Tracy--Chief Executive of Getting Your Butt to the Gym
Tracy is the Chief Executive of Getting Your Butt to the Gym. She will help you get started on your quest for fitness by scheduling an Intro to CrossFit session and then the first four of our Foundations of CrossFit programs.
Call Tracy to schedule your INTRO to CrossFit at 801.935.4032. Tracy is often out helping people get their butt’s to the gym, so leave a message. You can also email her at tracy@crossfitmountolympus.com.
Intro to CrossFit
Our INTRO session is a one-on-one personal training session during which you will learn more about CrossFit. We can then serve you better by getting to know your goals and expectations, fitness level, and experience.
After your INTRO session, we will schedule the first four of our Foundations of CrossFit classes. These 75 minute classes will familiarize you with the basic CrossFit movements and our exacting standards to ensure a safe, effective workout. Each Foundations class is limited to 5 people so we can focus on teaching you proper, safe form. After completing the first four classes, you can confidently attend any of the 47 regular CrossFit classes we offer each week. Foundations of CrossFit program includes a free week of unlimited CrossFit classes so you can make sure this is the right program for you.
PERSONAL TRAINING – If you desire a more personalized approach and want more information about one-on-one personal training, call Tracy at 801.935.4032.
Try it at home!
If you want to try out our workouts for yourself, you can start immediately with our Workout of the Day. These will give you a good example of the style of our training and classes. Be forewarned, these workouts are designed for elite athletes and are very difficult – we have a few suggestions for getting started”
1. Learn the movements – many of the exercises that CrossFit includes in their workouts will be different from any you have done in the past. When you are learning a new movement, go light, reduce the repetitions and emphasize good form. Overdoing it in a new exercise is an easy way to get hurt.
2. Start easy! Get through the workout. Modify it any way you need to – split up a high repetition set into many low rep sets, reduce the weights, reduce the volume or distances. We all learn to crawl, then walk, then run.
3. Make the Workout of the Day a habit. Three days on, one day off; or Five days on, two off. Consistency is the key, not so much intensity at first. Be consistant.
4. After the first month, start increasing the intensity of your workout. Many people ask the question, “Is the Workout of the Day really all I need to do?” The answer is emphatically “YES” – that is, when you are able to complete it going as hard and fast as possible. Your goal is to attack every workout and tear it to shreds. It should CRUSH you!
This high intensity is part of the design of CrossFit and is required to get the full benefits. At these high intensities, your body will respond / recover with a very high neurological and endocrine (hormonal) adaptation (neuroendocrine response). This is the “secret” behind the ability of the Workout of the Day, in very often 20 minutes or less, to enable you to develop world-class fitness!
If you run in to difficulties on your own, want to get personal or group instruction, or want to simply learn more, we we suggest the following resources:
- SCHEDULE an INTRO. Call us at 801.935.4032.
- Read “How to start”.
- Download a free copy of the CrossFit Journal entitled What is Fitness?
- Download a free copy of CrossFit Foundations
- Browse the CrossFit.com web site for gobs of information, especially on the message board.
Private Training and Consultations
Working one-on-one with a coach is a great choice when addressing things about your health and fitness that are unique and personal. We help facilitate your listening, thinking, learning, being aware and being responsible. We guide and steer you on a course and help you maintain your drive when sometimes life throws you curves. We also make it clear from the start of our relationship that YOU are ultimately responsible for your results. YOU have the power to have whatever body, fitness, health, and vitality you want! Our instruction focuses on movement techniques and skills, physical conditioning; development of healthy workout, eating habits, and self-discipline, so that after a period of time, you develop the experience and confidence to do it on your own.
We also work with small to medium sized businesses/sales teams whose performance (and income) at work is dependent on their health, vitality, energy level, motivation, stamina, and drive.
Team training for athletes can be done a both at our facility and your practice facility. Training regimens can also be developed for you to use on your own.
AREAS of FOCUS:
1. Fitness – Stabilization comes first; followed by strength, flexibility, stamina, endurance, power, speed, agility, balance, coordination, and accuracy. The movements and exercises we use combine bodyweight calesthenics with weightlifting, gymnastics, and cardiovascular exercise. The movements we teach are functional (mimic movements in real life and sports), and our workouts are fun (once you’re finished) and varied so that your body always has a reason to make an adaptation.
2. Nutrition – From losing weight to peak performance, what you eat is responsible for a great deal of your results in your health and fitness training. We’ll work with you on developing a unique nutrition program that actually works with your life with emphasis in areas like eating habits, food choices, shopping, planning and preparation, snacks, and eating out.
3. Re-Conditioning – Maybe you’ve spent years focused on your career and work, and neglected your health and body. Maybe you’ve had a nagging injury that has kept you from doing the things you really want to do. It’s time for a change! This is a gradual and systematic process that we guide you through to regain your flexibility, range of motion, strength, and coordination.
4. Motivation / Accountability – Do you follow through? Are you good for a couple weeks only to find that you can’t keep it up? Do you continually to get good results and performance increases or do you find yourself stuck, stagnant, or maybe even moving backwards? How’s your “self-talk”? Do you believe in yourself? These are some of the many questions help you answer en-route to a completely new you!
Prices:
CrossFit Certified Trainer – $70/hr
