrong. People think I am a personal trainer, a nutrition expert, or a perfect physical fitness nut sometimes. This is wrong though. I am just a regular person, with regular problems, regular hectic schedules, and lots of love for progress. The core concept of being a coach is that you do your best, you get better every day, and you help others do the same.

I am crazy about fitness. I actually do love working out, but that does not mean I find it easy or simple. I find it difficult and even excruciatingly painful at times. For more than 8 years I have suffered from back problems. Mostly just muscle spasms but they can often be difficult. For about 4 years now I have suffered from neck issues. Over the years I have torn my hamstring, ruptured my quadriceps tendon, and strained my achilles tendon. I have a short right leg which often means I am completely out of alignment with my spine. I regularly visit a chiropractor to correct this and do my best to keep my core strong as best I can.

In the meantime I push play just about every day. Sometimes I go hard, as hard as I can because I am feeling good. Sometimes I modify slightly or skip certain exercises because I am worried they will hurt one of my injuries. Sometimes I go light and back way off because my body is just telling me to. The point is that I show up, and that's half the battle.

I have had several people say to me when discussing a program they want to do: "Well I want something less extreme than that P90X3 stuff you and some of your buddies do." Well guess what? Yes it's extreme, but here's a secret, sometimes I struggle through it too! (sshhhhh don't tell anyone). Just to prove it here is a video of me struggling my way through X3 Ab Ripper yesterday. Watch the pain in my face! I knew I needed to get back to core though because my back was acting up.

That's it folks, no secrets, no superhuman strength. Just a guy trying to get in better shape and fight the old age and beating his body has taken in the last 38 years. One of my favorite quotes says:

"Whether you think you can or you can't, you are right"

I challenge you to join one of my groups or my team and find out if you are right!