SGT Peterson RSSThe concept I call ‘the rule of three’ was inspired by some of my military leaders of the past. A few of the E-8’s (aka Master Sergeants) have two or three rules listed on plaques on their desks. One of my older, Master Sergeant (SGM) leaders has two specific rules. SGM Cullen’s two rules are [...]
Today’s blog post is about leaders and managers and how they differ. The main difference between the two is that leaders inspire people and managers make people do things. That’s the biggest fundamental difference. Leaders stand up for what they believe in even when it’s politically unpopular or it could cause them harm. People follow [...]
The purpose of this article is to explore the WHY, HOW, and WHAT of the first Kaizen inspired workout process. I’ll do this by communicating WHY Kaizen was critical in developing SGT Peterson’s view of workouts. Then I’ll show HOW the proven process is superior to the status quo in the fitness industry, and lastly it [...]
America is always reinventing itself. Let me paint a picture for you. When I get old I will sit on my porch after mowing my lawn in the summer and shake my fist at the teenagers racing up into the air of my suburban neighborhood with those “damn flying cars! These kids have no respect [...]
PRESS RELEASE : 6-29-2011 The majority ownership in SGT Peterson’s has been sold to an investor. The investor, who wants to remain nameless, has sold the rights to Bally Total Fitness without SGT Peterson’s knowledge. The 51% stake in the company has been purchased by Bally Total Fitness for $350,000 US dollars. Unfortunately SGT Peterson [...]
What will it take for the fitness industry to change? Well if you believe in history repeating itself it already has. America has revolutionized the world with our version of democracy, military technology and with our fitness industry. Over the last 200 years or so the world has followed in America’s footsteps. America is about being the [...]
You’ve heard it said, ‘you need energy to burn energy’ and you might even know that you should eat something before a workout…or is that after a workout? That’s the problem… you’re not sure what to eat and when to eat it! In this post I’ve put together some guidelines that can help you make [...]
As a former high school football coach I would often see the other teams in our division doing what seemed like 60-90 minutes of warm-ups before the big game. If they overdue it during the game like this, can you even imagine how much they are over training on the practice field? What I have [...]
Is GNC the modern day American snake oil salesman? Well, to start off with they have quite a few questionable products. In all reality, almost 80% of their products have no clinical proof that they work or if they are any different from the other hundreds of products that are pedaled by retailers or independent distributors like the [...]
People ask me I manage to workout all the time. Aren’t I too tired? Too busy to fit it into my schedule? It can be a painful process, because if you don’t exercise your energy level will go down. You’ll most likely gain weight, become emotional and eat more until you are obese. Web MD [...]