BACK ON THE EAST COAST by Coach Jim Massaro
You are probably tired of seeing the same old article up about my move to LA. An update: I have moved back to New York and I am back in my old gym, Advanced Body Personal & Athletic Training Center.
My time in California was great. I got to do and test out a few new training techniques. It was a dream to go out on the beach with the rubber bands, train my athletes in the Pacific Ocean and run clinics there. I was able to impart my knowledge to other trainers and pick up a few pointers myself! The Yard is very well known in the South Bay beach communities and has its share of stars who train there. I met a lot of star athletes—like Maria Sharapova. I worked out several times with Denise Austin. I trained Larry Witt (AVP Pro) and met many other pro volleyball players. I witnessed Britney Spears being bombarded by paparazzi while eating pizza a few doors down from The Yard. Another highlight was attending the USC football team practices and meeting the coaches. It gave me the opportunity to pick their brains on drills I could apply to Nyack HS football, now that I am back. As for the weather.70-80 degrees each day, and living three blocks from the beach. How can you beat that? My only regret is that I didn't get around to acquiring any photos. If any of my former athletes out there in LaLa land are reading this, please email me your photo to add to the Gallery of Athletes.
Now that I am back at Advanced Body, I face the challenges of rebuilding the gym back to its former glory (and, hopefully, beyond). On the coaching front, besides returning as the Head Strength Coach of Nyack High School's football team, I am now also the Head Strength Coach for the girls' lacrosse team. Also, I'm in the process of putting together a series of CEU credited clinics at the gym. Areas to be addressed are: Warrior Diet, Kettlebell Training, Speed & Agility and Strength Training for Sport Performance. Another area of fitness I am exploring to develop is Baby Boomer Fitness. This population has devoted their lives to supporting their families, putting their kids through school, building companies, and communities. The byproduct of all that work has caused many to become obese and de-conditioned. My main goal is to educate them on the benefits of exercise and diet so they can lead full and active rest-of-their-lives.
I just wanted to give a quick update on me and the happenings at Advanced Body. This is a great time to get involved in achieving all your fitness and sports conditioning goals-and I'm the man to help you do it!
Stay strong.