February Week 1

It was a great first week of February. Here is a short video of some of the images caught this week.

No Regrets

With technology these days there are hundreds of acronyms most of which I have no idea the meaning of. I have created my own acronym that I will refer to as (WIRT) which simply means, Will I Regret This. You can ask this about virtually everything you do in life. The answers may vary from person to person but some are really pretty obvious. Will I regret eating this entire chocolate pie? Will I regret spending $300 on lottery tickets? Will I regret dropping out of school? These are pretty obvious. Chances are more than likely that you would regret these things.

My wife has been using this line for several weeks now in relation to our training programs. She says things about how you will never regret working out hard and being in the best shape of your life. You will never regret being able to fit into that new bikini this summer. You will never regret investing your time and money into something that can improve and possibly add years to your life. Now on the other hand, you may regret not doing any of these things. You may regret being unhealthy and have a poor quality of life. You may regret not ever feeling comfortable in your own clothes. You may regret not investing some time and money into taking care of yourself. I can guarantee you that if you don't spend the time and money to take care of yourself now, you will have to in the future.

Remind yourself of (WIRT) when you make some of these decisions in the future. I bet you won't regret it.

Randy Blair

As I have said under the About Me profile, I have been involved in fitness and athletics my entire life. I started training 15 years ago while I was in college. After receiving my degree in Fitness and Human Performance, I continued to train while also teaching full-time. In 1999, I wrote a mission statement for a business I planned to one day open called Trinity Fitness. In 2003, Trinity Fitness became a reality. I trained for 6 years in a small, private studio where I trained with both free-weights and selectorized machines. In other words, I trained the way I was trained to train rather than the way I trained myself.

I had always trained very athletically and functionally. I have a great video that I shot in 1999 with a friend where we were doing what we called the "Obstacle Course" workout. In it we did push-ups, pull-ups, handstand push-ups, sit-ups and plyometric jumps all in one workout. I loved training this way but never even imagined training others the same way. That was until the summer of 2007 when I discovered Crossfit. Crossfit didn't necessarily teach me anything that I didn't already know about elite fitness but they did give me the confidence to start training others the same way I trained myself.

After about 6 months of preparing both myself and clients for the transition, Trinity Fitness is now based out of my own garage and I couldn't be happier. The Trinity Fitness Garage is a place where people can find fitness levels they never knew they could reach as well as bodies they never knew they had.

There are many trainers and facilities that train similar to myself. People have more than enough options and I think that we are slowly but surely turning the tide on becoming more healthy. I have done this my entire life and it is one of my greatest passions. I definitely practice what I preach and have every intention to continue doing what I have always done and that is to be healthy physically and spiritually. My goal with Trinity Fitness is to help others do the same.

Amber Blair

I couldn't be more proud to introduce my beautiful wife Amber as a trainer for Trinity Fitness. I have been pushing for this for about 15 years now. Amber has an academic background in education and teaching. She has been an advid fitness enthusiast for almost 20 years. She is the mother of three wonderful children and has had the tough job of stay-at-home mother since the birth of our first child. She has been training specifically with me for over a year now under our highly functional training programs. She has seen drastic improvements. She has told me what I believe is the perfect marketing statement for the type of training we do when she said, "I am a 34 year old mother of three and I am in the best shape of my life. I feel like I could put on a bikini and feel comfortable in it and I think that is what every woman wants. The workouts are hard and intense but I find myself looking forward to each workout."

New Morning Classes

Trinity Fitness is excited to announce that beginning February 1, 2010 we will be offering morning classes!

Come join us for a workout like no other!!! It doesn't require a lot of equipment or a lot of time, yet it will be more effective than anything you have ever done!

Instructor - Amber Blair

Classes - Monday & Wednesday - 5:45am - 6:15am - 9:30am
- Tuesday & Thursday - 9:30am

Location - Trinity Fitness Garage

February Price - $120 for 8 classes (just $15 per class)

Call or email to reserve your spot today. We look forward to helping you get your body on the right track. You can learn more about Trinity Fitness by clicking on the Personal Training link.

The Garage

After years of training in a small climate controlled building filled with selectorized machines, I have officially moved to a more functional facility...my GARAGE!

After 6 months of testing it out, we have found the results to be profound. These workouts don't require a lot of equipment or take a long time yet are more effective than anything you have ever done. Give me a month and you won't want anything else. It becomes ADDICTIVE! All it takes from you is a desire to better yourself and the humility to do that in my garage. A recent client, who is a long term runner, said it best when she said, "You think you're in shape until you do this."

You can find out more information about Trinity Fitness by clicking on the Personal Training link.

Comfort Zones

As a full-time teacher, I get a pretty good glimpse of our future and the differences between my generation and future generations. One of the alarming differences with our kids today is their inability to handle challenges. I understand that things are different now than they were 20-30 years ago but I definitely see that we can't afford to neglect passing on some of the important lessons we were taught as kids. One of those lessons that our kids need is the lesson of being uncomfortable and how to handle it.

Recently I had a 16 year old student refuse to walk home, although he had already been given permission from his parents, because he thought the walk was too far and it might make his feet hurt. I ask more questions as to where he lived and it was just under 3 miles. This student chose to wait 4 hours before his parents could pick him up rather than take a 3 mile walk on a beautiful 60 degree day that would probably have taken him less than an hour.

Life is not always going to be La-Z-Boys and video games. How do we expect ourselves or our kids to handle life's challenges if we don't train outside of our comfort zones? I believe exercise is one of those ways that we can train our kids with how to handle being uncomfortable. Before long, we can actually become comfortable with being uncomfortable.

I recently starting my own children on a workout program. What was interesting is that while they were uncomfortable temporarily during the workout, they had a since of pride and accomplishment when the workout was over. They are always asking when they get to workout again. I can't help but think that they will handle life's challenges better than had they not learned to leave their comfort zones.

My advice: Take the stairs sometimes. Park further away from the door. Hand-wash your car every once in a while. And when you workout, get comfortable with being uncomfortable.