Nate Green Is More Important Than Metallica.
I’ve known Nate Green for a couple of years now, and I can honestly say that what he’s done this past week has made me question how much I actually like him. Let's flashback to see where I'm coming from...
It’s 1989 and I've just seen Metallica’s music video for “One.” I instantly develop a craving for more of this serious noise. The band plays heavy, fast, and raw. It is perfect. I spend the next decade and a half using Metallica as my own personal soundtrack. Every situation I come across has a song that fits it perfectly. I stick with them through the haircuts, the music-sharing debacle, members leaving, members arriving, and members reconciling.
And then, it’s 2007 and I get an e-mail from my pal Nate.
“Hey man, here’s some interviews I just did with a bunch of coaches. I call it Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Let me know what you think.”
What do I think? I think Nate Green is half-a-jerk because he’s assembled one of the most kick ass audio products I’ve ever heard, and now I have to make room on my already overcrowded mp3 player to fit it all.
Nate sat down and interviewed the absolute best of the best fitness professionals. Serious heavy hitters like Alwyn Cosgrove, Craig Ballantyne, Ryan Lee, Mike Boyle, Jim Labadie, Pat Rigsby, Nick Berry, Chris Shugart, Susan Hill, Bill Hartman, and Lou Schuler.
Nate basically asked each of them how they got to where they are. Talk about a shortcut to the top? The info he pulled out of them is practically everything you need to have your most successful training year ever, just add clients (and that’s covered too.)
My dilemma was thus...so much info, so few available KB on the trusty mp3 player. After many hours of meditation (and alternately ruing and praising the day Nate was born) I had only one solution. I had to delete a few albums to make room for all the interviews. ::teardrop, moment of silence::
I could’ve just left Standing on the Shoulders of Giants on my computer, but the interviews were so important, I wanted them portable so I could listen to them in the car, while mowing the lawn, while out on a run, while lifting, where ever I was. So Metallica disappeared, and Nate Green’s Standing on the Shoulders of Giants went in.
If you’re a personal trainer, athletic director, gym manager, or any type of fitness professional, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants was made for you. Hell, no matter what your career, it’s worth a listen. It’s a collection of nearly a dozen experts explaining how they rose to the top of their field. With a bit of creative thinking, you could probably pick out the “morals of the stories” and still benefit tremendously. If you decide not to, that’s your call.
This whole story does have an even happier ending. I’m so convinced that what I’ve learned from Standing on the Shoulders of Giants will make the next six months more profitable for myself (and more productive for my clients), I’ve promised myself a fancy new mp3 player with video and enough space for a bajillion and two songs. So I guess I owe Nate a thank you.
It’s 1989 and I've just seen Metallica’s music video for “One.” I instantly develop a craving for more of this serious noise. The band plays heavy, fast, and raw. It is perfect. I spend the next decade and a half using Metallica as my own personal soundtrack. Every situation I come across has a song that fits it perfectly. I stick with them through the haircuts, the music-sharing debacle, members leaving, members arriving, and members reconciling.
And then, it’s 2007 and I get an e-mail from my pal Nate.
“Hey man, here’s some interviews I just did with a bunch of coaches. I call it Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Let me know what you think.”
What do I think? I think Nate Green is half-a-jerk because he’s assembled one of the most kick ass audio products I’ve ever heard, and now I have to make room on my already overcrowded mp3 player to fit it all.
Nate sat down and interviewed the absolute best of the best fitness professionals. Serious heavy hitters like Alwyn Cosgrove, Craig Ballantyne, Ryan Lee, Mike Boyle, Jim Labadie, Pat Rigsby, Nick Berry, Chris Shugart, Susan Hill, Bill Hartman, and Lou Schuler.
Nate basically asked each of them how they got to where they are. Talk about a shortcut to the top? The info he pulled out of them is practically everything you need to have your most successful training year ever, just add clients (and that’s covered too.)
My dilemma was thus...so much info, so few available KB on the trusty mp3 player. After many hours of meditation (and alternately ruing and praising the day Nate was born) I had only one solution. I had to delete a few albums to make room for all the interviews. ::teardrop, moment of silence::
I could’ve just left Standing on the Shoulders of Giants on my computer, but the interviews were so important, I wanted them portable so I could listen to them in the car, while mowing the lawn, while out on a run, while lifting, where ever I was. So Metallica disappeared, and Nate Green’s Standing on the Shoulders of Giants went in.
If you’re a personal trainer, athletic director, gym manager, or any type of fitness professional, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants was made for you. Hell, no matter what your career, it’s worth a listen. It’s a collection of nearly a dozen experts explaining how they rose to the top of their field. With a bit of creative thinking, you could probably pick out the “morals of the stories” and still benefit tremendously. If you decide not to, that’s your call.
This whole story does have an even happier ending. I’m so convinced that what I’ve learned from Standing on the Shoulders of Giants will make the next six months more profitable for myself (and more productive for my clients), I’ve promised myself a fancy new mp3 player with video and enough space for a bajillion and two songs. So I guess I owe Nate a thank you.
posted by Chris Colucci at 7:31 PM
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