Who is Coach B Meyer?

I recently was asked by Jeremy Boone and athletesbydesign to answer a few questions about performance training.  I'm looking forward to more projects like this in the near future and here is a look at a few of questions I had to answer for Coach Boone.  Thanks JB for your questions and being a big part of who I am today.

1. What’s your definition of a coach?

A coach to me is more than teaching movement/strength and program design.  As a coach you are a mentor and teacher to your clients.  I focus on trying to set a good example in every aspect of my life for my clients no matter the age.  A coach is a giver first and always focusing on the client/athlete first.  

  2.  Summarize your story of how and why you became a coach?

I was always the kid during practice wondering why I was training a certain way for the sport I was playing at that time.  I was always curious why some athletes were successful and other failed to reach their potential.  I was impacted by my parents and coaches in various ways and always knew I could make a difference in a young athletes life for the better.  My first love was coaching after my playing days and with my education and foundation my parents gave me I knew performance training could help me impact people for the better.  I began studying my high school coaches and top strength coaches throughout high school and college and knew i had to get involved in this industry.  

  3.  For those that may not know you, whats your coaching focus and level of athletes that you work with?

My coaching focus is movement first and teaching body awareness.  I think the industry focuses a lot on power and speed and ignores the fundamental of life and sports which is movement and with this comes the power and speed.  The level of athletes I work with are from junior kids to NBA all-stars.

 6.  Who has been your top three biggest influences?  What has been your most valuable things you have learned from each?

My parents for teaching me hard work and never taking the short cut.   

 Second my high school coaches for the most part didn't provide a positive atmosphere for me to do my best in life and sport.  I learned from them that every client/athlete needs to be treated differently.  I understand the impact in a positive way and negative way that coaches can effect people.

Third, first mentor who is still a performance coach in Florida who education wise was great but morals and standards made him fall short.  I would say his name but I'm sad to say he has treated people wrong and in my eyes could of been one of the best in the industry if he would of listened to what he preached.  I learned to never push away good people and you can always learn something from every coach you come across.  I'm very grateful to him and the people I started with at this location in Florida and wish nothing but the best to him in the future.

I have 2 other and understand you only asked for 3 but I have to mention them.  One is the manager of one of athletes I train.  He is all about relationships and investing in other people, you must put into their pot first and the rest will take care of itself.   The last one is my business partner who believed in me as person and then as performance coach.  He makes me jump everyday to new heights and we go by the quote you fail forward you aren't failing.  Why not try? 

Fight To The Fittest Challenge

Fight to ‘B’ the Fittest. There can only ‘B’ one! This is a two month challenge to select the fittest member or client at the B Meyer Training Center. We all love competition and if you don’t, well surely you will be motivated by a financial reward.


Overview of the Program

• Pre and post testing will be conducted to determine the fittest-Non-athlete. NO worries; the contest is based on improvements.

• You are in a competition against other members but all your test scores are based on your improvements. It is not who can jump the highest and run the fastest.

• You receive a booklet with your workouts that must be signed by a staff member after each workout.

• The participation fee is $150.00 payable at the beginning of each two month challenge. The top 3 get prizes

• No challenge is started without 20 people taking the step forward to better fitness and more money in your pocket. If you don’t finish first you still win something.

• 1 TRX Class is required each week in addition to the recommended 2-3 workouts from your booklet. The price for 1 TRX class is included per week. (Adding a second TRX class per week changes your total fee to $180. Existing TRX class cards not applicable)

• This is open to anyone. It is a 2 month obligation to your better health and fitness.

• Workout for the challenge can only be done during these times at the gym: M-F 630AM to 10AM 12-2PM 6-7PM


Prizes


First Place

• 20 people 750.00

• 25 people 937.50

• 30 people 1,125.00

An interview with Coach B will be posted on his Vimeo/Youtube/Facebook to tell others about your challenge and brag to the world.

Second Place

• Autographed ball from Dwight Howard

• One month free membership and complete program of your choice

Third Place

• 2 cases of Drink Chia! Your choice of flavors

• One month free membership at the BMeyer Training Center


You cannot lose! You can only get better and benefit from 2 months of premium workouts in the best gym environment in Central Florida. Are you in?

SIGN UP @ B MEYER TRAINING CENTER TODAY  NOV 1 IT STARTS
bmeyer@bmeyertraining.com

America is Fat and Lazy

America is Fat and Lazy

I've been spending a lot of time working with clients and traveling this summer and one thing I continue to see is the lack of knowledge in eating and healthy snacks.  I live a fast pace life and have little time to spend in the kitchen and even less to eat.  I've heard all the excuses and wanted to shed some light on some easy tips to change the way you shop and eat forever.  For fitness tips and interviews with my athletes go to my VLOGS at 

http://vimeo.com/bmeyertraining

http://www.youtube.com/user/bwill425

Stage 1 Keeping it Simple

Rule 1 Shopping

1. Always bring a list and the majority of your shopping should be on the outside sections of the store.

2. Don't go to the store hungry and stick to your list.

3. Don't shop on Saturday or Sundays, you run into people and will spend all day talking.

Rule 2  Frozen and Canned Foods Aren't Bad

1.  Frozen Vegetables still pack the punch and are easy to prepare

2.  Canned beans are still good just drain the water and get rid of the salt

3. Soy burgers are easy to prepare and do taste good even though they have a bad thought process in people's heads.  Add a whole wheat bun, lettuce, mustard and tomato and you are finished.

4.  Red Meat and frozen patties 1-2 weeks are ok so don't skip the red meat.

Rule 3  Breakfast/lunch/dinner Tips Made Easy

1.  Eggs won't make you fat so this is a must 3-4 X a week for breakfast.

2.  Turkey bacon stick in the microwave while your eggs are cooking and you are ready.

3.  Microwave your water before putting in the pot for your oatmeal and you saved a few minutes of time waiting for the water to boil.  Add brown sugar Splenda and some milk and you're done.  Blueberries are always good to add on top.

4.  Sunday night take your eggs and hard boil them so they are ready to go for the week.  Toast some wheat bread and add eggs with or without turkey bacon and you have a quick meal.

5.  Bag of lettuce, cut of some deli meat or cooked chicken, some vegetables, croutons, raisins, almonds, and add some lite dressing and you're done.

6.  Dinner -  a naked bowl quick and easy.  They have mircowave brown rice 90 seconds. Cook some chicken and steam some broccoli.  Add this to a bowl and add some cheese and you are good to go.

7.  Make it a family event and make healthy pizza.  Tomato paste, whole wheat muffins, chicken, low fat cheese it can't get much easier.  

8.  I know you moms and dads can add your own special twist to these simple ideas so get after it.

It might take an extra minute but these are easy tips to cut time and believe me you will look and feel better with these choices.

Good luck this week shopping and I hope this has helped you make some small changes in your daily eating.  I will be posting more and look for Coach B on his VLOG shopping for quick and easy foods soon.

Coach B Meyer

  

TRX

Confessions from a TRX addict...




Aside from the obvious admiration I have for the Coaches at B Meyer Training, I have loved leading the TRX suspension training classes as it allows me to challenge the mom's who have previously neglected their fitness routine in addition to the athletes who are seeking to achieve specific functional objectives and everyone in between! The TRX Suspension Trainer and the new TRX Rip Trainer are not only extraordinary performance training tools that offer fitness enthusiasts endless ways to improve strength, balance, flexibility and core stability, the TRX enables you to experience a workout unparalleled to your current workout routine. The synergistic efforts of Coach B's brilliant class programming coupled with the passion and energy of O-town's TRXpert Annie Abs make the TRX group classes at B Meyer Training unsurpassable!



Share my passion for TRX training at one of the class times offered at B Meyer Training Center:



Monday 6pm 7pm

Tuesday 10am

Wednesday 6pm 7pm

Thursday 10am

Saturday 8am 9am



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Summer 2011

WHAT"S GOING ON?
Summertime here at B Meyer Training Facility.  Getting ready for an exciting summer, with a lot going on here at our home (facility).  TRX Classes are the place to be with Coach Anne. Classes fill up quickly, so get on it.. Anyone interested, contact our webpage or call us directly.. B Meyer and team are working on our new and improved Brochure to give YOU what YOU want to keep you getting better.  Also on its way, our first DVD series to keep you at the top of your game at your convenience.  More details are on the way and will be available to purchase through our website.  Our team is growing, as Suzanne, our M.A.T. specialists is feeling right at home.  Maybe one day she will be all settled in.. That's not all. As David, our new intern, is helping us and adding a new piece to our team to get us where we want to be... WE KEEP GETTING BETTER... Are YOU????


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Machines/Free Weights in Lower Body Exercises

Machines are great and free weights are bad?  Free weights are the best they allow the body to move the way it should?  Machines are for body builders not athletes? I can isolate and rehab with machines?  I use a combination in my training?  Cables are best and I never use machines?

These are just a few questions and concerns most have when it comes to using machines and not using machines.  What is your belief?  Here are a few things to think about and as a performance coach and I'm always looking for the best tool to get the job done.  Here is my thought on lower body training and is a work in progress.  The method always is about the client not what exercise I want to do that day.

1.  Seated leg press-  Most have backrest which do not allow the natural curve of your spine and promote lumbar flexion.  Maintain normal curve and avoid using knee flexion that causes marked lumbar flexion.  Careful as the weight returns on the eccentric to avoid a rounded back.

2.  Smith machines-  Careful with your back as sometimes the machines forces your back to round to get the movement done.

3.  Do you have proper ankle tri-plane movement ?  Should you work on this first to avoid injury?  I believe so.

4.  Free standing squats vs the hack squat-  Hack squat machines can put a lot of stress on the knees and are bad exercise to take the place of the free squats.

5.  Where should you place the weight when doing squats?  As a general rule I believe in getting two leg and one leg ROM better before doing an sort of weighted squats.  What stance do most athletes and people need?    The deep athletic stance is crucial for everyone so is it worth the risk on the back to load the spine with weight on the back and do the old school barbell squat?  Can you get more benefit by doing single leg squat and goblet type squat and save the back?

More on this subject later but remember how you train will not only effect you after the workout but years down the road.  The back maybe be fine after your work and hurt a little but in time you will do damage to your back which can limit you in life and sport.

Coach B Meyer

                                                       WOW is all I can say

Cross-Training Continued Part II

General Fitness and Training for Sport

1.  Devise a program for general fitness will interact negatively with training for other fitness qualities.
2.  Prolonged emphasis on cardio conditioning will decrease strength, hypertrophy, and power.
3.  Usually it is inappropriate to perform endurance before strength and speed training.
4.  Recovery from bursts of activity do require cardio and long term energy system however most sports that are field/court sports require short and intermediate term non oxidative systems.
5.  What are you training for?
6.  Is cross-training best for sports or just a fun good workout?
7.  Cross-training setting loads, training periods, volumes and rest periods must be planned and often large class settings don't take this into account for the athlete.
8.  Back to playing sports after any injury should be done by a physical therapist before any training has begun with your performance coach.  The issues I have with most coaches is they don't test the athlete they relay on the PT to say its OK to get back to your sport.  I often have girls with ACL issues and they still have large imbalances and they think its OK to return, I think not !
9.  A large imbalance after injury is common but its needs to be addressed and most programs and especially cross-training programs don't address this.
10.  Is your cross-training making you stiff or causing you pain in certain areas
11.  I love cross-training ass kick workouts but also want you to think about what is best for your goals and your sport even if its the game of life.

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