X TRAINING, A Must

Welcome everyone...let's get started. I call X training the "glue" that brings everything together...for winning...to conquer yourself. Pic and choose and in any order. 1) any form of  Martial Arts, 2) Aerobics, platform and or water, 3) in lieu of Martial Arts, Large punching bag for arms, legs, feet...go for 60 sec. per set. 4) Hiking, 5) Choose a non-event sport(s), 6) tumbling/gymnastics, 7) Biking, 8) Horseback riding, 9) Rock climbing. You get the idea. Results expected...brain stimulant, discipline, toughness and control. Meet your challenge! jimmy o "Profiles in Leadership" at www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

Finding Your Rythem

Welcome everyone and let's get started...some of the same measures we use in horses, we use in our training. In the animal world we also use "gait." We work with horse's gait in all performance drills...from race to jumping. We talk about 'hitting a wall' in all of our different events. There is more than one wall. Many experience a 'wall' in warm ups. Work through that first wall. Don't ignore it. Wake up your brain. Work through it. You may experience a wall even at the start of your event, don't give in. Then, with any where from 400m. or less, a wall that most talk about. The walls are more mental than physical. If you continue to experience walls...you have fallen into the trap of "self induced" program. That's right...you are talking yourself into it. This wall can happen in the weight room, bedroom, driving a car, etc. Tear down the wall.   www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

Hero Tribute

Welcome everyone...many of you know that once in awhile I like to take a side road. Today we drive down that side road. Everyone
in life must come face to face with yourself. That's the "who am I."
A life defining moment. Awards, plaques and trophies are great...but in the end, the one award that really matters...What kind of person was I? What kind of person am I? Each day for the past 10 years I add another "hero" to my list. My passion for most of my
life has focused on people with disabilities. Why is it that people with less, accomplish more. People with less skill, physically and/or mentally challenged accomplish more than "normal" people.
Today I will pay tribute to three of my heroes. First, my late father. At age 16, his father died. He had to take over their dairy farming business. My father's life changed in an instant. He refused to drop
out of high school...he graduated. He became one of the most
successful farmers in the entire area. My father had many "sayings." I will share two with you..."whenever you get on a horse
make sure you are facing the front." "If you perform a good deed for someone expecting a thank you, you are doing it for the wrong
reasons." Next, Kyle Maynard...born with congenital amputee. No
arms, no legs. Recently climbed Mt Kilimanjaro. His speech, "No
Excuses." Next, Charolette Brown, Texas. Blind. Competes in track
and field. Sprinter/pole vault. In pole vault, seven steps and plant.
We can learn a lot about people with less. I am still learning.
Have a meaningful life everyone...Jimmy O
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