Ferguson Fitness

When your a trainer and have managed businesses and staff your very accustomed to creating challenges and goals for them but far too often its easy to stop challenging yourself,as I had slipped into doing. I had become comfortable with my 80%/20% diet (my way of telling myself its okay to eat 20% junkfood) I had also not really challenged myself in the gym although I have never missed more than 3 or 4 days of working out over the last 20 years I have been “skating” or taking it easier than I am capable of for the last 5 years. So when challenged by Jeff Scot Phillips and Robyn Goodpasture to take the 8lbs down challenge I knew my number was up and the training and fit food clients would be watching! To kick it off I purchased a Roanoke Valley Fit pass so I could access Adventure fitness for the group exercise (TRX + combat) and FitStudio 365 for the weights. What I found at the two locations was much,much more than the features. To start with they both have a inviting atmosphere where all staff and members make you feel welcome plus you see some intense personal and group training workouts taking place so its hard not to be motivated to train intense. As with most of our fitfood clients using FitFood and Jeff’s guidance I was down 8lbs before the end of week 1 and that really motivated me because I see our clients making that happen all the time but I needed to know it could work for me too! If your still reading and have not fell asleep yet I wanted to encourage you to talk with us on how I can hook you up with some of the finest fitness professionals I have ever worked with and if you do not live in Roanoke I can help create a checklist of things to look for when seeking out a trainer or facility. One last note, I have decided and committed to competing in the 2012 Charlotte Cup Bodybuilding show April 28. I know the team at FitStudio 365, Adventure Fitness and my friends and family have my back in preparing for the show and we will be reporting on me using our new competitor line soon to be released by FitFood! Train Hard..Stay motivated-anthony

Want to thank all of you that have read this blog and encouraged me to take this on! I want to make two quick points today:1- Yes sometimes when you make a goal or commitment everything seems like its working against it (schedules etc…) and 2 – When someone tells you they have a goal don’t ask them why just simply support them! Okay let explain the first point more, we as fitness professionals are always encouraging clients to take on challenges and to make sometimes what can feel like major changes in their lifestyle. I do it all the time and I now understand more about how hard even the first few days of a challenge can be mainly because life is busy and making even simple changes in diet and exercise can feel overwhelming at times. Some of you know that Johanna and I have a large family (5 kids!!!) and with all the demands of family and owning a small business you can find yourself putting everything else in front of your goals. Alright that sounds like whining but the point is I will remember these last few days struggles as I coach clients in the future and find creative ways to help our family and others to incorporate small changes that help them feel confident that their goals can and will happen! 2nd point of simply to encourage others when they confide in you that they have a goal! When hearing that a co-worker or family member has a fitness goal do you find yourself saying things to them like * “why” “bet that expensive” “I tried that and it didn’t work”. These are goal crushing statements and if its not your intention to crush their goals then just be supportive and let them know they have your support. So I guess to sum up that point – say nothing if you don’t have anything nice to say. Saturday I had a awesome time at their Open house and this Fit Pass is a huge hit already! It was true serenity for me to workout by myself using the 24 hour access at Fit Studio 365 Saturday night followed by a intense Body Combat at Adventure Fitness Sunday with Combat Kim! FitFood is a major time saver and looking forward to a great first full week of this challenge… thanks for reading- anthony

Greg Johnson says:

Being a former Marine everything to me is a mission and over the month of December I am on a mission to completely breakthrough the myth that the holidays means we get out of shape or have to start a resolution based program in January. Yesterday the Roanoke Valley Fit Pass was launched in a sneak preview and I have planned my workouts in a way that will show you what awesome trainers,instructors and programs will be available to you and how when true fitness professionals collaborate and work together we can come up programming that will change lives for the better! My goal really is to be able to describe the experience and also the obstacles that happen daily with a big family and business so you will not be bored with how much I “benched pressed” daily! FitFood will be my fuel during this challenge and without going into too much detail now let me just say it is awesome! So between a variety of workouts working with everyone at Fit Studio 365 + Adventure Fitness along with improving my overall health with the help of Balance Chiropractic and Wellness this will be a amazing month! (Oh yeah Johanna my wife will be supporting me all the way and doing it with me so its about to get fun!

Basic Warrior Training

Sessions Now Forming!

New time: Now 5:30 am & 5:30 pm Daily!

Next Session: Sep 19th – Oct 14th

Instructor: Anthony Ferguson

What is Basic Warrior Training?

Developed and Instructed by former U.S. Marine Anthony Ferguson. Inspired by proven training methods of the worlds most elite fighting forces we challenge you daily with intense and progressive workouts. Each workout is carefully built to provide result producing success and proper muscle recovery. “I was sick of every body calling anything they put together for an hour a “boot camp” so we focused on really providing the exerciser a experience that not only builds confidence but sets them on a path to continued success”. Each warrior recieves 20 hours of motivating group instruction, 2 assessments and a t-shirt. Perfect for intermediate to advanced exercisers and can be a secret weapon for those needing to pass law enforcement and military physical fitness protocals. Please remember we did not promise you a rose garden! – Semper Fi

Days/times: Train every day for 4 weeks – 5:30 am or 5:30 pm daily

Cost: $210

Contact: BasicWarriorTraining@gmail.com or call 540-525-5571

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“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits, there are only plateaus and you must not stay there. You must go beyond them.”- Bruce Lee

So let me start by saying this will be a blog dedicated to my family,clients and anyone I can motivate or help cause positive change in their lives. I’m not sure we could ever fully realize how fortunate and blessed we actually are but if you have known me for any amount of time you know I frequently say I am one of the luckiest and most blessed out there! Sure like everyone I have had struggles and disappointments but they never last. Family, health, career opportunities are just a few of blessings I am thankful for daily and I fully believe one way to we all can realize these are through the positive benefits of exercise and nutrition. Things are changing for us here at fergusonfitness.com and it is so exciting, my wife just started her new career as a Professor where she can help shape and educate a whole new class of fitness professionals to change lives through fitness! I have taken on the challenge of building our own business through a variety of fitness services working alongside the best fitness professionals in the Roanoke and surrounding area. So the mission has remain unchanged and that is to “Change lives through fitness” join me on this adventure

“To hell with the circumstances; I create opportunities” – Bruce Lee

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Hey Ferguson Fitness fans!!  Vote for our friend and local Fitness Expert Hardcore Holly Logan in the Max Muscle Best Legs in America contest!!  Holly is a resident of Salem, mother to 4 and runs a successful personal training and Boot Camp business Fitness First!  Holly competed in the Mountain Pride Championships last year and won the Ms. Figure Tall Division.  Give her your support – click this link to vote!

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Hello world – welcome to the brand new Ferguson Fitness website!  We are so excited to have an easy-to-navigate and update site that will help us greatly improve our services to our competitors and visitors.  We hope you will be able to easily find everything you need to know about our 2011 Mountain Pride Championships.  Leave comments and let us know what you think and how we can continue to improve!!