Congratulations to Jesse Gillespie of the USC Water Polo Team, previous stand-out athlete at Arroyo Grande High School and Athlon Elite!  They just beat UCLA for their second straight national championship!!

Read the full article here:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/ci_13942607

We had a blast this weekend at the Client Appreciation Event!  I can’t tell you how much we appreciate all of you that train (or support the one’s who train) at Athlon Elite.  You are truly a wonderful group of people.

We’re collecting all the photos and videos right now to put up on the blog in the coming days.  But until then check out the "Payback Workout" video that you all put us through and the fun slide show John put together for the event.  It shows Athlon Elite from the beginning stages… some old pictures and some new ones… pretty cool!

By the way, we had two winners of the "Trainer Matching Game,"  Sunny Atchison and Kyle Aber.  They got all eight trainers correctly matched.  Come in to pick up your T-shirts.

The correct answers to the game are now posted on the board in Athlon Elite… come in and laugh again at how ridiculous these trainers are!

Scott Lighty advanced his undefeated record to 5 – 0 by dominating Mike Cook Saturday night with superior technical skills, and of course, superior conditioning!  Cook could not contend with Lighty’s powerful strikes and after a strong left kick to the body followed with a left punch to the body Cook waived for the referee, Big John McCarthy, to intervene at only 2:05 in the first round and end the assault.

Great job Lighty enjoy some time off of training at Athlon Elite, you earned it!  (but not too long, there’s work to be done…)

More fight pics click here:

http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/5/Pictures-Strikeforce-Carano-vs-Cyborg-19135

Catch Scott Lighty, a long time client of Athlon Elite’s, this weekend, August 15th, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose as he fights a very worthy opponent, Mike Cook, and continues to climb the ranks of the MMA world.

Lighty has gone undefeated as a mixed martial artist, 4 – 0, after a very successful career as a professional kickboxer, having over 40 fights.

For tickets to the event click the link below:

http://www.strikeforce.com/scottlighty/

For more information on the event click the link below:

http://sports.sho.com/mma/events/carano-cyborg-aug-15-2009.html

Here’s Lighty beating up on his last couple of opponents:

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Just a little fun at Athlon Elite for your mid-week slump…

 And Moose Wins…  Good Boy!

What is the key to becoming a successful champion…

… besides amazing "God-given talent, a great coach and great players around you?

I’ll tell you.

A perfect training and conditioning program that starts 11 months before ever becoming a champion.

On Sunday night the Lakers won their 15th World Championship title, and Kobe Bryant’s fourth.  It was not the most exciting game ever but it was a real joy to watch Kobe Bryant put on another display of athleticism and domination.

Watching him leap into the air when the final buzzer sounded in the thrill of victory made me think back to an interview I read with him in Men’s Fitness last year about his off-season and in-season training programs.  Like him or not, you have to give the man credit for being where he’s at (on top of the world).  He has a work ethic second to none and has worked for the success he’s achieved.

His training program starts every year AFTER a season is over when he sits down with trusted coaches and discusses where he needs to work more and improve for the next season.  He then creates and implements a rigorous training program that will last all the way until the next season is over (almost a year) and he’s wearing another championship ring!

In the off-season he trains a total six hours per day, accumulating two hours of running drills, two hours of basketball practice, one hour of weight training and one more hour of cardiovascular training.

It’s this kind of determination, dedication, work ethic that creates champions.  What are you doing this off-season?  If you’re an athlete, are you following a well-designed, rigorous training program that will give your body the ability to dominate your sport?  If you’re not, if you’re just waiting until a month before your season to start getting into shape I can tell you that you’re not going to be successful (or at least not as successful as you could be if you were puting the time in early).

If you’re not an athlete but looking to be more physically fit, attractive, whatever, are you puting time in to get there.  You don’t need to train six hours per day but you do need to be moving forward in a personalized training program.

This is where Athlon Elite comes in.  Check out our off-season power development program for athletes: www.SLOSportsPerformance.com, or check out our specialized programs for non-athletes or weekend warriors looking to improve their conditioning: www.SLOFitnessResults.com.

When you plan ahead and put the work in you WILL accomplish everything you want, even when you’ve been unsuccessful in the past.

Until next time,

Ryan

P.S. Go check out the above websites and learn more about how you can truly accomplish your goals and achieve that which you dream of, www.SLOSportsPerformance.com and www.SLOFitnessResults.com.

 Lisa doing a Thruster.

Lisa has been training with us here at Athlon Elite for six weeks now and is doing awesome!  Another example of the success you can have when following our systems… she gets her meals in and at the right times, she keeps under her calorie limits, she takes her supplements and shows up everyday for her workouts… despite having three kids!!  TREMENDOUS!

Here’s some of her accomplishments in only the last six weeks of training:

• She’s down over 5% body fat!
• She’s gained 2 pounds of lean, toned muscle, and lost 8 pounds of unwanted fat,
  
• A net weight loss of 6 pounds!
• Her abdomen shrunk 2 inches, and her hips shrunk almost 3 inches!
• She can now do 31 full sit-ups in a minute and 41 full push-ups without stopping!!

All this in just six weeks…

Again… TREMENDOUS!!

Here she is training with her hubby, Jay.  Sorry fellas… she’s already spoken for…

Great job Lisa, you’re definitely deserving of the Spartan honor!

Who wants to be next.  Stop waiting around and do it!

www.athlonelite.com/get-started

Joe Welch makes the International Rugby Team!

Joe trained with us for his final month of preparation before heading to Salt Lake, Utah a couple weeks ago for the National Rugby Team’s first test match against Uruguay.  He was on the cusp of making the team and had to have an excellent showing in the test match.  Well needless to say he went in there and kicked some serious tail… and made the team!  He called this week to thank Athlon Elite for our help in preparing his body for the challenge.  Great job Joe!  You’re a Spartan Warrior for sure.

Some Stats from the USA Rugby National Team webpage…

Joe Welch
    
Height:                                  5′9
Weight:                                 200
Position:                               hooker
Caps:                                    0 (first assembly with National Team)
International Scoring:        no international scoring record
Current Club:                      Cal
Birthdate:                             October 30, 1984
Born:                                     Sacramento, Calif.
Hometown:                         Sacramento, Calif.
Residence:                         Carmichael, Calif.
 
Highlights:     Joe first started playing rugby when he was 16 years old so he could play a spring High School sport. He played for Jesuit High School until he graduated in 2003 and then played for Cal untilhe graduated this year in 2008. He was a U-19 in 2003 and made the 2008 All-American side, before making the Men’s National Team for the ASM and Munster assemblies.
 
Personal:     All three of Joe’s younger brothers also played rugby. Besides graduating with a Political Science degree from University of California, Joe also likes to hunt, fish and surf.
 
Did You Know?     Joe was a San Jaoquin Section Title winner in H.S. Football, going 13-0 in 2002.

Great Job Joe!!