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Dare to Dream e-Coaching
In coaching over the Internet, I have learned that the vast majority
of my clients are category 3 and 4 riders who are struggling at the
back of the peloton and want to be able to race at the front and win
within their category. Most importantly, they just want to be strong
enough and fast enough to enjoy being in the action at the front
instead of suffering at the back.
Considering that most riders will never go pro, this is a respectful
pursuit and is the bread and butter of Internet coaching.
Unfortunately, when you get these riders to where they want to be
and they know the program well enough to maintain that level of
fitness but not advance, they drop out of the coaching program and
you don’t get to work with them any more and take them to a higher
level of performance. I have learned that when I start getting
e-mails from my weekend warriors (athletes who work a real job and
race on weekends for fun) with pictures attached of them standing on
the podium waving at the crowd, they won’t be around much longer.
Basically, they got what they wanted and paid for.
You have to understand that, with my college training and decades of
experience, getting struggling riders to that level is as easy for
me as a good mechanic changing the oil in your engine, it just takes
a little longer. I enjoy doing the work, know it is very important
to my clients, and I do a good job at it but, like any good
mechanic, you also like to at least occasionally completely overhaul
an engine and turn out a really high performance racing machine or
hot rod.
I have felt that I have been missing something from not coaching on
the road for so long and recently realized what it was. I just
finished getting a struggling cat 3 rider up to where he is now a
regional to national level pro and am still working on building him
to the top. He has only been racing a little over three years and it
took me a little less than 2.5 years of working with him to get him
to where he can race competitively with riders who have been racing
for at least 10 to 15 years. There is a huge thrill and satisfaction
with this level of coaching. It’s good fun.
Those of you who are still cat 3’s after five years or more or have
even been down this road to pro racing, can appreciate this because
you know how long it takes and how hard it is to change your body
enough to be able race at that level. You know that it takes years
of dedication, discipline, and hard work to reach the upper levels
of cycling and other sports.
It is a simple but sad fact that most beginning racers will never
make it to the cat 3 podium, much less to the professional level.
Those of you who do make it to even the regional pro level know that
you and all your friends took at least 10 to 15 years of hard
athletic training to get there, whether in cycling and/or in another
sport. Since I am a professionally trained and experienced “ human
body mechanic”, I know how to take athletes to the highest fitness
levels quickly but it still takes me at least three to five years to
turn beginners into professional caliber riders pending their
starting fitness level and how well they stick to the program.
I am really enjoying the extra challenge, work, and thrill of
watching my rider develop along with teaching him how to change his
thinking as he changes the function of his body. It is rare to get
an athlete who will stay with a coach long enough to develop a good
working relationship so that you can really begin to take them
places, especially on the Internet.
I have realized that it is this developmental task which thrills me
the most and I want more of it. I also know that these aspiring
athletes usually don’t have a lot of extra cash because of their
life style, sacrifices, and goals.
I will still work with the weekend warriors and recreational
cyclists to help them achieve their goals but I really need this
extra challenge of turning nobodies on the street into some bodies
on the podium, especially for the upper levels. In other words, I
need to turn at least a few engines into high performance racing
machines to keep the challenge and excitement in my coaching. A good
mechanic has pride in his work and will always do a good job on oil
changes and tune-ups but some times he just has to go the extra mile
to build that hot rod. I have found that I need to build some more
hot rods on a regular basis the way I did when I was coaching the
Los Angeles Racing Team.
It is because of these things that I have decided to offer a long
term coaching special to those athletes who dare to dream for the
higher levels of performance and have the determination and
stubbornness to stick with it for the years required to reach the
top. I have decided to call this program my “Dare to Dream
e-Coaching Program” where I will offer e-Coaching to such motivated
and inspired individuals for only $150/month to not only help you
with your coaching but also help you with your finances. That will
be a savings of $100/month or $1,200/year on my regular price.
Since I have been trained to coach almost 20 different sports, I
want to extend this to athletes in other sports who are primarily
looking for a fitness development coach to help them be more
competitive athletes. I would especially like to work with athletes
in sports for which the US doesn’t do too well internationally such
as distance running, cross country skiing, skating, and singles
rowing but can help athletes improve fitness in any sport and for
any country. I have already helped some struggling weekend warriors
improve significantly to obtain their goals in other sports like
cross country running and short track speed skating. I would like to
see what kind of damage I can do in other sports and how much butt
kicking I can do in those sports. It will be fun.
To me, this Dare to Dream e-Coaching idea is extremely exciting and
sounds like a lot of fun. Yes, I know it will be a lot of work but
that kind of work IS my fun. I really have a need to build some
speed and to turn out some hot rods and high performance racing
machines along with continuing the oil changes.
If you fit into this category or know some one who does, just fill
out or have then fill out my
information page on my coaching section but, when you get to the
goals box, start with “I Dare to Dream e-Coaching Special”, followed
by your goals, and then follow the link on the confirmation page to
the Payment Page to start your e-Coaching Program. There will be a minimum
commitment of 12 months to the program and you can extend it each
year until you have achieved your goals.
This program will come with the understanding that the price will
not change as long as you stay with the program no matter what my
regular coaching program price does. So, if you are willing to work
for years to win a state, national, or international title, win a
major sporting event, or just go pro, this program was designed for
you.
Time Requirements
I have been asked about the time requirements for this program so I
worked up the following information for you. Based on experience and
using my system, I know I can have you riding competitively at the
professional regional to national level for road racing in the US
with the following weekly riding time requirements:
1 to 1.5 hours/day X 4 days = 4 to 6 hours
2 to 4 hours/day X 2 days = 4 to 8 hours
4 to 6 hours/day X 1 day = 4 to 6 hours
Total weekly hours = 12 to 20 hours
Note that this is a normal week for a pro and there will be weeks in
which I use rest cycles (days off) to help you improve faster and
your hours will be significantly less. Most of the time, I will have
a competitive US pro riding at about 12 to 16 hours per week. Also,
the required hours per week will probably not start so high and will
be based on your fitness level when you come to me. For example, you
may only start out at about 8 to 12 hours per week pending your
fitness level.
How long will it take me to get you to this level?
It depends on:
1 The shape you are in when you come to me
2 How well you stick to my program
If you think you would like to take me up on this offer but want to
learn more first, please contact me.
To start now, begin with the
Rider Information Page.
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