TJ's Gym Weekly News 12/12/2019
OVERCOMING FEARS.
We all have them. Noemi was afraid to join the gym back before she took the plunge SIX YEARS AGO! On the other side of fear is often growth—the best kind. Let us know if there’s something that scares you. Maybe we can help. And P.S. tell your friends/family that if they’re afraid to try the gym, great things will happen if they do.
Message from TJ
I implore you to watch this youtube clip of Real Sports with Bryant Gumble:
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: On the Basis of Sex: Girls' Baseball (Full Segment) | HBO
It tells the story of how and why girls were not allowed to play little league baseball. In 1972 a girl named Maria Peppi wanted to play baseball. The National Little League Association freaked out after she played three games. The solution was that the LLA introduced softball. Just to keep girls out of baseball.
This story made me tear up.
Fast forward to today, and we have teen girls crushing boys in national tournaments. Eventually, baseball will be coed. Face it. It's going to happen. If the athlete wants to, they will. Maybe not today, but eventually. Stomp your feet, gnash your teeth, but face it, in your lifetime it's going to happen. We made it complicated through reasoning that eventually would become extinct.
Let's change the scenario but use the same reasoning structure, applied to losing weight. Early on, we discovered that the human emotion was a great way to make money. Finance, retail, real estate, etc. since the dawn of time have relied on the way people feel to create a profit, and to this day rely on emotion to drive consumption.
The weight-loss industry is no different. How many different ways have we seen marketers try to convince us to lose weight while also convincing us to part with our hard-earned dollars? From the vomitoriums of ancient Rome to Liposuction. We could all rattle off ten different plans from our own experience.
The problem with marketing this stuff is that it's competing against SCIENCE.
The science of weight loss is easy. Consume fewer calories than you burn, and you will lose weight. If you are active, most of that weight will come from stored bodyfat. Simple as that.
What if we leapt straight to this plan, instead of buying into a dozen others right from jump street, instead of distracting ourselves with bullshit for decades, only to come to the realization that I'm going to succeed by doing the obvious thing?
Just like keeping girls out of baseball.
See you at the holiday workout/hangout on Sunday!
~TJ
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT OUR HOliday workout followed immediately by SNACKS and socializing at floodwater restauranT! first ROUND of FOOD and drinks is on us! We will announce athletes of the year, winner of the TJ’s gym Open competition, and there will be a very special guest in attendance. See you there!
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OUR BIG LEAN PROGRAM IS A YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITY TO JUMPSTART YOUR LONG-TERM HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLAN! NEED TO LOSE A FEW POUNDS? BIG LEAN IS FOR YOU. NEED TO ADD MUSCLE AND REDUCE FAT? JOIN US! WE WILL BE STARTING WITH A NEW GROUP IN FEBRUARY, TO INCLUDE CAMARADERIE AND SUPPORT. IF YOU WANT TO START SOONER, YOU CAN NAVIGATE TO THE BL PROGRAM PAGE TO REGISTER AND START NOW!
WEEK of December 16th:
LIMITED YOUTH CLASS SCHEDULE!
REGISTER NOW FOR OUR WINTER YOUTH PROGRAM! PLEASE NOTE New class for AGES 9-12 in Mill Valley!
8-week session Jan 6 TO march 8, 2020
COMING BACK SOON, THIS TIME TO TJ’S MILL VALLEY!
We’re excited to announce the return of our THROW HANDS BOXING AND FITNESS program! Classes will likely start in mid-January in Mill Valley in evening time slots. STAY TUNED, AND GET PSYCHED!
TJ’s Gym BOOTCAMP!
Bring friends and family—no experience necessary for Bootcamp classes, and first class is free! All we need is our online waiver completed prior to class. TJ’s members can also try a class without it counting towards membership allotment. Email allison@tjsgym.com to make it happen!
Running Strong: strength for endurance athletes
Join any time with our new flexible membership options!
Email allison@tjsgym.com with any questions.
Program Foundations:
•Injury prevention/Consistency
•Efficiency/Muscular Power
•Longevity/Health
We’d like to get as many 60+ year-olds in Marin moving as possible! Athletes can join at any time; we pro-rate based on start days.