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September 2014 The Health and Fitness News
TPS-One of America's Twenty Best Gyms, Best of Boston 2012 and Best of Women's Health Magazine 2013
In this issue: Online Coaching updates, tips and more!
 

Strongman Saturdays

The next TPS Strongman Saturday is Saturday September 13th and we will be doing two of the ALL TIME FAVORITES-tire flips and Atlas stones.

Yep, stones and tires. I know, you can watch a YouTube video on how to do them, right? Wrong. I have seen about a billion of them and I have only seen a few with really good technique. With that said, if you want to tear a bicep, go ahead and get advice from a video.

If you want to dominate the world and have jacked biceps, come and see the Cookie Monster. TPS Strongman coach Eric "Cookie Monster" Dawson is your head coach for the events and they are two of his best. This is your chance to learn from a PROFESSIONAL Strongman and coach. He is the only Pro Strongman coach in the Boston area. Come and learn from the REAL DEAL. You do not need to be a member to attend. Bring a friend with you if they train elsewhere. We love new people!

On to the events: tires and stones are possibly the two best Strongman events to add to your training for several reasons:
-they are fun

-the have a ton carryover to just about all other aspects of fitness (pretty bold statement right?) and many sports (this means they build strength and conditioning that you can actually use right away)

-I can come up with a lot more but these two pretty much sum it up simply.

Strongman Saturday is for beginners to advanced athletes. We don't care if you have never done either event. We just got 2 new tiny stones in (65 lbs., 85 lbs.). I got them for my 9 year old, but the smaller ladies will like learning on them too. Ladies, don't be offended, he's a GIANT 9 year old.

Drop in and learn, have fun and get stronger.

You can register for the next Strongman Saturday here or at the Front Desk the day of.

Mickey B Interview: TPS Mikelina Belaineh just did an interview about how AWESOME she is. You can read it here.

Youth Strength and Conditioning Camps:

TPS Youth Strength and Conditioning Camps are running now and are looking good! All of your youth athletes are making great strides in the summer program.

Our Fall/Winter schedule is as follows:

All camps are 8 weeks long and include warm-up, a strength/power component, agility/speed, flexibility and cool down.

September 9, 2014-October 30, 2014

Middle School

Tuesday and Thursday 3:15 - 4:15

High School

Tuesday and Thursday 4:30 - 5:30

We are working on a 4 week Mini-Camp for November-December.

January 6, 2015-February 26, 2015

Middle School Tuesday and Thursday 3:15 - 4:15

High School

Tuesday and Thursday 4:30 - 5:30

Price: $375.00 for two days of training with the best coaches available anywhere! That is less than $25.00 per session. Compare our prices, coaches and service and make the right choice for your child. TPS!

Pre-Register Here

For full details see our Youth Camps page.



COMING EVENTS:

September 13, 2014: Strongman Saturday at TPS: Tire Flip/Atlas Stones

September 20, 2014: TPS Bench Press Training Day

October 11&12, 2014: TPS/RPS 18th Annual Power Challenge

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Summer is just about over. Does it get shorter every year? I know my son's does. The kids get out of school in late June and go back the second week of August (at least at his school). That is too short for me.

Anyway, I love the summer, except for the heat! It's a time to kick back a little, enjoy the outdoors, which for me is hanging in my friends back yard.



Back in prehistoric times the bodybuilding magazines used to talk about the East Coast work ethic and the training that East Coast guys did in the winter. I don't know if this brainwashed me but I fell for it. We used to KILL it in the cold weather. Probably a combination of not being able to go outdoors because it was so flipping cold and because we read about how hard guys like us trained in the winter. With that in mind I decided to bring a little East Coast training to my group, the Total Performance Method.

Our group is going to be doing some ball busting work over the next 16 weeks to get results. They will get stronger, leaner, and in better shape because I was brainwashed into believing that us East Coasters work HARDER than anyone else so we can enjoy the summer.

I hope that you all take this to heart and get back in here and squat, press and deadlift your way to success. Get in and get under the bar. You'll feel better for it and look better for it. Put a little East coast work ethic in your Fall and Winter.

Murph
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TeamTPS

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."

Teddy Roosevelt

Great American

from The Strenuous Life, I suggest you read it.

Online Coaching is About to Begin!

TPS is about to launch our newest service: Online Coaching.

It starts next week!

Online coaching is perfect for those who are intermediate to advanced lifters that need some help to jack their training up to the next level. Online coaching is perfect for those who:

Do not live near TPS yet want our expert coaches' guidance

Want to add pounds to their lifts

Add muscle

Lose body fat

Improve performance

Prepare for a strength competition (powerlifting/Strongman)

Can't afford 1-on1 Training

Have busy schedules and can't commit to a regular training time with a 1-on-1 coach

It is very affordable and it will help you achieve your goals much faster than going it alone.

Some of the features you will see are:

Programs designed just for you and your goals


Feedback from a TPS coach about your form/technique and how to improve it via email/Skype or telephone.

Programs emailed to you monthly

Proper assistance work to develop your weak points into strengths

And much more!

Benefits of the program:

No more guess work

You will see results as long as you do the work
Improvements in form/technique

Access to some of the best coaches in the USA

And much more!

I will have more details on this soon and we plan on getting it launched once all the details are set up. We are only accepting a limited number of Online clients to ensure that everyone gets the full attention of the coaches, if you are interested email us now to reserve a spot.

Premium Membership Information

As you may know, TPS has offered the Premium membership at no additional cost to all of our longtime, loyal members who were active as of/before June 1st when we launched the program for the first 90 days. The 90 days is EXPIRED and we want you to continue taking all of the exciting and fun classes after the 90 days is up!

We also want to offer our long time clients a little something else to let you know that we appreciate your business.

I'd like to point out a few things quickly for you:

All of the feedback I have heard and been told is that you all really like the classes. That is great. We will keep trying to maintain the high quality that we have AND improve on it. Every day.



For $139.00 you get the best gym AND unlimited Martial Arts classes. That really is a great deal.

On to the next point:
How long has your Instructor been teaching?
Many schools use students to teach the classes. We don't. Students will assist the Head Instructor but you will always have a Black Belt level Instructor here. Chances are it will be a 2nd degree or higher rank. We hold ourselves to a higher standard.

So, with that out of the way, here is what we are doing for you to show you that we do appreciate your business and loyalty.

For all TPS members who were active on/before June 1, 2014 when we made the change to the new program, we are offering the following super deals:

Those looking to upgrade to Premium memberships will be offered the following pricing on Premium EFT memberships:

Premium Single EFT: Regular price $139.00 per month

Special Upgrade: $119.00 per month

Dual EFT: Regular price: $209.00 per month

Special Upgrade: $189.00 per month

Family EFT: Regular price: $249.00 per month

Special Upgrade: $229.00 per month

A family of 4 can take all of the Martial Arts classes and use the gym for only $229.00 a month! That is outrageous! Again, as I said earlier, I know of one gym that charges this much for one person to take Muay Thai only. Try and match that pricing anywhere.

Full details on Dual and Family memberships are on our site. Compare our prices to local Martial Arts schools and see the value here.

Most schools charge at least $99.00 per month for Martial Arts only, and each extra style is usually extra. TPS includes UNLIMITED styles and classes as well as access to one of America's 20 Best Gyms for one low price!

We hope that you will upgrade and continue taking advantage of the services John and Ciano are offering in our Martial Arts programs.

You can register at the Front desk anytime.


Strongman Contest Review

August 9th was the date for the 12th annual TPS/NAS Mass State Strongman Championships to benefit the Chelsea Soldier's Home! If you are not familiar with Soldier's Homes, they are funded by the government to house of sick, homeless and disabled veterans.

Every year, we try and make their lives a little better as they gave so much of theirs for our country and safety. TPS raises as much money as we can every August and donate it with the stipulation that not one cent goes to administrative needs. All of it must go directly to the vets, sometimes we buy them a TV for the common room, or socks and underwear, or whatever else they may need

Anyway, enough of that, I will go on a rampage if I keep writing about it. Let's get positive! I say it every year, but this year was the best event we have run to date. The day went seamlessly. We had 63 athletes register and almost all of them competed. We had more volunteers than ever before, including the US Army's Future Soldiers. We had food, beer, music, raffles great weather and tons of STRONGMAN!

Read the rest here.

New Stuff Available at TPS
TPS is proud to add a few new products to our line of accessories.
We are now stocking ProLoc collars right in the gym. ProLocs are without a doubt, the best collars I have ever used. We have them in stock now in a whole bunch of COLORS. Grab a pair and keep your own set with you, or take them to another gym when you are traveling. They last pretty much forever and hold weights more securely than anything I have ever used.
ProLoc collars only $39.99 at TPS.

Available at the Front desk and online.

Bands
We just got a a shipment of super high quality bands from Spud, Inc.

These are just like the bands you can buy at a variety of sites and are used for many things including stretching, as accommodating resistance on the bar, assisting you with pullups and dips, tying up burglars and more.

Spud, Inc. bands come in any color you want as long as it is yellow. We have them in stock now.

Mini

Light

Average

Strong

Also available at the Front Desk.

New Spud, Inc. Belt
Spud had been in the laboratory again and he has emerged with w winner this time.
The new Spud, Inc. Pro Series Deadlift belt is simply awesome. It is a 3 ply belt made out of the usual Spud, Inc. material and it has a ratcheting strap on it instead of a buckle, or Velcro. This allows infinite adjust-ability and a level of tightness and support unparalleled from any other belt I have ever used.
The ratchet strap is easy to use and goes on and off quickly. This belt is sold as a deadlift belt and let me tell you, the combination of the nylon strapping used for the belt and the ratchet strap make it a true winner. It does NOT dig into your sides like leather belts, it is super comfortable and it feels like your mid- section is made of steel when it is jacked down tight.
This belt may be the best Strongman belt I have seen too. I plan on testing it out with Atlas Stones, Yoke and Farmers. I have no doubts it will soon be my favorite belt, and I have about 20.
Get yours here.

Member Minutes

The Member Minutes section is the place to let us tell the world about how AWESOME TPS members are. I can't do this unless you tell me about your accomplishments. When TPS first started, I knew EVERY member and I knew what was going on. We have GROWN, and sadly, I don't know every member. The interweb can fix this. Shoot me an email and let me know about your latest event, either that is upcoming, or that you have completed. 5K's, triathlons, powerlifting, or anything sports related. We want to let the world know. Now, on to this month's accomplishments.

Amanda "Alpo" Alpert and her team the Boston Militia just won the Women's Pro Football Super Bowl.

Follow the link below to read about it.


Swag Shop
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The TPS Cafe Press store is available 24 hours a day for you to get awesome TPS gear. We are able to offer a wide variety here that we can't stock at the gym.
We've got stuff for men, women and kids.
If you need swag and we don't have any in stock at the gym, this is the easy way!
To grab your supply of TPS gear click the picture.


TPS/RPS Powerlifting

The meet is next month. October 11th and 12th are the dates for the 2nd TPS/RPS powerlifting extravaganza. We have well over 100 lifters right now and Gene is accepting applications for Sunday only at this point.

Last year we had a lot of people, but this year will be crazy! The sport is growing and we are glad to be a part of that. We also are glad to help support a very worthwhile organization, Everett Pop Warner Football. This year as last year, 100% of the revenue generated from the food concession will go directly to Everett Pop Warner Football to help offset costs they have. Bring your appetite. Kayem will be providing us with sausages and dogs and I am sure Pop Warner will have tons more stuff there for sale.

The meet will be held at the same location as last year, the Samuel Gentile Recreation Center on Elm Street in Everett. A big thanks to Sammy from the rec for helping us out again with this.

If you have some free time either day stop by the rec and watch some amazing lifting. Last year we saw some outstanding lifters hit some great lifts and I am sure they will return and hit bigger ones this year.

We are also asking for a little help again. TPS needs you to assist us in running the best meet anywhere and to raise a big bag of cash for Pop Warner. We need spotters and loaders, a crew to help set up Friday night and break down on Sunday as well as people to work the tables both days. If you can spare a few hours, contact Steve@totalperformancesports.com to help with the spotting/loading/set-up crew, or Carly@totalperformancesports.com to work the tables.

As always we appreciate your help and look forward to running the best meet anywhere.


Exercise of the Month-Bamboo Bar Overhead Carries
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Russ is always up to something.



Click the YouTube logo to watch the video.


Strong and Sexy
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Strong and Sexy is our monthly feature from Molly Galbraith of Girls Gone Strong and it features questions from readers of the TPS newsletter. Molly will answer at least one question each month on topics geared towards our female readers. Ladies, get those questions ready and reply back to the newsletter with them.

I have some sad for TPS news. This is Molly's last regular feature for us. With the astounding success of Girls Gone Strong and her business, she simply does not have the time to keep on writing for us.

It's been a great run with her and all of her articles were outstanding. I am sure that she helped a lot of our female readers reach new levels of success.

Of course Molly and I will keep in touch and who knows; maybe we will get her back here for another seminar in the future! For now, on to this month's article:

5 Simple Tips For FINALLY Sticking To A Program

Q: "Molly, I am writing you today because I need your help. I want to lose weight, but it feels really overwhelming. Every time I start something, I seem to screw it up within days, and then I feel depressed, and I'm right back where I started, depressed, frustrated, and with no results. Why can't I just stick to something and do it? I promise I really want to lose weight!" - Allison W.

A: Hi Allison! Thanks so much for writing in. What I generally see when someone wants to lose weight (or should I say FAT, I'm assuming you want FAT LOSS and not just weight loss) is that what they're doing is too overwhelming for them. They try to overhaul everything all at once, and they never develop good habits that really stick.

Click Molly's picture to read the rest.


101 Best Workouts
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It's on the Amazon Best Sellers List!

The book is out! I was asked to contribute to my good friend Sean Hyson's new book and it is FINALLY out! The book is called the 101 Best Workouts of All Time and it is AWESOME.

It contains 101 workouts written by some of the best coaches in the industry today including:

Jim Smith

Zach Evan-Esch

Joe Stankowski

Jason Ferrugia

Joe Stankowski

Nick Tumminello

And many more.

My favorite part of the book is not really in the book but on the site. I got an advance copy of the book and went to the website to check it out and saw the Trainer Testimonials page with the Terminator, Governator and all around LEGEND Arnold himself listed. I read his review first obviously and saw that he listed workout # 80 as his FAVORITE. I immediately grabbed the book and said to myself repeatedly "please be me, please be me" over and over until I got to # 80.

Guess what? Arnold F*ing Schwarzenegger chose one of my workouts as the best! Yep, me and Arnold are now besties. I don't get jacked up too often, but I was PSYCHED when I saw this and ran around like a tween when One Direction was in town telling everyone.

You can pick up a copy of the book here.

It's worth it.



Murph's Blog

I am trying to post more frequently but it has been a challenge. Shoot over to Weakness and read the archives. There is some good s*it in there.


Training Day-Learn to Bench

The next TPS Training Day is Saturday September 20th at noon and as always, Steve will be psyched because it is Bench Day. If you are lifting at the meet next month you should be here!

Everyone loves the bench press right? How many of you are really doing it right? I'll bet Steve and the Team can teach you ways to add pounds to your press right away.



Attending this Training Day will show you how to:

-shorten the distance of your press adding pounds right away

-how to set up efficiently to take advantage of your leverages

-how to use your legs to get maximum acceleration in the press

-how to be more AWESOME-training with Steve increases your AWESOMENESS in as little as one session

and much more.

If you are a novice lifter, come to Training Day and learn things the right way. If you have been training for a while, come in and get a tune up on your technique. If you compete, or want to you owe it to yourself to be here. If you wear gear, bring it. Steve and the crew will show you how to get the most out of it.

Our coaches are the best because they have proven themselves on the competitive platform and they have learned from the best. Let them pass on what they have learned through training and experience. Training Day is for BEGINNERS to ADVANCED lifters as well as those who compete or wish to compete. If you use gear, bring it with you. We will teach you how to maximize its use.

Training day is the best $20.00 you can spend on a Saturday afternoon if you are serious about your training.

Register now below.

Register online here


Inov-8

Inov-8 FastLift's are in stock. If you are looking for an outstanding weightlifting shoe, this is it. If we don't have your size it can be special ordered and only takes about 3 days to get in stock.

We also can get any Inov-8 shoe that you want. If you see a pair on their site and want them, let me know. TPS can special order anything you want from Inov-8.


ART/Graston/Massage at TPS
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Dr. Nathaniel Tiplady Is working some soft tissue magic on his patients at TPS and Nate's schedule is changing at TPS. He will now be here on Saturday mornings from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, and in his words, he now has a "credit card thingy for his phone," so you can now use your debit or credit card for payments on his phone thingy.
All reports show that the patents are moving and feeling much better with his treatment. You can, too. If you have a recent or even an old, nagging injury, you should book an appointment. ART/Graston will help you to recover faster, and might even totally eliminate the problem non-surgically.

ART is Active Release Treatment. ART is one of the best ways to eliminate muscle pain and soft-tissue injury. It involves breaking up accumulated scar tissue and adhesions in the muscles to get you moving freely and pain-free. I have personally used ART hundreds of times to heal and prevent injuries, and believe me, I've had some doozies. Many times people will have pain and go to the doctor and the doc prescribes physical therapy. Many times PT works and many times it does not. More often than not, ART is just what you need-the problem is that you didn't know it existed. Now you know.

Graston is similar to ART in that it is a soft-tissue treatment system. It differs in the method the treatment is delivered. Graston uses tools to cover larger areas of muscle that ART is not appropriate for.

You will find that many problems that you have will go AWAY after a few treatments. These modalities will keep you in the game, whatever the game is for you.

Go to our Restorative Services page for full details on ART/Graston, as well as therapeutic massage. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of these. Your body will thank you.

Don't forget, we offer massage as well. Jen Noyer is one of the best massage therapists that I have ever had work on me. She can help you to move and feel better too. Massage is by appointment only. Book yours today.

Click the picture to go to our Restorative Services page for full details on these new services. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of these. Your body will thank you.


The Moustache Files
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The views expressed here are entirely from Russ's moustache. We don't know yet if it is an evil moustache or a good one. We do know that it has a mind of its own and it's AWESOME and not creepy like some moustaches. Read on for some interesting viewpoints.

Bamboo Bar Overhead Carry A video is worth a thousand words.

Click the 'Stache picture for the rest.


Media Assault

The new issue of Muscle and Fitness (September 2014) is on the stands now and it has a big feature from Murph and Sean Hyson on Kettlebell training. Grab a copy now and try the workout out next time you are in the gym and let him know what you think.


Show us your gear




Show us your gear.

Got TPS gear? Take a picture of you wearing it someplace and we'll post it on our Facebook page.

We've sold a ton of gear lately and we would love to see you wearing it.


Swag of the Month
Time to get your hoody ready. This hoody is ideal for job interviews, weddings and Red Carpet affairs.

Click the picture to order.


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Follow TPS on Twitter
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We're on Instagram too!

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