6 Inches Between Your Ears

This past year I have finished a "How To" manual on mental toughness. The book is titled, "Better than Buzzy* -- *you fill in the blank who you want to be better than". It is a tribute to my father, who coached me in football, track, hockey, and hockey officiating. My goal was always to be "better than Buzzy".

Don't know who Buzzy is? Here are some testimonials I collected about Buzz Olson for the book:

“The thousands of young men and women who had Buzz for a teacher or a coach are better people for it. The lessons he taught were life lessons, and he taught them if you’re going to do something, do it to the best of your ability and do it the right way.”

Jim Scanlan

“Buzz is the kind of guy that would lead by example, and had a passion for the game of hockey. He seems to have a calming presence around people.”

Roger Stephens

“Buzz Olson is one of the finest individuals I have ever met. He is a man of integrity. Buzz has been an integral part of hockey in Minnesota for decades. His willingness to work with younger officials for the betterment of the game is greatly appreciated.”

Eric Olson

"Buzz Olson has been a paragon of both USA Hockey and MSHSL Hockey. He has always been there as a teacher, coach and mentor to ask and answer the tough questions, and mail my shoes back from Warroad."

Ryan Swafford

“Buzz is always there with a warm smile and a handshake to greet you when you walk in the room. No matter who you are, he is always there for kind words and support...Always a kind and welcoming personality.”

Jeff Beckers

“Buzzy is a person you would want to call a true friend. He never has a bad thing to say about anyone and always takes the ‘high road’".

Mike Schmitt

“Sincerely smiling each and every time I see him - that Buzz.”

Leah Wrazidlo

“Buzz Olson has always led by example by putting forth a complete effort no matter what level he is working. He has the respect of everyone from MHOA because he always put the good of the association over and personal success or rewards he could have received had he gained had he put himself first.”

Skip Trumble

“You can't say just two sentences about the guy. I can remember back when we started the MHOA Association in Eveleth with Buzz, Bill Leslie and myself with Gordie Lee. He tried to attend all our meetings but with his track and I think he worked football also at that time, he was on the go. I don't know how your mother ever kept track of him.”

Paul Moen
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You can check out the book here: http://www.lulu.com/content/2792366

Or, see a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUeSV0q2A0

Who is Teddy Olson and Why am I writing about him?

Let's flashback to the fall of 1995 -- I was a young, hungry official, wanting more than anything the chance to work my way up the "hockey ladder".

Let's point out two key things here:

1) wanting more than anything -- this means I was focused on hockey, hockey, hockey (and finishing up college). I wanted to be the best I could be in officiating. I wanted to ultimately be a college official. That was my choice. I was determined to take a path that would ultimately lead to being a college official.

2) "work my way up the..." -- this means I was willing to work. I was willing to do whatever it took. I was willing to drive from Timbuktu and back to get me on the path to ultimately being a college official.

It was during that fall that I was given the opportunity to work an STP tournament in New Hope, MN. Who cares what STP was/is (it was a USA Hockey Satellite Training Program for bantams). Who cares where New Hope, MN was/is (it was a 4 hour ride from where I lived). I just knew it was an opportunity to be amongst some "sneezers."

Another side note: "Sneezers" This is a term I got from marketing expert, Seth Godin. I stole the following striaght from a wikipedia.org definition:

There are two types of sneezers: the promiscuous sneezers and the powerful sneezers.

The promiscuous can be motivated by money and rewards to sell ideas to a hive.

The powerful sneezers are typically those who have established authority by setting a trend and cannot be bought. A powerful sneezer can be worth many more times a promiscuous sneezer.

The sneezer in this case was Teddy Olson. He was the supervisor of Jr. B. hockey, the MJHA at the time. I wanted to work as much Jr. hockey as possible. I was willing to drive from Bemidji to Minot, ND, to Minneapolis/St. Paul and back. And working the STP tournament gave me the chance to do that.

LONG STORY --> SHORT: I impressed Teddy Olson enough that he had me work a ton of Jr. B. games that season, and dramatically helped me on the path to being a college official.

Better yet!! ---> I became part of a "brotherhood of officials" that was truly special. There were some fantastic guys that Teddy Olson got together and mentored, and supervised, and kicked butt, and encouraged, and became like a father-figure to. Among the guys who were part of that brotherhood included guys who have reffed in the NHL, WCHA, AHL, ECHL, World Sr. and Jr. Championships, many USA Hockey national championships, many MSHSL State Tournaments.

It was a brotherhood. It was a group that pushed each other. It was something that has been missing around here. Until now...

I vow to create a new brotherhood, much like Teddy Olson created in 1995-96 season and beyond.

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Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out

6) Workouts Lasting Longer Than 60 Minutes

Let’s see, take a 30-minute weight training machine circuit, add 60-minutes of cardio, include 15 minutes for warm-up, stretching, and cool-down, and put that all together and you have almost 2 hours “robbed” from you each day for your “fat loss” workout.

Now ignoring that these methods don’t even work that well, who has 2 hours to spend in the gym each day? No one, unless you are a professional athlete, a movie star, or a hotel heiress. You live in the real world, where you need real results in as little time as possible. And that’s why I put together all of the right research and years of experience in the gym to create the most efficient and effective fat loss program possible.

With Turbulence Training, you will be able to lose fat and gain muscle in only three workouts per week, lasting less than 45 minutes each session. That still gives you time for a shower, a protein shake, and to walk back to the office. Or if you workout at home, you can do after the kids go to bed or before they get up in the morning without sacrificing hours of sleep.

My Question to You: Are You Ready to Try Something New to Take You To a New Level???

Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out

5) Endless Abs

No matter how much you want to believe it, doing thousands of crunches is not going to take off any inches from your waist or fat from your abs.

There are times when I’ve gone to the gym and completed an entire workout in the same amount of time that others spend on only abdominal exercises. It’s ridiculous. None of these people are any further ahead than they would be if they used total body movements and made every exercise an abdominal exercise with the Turbulence Training lifting technique.

The 3 keys to abs are:
1) Fat loss through fat loss nutrition
2) Fat loss through interval training
3) Ab strength through efficient and effective exercises

And while endless abs are ineffective, I’ve included the most efficient abdominal-building, back-strengthening workouts in the Turbulence Training manual (see the torso training area in the workout section of the manual) so that you’ll get razor sharp abs with as little effort as possible.

My Question to You: Is finding time to workout a challenge for you? Or, is finding the motivation to workout the challenge?

Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out

4) Isolation Exercises

Cable curls, triceps kickbacks, leg extensions, concentration curls, and wrist curls. These are all exercises that belong in the routines of bloated, steroid-using bodybuilders. Leave these time wasters for them, because they don’t belong in a time-efficient, fat-burning workout. If you want to build a cover model body in less than 3 hours per week, you don’t have time for any inefficient exercises.

Instead, you need to stick with full-body exercises that allow you to train several muscle groups at once. That’s the only way that you’ll get out of the gym in less than 45 minutes, and still be able to improve your body. In the Turbulence Training manual, you’ll get 16-weeks worth of Advanced Fat Blasting Workouts (starting on page 38) that show you exactly how to lose fat and build muscle without the need for fancy isolation exercises done on expensive machines.

My Question to You: What has been your best workout for fat loss?

Top 6 Myths of Burning Fat and Working Out

3) High-Rep, Low-Weight "Toning" Workouts & Other Politically Correct Training Programs (a.k.a “Water Bottle Workouts”)

The old “high reps gets you cut” myth is probably one of the most common misconception about fat loss in the industry. Spot reducing doesn’t work. It won’t work for your abs, and it won’t work for your arms or chest.

There are two very important reasons to include strength training in a fat loss program, but it’s not because high reps get you cut. Instead, lifting moderately heavy weights for a lower number of repetitions will help you gain muscle at the same time as you lose body fat, and it will also help you burn a lot more calories during training and after.

This goes for both men AND women. A study of women showed that when they used heavier weights and lower reps they burned more calories in the hours after training. And that’s the key. You have to put “Turbulence” on your body so that your muscles will increase their metabolism. By doing that, you burn fat and calories all day long, even while you sleep!

And as if the high-reps belief wasn’t enough, I can't believe it when I read a fitness article misleading women that they can get “toned triceps” by lifting soup cans or water bottles. This will never happen! It doesn’t matter how many photos the magazines show you of your favorite exercise instructor doing triceps kickbacks with water bottles in her hand, you will not get her body by doing that type of program. What a load of baloney. Pure politically-correct crapola. On the other hand, the bodyweight exercises in the Turbulence Training workouts will help you get sleek, sexy, defined arms.

So let's leave it at this: For men and women looking to get lean and lose fat, you should go for efficient exercises - obviously the more muscles used per exercise the better. By doing pushups for example, you can train your triceps, chest, shoulders and abs all at once - literally cutting your workout in half (or more). And that’s what Turbulence Training is all about – more results in less time.