long weekend, great weekend!

and away we go....

another fitness week has flown by and a new one right around the corner. i was checking my weeks workload from home this evening (thanks shapenet!) and noticed that i was quite busy so i thought i'd write a blog tonight in case i get side tracked, which happens alot these days!

i spent all weekend and the thursday and friday nights as well at the david braley centre which is located in mcmaster university's massive fitness complex. i got to tell you if you've not been to this place it is off the hook amazing!!! this building has every possible thing jammed into it. everything from a university sized gymnazim and athletics centre write down to physo and athletic preformance departments which spend most of their time researching on the latest fitness ideas. but enough about this beauty i was here for a diffrent reason, to re-certify my self as one of your favorite rep counters!

this weekend offered me the chance to get my can-fit pro pts certification renewed and updated with new ideas. it had been almost 7 years since i first entered into the business of personal training and i needed to refresh my self as i had heard that the coarse had changed abite since the last time i'd taken it. i could have just re-written the exam and preformed a pratical examination to re-cert myself but i thought i would take the entire class again and see what i could learn and relearn. this was a great experience for me as the group i had this time was so much better than the last one. everyone helped each other like a real team and there was no ego's. everyone was there to learn, there was also afew cuties in the class aswell which helped make the boaring parts go by alittle faster!!! my instructor was young, energetic and full of knowledge, always willing to answer questions no matter how simple they were.

i found myself during this whole experience going wow! i really did find the right company to invest my self with as i have learned so much from my boss in the time i've been with him. i was being asked question throughout this course from my peers all weekend long and i even stayed later after the sunday session had ended helping some of my class mates understand how to properly put togeather fitness programs. this was a humbling experience for me as i never thought i would be smart enough to help others with what i myself had struggled with during my first go round.

the true measure of an educator is being able to teach what was taught to you and make people understand it. i was honored to be part of this group this weekend and i would love to thank my teacher miss alana harris and my class for this amazing time. every day i feel like i get closer and closer to the truest meaning of being a martial artist!

until next time.....
hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!