We spend a lot of time thinking about and measure performance bench marks as the Holy Grail or the quest for fire or the search for Eldorado. People focus too much on elite performance, canonize people who are the on the leading edge of performance and as a result forget the vast majority people - The normal people. Albeit, it is cool to see people who really are going fast and moving well. The real strength of our program is what is does for new exercisers who come to us in what we affectionately call the "pre-conditioned" stage. Many people have never been athletic and have no idea what they are capable of with the right coaching and training.
Recently, one of our clients, Ben, showed me his new driver's license and his old one, the comparison was astounding. I asked him to share his story; the following is from the email he sent me for a testimonial.
"Alright Doug I have been able to do one pull up for a couple of weeks now so here is my testimonial.
I joined HyperFit USA in April of 2008. When I came in for my first intro session with Doug I thought I knew that I was out of shape and really wanted to do something about it. I made it all the way through the warm up before Doug made me sit down and drink some Gatorade. Apparently I had turned green and was staggering around like a drunk. And so began my experience with Doug, Mike, Miki, Patrick and all the great members of Hyperfit. This has been my first serious attempt "fitness" in my entire life. I am a recovering smoker and have always been pretty chunky. Since I have started going to classes three times a week I have lost 50 some odd pounds, have gone from a 40" waist to a 36", have gone from doing pushups on my knees to being able to do a bunch of real pushups, I just did the first pull up of my adult life and can dead lift more than 300 pounds. Needless to say I am beyond happy with the results that I have seen. I know that it is cliché but this has changed my life. I never thought that I could or would care so much about going to the "gym" this place is not a gym I don't know what to call it, maybe a gymnasium, a fitness facility, a elite training center. None of that really sums up what you get when you commit yourself to what happens in that building. You get your ass kicked and you love every minute of it. If I am having a bad day I know all I have to do is go work out and in that hour the crappiest day turns into something that I control and feel good about. It has only been six months and I cant wait to see what I can accomplish over the coming years.
Sincerely
Ben Shores"
One of the most gratifying aspects of being a trainer is showing normal, everyday regular people they can make real progress and get real results. Ben's example shows of someone is committed to better health and fitness, they can get it. Rock on Ben!
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