Everyone wants to be successful. I want it more than anything. I am willing to work my tail off to get what I want. At least I trick myself into thinking that I do most of the time. I can catch myself doing busy work to seem busy and I can catch myself making excuses for not getting in a workout. Yes, you read that right, even I mess up when it comes to successfully accomplishing my goals.
I reminded almost daily by my mentors that in order to be successful you have to surround yourself with other successful people. If you place yourself in the presence of people who are on their way or already at the place you would like to be it is a heck of a lot easier to get there. This is why Wil and I make it a priority to get to the best conferences, meet with the best people in the business and put ourselves in teh presence of people that have done the things we want to do.
This is also why we are choosing to model Force Fitness in a semi-private and small group format. We feel that the best results come in a group setting when you can have support system and be motivated by others that are going through the same things you are going through. The best sports teams work in group settings, the best physical therapists have clients work in a group setting, and the best fitness and performance results will come from the small group setting at Force Fitness.
Just giving you something to think about. Get yourself around the people that will help you achieve your goals and do things you never thought were possible.
It's gonna be a great day,
Ryan
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
First View of The New facility
We wanted to give an up close look at the new place and how the build out is coming along. We will be providing lots of new video blogs on the progress and other tips that will help you out.
Here is the video blog for today.
I hope you are getting excited.
Ryan and Wil
Here is the video blog for today.
I hope you are getting excited.
Ryan and Wil
Thursday, September 25, 2008
The Key to Success...
Wil and I were eating lunch yesterday waiting to meet with someone about creating our sign for the building and our anxiously awaiting the call from the Fed-Ex delivery driver about our equipment when the topic of nutrition and nutrition/dieting success came up. We talked for a long time about what makes a person successful at meeting their goals and people's expectations for their bodies.
Here are a few conclusions that we came up with:
1) Making a few changes at once and gradually building into a complete lifestyle change lends itself to long term success more so than drastic dieting and crazy workout plans. This holds especially true for the beginner.
2) Consistency one of, if not the most, important factors for success. This seems to hold true for anything you do. If you can consistently eat right and pick good food choices 90% of the time you will be well on your way to meeting your goals. If you exercise within the same parameters you will be making progress as well.
3) KISS- Keep It Simple Stupid- Nutrition and eating right is very simple. A lot of people know what is healthy and what is crap. It is just hard work to pick the right things most of the time. Don't' fret the details (i.e. exactly how many calories are in each leaf of spinach, or what supplements will help me do XYZ) until you have mastered the basics (i.e. eating 5-6 meals a day, protein at every meal, getting plenty of rest, etc).
4) Take it one step at a time. It is okay to have a big goal set for yourself. In fact, I love it when people present me with a challenge of helping them lose 50+lbs of fat. At the same time, you need to set little stepping stone goals for yourself to get you from point A to Point B. I recently had someone get upset because they lost 4lbs in a month. They would have liked to lost more weight, and I agree with them. The reality was that they had lost a considerable amount of weight in the previous 4-5 months and things were starting to naturally slow down. However, if you look at it like this it changes everything. If you lost 4 lbs a month, for 12 straight months you will have lost 48 lbs after 1 year.
So remember, no matter what your goal, if you keep these tips in mind you will well on your way to success.
Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, a whole semi load of equipment was delivered. We were like kids on Christmas morning as we unloaded it.
We will also be taking applications for help in moving the equipment and turf into place when the time comes. I know you will all be jumping at that chance!
Have a great day,
Ryan
Here are a few conclusions that we came up with:
1) Making a few changes at once and gradually building into a complete lifestyle change lends itself to long term success more so than drastic dieting and crazy workout plans. This holds especially true for the beginner.
2) Consistency one of, if not the most, important factors for success. This seems to hold true for anything you do. If you can consistently eat right and pick good food choices 90% of the time you will be well on your way to meeting your goals. If you exercise within the same parameters you will be making progress as well.
3) KISS- Keep It Simple Stupid- Nutrition and eating right is very simple. A lot of people know what is healthy and what is crap. It is just hard work to pick the right things most of the time. Don't' fret the details (i.e. exactly how many calories are in each leaf of spinach, or what supplements will help me do XYZ) until you have mastered the basics (i.e. eating 5-6 meals a day, protein at every meal, getting plenty of rest, etc).
4) Take it one step at a time. It is okay to have a big goal set for yourself. In fact, I love it when people present me with a challenge of helping them lose 50+lbs of fat. At the same time, you need to set little stepping stone goals for yourself to get you from point A to Point B. I recently had someone get upset because they lost 4lbs in a month. They would have liked to lost more weight, and I agree with them. The reality was that they had lost a considerable amount of weight in the previous 4-5 months and things were starting to naturally slow down. However, if you look at it like this it changes everything. If you lost 4 lbs a month, for 12 straight months you will have lost 48 lbs after 1 year.
So remember, no matter what your goal, if you keep these tips in mind you will well on your way to success.
Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, a whole semi load of equipment was delivered. We were like kids on Christmas morning as we unloaded it.
We will also be taking applications for help in moving the equipment and turf into place when the time comes. I know you will all be jumping at that chance!
Have a great day,
Ryan
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
It's coming!!!
No, not Godzilla. He is not coming (or was it a she?). Force Fitness is coming and you should be counting down the days. Why should you be counting down the days? Because this area has not seen a facility like this. Because you have not been exposed to training programs this effective before. Because we want to write the programs that will help you get to those specific fitness goals that Ryan spoke about in his last post.
How soon will Force Fitness and Performance be here? Well soon enough that we are getting our first shipment of equipment this morning. Pictures will be posted soon of some of the state of the art equipment that will be housed in our facility.
Oh and do yourself a favor and read Ryan's post below. That is some life changing stuff and I mean it. We are working on the specific plan of action to make Force Fitness and Performance Indiana's premier training facility, for you. So have your goals ready!
Have a great day.
Wil
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Price We Pay!
This past weekend the Ryan Lee bootcamp came to a close with a great speaker and person Dax Moy. Dax has written a book called the Magic Hundred on how to achieve your goals. I could not have imagined a better way to wrap up the conference. I am going to try and relate the message Dax sent some of the best fitness professionals in the world and relate it to you.
Everyone has a goal, or something that they would like to achieve or obtain in life. I have one, you have one, your neighbor has one, and the guy sitting on the street corner holding a sign that says, "Why lie, I need money for booze." has one. Your goals big or small, even one that includes getting booze, must follow a few rules if you would like to achieve them.
Rule #1:
You have to know what you want.
You can't just say, "I want a bigger house" or "I want to lose some weight", you have to really know what it is you want. Be specific. Know it and understand it. If you want to lose weight, know how much weight in what amount of time. Set your self a time frame to accomplish this goal. You have to search deep inside yourself to make sure that what you "want" is what will make you happy and content.
Rule #2:
You have to know how you are going to get it.
You can't just want something. You have to lay out a plan that will help you get what you want.
If you want a bigger house what are you going to do to make more money or save more money to buy the bigger house. If you want to lose 20lbs of fat and be in great shape, what changes in your diet and exercise plan are you going to make for that to happen. Things don't just happen because you want them to happen.
Rule #3:
Know the price of accomplishing the goal.
This is where you have to do some serious soul searching for the bigger goals you will set in life. Every goal or accomplishment comes with a price you have to pay. If you want to grow a business are you willing to put in the long hours and late nights to get it started? If you want to lose 20lbs are you willing to stop eating those cookies every day and do some exercise? Will you get up early to make sure you get in your workout before your day gets too busy?
Rule #4:
You have to pay the price.
After you know the price you must pay, you actually have to go through with it. There is no easy way around this most of the time.
This goes with dieting, money making, family life, and every other aspect of your life in which you set goals and have desires.
I hope you have an awesome day.
Ryan
Everyone has a goal, or something that they would like to achieve or obtain in life. I have one, you have one, your neighbor has one, and the guy sitting on the street corner holding a sign that says, "Why lie, I need money for booze." has one. Your goals big or small, even one that includes getting booze, must follow a few rules if you would like to achieve them.
Rule #1:
You have to know what you want.
You can't just say, "I want a bigger house" or "I want to lose some weight", you have to really know what it is you want. Be specific. Know it and understand it. If you want to lose weight, know how much weight in what amount of time. Set your self a time frame to accomplish this goal. You have to search deep inside yourself to make sure that what you "want" is what will make you happy and content.
Rule #2:
You have to know how you are going to get it.
You can't just want something. You have to lay out a plan that will help you get what you want.
If you want a bigger house what are you going to do to make more money or save more money to buy the bigger house. If you want to lose 20lbs of fat and be in great shape, what changes in your diet and exercise plan are you going to make for that to happen. Things don't just happen because you want them to happen.
Rule #3:
Know the price of accomplishing the goal.
This is where you have to do some serious soul searching for the bigger goals you will set in life. Every goal or accomplishment comes with a price you have to pay. If you want to grow a business are you willing to put in the long hours and late nights to get it started? If you want to lose 20lbs are you willing to stop eating those cookies every day and do some exercise? Will you get up early to make sure you get in your workout before your day gets too busy?
Rule #4:
You have to pay the price.
After you know the price you must pay, you actually have to go through with it. There is no easy way around this most of the time.
This goes with dieting, money making, family life, and every other aspect of your life in which you set goals and have desires.
I hope you have an awesome day.
Ryan
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Ready, Fire Aim!
I don't remember where I first heard the title of this blog, but it is a great way to go about life. You just do it.
This week I am going to take something that I learned at bootcamp and apply it to my life and business and hope that you will do the same.
I am going to take some freaking action!
I am going to stop thinking about things I want to accomplish, I am going to stop trying to plan everything out perfectly. I am just going to get things done.
Have you been waiting for the right moment to start your fitness program? Have you been waiting for the right moment to improve your performance in a particular sport? What is it that you are waiting to do?
My best guess is that you have been waiting a long time to do whatever it is?
I waited about 22 years to get myself in really good shape. I waited all through college to cut out binge drinking on the weekends. I waited until I was 23 to get my fat butt looking good.
I didn't have to wait to do those things. And you don't either.
Take some action, get started with a fitness plan, or a better nutritional plan today. If you need some help, I think you know where to go!
Ryan
This week I am going to take something that I learned at bootcamp and apply it to my life and business and hope that you will do the same.
I am going to take some freaking action!
I am going to stop thinking about things I want to accomplish, I am going to stop trying to plan everything out perfectly. I am just going to get things done.
Have you been waiting for the right moment to start your fitness program? Have you been waiting for the right moment to improve your performance in a particular sport? What is it that you are waiting to do?
My best guess is that you have been waiting a long time to do whatever it is?
I waited about 22 years to get myself in really good shape. I waited all through college to cut out binge drinking on the weekends. I waited until I was 23 to get my fat butt looking good.
I didn't have to wait to do those things. And you don't either.
Take some action, get started with a fitness plan, or a better nutritional plan today. If you need some help, I think you know where to go!
Ryan
Ryan Goes to Bootcamp
WOW! What an experience?!?
I am sitting in my hotel room after 11-12 straight hours of listening to presenters and networking with some of the best minds in the fitness industry. That was just today.
Yesterday, I got up after just a few hours of sleep and put in probably 15 hours of presentations and networking. It was a blast. I met some great people and I had a great time. Oh, and I also learned a few things while I was here.
I want to talk about my bootcamp experience and how I think this is the type of atmosphere we are going to have at Force Fitness and Performance. There were so many levels of people here, guys that make 6 and 7 figures a month, guys that have 2 clients, coaches, trainers, business owners, internet marketers, you name it in the fitness world and they were here. The energy was incredible and every single person was amazing.
This is exactly what we want Force Fitness to be! We will have people new to exercise, high level athletes, moms, doctors, business owners, and anyone else that wants to believe in our programs and get great results. The atmosphere is going to be amazing. You won't have any choice but to excel in your health and fitness.
We will soon be releasing our website and our pre-registration program. I hope that you all are as excited to get this rolling as I am.
See you very soon,
Ryan
I am sitting in my hotel room after 11-12 straight hours of listening to presenters and networking with some of the best minds in the fitness industry. That was just today.
Yesterday, I got up after just a few hours of sleep and put in probably 15 hours of presentations and networking. It was a blast. I met some great people and I had a great time. Oh, and I also learned a few things while I was here.
I want to talk about my bootcamp experience and how I think this is the type of atmosphere we are going to have at Force Fitness and Performance. There were so many levels of people here, guys that make 6 and 7 figures a month, guys that have 2 clients, coaches, trainers, business owners, internet marketers, you name it in the fitness world and they were here. The energy was incredible and every single person was amazing.
This is exactly what we want Force Fitness to be! We will have people new to exercise, high level athletes, moms, doctors, business owners, and anyone else that wants to believe in our programs and get great results. The atmosphere is going to be amazing. You won't have any choice but to excel in your health and fitness.
We will soon be releasing our website and our pre-registration program. I hope that you all are as excited to get this rolling as I am.
See you very soon,
Ryan
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Are you special?
At Force Fitness we have a vision to provide our clients and customers with everything they will need to succeed. We want you to feel special, because you deserve to get all the tools you need to be healthy and happy.
Our plans are to get the best evaluation and assessment system available to identify your needs in a fitness and performance program. We will be screening everyone that comes through the doors. We also plan to include body composition assessments on a regular basis for clients. We want to get you the best basic nutrition concepts.
Could we charge you for all these services? Sure. Will we charge you for them? No!
At Force Fitness you will get everything you need to get great results from your program. This will help us give you the best personalized plan that we can offer, and get you more from the program than you can get anywhere else.
We will be the best place to train and workout in southern Indiana. You won't have to worry about coming up with a plan on days you aren't with a trainer, on where to go to get in your cardio/energy systems work, on how to do an exercise. We will be there to help you and plan with you everything you need.
You matter most to us at Force Fitness. We aren't kettlebell guys, body weight guys, functional guys, we are results guys. We will use the best tools for the job to get the best results. Unless that involves using a machine :)
I hope you all are as excited about what Force is going to bring to Bloomington.
If you have any suggestions on something you would like to see offered to help you better your results in a program please let us know.
Have a great weekend!
Ryan
Our plans are to get the best evaluation and assessment system available to identify your needs in a fitness and performance program. We will be screening everyone that comes through the doors. We also plan to include body composition assessments on a regular basis for clients. We want to get you the best basic nutrition concepts.
Could we charge you for all these services? Sure. Will we charge you for them? No!
At Force Fitness you will get everything you need to get great results from your program. This will help us give you the best personalized plan that we can offer, and get you more from the program than you can get anywhere else.
We will be the best place to train and workout in southern Indiana. You won't have to worry about coming up with a plan on days you aren't with a trainer, on where to go to get in your cardio/energy systems work, on how to do an exercise. We will be there to help you and plan with you everything you need.
You matter most to us at Force Fitness. We aren't kettlebell guys, body weight guys, functional guys, we are results guys. We will use the best tools for the job to get the best results. Unless that involves using a machine :)
I hope you all are as excited about what Force is going to bring to Bloomington.
If you have any suggestions on something you would like to see offered to help you better your results in a program please let us know.
Have a great weekend!
Ryan
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Everyday performance
Just as Ryan promised in his previous post, Wil is here and I would like to take a second to introduce myself.
I am a lifelong Bloomington resident and Indiana graduate with a degree in Nutrition Science. While at Indiana I competed, along with Ryan, on the track and field team where my career culminated with all-American honors during my senior year. I have continued to compete as a track and field athlete most recently competing in the US olympic trials this past summer, but as of late most of my time has been taken up by putting together what will be the premiere training facility in all of southern Indiana: Force Fitness and Performance.
When looking briefly at my bio one could surmise that my background lends itself most favorably to the "performance" side of the training. That is true, but equally important is that in each and every one of our lives we all "perform" on a day to day basis, and everyday performance is integral to what we will be doing at Force Fitness and performance.
Everyday we put our bodies through any number of tasks and movements that call upon the core elements of success in performance: flexibility, mobility, strength, balance etc.
I will be approaching the training of each and every client, along with Ryan, to help address these performance needs. Whether the performance which is being sought is that of a football player, a weekend warrior or a mother looking to get in shape, we will tailor the program to your needs and produce what you have been looking for all along, RESULTS!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Take a Step to acheive your goals.
I read something that I have seen a hundred times this morning, but today it seemed to really make me think. The statement was "everything you do either takes you a step closer to your goals or a step away from your goals."
Think about it for just a minute. It is spot on. Every decision you make effects you, even in the tiniest of ways, and your progress toward your goals.
No matter what your goals are (fat loss, muscle gain, strength, making a team, building a business) you have to make an effort to move towards them. Just imagine if you took a short 30-60minutes per day to take one big leap towards that goal. Maybe you could get in your workout, do a session of interval training, plan your meals for the week, prepare your meals for the week, or read a book on your goal, make a to do list and complete a few tasks that will help you move towards your goal. It doesn't take long for this short time to add up to some big results.
Imagine if 3 days a week you devoted 45 minutes to extra cardio or interval work and another 2 days a week you devoted and hour to planning our meals and preparing them ahead of time. How much closer would you be to losing that extra 10 pounds you put on over the summer.
I can tell you that Wil and I have been taking every effort to move closer to our goals, and after several long months we are realizing that our goals are about to be met. Well, one of them at least.
I guess this is the official announcement that Force Fitness and Performance will be opening in few short weeks. We have worked incredibly hard to be able to give Bloomington the best possible place to train to get the best results.
I am really excited about this and I hope you all are as well.
More information will be released soon, and we will let you all know of an opening date very soon.
Keep checking back here for more updates and information. We will be filling you all in on the set up and model for Force as well as what you can expect from us. I think you will all be pleasantly surprised.
I will have Wil Fleming post soon to introduce himself and give us a few of his thoughts on Force and athletic development.
Ryan Ketchum
Think about it for just a minute. It is spot on. Every decision you make effects you, even in the tiniest of ways, and your progress toward your goals.
No matter what your goals are (fat loss, muscle gain, strength, making a team, building a business) you have to make an effort to move towards them. Just imagine if you took a short 30-60minutes per day to take one big leap towards that goal. Maybe you could get in your workout, do a session of interval training, plan your meals for the week, prepare your meals for the week, or read a book on your goal, make a to do list and complete a few tasks that will help you move towards your goal. It doesn't take long for this short time to add up to some big results.
Imagine if 3 days a week you devoted 45 minutes to extra cardio or interval work and another 2 days a week you devoted and hour to planning our meals and preparing them ahead of time. How much closer would you be to losing that extra 10 pounds you put on over the summer.
I can tell you that Wil and I have been taking every effort to move closer to our goals, and after several long months we are realizing that our goals are about to be met. Well, one of them at least.
I guess this is the official announcement that Force Fitness and Performance will be opening in few short weeks. We have worked incredibly hard to be able to give Bloomington the best possible place to train to get the best results.
I am really excited about this and I hope you all are as well.
More information will be released soon, and we will let you all know of an opening date very soon.
Keep checking back here for more updates and information. We will be filling you all in on the set up and model for Force as well as what you can expect from us. I think you will all be pleasantly surprised.
I will have Wil Fleming post soon to introduce himself and give us a few of his thoughts on Force and athletic development.
Ryan Ketchum
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