Attention Fitness Enthusiasts and
Professionals!!!
Mark your calendar and prepare to attend one of the best fitness
seminars in the country!
The 6th annual JP Fitness
Summit will be held May 30th through June 1st in Little Rock, Arkansas,
The list of speakers, and their presentation topics, is provided below.
Presentation Title:
"Frequently Asked Questions in Sports Nutrition"
Alan Aragon has over 15 years
of success in the fitness field. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Science in
Nutrition with top honors. Alan is a continuing education provider for the
Commission on Dietetic Registration, National Academy of Sports Medicine,
American Council on Exercise, and National Strength & Conditioning Association.
Alan speaks to a broad audience
including universities, scientific conferences, and major corporations. Alan
recently lectured to practitioners at the FDA and the annual conference of the
Los Angeles Dietetic Association. He maintains a private practice designing
programs for recreational and professional athletes, including the Los Angeles
Kings, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and Golden State Warriors. Alan has a monthly
column in Men's Health magazine called "Ask The Weight Loss Coach". He also is
the magazine's nutrition research consultant.
Presentation Title:"Comprehensive Mind Body
Fitness and Wellness through
Kettlebell and Qigong"
Steve Cotter is a world-renowned martial artist and strength and
conditioning specialist. He is the creator of the highly acclaimed
Encyclopedia of Kettlebell Lifting, FullKOntact Kettlebells and various
other training DVDs, and is considered by many to be the world’s authority
on leg and deep stance training. A 2-time US National Full Contact
Kuoshu (Kung Fu) Champion with 25 years of internal martial arts training,
Steve draws from an extensive and diverse background as a champion athlete
and cutting-edge trainer to develop some of the most complete and balanced
strength and conditioning programs available.
Throughout his lifelong study, he has continued to research and implement
the most effective training methods in the martial arts, chi gong, strength
and conditioning, athletics and human performance fields. He constantly
improves his skills and abilities to benefit, teach and motivate others, and
has been hosted to teach seminars, clinics and instructor training courses
in 18 countries through North American, Europe, Asia and Oceania. Steve is
also the Director of the world’s leading program for kettlebell instructor
development, the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation.
Mr.
Cotter’s professional accreditations include:
Director of International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation (I.K.F.F.)
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) – NSCA
Consultant to San Francisco and San Diego NFL Professional Football
Teams
2 time US Full Contact Champion
Team Member, USA National Kuoshu Team
Honored Member of Princeton Premier
B.S. in Kinesiology, San Diego State University
Subject Matter Expert to prestigious Military and Law Enforcement
agencies such as: US Navy SEALs (Virginia Beach), US Marines at Quantico
Marines Corps Base, and the Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Author of numerous best-selling instructional DVD Series
Presenter for Kettlebell Training, NSCA Personal Trainer and National
Conferences
Comprehensive Mind Body Fitness and
Wellness through Kettlebell and Qigong
The
modern world demands simple solutions to everyday challenges. Fitness and
Health has to be a vital priority in order to afford us the energy and
welfare to be able to accomplish our life goals. In this presentation, Steve
Cotter will explain how a simple, yet comprehensive program consisting of
kettlebell training, bodyweight mobility and qigong breathing exercise can
be structured to fit the busiest of lifestyles while providing a fool proof
formula for success in minutes a day in the comfort of your own home or
office.
Learn the
fundamentals of Russian kettlebell lifting. Find out what a kettlebell is
and what its unique properties are. Discover when to use kettlebells instead
of dumbbells or something else and how to determine the appropriate time and
place to institute kettlebell lifting into a strength and conditioning or
personal training program. . This presentation will teach you the
fundamentals of kettlebell training as well as how to safely and effectively
incorporate kettlebells into a training program for yourself or your client
and will also present some simple yet powerful qigong energy development
exercises that will help with increased altertness, improved energy and
increased circulation benefits.
From his base on the 29th floor of the
Metropolitan Tower in Little Rock, Arkansas, Jean-Paul Francoeur has built a
thriving personal-training business, as well as a burgeoning online fitness
community at jpfitness.com.
Jean-Paul has been training athletes and
people from all walks of life since he was 19. He has been featured in
Parade Magazine twice, as well as in USA Today. He's a fixture on local
television, where he's the go-to guy for any story dealing with fitness
issues, and hosted a health and fitness show in 2005 called, Healthy Living
with JP, on Comcast Cable. As a freelance writer, he's been published in
Men's Health and numerous strength-focused magazines and websites.
He was a top fitness advisor to former
Governor, Mike Huckabee during the governor’s well-publicized weight loss
(garnering an acknowledgement in his best-seller, Stop Digging Your Grave
with a Knife and Fork), and served as chairman of the Arkansas Governor's
Council on Fitness for nearly eight years, as well as sitting on over a
half-a-dozen other boards and committees (local, statewide, and national)
dedicated to improving public health.
It is this wonderful culmination of
knowledge and experiences that sets Francoeur apart from others in the
industry, and continues to promote the growth of his business as one of the
top fitness authorities in Arkansas and beyond.
The exclusive
training facility of JP Fitness. The check in will be at 9:00am Friday May
30th in the conference room adjacent to JP Fitness. JP Fitness Center is
located on the 29th floor of the Metropolitan Tower. Telephone number for
questions
Call 501-399-9355.
We
have arranged a block of rooms at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites at $59 per
night. This hotel is next door to the JP Fitness Center.
Roommates can save money and coordinate with each other. There is a free
shuttle from the Little Rock Airport.
The
modern world demands simple solutions to everyday challenges. Fitness and
Health has to be a vital priority in order to afford us the energy and
welfare to be able to accomplish our life goals. In this presentation, Steve
Cotter will explain how a simple, yet comprehensive program consisting of
kettlebell training, bodyweight mobility and qigong breathing exercise can
be structured to fit the busiest of lifestyles while providing a fool proof
formula for success in minutes a day in the comfort of your own home or
office. 
