Ask Yourself These Questions Before Setting Fitness Goals
Patrick Mahomes' trainer says fitness is so much more than physical strength
“What’s the point of getting shredded at CrossFit if you have two shoulder replacements, a back injury that puts you on the shelf for four-and-a-half months, and you get divorced?” - Bobby Stroupe
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The only BS in Bobby Stroupe are his initials.
Anyone who has ever spoken with Bobby is struck by two things: this man knows his stuff and he is not afraid to say exactly what needs to be said.
Bobby is the owner and found of ATHLETE Performance Enhancement Center (APEC) which he started in Tyler, TX in 2005 and subsequently opened a location in Fort Worth. He and his family are currently moving to Kansas City. That might seem like an odd choice until you learn that his most famous client is an athlete he’s been training since he was a kid: Patrick Mahomes.
So Bobby had to be the first Trial & Expert that I spoke with because so much of what I’ll be trying for Trial & Error has to do with fitness and health. I needed to get my mind right before I started trying to tackle any challenges. Yet somehow my conversation with Bobby shattered my worldview and left me picking up the pieces and putting them back together again in a much more positive way than I ever expected.
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