Picking up girls!

Ha! A friend of mine asked me today if learning to play golf was a good way to pick up girls!...

I suppose that anything you do with enthusiasm can net you a girlfriend if you have mad game...but I digress---

I have noticed a few things about the driving range recently. Let me list them for you and then YOU can decide for yourself what the social implications are in the realm of matchmaking:

1. Most women at the driving range don't want you to watch them swing


2. Most men at the driving range don't want you to watch them swing


3. Therefore no one is looking at anyone

Then we have the next set of issues:

1. Most men at the driving range are dressed like crap (why do you hit balls in jeans guys? Seriously?) and haven't shaved in three days or are sporting the fabulous "ball cap/goatee combo" that was so chic in 1998
2. Most women at the driving range are dressed in matching pink (or purple or green) golf clothes with clean hair and $150 Guess sunglasses
3. Those two things don't match up at all

However since no one is looking at each other anyway, it doesn't matter---so no one ever hooks up.

So who knows huh? Maybe you'll get lucky and find that Natalie Gulbis is slumming and can't resist your 19 handicap charms---maybe she will think that your 80 degree banana slice is adorable and that your 10 year old Oakley Blades are "rad"---and maybe she will cozy up next to you and ask you to help her with her pelvic tilt---

But probably not.

So yes, come and play golf. Join the rest of us tortured souls out on the range and the fairways--and learn that there are worse things in life than being single (like three putting for example) and that the woman of your dreams might be at the driving range--but she will never look at you and you will never look at her---so just accept it.

'Now keep your head down and don't clear your hips too early--

Wait--maybe golf and sex are more alike than I realized!--I just had an idea for a new blog topic...stay tuned!

Peace!

Kit

Know your trainer's knowledge...

Shamefully enough, this story came from a gym that I run. In fact, I am so stunned by what happened--I am still at a loss on what to do. But it reminded me to let you guys know how important it is that you ask your trainer the correct questions.

One of my trainers asked me for "a spot" on a bench press. I was busy, but I don't want anyone to get hurt--so I obliged.

While he was 'lifting', I noticed that his form was all messed up. In fact, it was so bad, I thought he was going to hurt himself--let alone actually get something out of the exercise.

After his set I suggested some things he could do to make the left more efficient and he said to me "I am doing it like that on purpose. I know what I am doing..."

Oh really?

He actually got defensive and I realized that it was probably just a pride thing with him so I shut up and watched him lift again--and sure enough it was totally wrong. He claimed that it was a technique designed specifically for his sport....

Now I was worried. Because this guy is in my gym, training people that are paying money to be trained correctly and he can't even lift correctly himself. So now I have to go and double check his qualifications---

The point is that even someone who LOOKS like he is in shape might not be qualified to teach someone else and pretty much anyone with $500 can get certified to "teach fitness"---but they are likely not qualified to answer your questions or actually do anything SPECIFIC for you. Sure they can follow along with their what their 'test' told them to do--but can they help YOU?

If your trainer doesn't tell you WHY you are doing something--or worse if you ask them and they don't know--run like heck. Only use trainers that have EDUCATION and not just CERTIFICATION---any schmoe can tell you where your deltoids are--but you need to be with someone who knows what the deltoids (or any muscle group) are FOR and how they work.

When it comes to golf, don't trust just any trainer--make sure they have knowledge of the game so that they know how the exercises will affect your ability to play. It's called functional training---make sure they have that knowledge base.

That is why you need me!...LOL I will always tell you why we are doing things and how you can accomplish the same goals at home--afterall, I consider each and every one of my clients to be a walking billboard of my success....so I need you to get results and be happy!

Have a great day. It's snowing as I type this but I am going to assume that I am simply having a nightmare and all will be well for my noon tee time on Saturday!

Peace!

Kit

Golf is a SPORT! Why not treat it as such?

I was watching the Golf Channel today as usual and watched a Tiger Woods golf clinic.
And has he was showing people how to properly address the ball, he made a motion that was almost
EXACTLY the kind of motion that I was taught in baseball. At that exact moment, he said "Get into an athletic stance..."

And then he said something that I have been saying for YEARS and I just went "YES!"

Tiger said "Golf is a sport. It's an athletic thing..."

And that is what made Tiger DIFFERENT from everyone else when he arrived on the scene. Tiger approached Golf as a sport and not as an "old man's game" or (shudder) and "activity".

When you play a SPORT--you need to make your body act in an athletic manner. If you are overweight or out of shape, as MUCH as you love golf, do you actually PLAY golf or do you STRUGGLE to play golf? Why not get the weight off, get your back in shape, make your shoulders strong, give your poor legs and hips a break---and become more athletic?

You know I played with someone a few months ago and he was a tremendous golfer. I think he shot something like 74 or 76 or something...I mean he smoked me---but he said something during the round that struck me. He said, "God it's a beautiful day!"
Why did that strike me? Because it was 95 degrees outside and muggy as heck....but I was enjoying myself as well. Sure we were sweating a bit, but we weren't exhausted. We were both in pretty good shape and the SPORT that we were playing didn't wear us out....

When we got to the clubhouse, you should have seen all the people in there sweaty and drenched and puffing and COMPLANING about the weather and the course and THEIR GAME. Well of course you are going to complain. I mean how can you have fun at something that wears you out...but every single one of the complainers and the moaners and the grumpy people were all overweight, or out of shape or unhealthy--everyone of them. All of the people enjoying an after round beverage on the deck, smiling and happy were the more fit crowd.

Did you ever wonder why golf shirts are form fitting? Because golf is a SPORT and they are made for ATHLETES!
C'mon now! Get some weight off---get the life back into those muscles and get loose---You'll look better--you'll feel better--you'll PLAY better and you will complain ALOT less!

See ya!

Kit

New Location. New Site....

For those of you who are not aware, I have moved to Portland, OR and now have to begin the process of networking all over again. For my former clients in Bend and Central Oregon, I thank you and hope you all have a GREAT season. I will be available for sessions from time to time and of course you can always email me for my famous free advice!...LOL....The new site will be done soon. As you can see from the site it's being totally re-designed!
Have a great weekend and check back soon!

Kit