Jeff Cavaliere
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Most of the jobs that were in professional sports would require some certification in that regard. So you'd have to have a college degree, but then you'd also have to have a certification. And in this case, it was the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Most of the jobs that were in professional sports would require some certification in that regard. So you'd have to have a college degree, but then you'd also have to have a certification. And in this case, it was the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
The most important thing that came from that certification was that it qualified me to work for the Mets.
The most important thing that came from that certification was that it qualified me to work for the Mets.
The Mets are the New York Mets professional baseball team. I worked with some of the best baseball players in the world. I had a chance to work with some of the greatest football players in the world. It's wrestlers. I'm a big wrestling fan growing up. I have a lot of wrestlers that come through.
The Mets are the New York Mets professional baseball team. I worked with some of the best baseball players in the world. I had a chance to work with some of the greatest football players in the world. It's wrestlers. I'm a big wrestling fan growing up. I have a lot of wrestlers that come through.
And that's a cool thing because wrestling, though some people may not like the storyboarding of wrestling, athletically, they're some of the most gifted athletes in the world. I mean the travel schedule, the amount of days that they wrestle every week, the rigors that they put their body through. Whatever you want to say, the outcome might be determined, but the bumps and bruises are not fake.
And that's a cool thing because wrestling, though some people may not like the storyboarding of wrestling, athletically, they're some of the most gifted athletes in the world. I mean the travel schedule, the amount of days that they wrestle every week, the rigors that they put their body through. Whatever you want to say, the outcome might be determined, but the bumps and bruises are not fake.
And they also have to have that aesthetic appeal too. So it's this combination of athletic and aesthetic that always appealed to me.
And they also have to have that aesthetic appeal too. So it's this combination of athletic and aesthetic that always appealed to me.
Well, I think motivation is extremely overrated, right? Because motivation isn't what produces the results. It might get you to the show and get you to actually show up at the gym and initiate the work, but only discipline keeps you there. And being disciplined is the number one asset somebody can have. Now, discipline comes with finding success.
Well, I think motivation is extremely overrated, right? Because motivation isn't what produces the results. It might get you to the show and get you to actually show up at the gym and initiate the work, but only discipline keeps you there. And being disciplined is the number one asset somebody can have. Now, discipline comes with finding success.
So at an early age, if you can, or an early training age, if you can experience some success early, you do become motivated, again, self-motivated to continue on down that path. So My genetics were never great. My mom was five foot tall. My dad's five foot nine, five foot eight, 160 pounds, not a lot of muscle. I definitely have surpassed my dad in muscle.
So at an early age, if you can, or an early training age, if you can experience some success early, you do become motivated, again, self-motivated to continue on down that path. So My genetics were never great. My mom was five foot tall. My dad's five foot nine, five foot eight, 160 pounds, not a lot of muscle. I definitely have surpassed my dad in muscle.
But I didn't come from this genetically gifted pool of cavaliers. There's no way. But I did have this desire to do something in terms of training and taking my body as far as I could. But I really found the discipline through... the fact that I liked it. And I found that this was feeding me in other ways. It was making me feel fulfilled. So it was easier for me to stick to it.
But I didn't come from this genetically gifted pool of cavaliers. There's no way. But I did have this desire to do something in terms of training and taking my body as far as I could. But I really found the discipline through... the fact that I liked it. And I found that this was feeding me in other ways. It was making me feel fulfilled. So it was easier for me to stick to it.
We live in an age now where You have access to the internet. You have so much access to information. Use it in whatever way you can to get started on your journey because the earlier you start, the better. But it is quite sad when people don't ever find that spark in trying to play catch up. There's no lie to it. It's going to be harder as you get older.
We live in an age now where You have access to the internet. You have so much access to information. Use it in whatever way you can to get started on your journey because the earlier you start, the better. But it is quite sad when people don't ever find that spark in trying to play catch up. There's no lie to it. It's going to be harder as you get older.
Starting or initiating a training program in your 40s and 50s, though way better than not starting one, is much more difficult than if you had started in your teens and 20s.
Starting or initiating a training program in your 40s and 50s, though way better than not starting one, is much more difficult than if you had started in your teens and 20s.