Sergeant Tony's Blog

Today’s Pop Quiz

Closed book. No cheating. No looking around.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America Pageant.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. (I’ll give you Al Gore!)

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
And these are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But eventually the applause dies. Trophies get stored in forgotten boxes. Achievements are lost in time.

Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. Name three teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who helped you through a hard time.

3. Name five people who taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who made you feel appreciated and
special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They’re the ones who care.

Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life!

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Sergeant Tony is Looking For a Few Good … People!

ONE OF THEM WILL WIN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR$!!!

Details and an application for Sergeant Tony’s “COMBAT THE FAT” $5,000 Weight Loss Challenge! — this exciting new six month program — can be found on the USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP website: www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

Participation in COMBAT THE FAT is limited to ONLY TEN people. So pass the word! The program officially begins on March 1, 2008!

Applications will be taken by email or snail mail until TOMORROW, January 25!

Interviews will be conducted next week with selected recruits announced on February 1.

Tell your friend or family member that the Boot Camp guy is offering a special program that you can’t participate in and the winner gets $5,000! Then just give them the link to the Boot Camp website. Or something like that. If you can’t appeal to their need, appeal to their greed!

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NEW LOCATIONS FOR BOOT CAMP!!!

In the next few months USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP will be starting TWO new locations!! We’re expanding (not moving to) Colliverville/Germantown and Mid-town. Each new location will offer a 0530 class to begin with.

Since some have had questions and concerns since I announced the expansion (like you Melissa P!), let me allay those concerns: NO, I am NOT selling the business and moving to New York! The 0830 and Evening Boot Camp classes will not be affected at all. The 0530 Battalion will only be marginally affected. All classes will continue to meet as scheduled.

We’re looking over both areas for suitable locations. USMC Fitness Boot Camp Mid-town is set to start on March 3rd at Galloway Methodist Church in the Cooper/Young area. However, we’re open to a different location in mid-town. Do you have an idea and a contact in mid-town or in Collierville/Germantown?

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USMC FITNESS BOOT CAMP SWEATSHIRTS

The black, hooded, zippered sweatshirts are in!

These are Champion sweatshirts embroidered with the USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP logo.

Why advertise for Nike, Adidas, and North Face when you can be sporting our colors!!

Unisex sizes from S to XXL. Women’s sizes in small and medium.

$35 each. Supplies are limited.

As Megan said, “These sweatshirts are the bomb!!”

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HALF MARATHON TRAINING TO BEGIN JANUARY 26

Half marathon training will begin on Saturday, January 26 at 8 AM @ Shelby Farms. We’ll meet in front of the Visitor’s Center. This will be in preparation for the Nashville Half Marathon or any other late April event.

In addition to the standard training aimed at those wanting to be able to finish a half marathon — or to finish in under 2:30 — we’ll also have a training group for those wanting to finish in under 2 hours. Both groups will meet at the same time on the same day at the same place.

Beginners are WELCOME! Even if you’ve never even run a 5K, I can have you ready to finish a half marathon by April 26th! Can you jog 3 miles without stopping? Then you can do it! We’ll be going 1 hour and 10 minutes this Saturday using a “5 minute ON, 1 minute OFF” routine. The 5 minutes ON will be at a 11:30 per mile pace, the 1 minute OFF is a walk break. Not sure if you can do it? Come on out and give it a shot! There’s no obligation and nothing to pay for if you decide not to continue with the training.

Cost for active duty Boot Campers is $75, and $100 for “friends of boot camp”

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: If you’re an active duty boot camper and you bring a new person (non-boot camper) who signs up for the half marathon training, YOU can deduct $25 from your fee for every one of those friends who signs up! (Yes, Elizabeth, you could actually get your training for FREE!!)

EXTRA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EVERYONE: Since EVERYONE has a weekend homework assignment of one hour of continuous cardio, EVERYONE is welcome to come out and join us for an hour for FREE.

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“If you have not consciously made the decision to be rich, excellent, and healthy, then you have unconsciously made the decision to be poor, mediocre, and unhealthy.”
— Wallace D. Wattles: Was a self-help author

All the best,

Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
4888 Southern Cove
Memphis, TN 38117
901-644-0145