Warrior Athlete – Total Philosophy For Life And Health Goals

Over 30 years ago life was very different for Mr. Fat Loss growing up as an only child in the 60’s. The environment was enough to support life but certainly not a “leave it to Beaver lifestyle” family setting. Public school, hot lunch programs, inner city and crime.

The general career path for many was unique to say the least. Hard decisions were made daily at a very young age about life or death and created an opportunity to seek the next level of the journey…the U.S.Navy.

This became a melding of the street toughness/survival skills training and real combat training. Leaving the “war” in the streets doing what needed to be done to survive and a larger conflict overseas…the conflict in Beirut as part of a task force from the United States. Just past 20 years of age not really conscious of what impact this next part of the journey was about to have on a young warrior athlete. Twenty four hour long days, several days in a row and weeks at sea required daily duties to be performed with no fear, no thought of “what should you do?” was part of your life. You were a machine within the big war machine. My first meetings face to face with real warriors…SEAL TEAM 1.

The team daily had training and preparation, cleaning weapons, staying strong with conditioning training. Studying constantly the plan to disrupt and evade capture. Each day we would cross paths in the berthing compartment moving shoulder to shoulder with people I soon would find out were trained beyond what regular Navy kids were trained like. They ate and slept the same, but something was very different. The look of seriousness on faces of men that saw and did things that would not be spoken about…except among themselves. What was it they talked about? I wanted to know, I wanted to belong to something bigger, more important and more focused. Like a club, like athletes…like a group I wanted to find out more about these men and later I did.

The definition of a warrior and athlete is as follows:

war·ri·or

1. One who is engaged in or experienced in warfare
2. One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause or conflict.

ath·lete

n. A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.

The Warrior Athlete is forged from flesh and bone, has the spirit of a Warrior. While through the heat of intense unconventional workouts and daily life challenges, the warrior athlete is hardened by a disciplined approach to physical recovery and is targeted like a laser in an unflinching pursuit of self mastery.

The Warrior Athlete views their training not as simply a separate time of day where they work and sweat, but as a necessary component of your entire life that merges body, mind, and sprit.

Training for the Warrior Athlete

A good training program should be designed with results in mind.

While several claim this, the majority are built on specializing in a single area. Obvious flaws with this philosophy exist

* Bodybuilder and figure athletes do not use the program of runners.
* Runners don’t use the program of a swimmer.
* Swimmer’s don’t use the program of yoga master.
* Yoga master don’t use the program for a wrestler.

Which describes you?

You must be all of them, and more.

You are a “Warrior Athlete” when you can physically and mentally handle any situation?

* Strength to move a heavy object or subdue an attacker.
* Speed to make the final push at the end of the race.
* Power and grace like a cheetah.
* Stamina and endurance to ascend to the top of the mountain.
* Heart to courageously live life with purpose.

“The only easy day was yesterday.” This statement is confirmed daily at M2 Fitness Pros as people from all walks of life come in to the pride with the thought they are ready to commit to excellence, which is very unique these days- the fitness of the classic warrior athlete has become a model for many clients who have no training experience or little appetite for it.

In a sense, M2 Fitness Pros and The Warrior Athlete address this fragility to be sure. We are all vulnerable to disease and disability, whether through daily challenge, sickness, or old age. We need coaching to prepare for this- indeed, hard training and instruction- if we are not to be totally undone by life’s challenges…How might the Warrior Athlete program help an athlete face the day to day requirements of an aggressive training schedule and full life?…there is striking paradox about which there has been a stunning silence: a warrior’s athletes body is in many ways is a very private investment, and yet the sacrifices he or she makes are utilized on a very public stage. Can Warrior Athlete training help those facing challenges beyond the physical arena?

The philosophy about the warrior athlete program is extreme, intense and insane. Yes, people with ordinary skills and weak temperament will be challenged…some will move forward a bit further, others will break down and a select few will continue to climb on up the mountain.

Where will you be on the mountain?