What is Faster Stronger Wiser?

Faster Stronger Wiser Breakdown

Faster – To have a sense of urgency towards conquering any goal.

Stronger - To withstand the pressures of life and achieve the task at hand.

Wiser – To understand that you do what you do for a greater reason than yourself. 

What is Faster Stronger Wiser?

Faster Stronger Wiser is a concept that I came up with to describe my style of fitness training. I always strive to be better than I was the day before, which applies to my physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The term Faster Stronger Wiser originates from how my body developed. I was always fast but not strong. When I developed my strength, I didn’t know how to use it. As a result, I had to acquire wisdom. This concept was applied to all my training routines. Before becoming a certified personal trainer, I suffered a knee injury that took away my leg strength and speed. My primary concern was getting back my speed because that was my advantage on the basketball court. In the process of getting my speed back, I started lifting weights and focusing on total body strengthening exercises. This allowed me to develop unknown strength levels within myself. Next, I had to learn how to workout more efficiently, so I took multiple fitness classes, from Cycling to Pilates. I studied all workout techniques and learned numerous exercises for all muscle groups. This process led me to become a better athlete than before I was injured and a successful personal trainer. 

I applied this methodology to school. I focused on reading more books to be a stronger learner and took time to understand the course material to become a wiser student. I would focus on finishing my assignments faster so they wouldn't be late. Before I applied the methodology of faster stronger wiser, I was on the verge of quitting school.  

This book is based on the mindset that embodies being Faster, Stronger, and Wiser.

How do you challenge yourself to be better than your best?

You must first find your best to challenge yourself to be better than your best. For example, if your one-rep max on the bench press is 315 lbs. Challenge yourself to be better than your best to increase your one-rep max to 325 lbs. Another example outside of fitness would be scoring 98% percent on your math test. Achieving 100% on the next test would challenge you to be better than your best. This process is ongoing, and it is a process that keeps you striving for excellence rather than remaining content with where you are in life.

I can go deeper into this subject, but this book was designed to show you how to better than your best as a fitness professional. As a personal trainer, my life has been centered around improving people's physical abilities. As I matured as a trainer, I realized my practice trained people physically, mentally, and spiritually. I grew as a fitness professional and moved into a personal trainer development role. I spent years helping trainers teach their clients how to get in shape while providing emotional and occasional spiritual support. ‘This book was written over the course of  five years, but it was the end of 2020, aka COVID year, when i felt comfortable releasing it.

2020 was the year of the COVID-19 global pandemic, and personal trainers were forced to train virtually (meaning training over the internet through phones and computers) instead of in person. As millions of people suffered from the pandemic through the loss of jobs and lives, fitness became more than just working out to look good; it was an outlet to preserve mental health and build the internal strength to combat the virus.

One day, I was sitting at home, clearing old files off of my laptop, and I came across four books I had written while finding my way as a trainer. I watched the company I worked for lay off 90% of our personal training staff, and I realized that there are thousands of trainers out in the world with no guidance on how to be a personal trainer. At the time, my role in the company was reduced to training more clients instead of teaching trainers. Over this time, I came across four books that I had written years ago:

• The Shortcut to Strong
• The Hectic Hundreds
• Pitch Your Program
• Becoming A Master Trainer

As I read through these books. I realized these methods could be beneficial for young trainers. I had already taught these methods to trainers for years, and I saw the results they produced. Now that trainers were out of work, I knew I had to find a way to reach these trainers in another way.

When I decided to revise these books, I put them together into one guidebook to help new trainers start their professional fitness journey.