One of my long-time clients is a car guy.
Has a mid-70s baby blue Barracuda in mint condition.
Favorite shirt says something like:
“Better to be 20 in the 70s than 70 in the 20s.”
Anyway, he was telling me a story the other day.
A guy had completely rebuilt the engine on one of those classic cars.
Took him forever.
Every detail done right.
Finally fires it up…
and it’s perfect.
Just humming.
(Or so the car guys say — they all sound the same to me.)
Then a few minutes later…
black smoke starts pouring everywhere.
My client looks around and asks:
“Hey… is that your motor oil over there?”
Turns out it was.
Which means that guy gets to learn how to rebuild that engine all over again.
And it reminded me of something.
You can do almost everything right…
but if you miss one important piece…
you end up starting over.
“Since I began training with Nate I am so much stronger, I can move better and I feel great… Nate always amazes me with his knowledge and I highly recommend him.”
Cindy Dally 5- Star Google Review
Written by Nate Stowe, NASM-CPT, NCSF-CPT, CES, TRX Certified
Nate Stowe is a personal trainer and movement specialist based in Austin, Texas, with over 16 years of experience helping adults over 50 move better, get stronger, and live pain-free. He’s the founder of Stowe Personal Training, creator of the GET STRONGER LIVE LONGER Program, and author of Revitalize at 50+, a best-selling book on strength, longevity, and reclaiming your body after middle age.
Over the past two decades, Nate’s training system has helped hundreds of everyday adults avoid surgery, reduce chronic pain, and get back to doing the things they love—without needing a medical degree or spending hours in the gym.
Don’t worry—he saves the third-person talk for bios, not your training sessions. Sixteen years in, he’s still awkward when writing about himself.
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