My Mt. Rainier Avalanche Experience – Revisited

Jun 122010

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It was 12 years ago that I made a significant accomplishment in my life…I summated Mt. Rainer! It was a great experience and one that I will always remember for two opposite reasons:

I summated Mt. Rainer with my older brother
We both survived an avalanche on the way down.

My brother and I were part of a climbing school, with about 20 other climbers, camped at Muir Hut at 10,000 feet learning and practicing mountaineering techniques. On the last day we left for the summit around 3:00 AM.

It was a beautiful clear day and by the time we reached the bottom of Disappointment Cleaver the sun was rising and the moon was setting, you could both of them at the same time.

I would get into my entire story here; you can read more about it here “Something Has Changed In Me”

I will say that this day is when I truly understood the mind, body, spirit connection. As I was suspended over a cliff with a 1,500 + foot drop I had to have clear thinking. When I gave up some of my outer layer of clothing to help those below me on the cliff drenched on freezing cold water runoff, I found the true meaning of giving from the heart. When I had to crawl back up the hill and walk over 1 mile with a broken hand and torn PCL dehydrated and hypothermic, I found how tough my body can be.

When I look back the entire event this is where I discovered the true meaning of mental strength.

Since then I have dedicated myself to continuing to develop what was born that day and help others to find their mental strength without having to go through such a extreme event.

This is one reason why I have skills, experience and am certified in a variety of areas such as:

Firewalking
Glasswalking
Brick breaking
Bending rebar with the neck
Snapping an arrow with the throat
Shamanic Trance Dancing
NLP
Extreme fitness

I use all the above tools and more to help people break free from their limiting beliefs and create a warrior mindset that is unmovable, unfaltering and rock solid.

So, in looking back, I am thankful for my experience on the mountain, because if it did not happen I would have not found my mission and many people would still be sleep walking through their life.

My e-book, “How to Develop the Mental Strength of a Warrior” helps a person go through a process where by they can develop mental strength with out having to experience a life threatening event.

I’d love to hear about any events you have experiences that have changed your life for the better in the comments below.

PS: Here is another story on the avalanche “Avalanche Slams Into Climbers On Mt. Rainier; 1 Killed, 8 Hurt”

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Increase Your Physical Strength Just by Using Your Mind!

Mental Strength Coaching No Responses »

Dec 152008

Sounds like one of those too-good-to-be-true claims, we thought. But researchers at Bishop’s University in Quebec recently conducted a study* which indicated that mental training alone could increase muscle strength.

The two-week study took 30 male university athletes and divided them into three groups. The study focused on the hip flexor muscles, since that is one muscle group that can’t be readily exercised in other contexts or with free weights.

One group performed physical training with a hip flexor weight machine; one group mentally practiced hip flexions at increasing amounts of weight; the third group did neither. At the end of the study, the group doing the physical exercises had increased its strength by 28.3%, which is not surprising. The group who did nothing not unexpectedly saw almost no difference. But what’s astounding is that the guys who practiced only mentally saw their strength increase by 23.7%!

The bottom line of the study isn’t that we don’t need to exercise—of course we do—but rather that empowering your mind in order to improve your body can really enhance your performance!

We were intrigued by how much this mind-body connection can improve performance, so we did some checking around. Hypnosis is one of the most effective and safest ways to get into the zone. And Core Sports Performance, an audio hypnosis program from The Hypnosis Network, is by far the most thorough, professional, and effective program on the market. Learn more about Core Sports Performance

Reference: Erin M. Shackell and Lionel G. Standing, “Mind Over Matter: Mental Training Increases Physical Strength,” North American Journal of Psychology, 2007, Vol. 9, No. 1, 189—200.

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Complimentary First Three Chapters

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Dec 062008

Apologies for posting this notice to you so late. I’ve been crazy busy….

…. but trust me: Better late than never.

As you probably know the “European Workout” called “1 Rep Fitness” is making waves in every corner of the world, and I think it is a fantastic alternative to more traditional weight-training….

So here’s what I did: I asked the author, Fabrice Rinaldi, to GIVE you the first three unedited chapters of his System for free.

Cool, huh? …

However, this does not change his half-price offer for the entire 12-week nutrition, workout and even optional coaching course, so get the free chapters below, and take action if you want the entire System before SUNDAY at midnight. After that it will be full-price for good.
Here’s where to pick up your 3 free chapters today —

3 Chapters Free Here <– direct link

Enjoy this new way of exercising for more rapid, consistent gains and fat loss.

To Your Health!
Gregg

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Shocking News About the New Year and a 1/2 off sale ;-)

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Dec 042008

I’m cheating a bit by posting this now.

But my friend Fabrice let me get by with it after a little bit of pleading.

The reason: You NEED this.

I knew I had to share it with you.

If you want to get more… A LOT more… out of your workouts….

…. I’m talking total body makeover in just 12short weeks….

… and get it at LESS than half price…

Listen up.

I’ve been around fitness for years. I get tons of letters from folks just like you.

You want to know what the number one concern is? –

“How can I stay on-track?”

You know the feeling.

A new study showed that over 82% of folks who workout will DECREASE their fitness level in 2009.

They are literally going backward…

You get rolling on a fitness program and then something distracts you.

You’re right back where you started after just a few weeks… perhaps a month…

… and you deserve better than that.

Here’s my solution for you…

… it’s a totally unique book and 12-week hand-holding fitness course designed to make SURE you get into your best shape…

… and walk into the New Year with the best body of your life.

This System comes to you by WEEKLY EMAILS — each workout, once a week, for
12 weeks.

The nutrition plan? Down to a science. They give you an online database that takes less than 2 seconds to use…

…TONS of variety… and you will never, ever have to guess at how much to eat.

12 weeks of this kind of motivation and pre-planned success strategies.

There’s more…

My friend is giving you over 100 exercise videos…over 700 dollars in freee bonuses…

…. and he’s going to let my readers have it at LESS than HALF PRICE.

The new book?

1 Rep Fitness: 12 Weeks To Your New Body!

WAIT —

Do NOT go to the website yet.

I want to send you to the discount page.

This will ensure you get the same exact 12-week System, all the bonuses, and more for LESS than HALF PRICE.

If you think this is some kind of cheesy promo…. think again.

Visit the homepage first to see the real price if you want.

Then YOU MUST go here –

http://tinyurl.com/5b4khu <– discount.

Same thing… only LESS than HALF OFF.

——- > But there is a catch.

They have a timer on the discount page.

That’s right — a REAL TIMER.

It’s counting down.

It will stop at 0:00:00.

At that point, the sale is over… and right now you have until SUNDAY to pick up this new System and get started with…

…. weekly custom workouts….

…. emailed to you every week…

…. the 12-week 3-Phase Nutrition Plan…

…. and 700 bucks in bonuses…

…. and more…

….but the timer is ticking down.

Go see the timer and the deal I have been allowed to offer YOU…

http://tinyurl.com/5b4khu <– timer.

This is not my book. But I highly recommend
it. The System works perfect with my own
program… and there’s three levels:

…. beginner, intermediate and advanced.

So… get started.

You’ll enter the New Year with a new body.

Sincerely,

Gregg

P.S. This is no joke.

The offer will disappear this Sunday. Less than half price until then.

Gone after that.

No second chances. No exceptions.

It will never be offered again.

Go now — http://tinyurl.com/5b4khu <– discount

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6 Mental Strength Tips for Men to Train like Men

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Nov 192008

I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore! Before I begin on my rant I want to mention that I’ve been training for over 15 years, I’m a certified personal trainer and fitness coach. I’ve climbed rocks and mountains and even survived an avalanche.

My rant comes from my personal experience and my recent observations…are you ready? Here goes…

Come on guys…put the pink dumbbells and back away from the salad bar. Guys, incase you haven’t noticed, we are different from women. I know, I can hear you from here…”No kidding Sherlock!”

We’ll then, let me ask…why are you training like a woman? I see it everyday I go to the gym. There they are…the dawn patrol of the gym….the boot-campers! Now I want to make something perfectly clear, I am all in favor and support ANYONE who gets up early and goes to the gym or other physically activity, but there comes a point where a guy’s gotta do what a guys gotta do…and that’s to lift! I don’t mean the combo dumbbell bicep curl, triceps extension, shoulder press. I mean compound movements and Olympic lifts!

Think about it, men are working out with women, eating like women and expecting to look like men. Many men are so focused on “losing weight” they forget that much of the weight they are losing is muscle!

But it doesn’t matter, men still cut their calories to such a dangerous level their metabolism starts to shut down. Then they add on cardio and if that doesn’t work, they reduce their calories even more. The only thing this accomplishes is reducing their muscle and decreasing their testosterone. This fact is discussed in detail in The Testosterone Advantage Plan : Lose Weight, Gain Muscle, Boost Energy, check it out…you’ll be stunned!

OK, so by now you’re either still with me, or you have fumed off somewhere, in which case what I’m about to say won’t effect you.

Here are the 6 Mental Strength Tips for Men to Train like Men:

Stop the cardio: It’d been proven that you can get the same cardio benefits from lifting weights. Just make sure you don’t read the entire sports page between each set.
Perform compound exercises. These involving multiple joint action like, bench-press, squats, dead-lifts and other Olympic lifts. Again, this is NOT one and done. Perform multiple sets with minimum rest between sets.
Become a swinger…no not like that…like kettlebells. By incorporating kettlebells into your routine you’ll not only improve your strength, but your cardio endurance as well
Eat, eat and eat. Guys, it’s time to put some meat on those bones, and the best way it through a proper planned diet and nutrition program. I happen to like Precision Nutrition. It’s used by many pro and college level sports teams.
Increase your fat intake. This does not mean going out and eating more Big Mac’s. This means adding more Omega-3 and other “good fat”. Increasing your good fat intake has been proven to lower your LDL and raise your HDL…both of these are good things.
Stretch. This may sound “girly”, but let me tell you guys, nothing will cause an injury quicker then inflexibility…believe me, I can attest to this from personal experience. If you’re too tight to stretch look for a good strength therapist, ART practitioner or message therapist.

Well I could go on, but I won’t. I’ve ranted enough I feel like I need a cigarette, and no, I don’t smoke. Oh yea, this brings up one more BIG thing guys have gotta do to improve their physical transformation…cut back on booze, or better yet, cut it out while you’re in serious training.

I won’t get on that soapbox here, but let me tell, consuming alcohol will retard your body’s ability to shed fat….check it our for yourself.

Well I hope I’ve got you pissed off…in a good way, so that you’ll enter the gym tomorrow with a new sense of purpose to train like a man!

To Your Inner Strength!
Gregg

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