Guide to the Warrior Athlete - Brass Ring Fitness

1 Guide to the Warrior Athlete by Rob Ord Visit Today! Guide to the Warrior Athlete 2009. By Robert Ord All Rights Reserved Legal Notice: You are permitted to distribute the electronic version of this book intact, without editing it in any way, shape, or form. However, no part of the printed version of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107. or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the publisher for permission should be addressed to Robert Ord at or through Please note that much of this publication is based on personal experience. Although the author and publisher have made every reasonable attempt to achieve complete accuracy of the content in this Guide , they assume no responsibility for errors or omissions.

2 This Guide is offered "as is". You should use this information as you see fit, and at your own risk. Neither author nor publisher shall be held liable for any loss, injury, or any type of damages. Your particular situation may not be exactly suited to the examples illustrated here and you should adjust your use of the information and recommendations accordingly. Nothing in this Guide is intended to replace common sense, legal, medical or other professional advice, and is meant to inform and entertain the reader. Use your head and your judgment, and enjoy. Visit Visit Today! Today! The Warrior Athlete def: a serious Athlete who trains with the determination and focus of a Warrior ; a person constantly engaged in the struggle to achieve greatness both in athletics and in life. Rob Ord, founder Visit Today! Visit Today! Table of Contents Introduction to the Warrior Athlete Warrior Athlete Defined Discipline Strength Courage What is a Brass Ring?

3 Grab Your Brass Ring Self-Mastery What is Natural? Impulse vs. Conscious Choice Maintaining Focus Foolishness Brass Ring Training The Conventional Model Unconventional Methods Uncommon Results Athletic Training Stimulus and Response Desired Response Focused Training Brass Ring Cycle Breakdown Understanding Scaling The Frozen Pond Conclusion Visit Today! Visit Today! Introduction to the Warrior Athlete There are many physical Fitness training programs available these days. Some are good. Most are not. Most programs address the body and neglect the mind. Many programs even go so far as to minimize the effort you must make to create the body you desire. This is a mistake. Brass Ring Training integrates mind and body into a totally unique training philosophy. The philosophy of the "Good is the enemy Warrior Athlete . of great.. ~ Jim Collins Is this the program for you? Yes. This program is designed for you if you: Are looking to get more out of a workout than just improved looks.

4 Appreciate the feeling of accomplishment after a hard workout. Want more than just an average life. The foundation of this program is based on the philosophy of the Brass ring, on striving to achieve greater than "good". "Good is the enemy of great." ~ Jim Collins At Brass Ring Fitness , we strive for greatness. Greatness of body. Greatness of mind. We have created a program which combines the focus, courage, and drive of the Warrior with the strength, discipline, and stamina of the Athlete . When you approach your Fitness program with the mindset of the Warrior Athlete , nothing can stand in your way. Visit Today! The Warrior Athlete Defined living by a Code It is more common than not to find individuals who judge others by their actions and themselves by their intentions. This runs completely counter to the Warrior Athlete 's mindset, which is anything but common. The Warrior Athlete abides by a simple code: Discipline Strength Courage You need no special talents to follow this code.

5 You only need the honest desire necessary to stay on the path. In the end, it is the enemy you Discipline ignore which Discipline is living your ideals when no one is watching. becomes your Discipline is the tool used by the Warrior to hone and sharpen the mind undoing. and body for when it will be tested in the chaos of battle, where mistakes lead to death. Disciplined practice in peacetime develops an ~Rob Ord uncompromising determination that can withstand the force of the first blow in combat, and then return fire. The Athlete employs discipline in their training to hone body and mind for the challenges of sport and competition. It is through consistency in practice that the Athlete is able to improve performance in competition. Combined, the Warrior Athlete achieves self-mastery through a disciplined focus on the following aspects: Mind a practice of present thinking and actions that foster learning and growth.

6 There is truth in the saying "we are what we think". Conscious and disciplined monitoring and correction of the constant chatter in the mind leads to intentional actions. Intentional actions promote advancements in life; while unconscious actions based on scattered thought often result in setbacks. Body a strategic training regimen focused on mastery of physical skills. This is a training plan that starts with an objective and then works backwards. For the Athlete , the regimen will focus on Visit Today! developing the attributes today which will result in successfully reaching the objective tomorrow. Soul meditation, prayer, time spent in nature, or whatever connects you to the Source. Man differs from animals in the belief of a connection to something beyond the physical. Developing a disciplined practice of following your beliefs leads to a greater understanding of self-purpose and direction.

7 Strength Accuracy with The Warrior Athlete 's intensity over development of strength requires strict adherence to a disciplined expedience without pursuit of technical precision in precision. training both the body and the mind. Without mental discipline, a physically strong Athlete is merely an admirable shadow of her true potential. Strength starts by aligning thoughts with objectives. Sew a thought and you reap an action. Sew an action and you reap a habit. Sew a habit and you reap a character. Sew a character and you reap a destiny . ~ Charles Reade Strong character, then, is not something we are born with. It is built through the consistent and conscious effort to pursue excellence. For the Warrior Athlete , one demonstration of strength is the application of accuracy with intensity over expedience without precision. As the sign that hung in Albert Einstein's office at Princeton read: "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

8 The strength cultivated by conscious discipline goes far beyond Fitness . The true result is a superior strength of character, the kind of character that the great warriors are known for. As you focus your disciplined actions toward a specific objective, you will cultivate an inner strength which far exceeds the might of muscle alone. Courage Just as discipline leads to strength, strength leads to courage. Courage is the willingness to leave what is comfortable and safe in order to achieve something greater. It is what allows you, as a Warrior Athlete , to charge forward in your pursuit of your Brass Ring, without regrets and Visit Today! without looking back. Dwelling on the past or fantasizing about the future is easy and comfortable. Courage is necessary to develop the kind of focus required to live and act in the present moment. Most people settle for average, and are satisfied with accomplishing far less than they are capable.

9 They choose comfort, familiarity, and safety over the uncertainty, thrill, and potential "danger" of the unknown. They choose to live in fear. The Warrior Athlete chooses to face and conquer that fear. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it. ~Mark Twain Sew a thought Discipline, Strength, and Courage complete the Code of the Warrior and you reap Athlete . Each element must be present in order to effect positive and lasting change. Discipline without strength, or strength without courage is an action. Sew of little value. an action and However, the Code in itself is incomplete. All of the discipline, strength, you reap a and courage in the world cannot create an effective individual if that individual acts without a clear purpose, an overriding goal. The final habit. Sew a element involved in the creation the Warrior Athlete is the clearly thought out and consciously chosen Brass Ring.

10 Habit and you reap a What is a Brass Ring? character. Sew Your Brass Ring is your ultimate goal. What is it that you think about a character and when you first wake up? What desires fill your thoughts as you drift off to you reap a sleep? What is the goal that drives your daydreams? This is your Brass Ring. This is your goal of goals. destiny . Your Brass Ring could ~Charles Reade be to cultivate a body Courage is not the which someday, when you are pushing 80, absence of fear, but the can still chase great- mastery of it.. grandchildren around the lawn. Or your ~Mark Twain Brass ring could be to compete and be victorious at an Olympic level or with an elite military unit. It could be anything, but it is your reason. It is the reason you train every day. It is the reason you face your fears, face your pain, face your uncertainty, and it is the reason you push through it. Visit Today!