DAY 1: Lunch Inside the Olympic Village with the Royal Family

Day One inside the Olympic Village:
My "tube" commute is 1 hour to the venue.




The crowds were astounding.




Westfield Olympic Mall is immense, gorgeous and immense!




Holding "THE" Olympic torch was a thrill I cannot describe in words.

Upon entry into the venue, you see hundreds of flags hanging from the porches of their accommodations inside this gorgeous village.




Standing under the Olympic rings with Markus Rogan (Austrian, 2 time Silver medalist, 4 time Olympian) was a dream come true for me.




I feel like the Athletic United Nations. :) Me with my boys: Ricky Berens (USA), ?, Markus Rogan (Austria), Omar Pinzon (Colombia), Hiro (Colombia).




Queen Elizabeth joined the athletes and staff inside the village for lunch: follow the blue hat and outfit getting into her Rolls with Prince Albert just behind. Sebastian Coe ( Olympian and coordinator of the entire London Olympics) just behind him. Below it shows her getting into the car! Awesome!












Princess Anne (Queen Elizabeths daughter), joined us for lunch in the cue (only joking...she didn't have to stand in line).








In the weight room:




In the Olympic village weight room, we lifted, we stretched, turned on our core (using the Ab-Inforcer: our lights were on), fine tuned and balanced out the athletes in preparation for the event of their lives.




Omar Pinzon races tomorrow, look for him in the finals of the 100m Backstroke.




Markus Rogan races August 1st and 2nd in the 200m IM. Look for me on TV both days. I will be the tall blonde wearing red screaming:)








All systems are a GO. WE ARE READY TO RUMBLE!
No trip would be complete without getting arrested: these two nice Bobbies(police officers), I asked for directions gave me more than I asked for:). Boy, they are tough here in England!




This was a magical day. So much for Jet lag :)
Keep following me here and I will post pictures from behind the scenes inside the Olympic Village.
In Strength and Love, Dreams do come true. Never give up...never!

Location:Stratford, London: Olympic Village

My Path to London

My Path to London. Layover in Boston proves to be educational.

My trip to the London Olympics is a dream come true and began yesterday. I am in Boston for a short layover enroute to heathrow. I will document my trip with pictures. Follow my blog:). I love you all.

Tour of University of Boston.

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Location:Magnolia St,Boston,United States

Dreams Do Come True: 10 Days to Opening Ceremonies

I want to share my miraculous life long dream of going to the Olympics. Miracles do happen! Thank you all for your love, support and prayers through the years.
Thank you all for such an inspiring event and your kind donations to make London happen.

(Left to Right) Lee Brandon, Omar Pinzon, Deena Singer, Dominik Meichtry, Markus Rogan, Marty Singer

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16 DAYS TO XXX LONDON OLYMPICS

Markus Rogan is a legend. The Olympic committee honored him with the title, "legend of Sport" not me.

A man whose determination is only surpassed by the size of his heart.
He is headed to London already a 2 time Olympic medalist. What you might not know, is that he auctioned off his World Championship Gold, for cash to build a school in Africa(www.tesfaye.at). His Philanthropy work and dedication to his kids, using his talents to help others, makes him a champion before landing in London.
It is an honor to train such a dedicated athlete , but beyond that, inspiring how he uses his talents for others good! I learn daily more from my athletes than I could deliver to them!

17 DAYS TO LONDON XXX 2012 OLYMPICS

The Secret of Olympic Champions 17 Days to London

This is such an exciting time, that we are blessed to be a part of every 4 years:  THE SUMMER OLYMPICS are upon us.  Olympians train tirelessly to achieve the allusive GOLD!  One of my favorite quotes is "no one has ever drown in a puddle of sweat!"  Tireless perseverance and unswerving goal oriented focus is the Stuff Gold medals are made of!
Ask my guys:  Austrian Olympic Legend of sport and 2 Time Silver Medalist,
Markus Rogan(@mahrqoos),

Omar Pinzon(@OmarPinzon), 

and Micheal Alexandrov(@alexandrov59).

What million dollar secret do these elite athletes have access to that the average one of us, doesn't?  Nothing!  Technology has given us access to some of the greatest swim and strength coaches, with the click of a button.  

 I have had the honor of studying under some of the greatest coaches(Dr. Harry Sneider-1984 Olympics, Greg Robinson--NY Jets 1991 to name just two) and training some of the greatest athletes in the world.   I can tell you that there are genetic mutants (gifted in mind, genetics, mental attitude and speed of recovery...to name a few champion traits).  But, some of the most inspiring athletic acomplishments have come from those of us who are average, applying above average technique and good form to all forms of sport and training.  

One million dollar secret I am sharing with you here that makes Olympic swimmer faster, sprinters quicker, jumpers leap higher, is "TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON" 

and connect your LATS TO YOUR ASS (gluteus)."

Markus Rogan doing "Dead Bugs" with resistance(video below)

Look at the amazing development at the belt line as the LATS connect to the Ass(gluteus)!

These two coaching phrases are from a tool we train on in our arsenal called the AB-Inforcer(R) Core Biofeedback Trainer.  Its intensity that it brings to a workout with a focus on form is unsurpassed.  

Mike Alexandrov, in on the AB-Inforcer "Keeping his lights on" (I am holding the Hand piece) as Markus Rogan drops a #16 pound medicine ball to his chest as he explosively does a breast stroke move while throwing the ball as high as possible!

Uncompromising form and intensity combine in a perfect training storm to create bigger, faster, stronger, more explosive body--Genetic mutant to motor challenged athlete-- results are enevitable!

Omar Pinzon stated:  "When I go to London to win the Gold, I am packing my tooth brush and my AB-Inforcer"

Markus Rogan, Lee Brandon, and  

Ous Mellouli, the world's reigning Olympic and World Championships gold medalist in the 1500m freestyle and a former NCAA champion and All-American at USC

--All headed to London

Ous Mellouli, the world's reigning Olympic and World Championships gold medalist in the 1500m freestyle and a former NCAA champion and All-American at USC

Many of you have asked to help me get to London.  All proceeds will go to getting me there to help prep the guys for their events and get home.  Every little bit adds up and I am so grateful to all of you for helping make my Olympic dreams come true!  Every little bit counts and I promise to keep you all updated here!  XXX Lee