Jonathan Goodman
Fitness and Social Media Fused.
The Babe Ruth Rule
The Babe had 714 home runs in his 22 year career. He also struck out 1330 times. Compare that to Roger Hornsby who hit only 301 home runs but also struck out a meager 679 times. They both had about the same amount of at bats (Ruth at 8,399 and Hornsby at 8,173). You could argue that [...]
How to Fail At Facebook
I get added by a lot of people on Facebook and rarely do I feel violated. Until of course stuff like the above happens. (And yes if you’re wondering I did have to Google how to draw an arrow on photoshop. It’s really quite easy. I was pleasantly surprised. I think I did an awesome [...]
An Open Letter to All of My Clients
Note: I sat down and wrote this immediately after arriving home from training my final client. After 8 years in the fitness industry I have switched to full-fledged internet entrepreneurship. This was not something I expected or planned for. It just happened and wasn’t fair to me or my clients to fight it. That night I [...]
Doping, Steroids, Lance Armstrong, and The Demented Ideals of Sport – My Views
Lance Armstrong has given up his fight against numerous doping allegations. Armstrong conceded – never admitting that he did it – and never admitting that he didn’t. 14 years of athletic achievements have been taken away including 7 Tour de France titles, all winnings since 1998 have been taken back, and he is not allowed [...]
Reflections
Two days ago I sat atop of the Koko Crater in Hawaii. Taken in by the beauty I took out my notebook and spent 2hrs reflecting. After posting some pictures I had numerous requests to publish my thoughts. These are personal and completely unplanned. I hope they mean as much to you as they do [...]
The Unhealthy Fitness Professional
In my article last week “The Artist - Part 1” I spoke about my decision to leave personal training to help the artist get their word out. I also spoke about my troubles keeping my health in check dealing with stress, anxiety, and poor sleep habits. The support was overwhelming but also made me realize that [...]
Who’s This Jon Guy?
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