Scott Sonnon: Born to Fail - Made to Succeed

Do YOU Have What it Takes? Maybe!

March 3, 2010 – 2:51 pm
In 1993, I competed in my first World Games. It was quite intimidating to be among so many elite athletes, especially considering it was the Universiade: the Olympics for University athletes. I had trained like a madman, between 4-6 hours a day, had to drop 22lbs to meet my weight class of 163.5lbs, and was forced to drive to the event in Canada, since I was already broke from working two jobs to pay my way through University. Being awarded a silver medal may seem like something worthy of pride. And I'm most certainly proud that I was able to compete at World Games after only 2 years in the sport. But I've carried the loss for 17 years. That's why I went ahead and qualified for the US Team to compete at the 2010 World Games in September. Almost two decades since my last World Games, I aim for taking ...

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My Tactical Energy Aids (T.E.A.s)

February 26, 2010 – 3:56 pm
I’m often asked why I carry a bag full of herbs around the world with me. I drink a lot of tea throughout the day (anywhere from 5-15 cups). Tea to me isn’t an option, it’s part of my optimal super-performance health plan. I can do without my “tea program” for a few weeks, but then I start to ebb in remaining at 100% peak work performance. Being 100% for 14 hour exercise marathons weeks in a row isn’t just a skill you can develop with practice. You need to have the energy level high enough to handle all of the various kinds of work tasks that you need to complete. You don’t always have your “deep” fore-brain creative energy – the kind of juice you need to generate exciting ideas, so I wave the intensity of work throughout the day. For energy-intensive exercise, filming, writing, R&D, teleconferences or presentations, I “peak” ...

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Italy TACFIT Fighter 1 Workout Video

February 19, 2010 – 7:18 am
Italy TACFIT Fighter 1 Workout Video http://www.CST-Italy.it Complete 5 Rounds of: 60 seconds Medball Sprawl 60 seconds Medball Plyo-Jump 60 seconds Medball Upper-Cut Slam 60 seconds Band-Resisted Suplex Friend me on Facebook, Twitter a2a_linkname="Italy TACFIT Fighter 1 Workout Video";a2a_linkurl="http://www.rmaxinternational.com/flowcoach/?p=691";

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TACFIT Groundfighter 1E Workout Video

February 15, 2010 – 10:32 pm
TACFIT Groundfighter 1E Workout Video http://www.TACFIT.tv Complete 10 Rounds of: 30sec Stability Ball Pushup on Inverted BOSU 30sec Cross Rope Pull on Inverted BOSU 30sec Inverted BOSU Pushup on Stability Ball 30sec Cross Rope Pull on Stability Ball 30sec before beginning the circuit again Scott Sonnon Friend me on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace a2a_linkname="TACFIT Groundfighter 1E Workout Video";a2a_linkurl="http://www.rmaxinternational.com/flowcoach/?p=690";

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Movement is not Mobility

February 15, 2010 – 7:32 am
Recently asked,"how come the joint mobility program of TACFIT Commando advises tensing and fatiguing muscles? it seems a little counter intuitive. one would think it should relax and loosen them no?" It only appears counter-logical at first glance, because joint mobility is taught (by those who don't understand it) as joint movement. Movement is not mobility. Mobility is a modality not merely an action. The goal of mobility is to free compressed joints. Joints are compressed from residual tonus. If you could have released that tonus through relaxed movement, you would have already. Movement only rehearses the currently available range of motion but does not free inaccessible ranges. These inaccessible ranges have become squeezed shut, denying lubrication and nutrition to the it and the surrounding areas; while simultaneously sending a threat signal to the brain - often through "pain" - that a problem exists. This happens due to a disconnect between your conscious control and the compressed ...

Posted in proprioception, nervous system, mobility, fascial strength, mechanoreception, motor development, stability training, pain-free, healing, balance, coordination, joint mobility, injury prevention | 3 Comments »

Why Shouldn’t You Be More Successful?

February 14, 2010 – 8:24 am
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." This inspiring quote by Marianne Williamson is from her book, ...

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10 Reasons for the Success of TACFIT Commando

February 13, 2010 – 5:35 pm
TACFIT Commando has no monthly memberships - unlike the gym. TACFIT Commando is portable - it fits on a piece of paper in your pocket, your laptop, or even on your phone! TACFIT Commando can be performed anytime, anywhere - at the beach, in your office, your hotel room, backyard, park or living room. TACFIT Commando doesn’t require equipment - everything's done using gravity and your own bodyweight. TACFIT Commando requires only 20-30 minutes - anyone has time for that! TACFIT Commando doesn’t just grow functional "go" muscle - it also blowtorches fat,teaches you new skills, and restores joint health and mobility. TACFIT Commando makes you mentally tougher and emotionally stronger - you'll keep your head in a crisis while everyone around you is losing theirs TACFIT Commando is fun - the most fun you've ever had working out! TACFIT Commando is accessible - it comes with 3 levels of difficulty, so anyone can do it regardless of ...

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Don’t Know What You’re Fit For?

February 12, 2010 – 6:05 pm
Some can see the amazing skills in TACFIT Commando previews on youtube and be intimidated by how foreign the movements appear. But, no, it’s not new. Thousands of years old actually - though now buttressed with modern science. The way we have been taught to train at a gym is the new kid on the block. Conventional gym training evolved out of the Victorian era at the turn of the 20th Century Britain. Whole bodily movement was considered “grotesque and vulgar” - so hips, legs and core were fixed rigidly in place as you can see from conventional calisthenics. Then bodybuilding erupted out creating selectorized machines which could keep the body suspended while isolating one muscle group for growth. Taking it to its logical (far) extreme, we discovered quickly that the power of the human athlete is far greater than the sum of its parts, and the “functional training” renaissance began several decades ...

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Are you the WRONG Person for TACFIT Commando?

February 12, 2010 – 2:09 pm
Thousands of recruits have swarmed TACFIT Commando. So of course the question has arisen: Am I the Wrong Person for the system? Who is the wrong person for TACFIT Commando? It’s not for people who merely want show muscle and not GO muscle. So if you’re a bodybuilder who prefers the suffocation of everlasting swole, or if you’re an athlete who believes that only by feeling like a trainwreck have you trained enough, TACFIT Commando isn’t for you. Don’t attempt TACFIT Commando if you don’t want to confront the reality of your weaknesses. If you prefer to wallow in the comforts of your strengths and keep that dirty basement light off, then stay far, far away. You cannot perform TACFIT Commando without dying a little bit every day. To succeed in training, you must die a little bit everyday. The ego cannot pass through the firewall of transformation. Every time you encounter its willingness ...

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3 Tips to become Instantly Stronger, Better, Tougher!

February 12, 2010 – 6:51 am
Here are 3 points from TACFIT Commando which will help you RIGHT NOW be better, stronger and tougher: Exhale with the effort phase of the movement. The goal is to connect the core to the Earth through the power of your appendages. Some people have panty-wasted abs and have trouble fighting sleep, much less bad guys. Core Activation means “crushing the can” - not merely resisting extension with the rectus, but pulling down the ribs with the obliques, tightening up the corset with the TvA, pushing the diaphragm down while pulling up the pelvic wall to supercharge the “inner unit” of the core - the intrinsic muscles such as the mutlifidus to stabilize the spine for absorbing impact and expressing power. Practice being elastic like a rubber band, rather than solid as a plank. Use your knees and hips, elbows and shoulders to absorb and load the arrow of your trunk’s bow ...

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