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Please check it out www.volleyballtrainingtothemax.com :)

Be back soon with some tid bits or maybe a rant..never know ;)

Great Quote!

 
“Never Confuse Efforts with Results”
That’s IT for today…
Please undersand it and use it :)

Things are really crazy…but it’s ALL good :)

WOW….

To say things are crazy is just an understatement.

Training area athetes, coaches, teams and the DVD shipping is exploding and my wife and I are not only smiling, cause this is just a dream come true, but we had to make some difficult ‘bidness’ decisions. :)

 

One decision that was so easy to make was to keep pluggin away and moving forward within the volleyball world. You, your fellow athletes, coaches, friends and everyone involved in the vball world had made this journey possible.

How?

Cause you buy our products?

HECK NO!

Your positive nature…THAT is why I wish to be invlolved and stay involved and keep providing what I can to you.

With that mentioned…

We do have a request to continue to provide you great information to stay at the top of your game.

 

Can you please respond with what you need or are looking for to better your team, yourself, your child or your organization?

Simply copy and paste the line of your choice below into your comment followed by your concerns.

As mentioned previoulsy, we have some really cool stuff coming your way in the form of videos etc. Please bear with us as we get them rockin :)

 

Thanks for your help and I cant wait to see your questions.

Barry

My concern is volleyball training

My concern is strength training for volleyball

We are looking for new volleyball drills. or Can you provide more volleyball drills?

What exercises can I incorporate for beach volleyball to increase vertical jump and swing speed?

Let’s talk Hip Flexors

Familiar with the Hip Flexors?
If you are, AWESOME!
 
If not, join the many others who fail to train
their hip flexors or are even aware they exist.
 
After visiting the Elite Gymnast facility last week
and seeing EVERY SINGLE gymnast with a problem
(butts way in the air as they walked and jogged!) caused
by over training one area and not training another. 
I immediately had to help the owner and help the gymnasts. 
 
They are not alone in overtraining one area and forgetting
about others. Instead of me boring you with all the details,
I found a great article and a video to help your understand
the hip flexors.
 
Hope you find this helpful {!firstname_fix}. Training this area
does make a big difference in ones athletic ability.
 
Thanks and have a great day!
 
In good health, 
 
Barry
 
PS - Volleyball Training to the MAX is a huge success so far.
We are receiving some very good reviews that I will share with
you in the near future. Added Bonus! Dave Cross upped his
offer and is giving away an additional 3-months for a total of
6-Months to his membership site - FREE. 
 
 
 
 

Oh the Debate!

The Debate…
 
Yes, there is THE debate happening here in the US, but that’s not
the one I am talking about.
 
Although thousands of fitness professionals from all over the
world are changing and adapting to a different and
more effective training style with their athletes, the debate
will not go away.
 
‘YOU NEED TO LIFT WEIGHTS!’
 
Fortunately, I am in a position that I don’t have to prove my
training style anymore.
 
It works - PERIOD.
 
Thousands of athletes and coaches from all over the world are using it
with great results.
 
No barbells - No crazy deadlifts - Notta 
 
This came to me two days ago out of the blue:
“I have been doing some of your drills and I must tell you today I was in the 
(name withheld) newspaper for having 21 kills, 18 aces and 3 blocks
I felt that I had to share that with you =]” Amy..
 
Oh yeah..Amy is a high school FRESHMEN starting for
her varsity team.
 
These type of results are not uncommon with the exact same workouts / exercises
in Volleyball Training the MAX & Training for Volleyball.
 
You and your team are no different….
 
It’s time to take charge of your team..
 
It’s time to rise above everyone else…
 
It’s just time to just do it. 
 
 
Have a great day!
 
 
 
 

Volleyball Training to the MAX is here!

That’s right…

Dave Cross and myself are very pleased and happy to announce that Volleyball Training to the MAX is here and ready for YOU.

It was originally released to our pervious customers on Sunday Oct. 5th and the response has been overwhelming.

Which means ONE THING……

WE WERE RIGHT! :)…just kidding..

We both knew this type of product was needed for this fabulous sport and we mmoved forward to create it.

I can guarantee that your team will acheive fabulous results both mentally and physically, in a very short period of time.

So, stop procrastinating! Your opponent may have already purchased it!

Check it out now: Volleyball Training to the MAX

Make the right choices

(this is a little late due to the problems I was having with the blog)
This is totally off subject and there is NO mention of my products or anybody elses.
 
As I was flipping back and forth through browsers something caught my eye..
 
A sad, sad face on the front page of Yahoo..
 
I went back to the page to see what the verdict was…
 
GUILTY
 
OJ Simpson may never, well most likely will NEVER be part of our fabulous world again..
 
Before you begin to think for one second that I am an OJ FAN or think he has been wronged…..
 
Forget Bout That! NOT EVEN CLOSE
 
I said this to my wife several times when I see this happening to people who ‘have it all’.
 
“Man..I don’t feel sorry for OJ, he deserves to be put in jail, but his life is a total waste. HE ruined his entire life because of tte terrible choices he makes. Just so sad”
 
It’s about choices
 
My son heard me say this several times (we were lucky with our daughter..never had to have a talk with her ;) ):
 
“Bobby..if you know deep down that a choice you are thinking of making is wrong, then just don’t do it. It is not worth it”
 
My brother made a terrible choice on January 9, 1987 by drinking and driving.
 
At the young age of 23 he was killed while drinking and driving because of a terrible choice he made.
 
Please help spread the word about making the right choice.
 
If you are a coach, please have a chat with your athlete’s one day out of the blue about choices or if you are still young enough to be influenced by others, please….
 
Make the right choices in life.
 
 
Thanks for your time and have a great day!
 
Barry
 
 
 
 
 

‘T’ Square Volleyball Drill

Before I begin I must tell you something that I have mentioned before and that you already know…

The Volleyball World ROCKS! :)

I stopped by a local high school tournament yesterday and the welcoming from everyone…coaches, players, parents is so, so fabulous. Just so nice…no egos (well, that I can see anyway ;) ) amongst the parents and teams. All I see when I go to these things are a lot of smiling athletes having fun and playing a game they love. Such a big difference than going to a wrestling match :)

OK..I have another volleyball drill for you. It’s called the ‘T’ Square Drill. This a fun and effective volleyball drill that athletes/teams of all levels can do to improve quickness and reaction. Click the link below to see it in action then download the file to find out how to implement it into your practices.

‘T’ Square Drill

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What is it you tell yourself?

     As most of you know by now, I own a gym in Allentown. It is a very rewarding business, offering people a nice place to workout and also seeing people making positive changes in their health and their lives; it is a dream come true. In this business we see how exercise affects people physically and emotionally but we also see how peoples emotions affect how or even if they exercise.

     Let me give you an example. The other day a woman came in to check out the gym. Immediately after the greetings were over she told me how she hated to exercise and then as I gave her a tour I heard a list a reasons on why she didn’t think she could do it. Now, don’t get me wrong I’m glad she came in because these are the type of people that we really like to help, but her attitude may very well cause her to fail.

     We hear things like this all the time whether it be people saying ‘I hate it’ or ‘I can’t do it’ or ‘I’m too out of shape to do that class’ or ‘I’m just not motivated’. 

     This gets me to thinking about the way we talk to ourselves. Negative self-talk is very self-destructive and yet some people can be very negative with themselves. If you tell yourself that you hate something than how can you expect a positive result? I’m a firm believer that your fitness routine needs to start in your head. If you tell yourself you can’t, you won’t. If you tell yourself that you are not capable, you will never be capable. If you put exercise at the bottom of your priority list, it will stay there. Instead, tell yourself that you deserve to workout and feel good. Look at exercise as a gift you give to yourself. Tell yourself that you will do your very best and then do your best, whatever that is, and be proud! Tell yourself that you want to have more energy; the list goes on and on. 

     I think there are several reasons why people talk themselves out of working out and I think they are based in fear. If you tell yourself that you are going to start an exercise routine, you may be afraid that you will not stick with it and sometimes that is too big a risk to take. Other people may be afraid of the environment and feel that they don’t belong. All I can say is that every single person started somewhere and just because someone you see is in good shape doesn’t mean that they were always that way. They very well may have started out in poor physical shape. 

     Another common fear is the realization that this is a lifestyle, not something to do for a couple of months and then stop. Fear of commitment is common. This is where that positive self-talk comes in handy. You know logically that exercise is going to make you feel better, stay healthy, relieve stress, look better and improve the quality of your life. These are just some of the positive reinforcements that you can give yourself in a moment of weakness.

     I am no stranger to these struggles. I remember times in my own life when I told myself that ‘I worked all day, I deserve to go home and relax’ when in actuality I felt 100% better when I started adding exercise to my routine. So the next time you start to talk yourself out of going out for a walk, doing your training or going to the gym ask yourself what you are really trying to avoid and why. Ask yourself what you want to do for yourself…nothing or something wonderful!

A day to remember…

Seven Years ago today I was in shock sitting at my desk when I was
in the corporate world…

My co-workers and I were all on the computer watching the news..

Sadness and nervousness throughout the office and plant..

Everyone stopped working…

The office workers, the management, the manufacturing and warehouse
employees…

Our consultant from Atlanta walked in shaking..

He saw it all while his plane was landing at Newark…I can still
see his face and am a little emotional thinking about it..

Walking in circles and shaking he was telling us what he witnessed..

He said he drove his car as fast as he could from Newark, NJ to
Easton, Pa to get away from what was happening.

We all know what happened here in the US..

Immediately, we all came together as one.

Competitors hugged, politicians united and old friends became new
again..

The stadium was quiet..

Three days later at my sons high school football game..

Silence was in the air…

Our National Anthem played and tears were everywhere..

Strangers hugging, strangers singing in rhythm as they moved side
to side..

September 11, 2001 is a day to never forget..

Not only the destruction it has caused our nation, but..

to remember how we ‘all’ were ‘one’.

Have a great day and live life to it’s fullest
today and everyday.

In Good Health,

Barry