July 7, 2008
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Some of you might know, about two weeks ago, we put the camera up in Go: Fitness, and let people talk about their experiences at our training center.
So, we want to announce that some of these testimonials are now posted. You can click the link or visit Go: Fitness’ web site, and click on the “About US & Solutions for You” and scroll down to Member Testimonials.
It was very nice to hear over and over that people like the training, and like the family feeling we have worked hard to create.
By the way, these are not short little “Love the gym!” testimonials. These are actual people and their thoughts and experiences, so the testimonials are 2 to 3 minutes long per person. I don’t want you to think I am scaring you off from watching them. I actually want you to think there is something to watch. (who really wants the short “you guys are great” and then on to the next person testimonial.)
I encourage you to watch one, every other day for a week, and see if there is any story that might help you or a friend of yours!
We will be shooting Go: Sports sometime in the next 2 weeks! So, watch out for the email announcement!
Thanks!
-Nick
June 24, 2008
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Lindsay has been training 3 to 4 times a week for just 2 months and well, I’ll let the results speak for themselves.
10 Yard Sprint: 2.07 down to 1.90
Vertical Leap: 16.4 in up to 20.5 in! Thats a 25% increase!
Elasticity Rating: 3 to a 5 (Out of 5 point scale)
Shuttle Run: 10.04 down to 9.75
Deep Overhead Squat: Went from a 2 to a 4 (out of 5)
Congrats to her success and best of luck with her sports, even though she won’t need as much now that she’s stronger and faster than ever been before!
June 21, 2008
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While at Perform Better’s “Functional Training Summit” Nick had the opportunity to interview Alwyn Cosgrove.
Alwyn Cosgrove one of the more popular Fat Loss Experts in the U.S. and is a what they thought was terminal Cancer Survivor living in California.
Nick talked to Alwyn about fat loss and what he feels people are doing wrong in their training and how to correct it.
We have posted the MP3 interview on our Media Section of our web site.
We have included a link here (cosgrove_interview) for you to right click, and save the MP3 to your computer, so you can listen on your iPod, or burn to a CD.
Please forward this link to any friends you think might like it.
-Nick
June 20, 2008
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Well, I finally threw my last strongman contest, and I am relieved and sad!
It has been a great run and I think there are/were only one or two promoters that have been throwing contests longer than I have in the United States. And I have been one of the longest run State Chairman, winning “State Chairman of the Year” once.
Why did I like the sport so much? It was the camaraderie. The bonding that developed from guys being guys for 4-8 hours on a Saturday. The friendships that were born by 5-20 guys in one weight class killing themselves at a contest to give it all, and cheering each person on to do their best. Doing it together.
After that, it was proved that proper training could win titles and prevent injuries. Yes, winning North America’s Strongest Man twice (yep, the only person to do that!) was pretty cool. People still don’t believe that the training I did, or the other guys from Columbus, @ Built Solid, or what Phil Pfister did was real. We all had to have done something else. I have had 3 athletes I have coached compete at World’s, 2 of them finished on the podium, one of the wining.
Now I see Strength Coaches throwing Strongman events into their training of their athletes, and I gasp sometimes. Why? Because they are not teaching fundamental movement skills, and Injuring their athletes just to do something cool. The proper form of flipping a tire gets great results, but I would guess 1 out of 10 coaches actually train it right. We don’t use it in my Sports Performance facility because the risk to benefit ratio is out of whack. Strongman used wrong, will wreck the body, so we don’t use it just because it is cool.
So, I will continue to support the natural athletes in the sport, help the promoters and the organizations that promote strongman. But I am better off to promote proper lifting technique and program design. Opening eyes and changing the concepts of effective training.
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June 12, 2008
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A few of my fellow coaches got together for a phone conversation this week. It seems like we all have heard the same thing the last few weeks from parents and athletes.
“I can’t come in because I am going to ‘open gym’ (or some variant)”
I hope I can make this as clear as possible. “Open gyms” and “open fields” don’t really help athletes improve. The main reason is that the coaches are not allowed to really coach proper movement patterns because of state laws. The don’t have the time to coach up the second stringers, or the non-stars, because they either get it while playing or they don’t.
If you want your athletes to improve, at any level, the need consistent coaching on lifting, speed, agility and coordination development. With two or three hours a week of this coaching, and the open gym, your athlete can really see improvement in the off season!
-Nick
June 3, 2008
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Hello everyone this is Cory Schierberl the Director of Youth Operations here at GO: Sports. I would like to present you with Jeff Davis’s retest results as of last week. He has been utilizing our facility for 4 months with a dedicated 3 times a week training pattern. While we like to see ourselves as an athletic ability increase based center the numbers as they say never lie.
Vertical Leap Test: 17.3% increase
Elasticity Test (Average Height Sustained Through 4 Jumps): 19.9% increase
Core/Rotary Power: 67% increase (this is HUGE in sports as you all know)
Deep Overhead Squat: 100% increase
June 3, 2008
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On Saturday, May 24th, Nick spoke at the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s State Clinic. We will be posting a Video Soon.
It was held at the Ohio State University, and had coaches from all over the state, and surrounding states in attendance.
June 3, 2008
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While at Perform Better’s “Functional Training Summit” Nick had the opportunity to interview Juan Carlo’s Santana.
JC Santana one of the more popular Functional Training Guru’s in the U.S., and like Go: Sports, he has trained many High School, College and Pro Athletes.
Nick talked to JC about what he feels athletes and coaches are doing wrong in their training, as well as what athletes and parents should look for in their athletic training center.
We have posted the MP3 interview on our Media Section of our web site.
We have included a link here (santana_sport) for you to right click, and save the MP3 to your computer, so you can listen on your iPod, or burn to a CD.
Please forward this link to any friends you think might like it.
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-Nick
May 23, 2008
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We will be having a table outside of Panzarras pizza on Grandview Avenue this Saturday May 31st from 4 to 9. Both GO: Sports and GO: Fitness will both be represented by myself and the GO: Fitness coaching manager Charley Guldan. There will be contests to win free T-shirts, water bottles and backpacks! Also we will be giving away a month of free training! Stop by and let your friends know they can come with any questions. Thanks.
May 15, 2008
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Mike Boyle has been a Strength Coach in New England for over 35 years, and is one of a handful of people who get repeatable results with his athletes. Nick Osborne sat down with him while they were at the same function in California, and talked to him about his views on training, and we have it here, just for you!
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