Unfortunately, in 2015 at the age of 30 I was involved in a serious car accident that left me with a broken wrist, torn meniscus in my knee, various torn ligaments in my foot and a bunch of deep gashes and cuts all over my body. Being an extremely active person, this accident left me feeling depressed, immobile and feeling like my world was caving in, but what kept me going were my dad’s encouraging words “You have to make your body strong enough to take what life’s going to...
Back in 2012 at the age of 27, I was on the verge of retiring from boxing, the sport that I had competed in since I was 10 years old. From boxing, I had serious hand problems and it got to the point where I couldn't button a shirt, turn a key, and it was even hard to zip my trousers. It was time for major hand surgery.
At this point I was an undefeated professional boxer, having taken bronze in the Beijing Olympics just a few years earlier, winning 7 national titles and a European Gold medal....
After dropping out of college at half way through my Criminal Justice Degree, I knew that I made the right choice. A few months later, I started working out: Running, Zumba, KickBoxing, BodyPump etc. I became really obsessed with Health and Fitness. From there, I wanted to make healthy food choices (I would say just to have the full package).
Fast forward a few years later, something Tragically happened to me. I lost my 16 Year Old son (Kidnapped and Murdered) my whole life just turned...
Introduction
I try to surround myself & learn from coaches, personal trainers or other athletes I highly value because being around those who are better has a tendency to drive me to be better and push to improve.
For a lot of us that have been in high level sports we are very self motivated when it comes to our own training sessions but fact is not everybody is! Some people just want to workout to enjoy the social aspect or for the important factor of staying healthy so you...
In January of 2018 I decided to make a change in my life and dive back into fitness. As a lifelong athlete, I knew what I had to do. I walked into a local gym and gave it my all. I enrolled in the boxing program and fell in love with all it. The fundamentals, the mental and the physical part of boxing made me come alive.
I saw so many people that had so much potential. I also saw so many people that just needed a little push to get going because life had gotten in the way. That is something...
ZPT: How we set up our programming and why we aren’t your
typical HIIT studio workout.
On the strength side of the Zoom wall our goal is to make you STRONGER and help you move BETTER. You will find that building functional strength will not only enhance your other cardio workouts (cycling, running, etc.) but will make it easier to get through your daily life tasks. We believe the best way to make your body stronger is to separate 'strength' from 'conditioning.' In order to truly get...
2 major components to a successful fitness regimen:
- Fun
- Results
In order to have fun, you must “buy-in” to the program, or truly believe it will work, and be doing something you truly enjoy (or will come to enjoy via it’s results).
In order to get results, you must adhere to the program, or exercise, with consistency. To do so, you must be having fun!
Let’s talk about an outlet I (and just about everyone else who tries it) deem incredibly fun, a long term driver of...
The Box'N Burn Academy: A True Blessing And Nothing Short Of Amazing.
I Don’t Recall When I Was Introduced To The Box ‘n Burn, But I Do Know I Was Hooked From First Glance. There Was Just Something About These Gentlemen That Made You Trust Them Over A Video. The Mitt Holding From Glenn Holmes And The Striking Prowess Of Tony Jeffries Captured My Attention Immediately. So, I Began To Follow Their Social Media Accounts For Boxing Advice And I Also Purchased 2 Of Tony’s Boxing...
My wife and I who both train back in the uk had previously visited the box n burn gym in Santa Monica when we were last visiting and enjoyed our experience training there. We found out there would be a course running in July and thought we would combine a holiday with some training/learning. We arrived in LA on the Friday evening tired but excited for the next days level 1 certification course.
The course was packed with content to keep us thinking throughout the day ranging from wrapping a...