Building Better People

January Update

Charlie and Julie share a little bit about what is going on at the gym in the new year, including new members and new gym swag. Listen in to get the scoop!

December 10 Minute Pep Talk

This month’s 10 minute pep talk couldn’t come at a better time! As the new year is finally here, Charlie shares with us his tips for making 2022 your BEST year yet. Don’t have goals in mind? Give this podcast a listen to hear some great ideas on how to set goals that will help motivate you to become the best version of yourself in 2022. 

December Coaches Update Part 2

This week we feature coach Robert, Bennett and Brandon. Listen to hear how they felt about their fitness goals in 2021 and what their goals are for 2022.

Coach Robert is gearing up for another competition in January and talks about how he likes to view the calendar as a competition season. It keeps him motivated and focused on improvement.

Coach Bennett has aspirations to hit some big numbers in the olympic lifting category. He has been rebuilding his core strength and focusing on squatting. His goals show you the big picture of coming back from an injury.

Coach Brandon talks about switching up his programming in 2021 which helped him hit a new fitness ceiling. He is switching it up again in 2022.

Each of these coaches share where they hope to be in the next year and the importance of goal setting. Tons of great content in this episode! 

December Coaches Update Part 1

 

This week on the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, Charlie gives us a glimpse into the goal review sessions that he conducts with our coaches. In this episode, we hear from Stephanie, Perren, and Jacob on what their goals were for the past year and the progress they have made towards them. In part 2 next week, we will hear from the rest of our coaching team.

If you love what you hear, don’t forget that as members, you can meet with a coach to set your own goals, which as you will hear this week and next, is a good way to stay motivated and actually accomplish what you come here to accomplish!

Thorn Jones-Small Changes, Big Impact

Meet Thorn Jones. Thorn is 35, and lives and works in Austin, Tx. He is originally from Tennessee, but moved to Austin from Baton Rouge in March of 2020. Thorn is here this week to tell us about his fitness journey, which includes losing 33 pounds in the last one hundred days. 

 

Thorn grew up playing football and lacrosse and was one of the shortest kids in his class until he hit a growth spurt in high school and shot up to 6’5. A self proclaimed big boy, Thorn says he started putting on the pounds when he got into his late 20’s and early 30’s. He had a major gut-check moment the day after his 34th birthday when he woke up with swollen knees and a hurting back after playing around with friends, and decided he needed to make some changes. 

 

One change he made for this fitness challenge was giving up alcohol (and other sugary beverages). If you’ve been wondering what giving up alcohol can do not just for your fitness, but your overall life, then you’ll want to listen to Thorn’s story. Listen in to also hear about the fitness challenge he joined with his friends that helped motivate him to get serious about his health. 

Carol Fisher - Taking time for yourself is important

Meet Carol — she has lived here for 8 years now with her husband and three adorable kiddos. Taking care of her kids (ages 8, 7, and 2!) is her full time job and it sure keeps her busy! In today’s episode, Carol talks about her fitness journey, focusing specifically on her journey after having children. If you’re a momma like Carol, you’ll definitely want to give this episode a listen! One thing she really struggled with is finding the time to take care of herself, which can be difficult when you’re chasing after little ones and taking care of your household. 

Carol also talks about the goal review sessions she had with her coach and how they assisted her in reaching her goals. You heard a little bit about review sessions on the podcast a few weeks ago. Here is your chance to hear what this may look like for one of our members! 

December Gym Update

This week on the #BuildingBetterPeople podcast, Julie and Charlie are here to share the December gym update. This week, we talk all things CHRISTMAS here at Boomfit, and welcome some of our new members who you will be seeing this month at the gym. 

 

First up - the December 7th Cookies with Santa, complete with a cookies, a hot chocolate bar, and of course….SANTA CLAUS!! You don’t even have to worry about bringing your camera - Brazos Fellowship’s own Megan Fengolio will be here to take your family’s pictures with Santa!

 

They also discuss the Grow and Give Back event taking place on Friday December 10th. Make sure to check our instagram bio, or your emails from Julie, for the link to get signed up or find out more on how you can donate to the toy drive. 

November 10 Minute Pep Talk

This month, Charlie talks to us about goal review sessions. Did you know that all members here at BoomFit can meet with a coach every 90 days to go over their personal goals? These goal review sessions force us to sit down and think about what we are trying to accomplish here, and helps keep us on track and accountable towards meeting our goals. Not sure what you can talk about during these sessions? Charlie discusses a few options on how goals may look for different members. 

 

What a great topic of discussion as we enter the start of the holiday season! If you’re a member, reach out to a coach and schedule your goal review session so you can stay focused over this holiday season. 

Coaches Podcast - How to Stay on Track this Holiday Season

This week on the Building Better People podcast, the coaches sit down to give tips and suggestions, as well as to share their own personal struggles, on all things holiday eating and nutrition. With Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, this is a podcast episode you do NOT want to miss. Listen in to hear some great advice on how you can stay on track this holiday season with your nutrition and fitness goals. 

Jacob Kelley -A story of fitness and faith

Meet Jacob - he is 28 years old and is from Belton, Tx, AND…. is our newest coach here at Boomfit! He started playing the violin when he was just a young boy and says it has had a great influence throughout his entire life. He was heavily devoted to being a great instrumentalist, meaning he was putting in 3-4 hours a day of practice, and several other hours of looking at sheet music, researching famous and well known musicians and other things that revolved around the violin. He still plays now, and uses it as a form of worship for his personal spiritual life. Jacob also shares some of the people in his life that have had the greatest impact on his spiritual journey.  

 

To get him out of the house for a few hours, his parents introduced him to the sport of golf. He wasn’t particularly interested in it, but he WAS competitive, and that meant that he strived to be the best he could be. 

 

Jacob’s fitness journey really started though when he was in college and was paired with a suite mate, Mark, who was fit and extremely health-conscious. Mark helped turned things around for Jacob, who had been suffering from frequent illnesses and insomnia. 

 

There is SO much more that Jacob shares about his life —but you’ll have to listen in to hear the rest. This is definitely one you won’t want to miss out on!