Exercise Your Right to Exercise!

I kid you not--we're open for business! Sure, we still have the car-into-our-building-remains scattered (but contained) by the rear wall and a newly installed shower that could use some dry-wall touch-up (looking for a good construction man/woman--any takers?!), but that's not stopping us from saving the performance of athletes everywhere!! ("Dun-da-duuun!!" As we pose in a heroic fashion...)

In fact, let me just summarize some of what our staff has been up to:

• Sam has been massaging and functional training the pants off people (literally, they're getting so fit, they're shopping for smaller pants)!
• I peaked out of the office the other day to see Coach Dan with a ladder, a PVC pipe, some bands, and a BOSU ball...Not exactly sure what that workout entailed, but he was sweatin' up a storm and his athletes are getting faster! I suppose I may need to feed my curiosity here...And I'm not the only one! He will be having classes on General Strengthening for the Endurance Athlete at the EETC quite soon! I'm sure we have enough PVC piping to go around, but it may be a bring-your-own-ladder affair!! ;)
• Chelsey and her Training Groups are not only braving the heat, but showing it who wears the sun screen! After spending a week as a counselor at cross-country camp (with children...and I promise I have no idea what this banana dance is you're talking about!), Chelsey is a bit sleep deprived and feeling a few miles short of a marathon, but her athletes are fueling her enthusiasm and doing a fantastic job! Hey now, don't worry! You can still get a piece of the action! Just shoot Chelsey an email and turn that morning coffee into a cup of 13.1 or 26.2 mile training for a more complete breakfast! :D
• Trainer David is currently surveying trail after trail with his group of Mountain Bikers; I have not Mountain Biked myself, but hearing about their epicness makes me want to trade my little fixed-gear in for a honkin' trail-killin' machine on two wheels!
• Perhaps, you're not so much into the "group training" thing? That's cool! We're all accepting personal training clients too! Shoot, even if it's so you can run on our "pimp" treadmill (apparently, this is the term for "cool," "kick-butt," "epic," "edgey," etc.--I'm attempting to minimize my pun-age)! But, seriously! This thing has a fan that adjusts with your speed! The faster you run, the more it blows! I did an 8-mile progressive run on it, and actually enjoyed it!! I plan to make blaring some funky tunes and running like a female-version of Forest Gump a regular thing--no doubt! 

Whew! Let me just say, the only thing hotter than Greenville, is what's going on at The Edge! (Don't worry, we have AC, some trendy industrial fans, and apparently some of the best water in the area, so don't worry about getting over-heated!)

Well, I must get back to figuring out this camera for our gait analysis (where's the Geek Squad when you need 'em?!), so I must wrap this up like a giant Chipotle specialty burrito! Looking forward to seeing all you Greenville-ians doin' your thing out there! And don't hesitate to stop by, treadmill it, do something functional on our functional trainer, and exercise your right to exercise!!

Shift Happens...

  

At The EDGE Endurance Training Center (EETC), we are all about being on the cutting-edge of performance training technology, and have a thorough understanding that our clients don't have hours and hours to devote to training when they have a zillion other obligations...So, how can we provide our clients with the best possible training in the least amount of time?

Well, being the innovators we are, we decided that the best way to serve our clients' needs was to develop a drive-through fitness window! That's right! You just drive right up, order, and be on your way! It's quick, convenient, and the most efficient way to get the quality training you need without the hassle of walking into a gym!

Customer: "Yes, can I please order a full set of bicep curls; hold the eccentric component? Also, can I have a large helping of cardio, with a side of kettle bell squats?"
Edge Staff: "Yes, sir! Your total is $6.78. Please pull around to the next window..."

Now, what a fantastic concept--right?! Apparently, this guy thought so too and decided to ram his vehicle right into the back-side of our building...

For those of you who may not sense my underlying sarcasm...We are not actually developing a drive-through fitness window, but a guy did legitimately drive his car into our building...

Apparently, the gentleman was driving around with a dysfunctional brake-system, and was seeking a "safe place" to "stop." Luckily, no one was injured (even though, Jennifer Bennett and I were painting inches away from the collision), and we plan to have the sucker all patched up by the weekend--just in time for the fireworks!

You know, we all have set backs (including our treadmill that arrived "severely damaged" and was sent back to the company...so we continue to wait for the arrival of a new replacement...), but it's how you deal with that adversity that determines character and success. Sure, we could have loathed around, decided it was the end of the world, and given up--just as some athletes do after a bad race or workout--but that's not going to solve the problem. We must be rational and remain positive. We must shake it off, look at our options, and embrace a new tomorrow! You can't stop the rain, but you can take out your umbrella!

Plus, we will totally have so much more ventilation now when we perspire all over our edge-tremely nifty LifeFitness functional trainer and brand-spankin' new BOSU balls, dumbbells, medicine balls, and Power Systems stability balls! It's going to take more than a car to knock through these rock-solid abs! :]P

If We Build It, They Will Come...

The renovation of The Edge Endurance Training Center has (finally) been initiated! Remnants of what-once-had-been "Labor Ready" have been swept into trash bags, mopped with Simple Green, and are soon-to-be painted over with several coats of Butternut Squash yellow...Except the "security system" (a wooden Louisville Slugger)...The numerous 400 lb. rolls of flooring arrived today via truck...without a dolly [That's what I said]...Nonetheless, we prevailed once more; eager to slap paint on the walls and begin construction on the massage room as we await the arrival of our kick-edge treadmill, functional trainer, and oodles of bands, medicine balls, kettle bells, dumbbells, and a slew of goodies that will just leave your head spinning! Now, what color to paint the powder rooms?

In other news...
We are taking registration for Half-Marathon and Full-Marathon Training Groups...Want a performance edge? (Can we help our name is so easy to pun?!)

The website is coming along...In the meantime, why not stalk us on Facebook?! Everyone else is doing it!

We are working to get an EETC racing team up and running! (Don't worry, not all of our staff members are quite as punny!)

EETC Staff Member, Samantha Smith will be heading up core conditioning classes July 11th! (Fireworks ain't got nothin' on her classes!)

Now, with our cutting-edge humor and training, you are not going to want to miss all the good, the bad, the ugly, and the epic-ness of our "Life on the Edge!" To ensure you stay up-to-date on all the details of our fascinating ventures, you should probably subscribe to our blog NOW! It's not every day that you get quality blogging like this about a group of entrepreneurs, coaches, professionals, and athletes (a.k.a. us) trying to reach our performance goals as well as training others to achieve theirs!