Whenever I talk to you Chumps about training I have to also make sure that you pansies understand the importance of goals. See mst trainers and coaches get stuck in a mental rut where they believe that coaching is limited to just being on the field, court of environment of play.  This is not true and the thought processes of these Chumps are limited by their experiences and ingenuity.  

Now here’s my message to you

The first step in getting the most out of somebody is to clarify what you want to accomplish.  Many Chumps and chumpettes ultimately fail (and fail miserably) because their exercise objectives are too shallow.  In other words, if your only objective is to drop your weight to a certain level and to “get toned” then your building your hopes on shifting sand rather than a solid foundation.

Dropping a couple of pounds and toning up is actually pretty easy if that’s all you want to do.  It starts to get difficult when you begin interlocking that objective with other objectives, such as controlling your weight forever, exercising 4 times a week (no matter what), changing your eating habits and improving your fitness levels so that you can see your children’s children grow old and trying not be be a Chump all your life!!  

One individual I got to know lost 82 pounds in 6 months. He was determined to get the weight off, and he did! But months later he once made the statement, “Losing the weight was the easiest thing I ever did.  Believing it could happen to me was the hard part that took twenty-three years.”

Well there are two lessons in that statement, one more obvious than the other.  The obvious point is that getting in shape is more dependent on your beliefs than on any other factor and I agree with that but there’s also a hidden lesson. 

This Chump did lose a massive amount of weight in just 6 months and he did lose more, several times in the time frame of 3 years. But in that same time period he also subsequently and even quicker gained it back and is still some five years later working his way through exercise regimens, food delivery services, and lingering emotional problems. 

Why?  He had too few interlocking objectives governing his “getting in shape” strategies.  His only clear objectives were to achieve high-fitness level benchmarks and those objectives alone are relatively easy to achieve.  If you do not connect them with other governing objectives like, sustaining lasting relationships with loved ones, preventing recurring eating habits from occurring, achieving certain retained fitness levels, and so on – then you are setting yourself up for failure. That is why Ole Coach truly believes in the concept of Accurate Thinking. And for all you Chumps, this should already be in your personal library and archives of materials, not matter what you do!)

So ideal one is to carefully construct an interlocking structure of goals, objectives and values to direct your exercise efforts. And make sure you grab a hold of Accurate Thinking so that you can understand how to remove yourself from the land of Chumpdom - where all the Chumps live.

Ole Coach was working out this morning and I happened to also have a training session with a client and I found myself lifting more than him and running circles around him. Now Ole Coach is retired, beat up, hurt, and for all intents and purposes like a reliable used vehicle. I’ll get you where you want to go - just not as fast as you would like.

So as I was running circles around this young man I wondered if he was asking himself the question that all people should ask themselves during the day. And that question is:

“Am I giving a championship effort right now?”

You see, all CHUMPS never ask themselves that question because they know the answer. They know when they are acting like weak pu$$ie$ and I know it too!  I had a good mind this morning to rear my hand back and slap the $#!t outta my client this morning, but I had to be cool. I understood, just like you do, that he was having a …..

CHUMP MOMENT!

He RARELY has them, but when he has them, they are pretty bad. I was almost tempted to give him some Midol.  :-) 

To all my people in the struggle,

Ole Coach

It’s frightening, but true. There are people who are afraid of success…

Here’s how I know. Because I’ve dealt with:

The track runner who is afraid to “go all out” because they might die. But will run a better time if they do so.

The athlete who doesn’t push in the weightroom because he might vomit in front of his friends, but is creating his own limitations

The actor who won’t audition for the part because he/she is scared of rejection. Although this part may lead to something huge in life.

The person who doesn’t want to go practice because they have a little “boo-boo” that may hurt. But they don’t understand that EVERYBODY else has a freaking “boo-boo” too.

The fact of the matter is this….. People are down right scared and afraid of success. And the reason is because they have to really look at themselves clearly, reasonably and truthfully. And what will happen is…. they will expose the INNER CHUMP! That’s right.

Most of you all are just parading around behind a mask. You are masking your Inner Chump. You’re a Chump, you know it, but other people can’t see it. But Ole Coach is a human Chump Detector. That’s right. I can see the chump in you a mile away. Some of you have a super-sized chump and some of you have a lil’ chump on the inside, but you still have a chump inside of you none-the-less.

Now what you don’t realize is that all of us have this Inner Chump. But you must learn how to control it and not let it control you. See your Inner Chump wins when you try not to expose it. In your trying not to expose it - you make it bigger and more evident for everyone to see.

See, when you try to hide your Inner Chump, it grows and then when it comes out - It’s devastating for all to see.  Case in point, alcoholics aren’t really addicted to alcohol. They’re addicted to what the alcohol does for them. See the alcohol allows them to run away from their Inner Chump. And they’ve hidden the Inner Chump inside or so long that the Chump has taken over. And now the Chump is so big that they need help.

Some of you are lucky in that your chump is still a little “Chumpina”. But If you don’t watch yourself - that lil’ chump can become big and it will take over your life.

So run toward success, not away from it. And as you run toward success, your goal will get bigger and clearer and you inner chump will get smaller and more insignificant.

Take care Chump!

Ole Coach

That right, Ole Coach went to a wrestling tournament this past weekend and I was TOTALLY DISGUSTED for several reason:

1. I saw some coach answer his damn cell phone when he was coaching a kid. TOTALLY unprofessional and really disrespectful

2. I saw the effects of the Nintendo nation. These kids were so outta shape and so damn fat is was unbelieveable. To win this tournament you didn’t have to even know how to wrestle, you just had to be able to hold out longer than the next guy

3. Those damn kids with those f#$#$%% shoes with the wheels on them were all over the place. Zooming  around the mat area like human bees. I had to turn my head like I couldn’t see one of ‘em coming and give ‘em the ole classic shoulder to the chin to teach that lil’ bastard a lesson. And when he fell down I told him - “WHY DON’T YOU TRY WALKING YOU LIL’ CHUMP!”

4. It’s a d@mn shame, but the sport of wrestling is dying. Ole Coach is not going to get into the whole Title 9 argument, but it is really sad to sit around and watch the slow and painful death of a great sport. I certainly hope the the world wrestling federation FILA can revive the sport with the inclusion of Submission Wrestling.

5. It was upsetting to see soooooo many kids in the room wrestling and soooooo few parents. C’mon parents, the lil’ chumpinas need some support from big Chumps like you!

That’s about it Chumps1

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Take care Chumps,

Ole  Coach

Your problem is that you REALLY don’t want to get better, be better, or do better. If you did, you’d hire a coach or get one.

Oprah Winfrey, had a mentor and coach.

Jerry Rice, had a coach.

Rickson Gracie, had a coach.

Walter Payton, had a coach.

Michael Jordan, had a coach.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, had a coach.

Camron Diaz, has a coach.

Jennifer Lopez, has a coach.

The greatest athletes, actors, actresses, speakers, and business people all have or had coaches at one time or another and they’ve all paid TOP dollar for them.

There’s nothing embarrassing about getting the help that you need. Even Ole Coach has a Coach. When I go to spinning class in the morning with the Chumps and the head Chump is on the bike teaching. He’s Coaching everybody else. He’s the head Chump.

Well Chumps, some of you need some help and I’m here to help you. Ole Coach has a Coaching Group that has limited access. Because of his schedule, he only has 6 coaching spots for 2007 and 3 are already filled. The 4th person (as you can see by reading the blog log below) got fired so another spot opened up.  If you would like one of these spots. Email Ole Coach at  coachferguson@rhadi.com  and Ole Coach will send you over a Coaching Application. Space is limited so when Ole Coach sends over the application, make sure you fill it out and send it back.  This Coaching Group is not only for athletes but for those that need help in all areas of life.

Don’t go through life without the appropriate coaching that you need Chump!! 

Power to the Chumps,

Coach Ferguson

Good Mornin’ my little Chumpinos!

Here’s what happened this morning!  I finished working out and I thought, now’s a good time to go grocery shopping. Besides, I couldn’t eat breakfast because I was all out of egg whites. So I went to the grocery store, and wouldn’t you know it -they were there. I mean all of them were there, like they were part of a club.  You know who I’m talking about - THEM.

They were in there walking around and still wondering why they look the way that they do.

NEWSFLASH!!!

The contents of your grocery cart are a DIRECT illustration of your outward appearance.
Just so that you know. My grocery cart this morning had the following in it:

Chicken Breast
New York Strip Steaks
Egg Whites
Sugar Free Non-dairy creamer (Ole Coach can’t have any lactose or he will poot all over the place)
Decaf Coffee
Healthy Valley No Sodium Soup
Brocoli
Vegetable Medley
Splenda
Mrs. Dash
Sugar Free Hot Chocolate
Unsalted Peanuts
Mozarella Sticks

That’s it. I had a lot of lean cuts of meat in the cart. Now I saw all of THEM walking around with chips, salsa, LOAVES OF WHITE BREAD, butter, bacon, eggo waffles, donuts, and the like.   And to make matters worse, they are breathing heavy while pushing the shopping cart.

CAN’T YOU SEE?!?!  IT’S THE SHYT IN THE CART THAT’S PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR STATE!  But they all chose to hang around with “them” and blame the world for their situation.

So if you just happen to see “them” in the grocery store. Walk next to them and whisper in a tone loud enough for them to hear but low enough that if they asked you if you said something you could say, “said what?”  Walk by and whisper, “You f*ckin’ chump!”  And keep moving.

It’s probably not the nicest thing in the world to do, but just think, you’re doing it for the greater good. They need the help. And when you see them at the checkout, tell them about my blog and recommend them doing a couple pushups a night.

Thanks for your help Chumps,

Ole Coach

Coach Ferguson certainly hopes you chumps had a nice weekend. I know I did. And I got to spend some time with “The Health and Wellness Queen” and even went to an ole school drive-in theatre. And as a matter of fact, we saw a very good movie that Ole Coach would definitely encourage you to see.

This movie embodied everything that a Champ is and the one thing that most of you chumps lack. And that one thing in Perseverance.  Ole Coach wants you to understand that sometimes you got to “go through” in order to “get through”. 

One Sunday when Ole Coach was in church, the pastor said, “Without a ‘test’ you wouldn’t have a ‘testimony’”.  And that’s the truth. You see the problem with a lot of you chumps out there and a major reason why I fire clients is because they lack perseverance. They don’t want to hang in there, a little while longer, past the hurt, past the pain, and pastthe point where the other person is going to quit. They want the diamond RING, the Super Bowl Ring, the Olympic ring, the state championship ring, the conference ring, and they want it all without the most important ring of all. THE SUFFER “RING” 

The suffering is the most important ring of all, for without it, you can’t have the other ones.

Well, the one movie that I saw this past weekend which Ole Coach would highly encourage you 2-bit Chumps to go see is “The Pursuit of Happyness”.  It is a dynamite film and it is and illustration of perseverance to the highest extent.  Ole Coach has heard from his good friend The Judo Crusader that he will touch upon and discuss some of the finer and missed points of the movie in his Inner Circle group.  Either way Chumps, make sure you go see the movie. And after you do. Make sure you drop down on your face and gimme 20 good ones. 

In the Pursuit of a Land Where All The Chumps are gone,

Coach Ferguson 

Today is a big day in the Unted States. We are celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King. And in that celebration, the most appropriate thing that ole’ Coach can do for you chumps is to discuss the (very briefly) the concept of teamwork.

Teamwork is necessary for collective growth. We ALL don’t have to get along with each other to be civil with each other and to work with each other. Respecting a person’s talents and their differences is one of the hardest thing for a coach to do, but it is necessary if you are going to put together a good team.  Dr. King knew that. He knew that being able to come together as a team was very important.

In honor of him today I would like to provide you with an opportunity to listen to his famous speech “I have a dream“.

I know this isn’t one of Coach Ferguson’s regular posts Chumps, but in a way it is.

Just watch the d@!mn video Chumps! 

Dr. Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream

Coach Ferguson is a big time believer in the American Dream, the American Way, Apple Pie, Hulk Hogan and all that stuff.

But Coach Ferguson really isn’t big on the war in Iraq. Now Coach is a supporter of the troops and an individual who respects the President of the United States because of his position and Coach Ferguson believes in respecting a man and his position. Coach Ferguson even supports the troops and prays for them and their families on Sunday.

The only question that Coach Ferguson has today (well maybe a couple questions) is this:

Would George Bush feel comfortable sending his daughters to fight in Iraq?  If not, then he shouldn’t send anybody else. Because Coach Ferguson doesn’t like to see kids who should be on the basketball court, the football field, the golf course, or the park - coming home in boxes and bags.

It really makes Coach Ferguson very angry and very sad. And ole Coach would much rather settle disputes in the gymnasium on some wrestling mats, the old school way!

Coach Ferguson thinks that every person in Congress that voted for the war - should have to send their kid. And maybe if that were a stipulation, there would be less votes. Because when you really look at it. Ain’t no rich kids lining up to go over there and fight.

They and their parents are home.

That’s all Coach Ferguson has for today. Coach is pretty down about all this fighting and “carrying on”.  Everybody should be at home with friends and family getting ready for the Super Bowl!

That’s all for now Chumps,

Coach!