San Clemente

I have been so busy lately that I haven't even had a chance to xanga!  which is good because that means i'm doing more in life and spending less time on the computer.  

Just to update.... 

I am now in San Clemente working as a Fitness Trainer at a Ocean Physical Therapy.  I am more happy with the job here, but like always, I am looking to do better, to improve and to continually achieve more.  I have stopped smoking weed, I am cooking more food, and am kind of poor here.  Those are the biggest changes.  I live really close to the beach.... just a matter of a 30 second walk and I'm there.  THat's fucking baller and makes me happy.  I used to live in the "suburbs" in this house with this gay guy, who was just an awful roommate.  I enjoy work a lot more than at Equinox, make more money, but at the same time... I am still not satisfied.  I want to train more people, be more successful and continue to enhance my reputation.  I want more.... and it's frustrating.  It's frustrating to be ... so hungry... literally.  Physically hungry in my stomach and craving for more achievements.  It's almost as if I feel as though there is not enough time for all the things that I want to do.  It is up to me to be able to make time for the things that matter to me and to really set aside time to accomplish my goals.  

I wish I had more time ...

Busy busy busy

The last month has been very busy.  I have a very consistent life of working 7 days a week.  It's pretty gnarly but a slight exaggeration because I do sometimes work very lightly (1-3hours) on certain days.  It's kind of nice actually, because I do usually get to go out Fridays and Saturdays because my schedule works out fine like that =)  I've got three clients now and one of them is Oscar, a 15 year old basketball player who wants to make varsity this coming season.  I see him twice a week doing footwork, agility and coordination drills.  The other day he's working on strength and core conditioning.  I see his dad, Javier, three times a week at 8am every MWF,  for an hour.  Every session I spend about an hour to an hour and 10 minutes starting with a warm up then going into the exercises and then end with like a 5-10min stretch afterward.  I can usually get through about 2-3 sets of like 5 exercises which is a total of about 12-15 sets of like 15 reps and  like 30-60 secs of rest with my clients in this time.  I also work with Joe and I'm helping him to lose weight too.  I meet with him three days a week on T,TH, Sundays.  I vary the types that I do but I usually stick to low rest.  Which is the key.  I like to think of personal training like having some one there to haze you (jokes) for an hour.  It's more like having some one there to remind you and push you further, help you when you're tired and cheer you up when you feel like you can't do things.  I never let my clients fail; I make sure they can handle the task at hand and if it gets hard I tell them that they're almost there and that they can do it.  If it seriously gets hard I'll lighten the load and get them through the hard times but ultimately show them that succeeded in getting through it.  I help them up when they're tired and don't wanna get up, but I make them anyways.  I tell them to keep moving and convince them that they're doing great.  I tell them to drink water because they probably should because they're sweating so much.  I'll ask them what they ate and give advice on eating habits and remind them to be more healthy (all the constant reminders you know, like.... brain washing)  I ask how they feel, and whether it was hard or not.  I'll always tell them that no matter how hard it was, they got through it and will be able to get through it next time.  I ask them where they feel the burn and make sure it's manageable.  And finally, when it's all over I get them to stretch and work on that flexibility.  By the end of it all, they're just so fired up to see me next time because they know that I'm getting them closer to their goal.  I help them feel better and forget about work. I have people feeling refreshed and with more energy and ready to start the day.  I get them stronger, I build them up and hold them accountable for coming to the gym and exercising for their better health.  I realize now that I am worth that $100/hr we charge.  The biggest thing that I stress to all of my clients is consistency.  I hold them accountable to come to the gym and meet me and get a workout done.  I tell them to come in on their own and work on cardio.  Not everyone has the discipline to workout and get in shape, but having some one help you through it and pushes you to do more that's what gets the results.  

I'm just really happy because I've always wanted a job where I have tangible results/value from the work that I do.  It feels great to know that I'm getting results because my clients tell me that they're glad they're getting results and do feel better and more energetic.  I've been hustling lately to pick up clients but, I feel like I'm not working as hard as I could be.... Everyday I need to keep reminding myself to continue to do my job of helping out on floor shifts better and really provide more value and win people over.  There are people in the works, but like all relationships you must build upon them and work at the right pace.  Rome wasn't built in a day so I too must wait.  I'm being praised at work but I have higher standards for myself and won't stop until I get myself to full time.  

Other than that I have been doing well just staying busy with work and trying to do my best at it when I'm there.  I go out and have been more social these days because I do value my time now because most days are spent working, eating, working out, and sleeping- Repeat.  I make time to see people and have something to do or if I wanna do nothing I just chill because I know I need some me time too. I suddenly have a larger social circle and make efforts to build relationships with those around me because you can never not know enough people.  It's really hard to see everyone and hang out with everyone with such precious weekends being only like... a day long lol or maybe two.  I apologize if I haven't seen as many people as I should have but I'm working on it.  =)

I finally bought tickets for EDC 2010 and have been fucking on the fence about going and what day I should go for like ever.  I knew I should have bought them the day Meky told me to when they first came out because we had talked about this.  I always end up going.  Every fucking time >_<  However, I have a new game plan for this massive.  There's this mantra that I've adopted from my client, Joe.  He told me that I should say this every time my friends and I go out because it was something he forced his friends to say when he was my age.  

It's all game; there is no shame.

I love it.  It's fucking brilliant.  It's very similar to that of carpe the fuck out of the diem but seriously, I like it.  It's just another reminder that you're not alive and well for very long and with all this work and sleep taking up so much time + family... there's a lot more out there to discover.  Which reminds me... I was talking with Joe and randomly with other older people who tell youngsters their two cents on life's secrets.  You only live once and I keep hearing from so many people who talk about living it up every second because I can tell that they must not have and have the type of desire to vicariously through me.  I want to fucking do it up big and make the most of every second...

I can't Think

Work has been busy.  I'm there everyday.  Even on my days off I'm there.  I think I should really take a day off.... but at the same time I have this immense drive to "ramp up" and get to full time.  Everyone says it takes about 4-6 months to get 30 sessions every 2 weeks.  Full time is having about 15-17 clients meeting anywhere from 2-3 times a week.  I've got 2 so far and signed my first clients, a father-son duo, this past Saturday.  It's been a relationship in the works.  Probably going to be one of my most faithful relationships even though it's been only about two weeks since I've known him.  I treat Javier really well and really want to see him improve because I want to give everything I can to get him to lose weight, burn fat and lower his body mass index by 10%, have more energy and feel better about himself.  I want his success to beget my success. I believe in myself now more than ever.  I have never felt really confident in my life before about anything until now.  I really believe that working out with a professional trainer coaching, motivating you can really see results.  I know that I can transform not just Javier's life, but any one that I train with.  I have the burning desire to just work, and work my ass off. I want success now more than ever.  I want to continue to get better at my job: learning more techniques, thinking of new and fun ways to work out, understand biomechanics in better detail.  I've wanted to get stronger and I have.  I just did a progression today of bar bell bench press and did 15 reps at 95, 10 reps at 115, 8 reps at 135, and then 5 reps at 155!  In between I was doing upside down pull ups with two legs on the floor or a "supine pull up".  Right now  I weigh 135 and want to gain about 10-15 pounds of muscle but this will require me to eat so much more and more frequently.  I've got about a 6.5% BMI measured from like a month ago.  I don't really care about that factor as much though.  The more I work out and lift the more I learn.  

The last few weeks have gotten busier.  I've been having to use Google Calendar to organize my life.  I document like everything.  Who I talk to, what we talked about, when we spoke.  I've been thinking so much about exercising, moving around, and actually been exercising and moving around ALOT.  Tonight, my brain and body feels so assed out.  I'm tiiiired and need a break from this, but I have to go to work tomorrow again.  I need to sleep

WG - Work is Good

J-O-B