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Stop Renting Your Health. Own It!

mackieshilstone.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:36:58 +0000

Do you really want your health to own you at any time in your life—much less when you least expect it? Then Stop Renting Your Health. Own it! with the help of world-renowned sports performance, health, fitness, and nutrition expert Mackie Shilstone. Mackie’s 3 step approach has changed the lives of thousands of celebrities and everyday people. Just look at what Bob Costas and Serena Williams have to say about Mackie:

My life, my career changed when I met Mackie Shilstone. Mackie is not human. What he does day in and day out is only for the brave and true champions. The only thing is no one has ever been able to beat him- champion or not. As for me. . . I’m still working on it.
—Serena Williams, World Tennis Champion

“For many years I have been very impressed with how Mackie Shilstone’s comprehensive and sophisticated approach – combining exercise, nutrition, and medical care, has benefited both elite athletes and everyday men and women.”
—Bob Costas, NBC Sports and MLB Network

Stop Renting Your Health, Own It! will be published in February and available at Mackie’s six Franchise Locations:

2901 Magazine, New Orleans
1130 S. Clearview Pkwy., Harahan
8847 Veterans Blvd., Metairie
701 Metairie Rd., Metairie
2 St. Ann Dr., Mandeville
69305 Hwy. 21, Brewster Road, Covington

Check out Mackie’s column for Muscle & Body Magazine!

mackieshilstone.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:27:26 +0000

Beginning this month, Mackie will be writing a new column for Muscle & Body Magazine. In January’s column, “Not Just Another Fish Story”, Mackie gives you the lowdown on Omega 3:

Omega-3 fatty acids can have profound effects on your training.

Over the last 30 years, I have worked with thousands of professional athletes. From innovative training regimens to proper nutrition, each athlete knew that what I recommended was always rooted in science. Whether you are a professional athlete or someone who is extremely serious about weightlifting or training, the same science applies.

Read the full column here: http://www.muscleandbodymag.com/article.php?ArticleID=6077

Mackie’s on the Radio in St. Louis!

mackieshilstone.com — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:53:28 +0000

Mackie Shilstone has joined with “The Sports Zone Radio Show on 1380AM in St. Louis” and the new daily sports website, TheStLSportsPage.com as they promote a new 13-week “Healthy Lifestyle” initiative. Mackie’s segment will be Mondays at 2 p.m. cst and the show can be accessed here. New content will be posted daily and Mackie will be contributing. Anyone who wants to get in on the contest must enter by Friday Oct 6. If you have been wanting to get started on a healthy lifestyle, you could win $100. Details are on the site.

How did John Goodman lose all his weight? Mackie Shilstone helped

mackieshilstone.com — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:43:14 +0000

Compiled by Staff –Mackie Shilstone –author of “Lean & Hard, The Body You’ve Always Wanted- in Just 24 Workouts”– is one of the most influential sports performance managers in the country and has worked with world-class athletes like Serena Williams and Ozzie Smith, and non-athletes like actor John Goodman. He joins the Sports Zone line-up on Mondays as part of our “Healthy Lifestyle” initiative.Shilstone has many connections to St. Louis, including working with Cardinals players, Goodman, and the St. Louis Blues. He wants to help our readers and listeners achieve the goals they set for themselves.

via How did John Goodman lose all his weight? Mackie Shilstone helped.

Andy Murray’s travel gripes earn a few points – thestar.com

mackieshilstone.com — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:05:49 +0000

Murray, who is threatening to help organize a players strike over his sport’s onerous schedule, has played 17 tournaments this year in exotic European, Australian, Asian and North American locales, often taking several weeks off in between. [...] But when it comes to comparing the rigours of the road in sports, a schedule’s size can be deceiving, says famed athletic trainer Mackie Shilstone. And he’s in a position to know.

Read the whole story: Andy Murray’s travel gripes earn a few points – thestar.com.

Image: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Executive Wellness (New!!)

mackieshilstone.com — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:22:00 +0000

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Serena Williams Adds Fitness and Keeps Winning – NYTimes.com

mackieshilstone.com — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:07:52 +0000

New York Times

“Every time I work with Mackie, I have really good results,” Williams said. “We work well together. He’s a great guy. He’s smart. He’s tough, but yet I still have a way of kind of making him not be so hard on me.”

Read the whole story: Serena Williams Adds Fitness and Keeps Winning – NYTimes.com.

Serena Williams appears rejuvenated on court

mackieshilstone.com — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:57:55 +0000

Photograph by: Beck Diefenbach, Reuters

This comeback is nothing like the one in early 2007, when she came back after playing only four tournaments the previous year. Williams was ranked No. 81: overweight, out of shape and rusty, she used the Australian Open as a boot camp before blowing away Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in the final.

This time, she may be as fit as we’ve ever seen her.

Renowned fitness guru Mackie Shilstone – a tough taskmaster with whom she’s often worked – actually was on site with her in Stanford.

Never too big on practising, Williams said the only time in recent memory she didn’t practice was when she was on the plane home from Wimbledon.

Ace trainer helps bring back Serena from brink

mackieshilstone.com — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:52:19 +0000

LONDON: Meet the man behind Serena Williams’ audacious bid to win a third consecutive Wimbledon title having hardly hit a ball since lifting the trophy last July. American trainer Mackie Shilstone has made a name for himself fine-tuning the performances of thousands of athletes, most notably boxers Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones jnr and former baseball star Ozzie Smith. He has also worked on the fitness of the actor John Goodman – no mean feat, indeed.Now Williams has turned to Shilstone to fast-track her return from a year-long hiatus from the game, after being left incapacitated by a cut to her foot and then the discovery of a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.

Link: Ace trainer helps bring back Serena from brink.

Serena Williams working with noted trainer

mackieshilstone.com — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:53:23 +0000

Mackie Shilstone, the trainer and fitness guru whose 3,000 clients have included Ozzie Smith, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones and the actor John Goodman, is now working with tennis superstar Serena Williams.On the shelf of almost a year, Williams, 29, is working out five days a week in hopes of returning this month to defend her Wimbledon title. The problems started when Williams stepped on broken glass and had surgery twice to repair the damage.

via Serena Williams working with noted trainer – Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News.