Being part of the EliteFTS.com team for over 10 years has been a great experience. Not only is it the world's leading resource for strength & conditioning, powerlifting and any other fitness related information, it is a company with impeccable values. When Dave Tate started EliteFTS.com in 1998 the company had a different direction and focus, but the values that the company started with have not changed.This weekend I volunteered my time, along with other EliteFTS.com team members, so that we could put on a Seminar that we do semi-annually called the Learn To Train Seminar. The reason we all volunteer our time is that all the proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish foundation. This seminar brings in some of the top coaches and lifters from all around the world to teach athletes, coaches and lifters from all around the world how to train. The attendees range from young lifters to coaches who have been in the business for over 20 years. At the last seminar there was a person from Ireland and at this seminar someone flew from India. They all come to London, Ohio to learn from the best in the world, so that they can become better lifters and coaches. In a society of greed and selfishness, I choose to align myself with a company that holds it's values above all else and only has team members that do the same themselves. The motto at EliteFTS.com is Live, Learn and Pass On. We spent this weekend doing all those things and in the process raised $18,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation. In the last 4 years EliteFTS.com has given around $200,000 to the Make-A-Wish foundation and this is all from the coaches, lifters and staff volunteering there time and knowledge so that we can raise money for a great cause. It hasn't been the best economic times for anyone and EliteFTS.com is not a large company, yet nothing gets in the way of the values of the company showing through and that is something that we also strive for here at The Spot Athletics.
In two weeks we will be holding our first ever charity event, ThanksGripping, to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. I have gotten many Pro Grip, Strongmen, Highland games and powerlifters to come in for the day and put on a great show for the spectators. Everyone who comes to the event will also have a chance to compete in our open division which means lots of fun besides just watching great grip strength feats. We don't expect to raise $18,000 for Wounded Warrior but we do expect is that we continue to hold our values above all else and keep doing events like this as we grow. We hope that you can come out and support this great cause on Saturday, November 16th from 10-3pm. You can come by at anytime and there is only a $10 door fee which gets you registered for the open class as well. If you can't make it to the event, please go to our Wounded Warrior Project donation page and help us reach our goal of $2500.
This weekend I witnessed NFL, NHL, & DI strength coaches, along with the strongest powerlifters in the world donate their time , knowledge and energy to raise money for a great cause. They all took time from their families, their businesses, and their teams to come support and promote the values that Dave Tate has built in to not only his business but the team of people that make up EliteFTS.com. I can only aspire to build a culture of values as strong as this for the team at The Spot Athletics and with our first ever charity event I feel that we are furthering our commitment to these values. Being known around the world as one of the best strength and conditioning facilities means nothing to me if The Spot Athletics isn't equally as known for having impeccable values and a team that exemplifies those values. I use EliteFTS.com as my model for this and the motto Live, Learn and Pass On is something we here at The Spot Athletics take very serious. We spend a lot of time Living what we preach, which we express as our dedication to our training. We go to conferences, read studies and surround ourselves with the best trainers in the world so that we continue to Learn. We constantly are coaching and that is part of how we Pass On, but with your donations to ThanksGripping, you can help us expand our reach in Passing On.
Strive to be better every day,
JL Holdsworth, Owner & Head Trainer
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