Thursday, May 11, 2017

Lizzy and Freddy - The Tallest Living Female and Male Dogs


Throughout his career in finance, Florida resident Greg Sample has given more than 1,500 financial seminars. Greg Sample now uses this experience to help other financial planners optimize their seminar sales as the president of Zagato Business Analysis in Florida. He shares his home with a Great Dane named Lizzy, who holds a Guinness World Record.

Too big to measure with standard dog measuring tools, Lizzy stands at 3 feet, 1.96 inches, which makes her the tallest living female dog. Her owner had to purchase a device meant for measuring ponies to capture her height accurately. Lizzy’s record-breaking size was verified by veterinarians and is recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records.

Lizzy’s male counterpart is Freddy, a Great Dane that stands at 3 feet, 4.75 inches. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he has an enormous appetite; in addition to enjoying treats like whole roasted chickens, Freddy has been known to chew couches. His owner reports that he has destroyed at least 23 couches over the last four years.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Meet the World's Tallest Female Dog


Greg Sample spent nearly two decades as president of the Avery Sample Financial Group in Ft. Myers, Florida. Since 2015, he has led operations at Zagato Business Analysis in Alva, Florida. Beyond his professional activities, Greg Sample enjoys spending time with his dog Lizzy, the tallest female dog in the world.

Lizzy is a Great Dane with black and white markings, though it is hardly her breed or coat color that captures most people’s attention. At three feet, 1.96 inches, Lizzy is the tallest female dog on the planet and less than seven inches shy of being the tallest dog ever, a title belonging to fellow Great Dane, Zeus. 

Lizzy officially entered the Guinness Book of World Records at the age of seven, after an official measurement was taken by a local veterinarian. However, the dog’s owner reports that she had reached full height by the age of three. He also points out that he had to measure her using a device designed for small horses.

Despite her somewhat imposing stature, good-natured Lizzy gets along well with the significantly smaller terriers and cat with whom she was raised. Her favorite pastime is relaxing in the car alongside her owner for long drives. To date, Lizzy has been featured in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Guinness editions as the tallest female dog.

Friday, March 17, 2017

ISSA Offers Master Trainer Certification Program


As the president of Zagato Business Analysis in Alva, Florida, Greg Sample creates business platforms that help experienced financial advisors achieve selling success at seminars. Florida resident Greg Sample is also a ISSA certified personal trainer.

ISSA is formally called the International Sports Science Association. It was founded in 1988, and offers students several different instructor courses they can take to become a personal trainer, as well as use as continuing education units. The ISSA is utilized in over 90 countries around the world and does not have residency requirements for students. One of the programs ISSA offers is the Master Trainer certification.

The Master Trainer program requires students to successfully complete the personal trainer and fitness nutrition certifications. From there, students must choose four other certifications they believe would help them achieve their career goals. These include group fitness, exercise therapy, youth fitness, senior fitness, or strength and conditioning. Students are given the option to take their certification tests online, or they may go to a local testing center.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The Benefits and Limitations of High-Intensity Interval Training





Greg Sample is an Alva, Florida, entrepreneur with extensive experience spanning the insurance and financial industries. He has successfully guided numerous Florida financial seminars and built up a large client base. Health and wellness focused, Greg Sample has also completed coursework toward certification as an International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) certified fitness trainer. 

One popular form of workout in recent years is high-intensity interval training (HIT), which combines periods of active recovery and rest with short duration high intensity workouts. When employed properly, it can positively impact metabolism and cardiovascular function, and help the individual lose weight.

For trainers, one aspect of HIT to keep in mind is that higher intensity training is often best limited to a couple of sessions a week, as a way of avoiding muscle strain and tendonitis risk. More reps in a shorter period of time exerts more force on the joints, which means that exercises must be carefully calibrated to avoid negative impacts. Participants who fall short of basic fitness thresholds should not begin a full-blown HIT regimen, but rather have intensity and volume increased gradually.

It is also important to realize the limitations of HIT: half hour sessions are not in and of themselves going to build endurance of the type required for marathons and other long distance events. Interval training should never supplant volume endurance training if the aim is to compete from an ideal endurance base.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Getting The Most Out of Weightlifting


Greg Sample lives in Florida, where he serves as president of Zagato Business Analysis. Outside of his work with the Alva, Florida, company, Greg Sample enjoys weightlifting. Below are some tips to get the most out of your weightlifting routine.

While you may want to train as often and as hard as possible, this can actually have a negative impact. Following a workout, your body will replace or repair damaged muscle fibers by fusing muscle fibers together in order to create new muscle protein. Regeneration of muscles doesn't happen during a workout, so you need to take a break from lifting every four days or less to give the process time to occur.

Adequate sleep is also critical, with the body secreting growth hormones during as you rest, so make sure to get an adequate amount of sleep each night.

It's wise to focus on calorie intake as well. During this type of workout regimen, you will be burning a significant number of calories, so you want to make sure you are getting enough energy and nutrients through the food you eat. These calories should come from healthy fats, proteins, and complex carbohydrates.