Friday, July 24, 2009
My Story
I'm a former active-duty Marine that used to be in killer shape. Like most people, life happened. 8 years later I was married, had gone to school for my degree, was a father of 3, had a career sitting behind a desk, tending to lower back problems and my flexibility had gone to the crapper. Completely stressed out and 35 lbs of fat heavier I knew I had to change my lifestyle. I tried the trendy diets and gimmicky equipment, but nothing worked. It wasn't until I met a couple of guys who helped me relearn healthy habits, introduced me to an incredible fitness program and taught me about eating right. The results were so amazing that I decided to become a personal trainer and help others achieve their health and fitness goals using the proven methods I learned. I don't know everything about fitness, but I know what's worked for me and have seen it work for everyone that is willing to make a commitment.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Client Mistakes #2: They Don’t Go Shopping
Copy of post written back in April 09 by my friend and mentor in the personal training world, Corey Beasley.
I have been training people for over 12 years and have watched thousands of people try to make changes to their bodies, inside and out. Everyone is always looking for the secret, the workout, the diet that is going to help them reach their goals. Unfortunately, they allow simple things to get in the way. Every week, I’ll be focusing on one of those common mistakes that everyone makes.
Client Mistake #2 – They don’t go grocery shopping!
You can rarely get healthy food by ordering it in a drive-thru. In fact, most food that’s convenient to get is exactly the kind of food you don’t want to put into your body. This is intuitive, and I don’t usually need to explain it to people… but that doesn’t stop them from eating it anyways.
They eat it because they haven’t prepared. Smart grocery shopping is key to any workout regimine. Every Friday afternoon I stop by my local grocery store and stock up for the coming week. I buy fresh meats and vegetables, and for the next seven days I don’t need to stop at In ‘n Out because I know I have plenty of food at home.
I have been training people for over 12 years and have watched thousands of people try to make changes to their bodies, inside and out. Everyone is always looking for the secret, the workout, the diet that is going to help them reach their goals. Unfortunately, they allow simple things to get in the way. Every week, I’ll be focusing on one of those common mistakes that everyone makes.
Client Mistake #2 – They don’t go grocery shopping!
You can rarely get healthy food by ordering it in a drive-thru. In fact, most food that’s convenient to get is exactly the kind of food you don’t want to put into your body. This is intuitive, and I don’t usually need to explain it to people… but that doesn’t stop them from eating it anyways.
They eat it because they haven’t prepared. Smart grocery shopping is key to any workout regimine. Every Friday afternoon I stop by my local grocery store and stock up for the coming week. I buy fresh meats and vegetables, and for the next seven days I don’t need to stop at In ‘n Out because I know I have plenty of food at home.
Client Mistakes #1: They Don’t Eat
Copy of post written back in March 09 by my friend and mentor in the personal training world, Corey Beasley.
"I have been training people for over 12 years and have watched thousands of people try to make changes to their bodies, inside and out. Everyone is always looking for the secret, the workout, the diet that is going to help them reach their goals. Unfortunately, they allow simple things to get in the way. Every week, I’ll be focusing on one of those common mistakes that everyone makes.
Client Mistake #1 – They don’t eat!
I can’t believe how many people I’ve coached over the years, that always seem to fall back into the ‘no eating’ way toward weight loss. We’ve come a long way since the 1980s in sports nutrition, but people still think that living off rice cakes is the way to go.
When you’re working out on a regular basis, it’s important to keep your body nourished. By cutting back on calories, your body will look to your lean muscle mass first – not your body fat! That weight you’re losing is muscle! You have to ‘feed the beast’ with healthy calories to increase your lean muscle. Your metabolism will speed up, and that fat will start melting away.
If you need help figuring out how many calories you should be eating on a daily basis, ask your trainer. And if you don’t have a trainer, what are you waiting for? The first session is free, and we can sit down and talk about caloric intake specific to your body and activity level together. Call us at 866.243.4472."
"I have been training people for over 12 years and have watched thousands of people try to make changes to their bodies, inside and out. Everyone is always looking for the secret, the workout, the diet that is going to help them reach their goals. Unfortunately, they allow simple things to get in the way. Every week, I’ll be focusing on one of those common mistakes that everyone makes.
Client Mistake #1 – They don’t eat!
I can’t believe how many people I’ve coached over the years, that always seem to fall back into the ‘no eating’ way toward weight loss. We’ve come a long way since the 1980s in sports nutrition, but people still think that living off rice cakes is the way to go.
When you’re working out on a regular basis, it’s important to keep your body nourished. By cutting back on calories, your body will look to your lean muscle mass first – not your body fat! That weight you’re losing is muscle! You have to ‘feed the beast’ with healthy calories to increase your lean muscle. Your metabolism will speed up, and that fat will start melting away.
If you need help figuring out how many calories you should be eating on a daily basis, ask your trainer. And if you don’t have a trainer, what are you waiting for? The first session is free, and we can sit down and talk about caloric intake specific to your body and activity level together. Call us at 866.243.4472."
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