The eyes say a lot about the person. You can get a vibe from someone by looking at their eyes. If you've seen Rocky III, you recall Apollo talking about "that look". The Eye of The Tiger is what Apollo called it. I pay attention to these details, especially when training athletes. Those who have that look are those who will rise above and fight through all the training. Those who don't have that look are those I will need to build and transform. And unfortunately, some will never … [Read more...]
As I watched the Gladiators
Yesterday was a hot and humid day in Joisey. We had a few crews of Gladiators training, 5 - 6 in each group. I watched them sprint, jump, rip through kettlebells, sandbags and perform countless pull ups and push ups. They ripped through heavy sleds, others were jumping rope and others practiced their handstand push ups. I was in a daze for a few minutes as I watched, and I was proud of what I saw, BIG time proud. For some reason it brought me back to the times of people telling me what I … [Read more...]
Apollo’s “TOUGH Gym”
Original Article Date: 4/1/2008 Updated: 2/4/2024 Have you ever seen Rocky III where Apollo takes Rocky back to the old school gym he used to train at where everyone has the "Eye of the Tiger"? TOUGH GYM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peBGvS0VGr4 That gym look liked a dump to others, but when I saw TOUGH GYM, I thought it was perfect and beautiful. It was exactly what I wanted to build for athletes. I took out a notepad, paused the DVD player and started sketching the … [Read more...]