Rule #32 Say Hello

Years ago, I was a snot nose 17 year old "Nautilus Trainer". The owner of the gym asked if I would like to have a "job". I worked out at the gym, but I had no clue what being a trainer would entail. When I told him that I had concerns about fucking things up, he said to me (and this was the BEST business advice I had ever received) "You work out hard and you need to only teach people THAT for now. What I want you to do is say Hello and Goodbye to EVERYONE. Do it by name if you can, and if you don't remember their name, give them a really cool nickname". I make it a point to do that even to this day! If I don't say "hello and goodbye" to each and every person no matter WHO is their coach or program designer, then I feel as if I didn't do MY JOB.   Saying hello and goodbye doesn't take a lot of effort but see what it does to your relationships!   Yesterday was 103 degrees in my area. My gym has no air conditioning and I ride my bike to and fro daily. When I got home by late morning I was dehydrated AND had heat exhaustion. Needless to say, I was quite a mess that had my wife concerned for my well being through out the night. I reduced the loads today (and for the next couple) as there is no relief from the high temps for a few days. Here's what took place this morning: Glute Activation: 4x25 Squat: 10x5@55% GHR: 5x10