Power is a level of fitness that enables you to function at a high level and perform well; where you are able to challenge yourself in the daily process of living, in business and in sport, without the risk of acute injury from lifestyle activities; assuming you’re not doing something stupid.

Most people when starting any kind of fitness training, will say they want weight loss or fat loss, first and foremost. But within a matter of weeks, they are thrilled because they can do "20 push ups", "5 pull ups" or countless other acts of stability, strength and power movements.

Fat loss, will happen naturally when you are building lean muscle mass and training in a way that maximizes your ability to perform well at any given time. If you lose site of this one point, you will end up over training, under training, and eventually defeating your efforts.

It’s always about performance first.

Fat Loss is a benefit, not the goal of exercise or training, even though all of us want to be lean. Just don’t focus on it too much, focus on those things that you want to have the ability to do. Set a performance goal, and watch what happens to your weight.

For example… I was training the other day at Run Jump Lift and I was "introduced" to a new workout that looked very compelling and I wanted to try it. It required a sledge hammer and decent amount of fitness…

Imagine having the fitness you need to do what you want. That’s what this is about. It’s not about the workout, it’s about what you want to do.

Power is a an energy level, a fitness level and a confidence level, i.e. feeling powerful.

Power is the result of your lifestyle

Core stability, strength and endurance are the foundation of power.

Being fit, for power is relative to your goals. It’s a concept. It is about being functionally stabile and stronger, and able to challenge yourself. The body of your dreams a result.

Develop your personal fitness system.

John Allen Mollenhauer is the Founder of MyTrainer.com where fitness video’s are free for everybody! He is also the founder Performance Lifestyle Solutions, the better healthier ways to achieve your goals in life, business and sport. As a former worn down workaholic turned healthy high achiever John Allen (aka “JAM”) will teach you how to Live Like a Pro, optimizing your lifestyle the way athletes do. He is the creator of the Healthy High Achiever - Unleash the Full Potential of Your Lifestyle to Perform, Look and Feel Better!

Managing our personal energy (your lifestyle) and the quality of the food we eat are the prerequisites for developing power level fitness. I have never known anyone to get and remain fit for any sustainable period of time, when they are chronically exhausted and undernourished; both of which promote the overweight condition and inactivity.

If you don’t think you have the time, then consider this guy, who is in the middle of a war! You can do so even in the middle of a war!

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The foundation of a personal fitness system is a successful lifestyle. Otherwise known as a Performance Lifestyle, if your lifestyle doesn’t reinforce fitness success… you endurance, stamina, and ability to achieve your goals, will be limited.

I can tell you there is a reason why this guy it taking care of himself. It’s keep him alive for starters.

When you learn how to recuperate your energy, and refuel successfully, getting active is easier, the focus can then be on developing fitness and this sustains the achievement of your goals, in life, business and sport or war (which is business).

A personal fitness system has 5 criterions.

1. Natural – uses body weight, natural environment, functional fitness equipment, and any facilities available.
2. Progressive - always starts at the stability level first, and then progresses to strength training and power training.
3. Anywhere, anytime – at home, on the road, just in time in minutes or longer.
4. Lifestyle based - enabled by sustainable momentum
5. Flexible – to fit any situation.

You can develop virtually any level of fitness you choose; all of us, including you, are doing that right now. It’s the direct result of the types of how you live, the activities that you build into our daily lifestyle and our personal fitness system.

John Allen Mollenhauer is the Founder of Fit for Power, and other Performance Lifestyle Solutions, the better healthier ways to achieve your goals in life, business and sport. As a former worn down workaholic turned healthy, high achiever John Allen (aka “JAM”) will teach you how to Live Like a Pro, by optimizing your lifestyle the way athletes do. He is the creator of the Healthy High Achiever - Unleash the Full Potential of Your Lifestyle to Perform, Look and Feel Better!