Friday, January 16, 2009

9th Principle 01.16.09

Well we had a better showing today and everyone had an excuse, which I told them to tell me while on the trampolines... but grab a pair of dumbbells first! Those who have trained with me before just silently mumbled under their breath. We did a fifteen minute warm up with the weights in hand. Before walking stretches, we did a 30-minute chest circuit.


Demetrius and I stretched before practice and it went well. Probably the stiffest athlete to come through these doors. Just go back to the day on the turf field and look at the picture of the three guys doing walking stretches. It will be easy to find the stiff guy. I’m proud of him cause he is making great progress and I know it ain’t easy!

We worked different techniques for the start today. One was about incorporating the back foot for power as well as the front. It was harder than I thought. So we spent a great deal of time trying to get the guys to experience the Knowledge. For my female reader in Berkeley, this would be the principle we worked on today. The principle comes from my book the Path to Magic, The 19 Principles of Transformation. These 19 principles are written on the wall around the entire gym.

KNOWLEDGE ~ understanding

The key to life’s struggles
Infinite source of empowerment
Without it there’s no freedom
From the cage of Ignorance


We introduced a few new drills to get them to really feel the movement. I’m sure we overdid it a bit, but I was not getting the desired result. The knowledge to change something is only good when it is “insperienced,” meaning you feel the difference within your body, which then, if applied properly, becomes wisdom.



Julianne, being a baseball player, had to be strapped to a vertimax to simulate his start. Jermaine didn’t make practice because he is leaving on Saturday for Miami. He has a workout with the Dolphins. Good luck, Tito! (our nickname for him)

Demetrius Owens came in to visit today. He is a previous client who moved here from Ohio. He now plays football and basketball for San Leandro High. He’s almost 3 inches taller than when we trained, so it was a shock. They are playing San Lorenzo tonight - good luck D! And we sent Larry off for the weekend - he's going back to school for their football banquet. Have fun...we'll be waiting when you get back...lol.

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