Some times people just don’t like you.
They don’t like how you look, how you speak, where you live, who you’re with, whatever.
That’s life.
The other day I got an email from someone who visited my Bootcamp website telling me how I needed to change it. Actually it was just a comment on my blog, not even an email.
It’s phrased ‘question’ my website, but there’s actually no room for a response.
She could have called or emailed to ask me some more questions, but this physiotherapist made her decision and moved on after having her say.
I actually enjoyed the comment because it’s a good excuse for a laugh.
I’d be disappointed if anyone received any communication like this.
All people need to do is have a conversation and all their questions would be answered.
Simple I think.
Rather than go on about it, read it for yourself, then read my response which I believe was necessary to defend myself.
And please let me know in the comments on facebook if I went overboard with it.
For now, the comment is still live on my website. I may or may not take it down.
Here is my reply.
Hi C______
Thanks for the lovely letter.
And thanks for posting your critique of how I run my business on my website which I use to advertise for potential clients. I’m sure they’ll also benefit from your knowledge.
Point 1.
Yes I study like I have ADD.
I have ADD. My brother has ADD. My Dad has ADD.
Pretty sure none of us are offended. Obviously you are, even though you don’t state you have ADD.
To say I have the attention span of a two year old whilst trying to study is fairly accurate, but not the whole picture.
I also am dyslexic and I have chronic fatigue.
So I struggle to stay focused while studying multiple subjects at once while the words seem to scramble themselves as I read. Then I don’t last too long due to the chronic fatigue so I have to break it up into small sections of study so I can get a few points understood.
Onto point 2.
I don’t like to list my qualifications for one main reason.
I have so many qualifications that I would come across as pompous and as a know it all.
For your benefit, here is my up to date list of qualifications, certifications, courses & workshops to the best of my knowledge:
Bronze Medallion 2000 & 2003
Pool Lifeguard 2003
Senior First Aid 2000, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2014
Retail Sales
Vehicle Upholstery Short Course
Diploma of Exercise Science & Fitness Management (cert 3&4) x 2 (2004 & 2009)
Zest Body Trainer 2003
Level 1 Sports Trainer 2003
Landmark Forum & Advanced 2006
Diploma of Financial Planning 2008
Shoulder Pain & Injuries – Specific Exercise Prescription
Ryan Lee Bootcamp
Bootcamp Blueprint, Fit Business Inner Circle & Accelerator Coaching Programs run by Pat Rigsby
Z Health – R Phase Mobility
Beginning coaching principles
ASCA Strength & Cond Coach
Fitness Business Summit
8 Form Qi Gong Instructor
Perform Better USA 2010-2014
Multiple FMS Workshops with founders Gray Cook & Lee Burton, Greg Rose of Teitliest Performance Institute, Alwyn Cosgrove, Aaron Doyle of Drive 360 & Ross Field of Fieldwork Health
CHEK How to Empower Change in Your Clients 2014
God + Medicine = Health Seminar
CHEK HLC Levels 1 & 2 2012 $ 2014
CHEK Program Design 2013
CHEK Healing Fungal and Parasite Infections 2014
Ido Portal Movement X 2014
Consulted with Dr Jacob Teitelbaum, Paul Chek, Mike Robertson, Donal Carr.
Tony Robbins Get the Edge & Personal Power
Jeffrey Slayter’s Free Humanity 2015
Tyler Tolman’s Health Vibe 2015
Gluten Free & Healthy Living Expo
MR Bulletproof Knees & Back 2015
Changing the Game 2015
ViPR Personal Training 2015
Pre & Post-natal Exercise Prescription 2015
Don Tolman Where Truth & Health Lies 2015
Tyler Tolman Health Vibe Unplugged
Jeffrey Slayter’s Heart of Living 2015
1k Fitness Fans for Facebook 2015
Training For Warriors level 1 & 2 2015
The Bridge Experience 2016
The Bridge Method – Integrate – inner circle coaching starts March 9, 2016
I’ve also paid for these and am currently completing:
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
CHEK Scientific Core Conditioning
CHEK Scientific Back Training
Athletic Development Seminar
If people want to know what I’ve studied, they’ll ask me. You said you would like to enquire about my qualifications, but then stated you wouldn’t actually join us as you feel I do not have sufficient knowledge of the way the body works.
I do.
Point 3.
Sit ups and crunches are bad for your back. They are.
Due to increased time sitting in today’s world causes shortening of the hip flexors and quads, tilting the hip forward and putting the hamstrings on stretch and increasing tension of the low back amongst other things. This also tightens the front of the body.
By doing crunches and sit ups you tighten it even more, leaving the lower segments of the spine at a terrible angle and the person exposed to incredible stress through the discs.
Lifting something too heavy or slightly the wrong way can cause a disc to blow out very quickly. Thus, I feel it’s not worth the risk.
Anti-flexion, anti-rotation and stabilisation exercises in normal posture are far more like what the body will handle in every day life and leaves the client with much safer alternatives and a reduced likelihood of blowing a disc, especially on my watch.
I won’t take the risk doing sit ups and crunches with myself or my clients.
But don’t take my word for it; research Dr Stuart McGill who is a leading spine specialist throughout the world. I’ve met him a few times and believe what he says.
This article is pretty good: https://uwaterloo.ca/applied-health-sciences/hes-got-our-backs.
We offer a 2 week free trial to anyone who wants to try us out, no questions asked.
You didn’t sign up to try us and you didn’t call us ASKING questions for more information, so I guess you may not have been serious about joining in the first place? I don’t know.
But you are always welcome to come and try us, only if you are happy with my specific qualifications and feel I have sufficient knowledge of the way the body works.
Regards,
Trav