Coach Tran
03-18-2007, 02:53 PM
I am proud to announce Jon Manchester, my client and friend, was written about in Parade Magazine's article called, "Yo[/URL]u Can Stop ‘‘Normal’’ Aging" Click here: You Can Stop "Normal" Aging | PARADE Magazine (http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_03-18-2007/Make_Body_Younger)
Jon has been his doctor's poster child for how proper diet and a healthy active lifestyle can overcome obesity and type 2 diabetes. He is also my poster child for Circular Strength Training®. I am so very proud of him and it has been a joy to see him change over the years from an unfit individual to a passionate fitness warrior. Jon has taught me that no matter how old you are, you can learn new tricks. As a coach, I wish I had more clients like him.
Just recently he felt down hard while practicing his routine and broken his pinky (accidental fall), but within six weeks he will continue to fight the good fight. He is truly a CST warrior!!! (Recover soon and heal fast, my friend...)
Here is an old success story of Jon Manchester:
[U]You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
I am proof that that old cliché, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is wrong. Under the watchful eye of my CST certified trainer, Bao Tran, I completed 100 Rock-Its in 4 minutes 23 seconds yesterday. This may not seem like such an accomplishment to many of the readers of this Web Site, but I was on top of the world. This article is not really written for most of the readers of the RMAX International Forum but rather for those people who visit this site and are my age (or younger) who are interested but think they are too old or too out of shape to improve themselves and don’t think positively about what they can accomplish. Perhaps, I can be a source of encouragement.
Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a 6'2", 59 year old baby boomer lawyer who works at a desk more hours a day than I would like. A little over 3 ½ years ago, I weighed 255 pounds, was out of shape (except for being rotund), and joined a gym for the first time in my life. “I was built for comfort, not for speed.” Today, I weigh 203 pounds, am in the best shape of my life, and completed my 100 Rock-Its in under 5 minutes. My training over the years has included cardio, conventional weights and machines, kettlebell training, Warrior Wellness, some BodyFlow, and, in late June of this year, Clubbells. I have been injured on this journey and always come back for more. I take my training very seriously performing Warrior Wellness daily for the past 2 years and working out in the gym at least 3 times a week, one of which is with Bao. I was fortunate in meeting Bao who is a great trainer and a downright nice person. Although he did not want me to mention him in this article, I couldn’t very well explain my success story without giving credit to Bao for my training. He assessed me in our first meeting and set out an exercise program (in his mind) which was to be a mystery to me. I used to ask him if with all of this exercise, I could have a body like someone who looked like they had been working out for a long time. His response was always, “It will take time, a lot of time.” After all, it took me over 55 years to get into the physical condition I was in, but I did hope for miracles. The first step is the hardest, and each step is small. It took a while for me to realize that the exercises Bao gave me were building blocks for the next routines. They always seemed to meld into something new that I was able to build upon.
Just wanting to workout is not enough. One does need a skilled and knowledgeable trainer. I paid for training sessions for my wife and daughter at a gym near our home (I train with Bao near my office), and both of them had terrible trainers and quit. Recently my daughter moved into NYC, and she trains with Bao now, as well. Perhaps her story will appear here in the future. I know she takes her training much more seriously now.
What I am trying to say, after having gotten off the beaten track, is that wanting to improve is the first step. It is not too late for any of you out there who are considering starting an exercise regimen. Just make sure that your physician gives you the go ahead first. Get a good trainer and enjoy the journey. I am looking forward to new Clubbell®® routines, as well as expanding my other CST experiences. I never thought I could do the things that my mind and body can do now.
Jon Manchester
December 29, 2005
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Jon has been his doctor's poster child for how proper diet and a healthy active lifestyle can overcome obesity and type 2 diabetes. He is also my poster child for Circular Strength Training®. I am so very proud of him and it has been a joy to see him change over the years from an unfit individual to a passionate fitness warrior. Jon has taught me that no matter how old you are, you can learn new tricks. As a coach, I wish I had more clients like him.
Just recently he felt down hard while practicing his routine and broken his pinky (accidental fall), but within six weeks he will continue to fight the good fight. He is truly a CST warrior!!! (Recover soon and heal fast, my friend...)
Here is an old success story of Jon Manchester:
[U]You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
I am proof that that old cliché, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is wrong. Under the watchful eye of my CST certified trainer, Bao Tran, I completed 100 Rock-Its in 4 minutes 23 seconds yesterday. This may not seem like such an accomplishment to many of the readers of this Web Site, but I was on top of the world. This article is not really written for most of the readers of the RMAX International Forum but rather for those people who visit this site and are my age (or younger) who are interested but think they are too old or too out of shape to improve themselves and don’t think positively about what they can accomplish. Perhaps, I can be a source of encouragement.
Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a 6'2", 59 year old baby boomer lawyer who works at a desk more hours a day than I would like. A little over 3 ½ years ago, I weighed 255 pounds, was out of shape (except for being rotund), and joined a gym for the first time in my life. “I was built for comfort, not for speed.” Today, I weigh 203 pounds, am in the best shape of my life, and completed my 100 Rock-Its in under 5 minutes. My training over the years has included cardio, conventional weights and machines, kettlebell training, Warrior Wellness, some BodyFlow, and, in late June of this year, Clubbells. I have been injured on this journey and always come back for more. I take my training very seriously performing Warrior Wellness daily for the past 2 years and working out in the gym at least 3 times a week, one of which is with Bao. I was fortunate in meeting Bao who is a great trainer and a downright nice person. Although he did not want me to mention him in this article, I couldn’t very well explain my success story without giving credit to Bao for my training. He assessed me in our first meeting and set out an exercise program (in his mind) which was to be a mystery to me. I used to ask him if with all of this exercise, I could have a body like someone who looked like they had been working out for a long time. His response was always, “It will take time, a lot of time.” After all, it took me over 55 years to get into the physical condition I was in, but I did hope for miracles. The first step is the hardest, and each step is small. It took a while for me to realize that the exercises Bao gave me were building blocks for the next routines. They always seemed to meld into something new that I was able to build upon.
Just wanting to workout is not enough. One does need a skilled and knowledgeable trainer. I paid for training sessions for my wife and daughter at a gym near our home (I train with Bao near my office), and both of them had terrible trainers and quit. Recently my daughter moved into NYC, and she trains with Bao now, as well. Perhaps her story will appear here in the future. I know she takes her training much more seriously now.
What I am trying to say, after having gotten off the beaten track, is that wanting to improve is the first step. It is not too late for any of you out there who are considering starting an exercise regimen. Just make sure that your physician gives you the go ahead first. Get a good trainer and enjoy the journey. I am looking forward to new Clubbell®® routines, as well as expanding my other CST experiences. I never thought I could do the things that my mind and body can do now.
Jon Manchester
December 29, 2005
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