November M.O.M (Motivator of the Month)

Eric Esterbrook
Every month this award could be given to a lot of people for a number of different reasons. Getting more pushups off your knees, smoking the time it would usually take to run a 400, getting through a whole month without making a mistake. Whatever the reason, the people of CF definitely make their mark and it is difficult to narrow it down to just one. This month it was a bit easier. Eric came to me back in April and when he first started I understood what his limitations were and why he wanted to do some one on one. In his initial testing he could not do one full sit up and after 5 off the knee pushups he had to go to his knees to finish the remainder. This was not helped by his weight and the issue he had with eating the wrong things. I asked him the first day what he had eaten the night before and his answer was all you can eat wings...around 48! Since then he has made notable strides and has eventually come to the point where his diet isn't in question. He decided to make the change and the changes he has made have been monumental.

(LEFT: 35lbs heavier)

He could not do one pull up without the band assistance but two weeks ago he blasted

through a 4 round workout with 10 rep pull ups in the mix without the bands! He started off thinking he could do about three and when he showed me that he got the "kipping" down I wouldn't let him go back to the bands. I watched him rep them out for 4 rounds and was so pumped when I saw the disbelief on his face that he just finished 40 pull ups! This is what I want everyone on some level to experience in and out of CF and to experience things they never thought possible. Please help me congratulate Eric Esterbrook for motivating me and serving as an example of work=results! Great job!!!