EliteFTS athletes know that with the right mindset, even the
toughest challenges can eventually be overcome. This takes
both dedication and an iron will. Only you can make yourself
give up. It’s about resisting the urge to surrender, showing
how strong you are, sticking together with your team, and
getting everything you can out of life.
Here’s an opportunity to show yourself – and the world –
what you’re really made of. I’m asking you to support a
cause that’s as tough and as meaningful as Team Elite. The
Make-A-Wish Foundation® is a mighty force for good in this
world, and it can benefit from an extra hand or two right
now.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the one true wish of
children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions
(progressive, degenerative or malignant conditions that have
placed their lives in jeopardy). They might wish to be a
fireman for a day, or to visit a theme park or meet an
athlete or a movie star. These are things that will enrich
not only the lives of these children and their families, but
often the entire community.
Elite Fitness Systems was founded and operates according to
some core values that make us a particularly good match to
help this wonderful organization. Many of these kids already
share these same values we do, but most of them, medically
speaking, are fighting impossible odds.
Some children, however, still need to develop the qualities
that Team EliteFTS members have spent their lives striving
to perfect – values like:
*Courage – the strength to take chances, to innovate and
experiment, and to become a leader
*Empowerment – the development and achievement of a high
level of self-esteem and self-actualization.
*Teamwork – the desire to work together as a group, creating
an atmosphere in which everyone has a chance to contribute
and achieve success
*Integrity – to live and work with trust, honesty, caring,
fairness, and loyalty. These values are essential for
individual growth.
*Attitude – to approach life and work with passion, a smile
and a positive state of mind.
So, in the spirit of the season, I’m asking each of you to
download the
Team Elitefts Holiday Tips (e-Book) and see your
donation of at least $10 or more go to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation® of Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Central
Ohio Region. This gift can be made at EliteFTS.com through
December 31.
Don’t do this for me. Do it for the children. The Holiday
Tips will give you 136 tips and 10 workout plans (and a
circa-max raw bench program) from some of the world’s
best-known athletes – all of whom are top personal trainers,
coaches and strength experts. And I will personally see to
it that all the net proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation®.
So make your pledge and enjoy our latest e-book: it’s
insightful, instructive and actually pretty entertaining.
PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN.
THIS IS A GREAT CAUSE AND A PRETTY COOL BOOK
About the Team Elitefts Holiday Tips manual:
Get inside advice from some of the world’s top personal
trainers, coaches and strength athletes while benefiting the
Make-A-Wish Foundation®. .
Team EliteFTS 2008 Holiday Tips contains 137 tips to get through
the holidays with relatives, no gym,commercial gyms,holiday food
and parties.This also includes 10 workout programs and one
Circa-Max Raw Bench Press Program to peak your bench before the
new year. As always you will find our usual EliteFTS humor
scattered throughout the manual.
We request a minimum $10 contribution for this e-book, but we
are leaving the option to donate extra if you like.
Of the 24 Team Elite FTS members who contributed to this
publication, several have had their work published in national
magazines.
Writers include:
Dave Tate—Founder of Elite Fitness Systems; renowned speaker and
author and professional powerlifter
Mike Hanley—President of Hanley Strength Systems, LLC and Owner
of The Training Studio in Morganville, NJ
Jim Wendler—Senior Editor and Sales Manager of Elite Fitness
Systems
The Thinker—Parts Unknown, but a student of Soviet and Eastern
Bloc training methodologies.
Alwyn Cosgrove—International Tae Kwon-Do champion; Renown
personal trainer, writer and motivational, personal training and
business speaker
Zach Even-Esh—Personal trainer and operator of Underground
Strength Coach
Jim “Smitty” Smith—Strength Coach with the Diesel Crew
CJ Murphy—Owner and Head Instructor at Total Performance Sports
Shelby Starnes—Nutritionist at Troponin Nutrition
The Angry Coach—When someone is this angry, you learn not to ask
questions
Brian Schwab—No. 1 ranked powerlifter at 148 pounds; WPO
Lightweight Champion
Marc Bartley—Owner of Total Gym in South Carolina; One of the
premier powerlifters at 275 pounds
Chad Aichs—WPO competitor in the super heavyweight division;
Holds AWPC records in all three lifts and the WPO three-lift
bench press record
Julia Ladewski—Sports performance coach and No. 1 ranked female
powerlifter at 132 pounds
Matt Kroczaleski—One of the top powerlifters in the world at 220
pounds; 2006 WPO World Champion
Scott Yard—Top bench press and world record setting powerlifting
competitor
Chris Clark—Super heavyweight division competitive powerlifter
Justin Harris—Owner of Tropinin Nutrition and the reigning Jr.
USA Super Heavyweight Bodybuilding Champion.
Jeremy Frey—Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the
collegiate level; champion powerlifter
Scott Cartwright—Competitive powerlifter who has achieved Elite
status in both the 275- and 308-pound weight classes
AJ Roberts—Director of Personal Training and Youth Fitness at a
health club in Owensboro, Ky.; Ranked among the top powerlifters
in the world in two weight classes.
Jason Ferruggia—Renowned strength and conditioning specialist in
the New York/New Jersey area; has trained more than 700 athletes
from over 90 different NCAA, NFL, NHL and MLB organizations
Rob Pilger—Known for producing winners and champions in several
sports; people seeking fat loss and lean muscular gains have
enjoyed much success with his methods
Mike Szudarek—Elite-level powerlifter in the 220-pound weight
class; serves on the advisory board for the American
Powerlifting Federation.
