A first-person account of how BFS is gaining popularity in other countries

Sporta. It is owned by Carlos Ibarra Ricardo Rodriguez, s today’s most popular classes: spinkarate, Tae cise classes — there's even a massage pist and a dentist on staff! his son went to a soccer camp in Florid: Carlos immediately kids at the camp were much bigger, faster and stronger than his son. Although his son had good soccer skills, the boy lacked the physical means to be competitive with the American kids. That's when Carlos went into a bookstore how fabulously green the countryside is. It's book. He liked what he read, shared the ideas a beautiful volcanic area, with still active I’ve traveled to many Third World countries, with Ricardo, and asked Claudia to look into volcanoes.

Such a landscape is something and I've learned you always have to be careful flying someone out from BFS to hold a clinic that must be experienced firsthand to fully about keeping an eye on your belongings, appreciate. even when staying at the nicer hotels. That being said, my sponsors took fantastic care of The first thing | noticed looking out from Thad been cautioned that there are areas of me. I stayed at a pleasant little motel that used the plane as we neared Guatemala City was this country that visitors should avoid, but of to be a house. {t was very clean, had warm FOPLAR BLUFF 30 weighttoom preview: modell See any difference?

There is a small charge of $250 for this amazing service. course that can be said about any country.

Sporta ownersCa sacra (white shirt) and Ricardo Rodriguez (blue shirt) alld clinic water, amazing food, and even had American Although I was brought in to do a two-day The main sport in Guatemala is soccer, not movies with Spanish subtitles. clinic, we decided the best way to accomplish American football, and most of the kids at our goals without interfering with the daily the clinic were about 12 years of age. Despite operation of the facility was to have shorter their youth, they worked really hard and were out of their way to make me feel welcome.

One of the primary reasons I was flown in for lenge was the language b rrier — none of lifting experience, we focused on technique, this clinic is that the owners of Sporta wanted the participants spoke a word of E glish. They especially on the squat and the power clean. to create a facility, staffed with a team of elite resolved this problem by hiring an interpreter At BFS we want athletes to have long, healthy coaches, to produce more-successful athletes.

If you've never tried tt s, you've got to know athletic careers, so we stress perfect technique Carlos and Ricardo plan to build a completely it's quite a challenge for a presenter because from the very start. Of special importance was new room, 20 feet by 50 feet, devoted to BFS you have someone talking at the same time helping the athletes and the coaches set shorttraining with BFS equipment. After getting esyou're talking.

My hat goes off to my inter and long-term goals — | was especially moved tablished in Guatemala City, the owners plan preter for being patient with me, and for keepto learn that one of their long-term goals was to set up more upper-limit training facilities ing up with me when I was running around to have a BFS-trained athlete represent Guatecoaching during the hands-on session.

In the past (and this is part of the reason for cols. But it didn't take long for everyone at their lack of success in competitive sports) the Guatemalans generally didn’t use weight faster, stronger” translates into winning.

Naturally, it will take some time for these about creating athletes, and this was tough I'd like to thank my hosts for the opportunity their presence felt in international circles, but for some of the coaches to understand, as they had been working more on a personal clinic at their wonderful facility. The response training course with older clients who were to the clinic was amazing — there were parents primarily interested in bodybuilding protowho attended who were ready to sign up their visiting this wonderful country again. & training in their athletic programs.

BFS is sons and daughters on the spot for the training that Carlos and Ricardo will offer soon, up-and-coming Guatemalan athletes to make Maximize Weightroom efÏciency Massive 7-gauge steel construction Lifetime frame warranty “SAccomodates a large number of athletes Heavy-duty flat to incline benches {up to 50 athletes). Additional athletes only $25 each. Be an 11 +The complete BFS program + Taught by some of the most successful coaches in America + Hands-on training in Strength and Conditioning Up to 50 athletes, Add’l athletes add $25 each 51600 + $15/student No minimum number of students.

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From BFS Magazine — November/December 2005. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).