Part of the path to where I am, was dealing with The Brainiest like Bobby Heenan. (a good guy)

 

This is a reprint of a question and answer a couple weeks ago on http://Motorsportforums.com. Great site to talk some racing and racing fitness. Everybody check it out.  Russ

 

I had a more personal question for you, Mr. Bohaty,
I'm curious to know about what type of education you have and what kind of certification(s) you have that allows you to have the type of job you have? I ask this because I have a friend in college who has a fitness background (he played sports through high school and still workouts whenever he can) and he decided not to long ago that he wants a career in this field. What type of things would you suggest for him to do at college and beyond in order to become the type of fitness trainer that you are?

Thank you.

 

My Answer:

First I wish your friend the best. That time when you are building and figuring out the path that most excites you and then tearing after at full throttle is very exciting. (and that feeling is there for all of us folks. Don't forget that.)

I also wanna say that it is very flattering you'd ask me about my path. My credentials mostly come from the school of hard knocks. Trial and error. I am certified through ISSA and I am finishing up training at the Cooper Health Clinic in Dallas TX. This is an industry you never stop learning in. I am big on getting feed back from my clients, Racers Workout owners and really anyone who has something to share on the subject. Back when I first started training in the early 90s I was working out motocross racers in Minnesota.

Troy Dollansky, Craigs brother, was a top racer in district 23 and a champion. He worked out at my gym in my home and he brought in a video of Jerome Magraths work outs. It was fantastic. We picked up lots of sports specific things that pertainned to racers, both bike and car racers. That's when his brother Craig started in Sprint cars and began working out with us.


Those Dollansky boys could do 4 sets of 20 squats with 225 weights. Let me tell you those boys were in shape. I used to run with Roger Rager another top Sprint car and indy car racer from Minnesota. Roger could pickup the front end of a Sprint car and curl it 5 times. U talk about Strong. Doug Wolfgang was a work out machine lifting and running every day. That's where I got my education from those guys. Dick Trickle was another magician in a race car and he and I were good freinds too. His moto was U GOTA WANNA. So who wants to win the most is the KEY because that person will have the will to PREPARE to be successful.


For me it really started with the love of racing and racers generally and I adapted my background and learning focus to serve them. I would say that attitude of service is key in this industry. My focus is on doing whatever I can to make my client/product user successful. That is my value to him or her. If we can't get results, I am of no value.

 

Me and Kasey. I am living the dream and very fortunate. Focus on giving value in an area you are passionate about. Anything is possible.

So that goal drove my acquisition of knowledge. I knew I wanted to train racers for peak performance in their sport and my passion for that dictated my learning.

I went a little long there. But it brought back so many great memories.

Russ

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