Archive for the ‘Motivation’ Category

I want to share a quick conversation I had with a client last week.

She walked in the door, we exchanged the obligatory “Hey, how ya doin’”, then she said…

“Okay Ed, I know I’ve gotten stronger over the past few weeks.  My clothes fit better in my arms, chest and legs, but I’m not losing weight and my stomach isn’t shrinking.  What the hell is going on?” (A direct quote)

Sound familiar?

It does to me.  I’ve heard it dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of times over the past several years.

My first response to her was to congratulate her on the progress she’s made in only a few weeks of committing herself to working hard and consistently. Read the rest of this entry »

The Fit Dad Is Here To Save You From The Evil Dr. Fatty!

I know that I promised to introduce you to Captain Fat Blaster today, but I’m still having trouble working him out of his secret lair.

He’s such a prima donna.  It’s like he’s some big movie star or something and is demanding that certain contractual agreements be met.

Oh well, I’ll keep working on him and maybe I’ll get him out before his contract tells him he has to come out of hiding on Monday of next week.

Instead today I’m going to tell you a little story.  It’s a comic book like story because…well because I’m a superhero geek and I love comic books.  That should come as no surprise if you’ve been over to my blog or website lately, because it’s littered with superhero stuff.

I’m going to tell you the story of the evil Dr. Fatty and his diabolical scheme to make and keep you fat.

Like all evil super-villains he has a legion of henchmen willing to do his evil fatty bidding.

I’ll start off with a role call of some of his more heinous buddies. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last several weeks, months, and in some cases, years, I have informed you on how to lose weight, get in shape, live a healthier life, have better posture, and the list goes on and on.

What I don’t think I have been good about is telling you what I BELIEVE in terms of health and fitness.

Why is this important?

Why does it matter what I believe when it comes to health and fitness?

It matters because you put your trust in me to tell you the truth and cut through all the fluff.

You put your trust in me to be honest and forthright when it comes to what works, what doesn’t and what is an outright lie where the person telling it should be taken out back and whipped for trying to steal your hard earned money and trust.

Extreme?  Maybe, but it’s part of what I believe.

I believe that true health and fitness doesn’t just come from doing a workout or cutting out processed carbohydrates and adding more fruits and vegetables.  It doesn’t just come from sweat pouring down your face causing sweat stains in your armpits.  It doesn’t just come from knowing how to workout, what programs to follow, what programs are absolute trash and that most diet books found in book stores and on the internet are absolute garbage.

Those are all important things, but I believe in something far more important than that. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve got a newfound love for fast workouts.

Why?

Well besides the fact that you can get  A LOT done in a short period of time, which is paramount for a busy dad, busy business owner…and a guy who just doesn’t want to spend every waking moment doing fat loss workouts.

Who’d a thought? A personal trainer who doesn’t want to spend all his time doing workouts!

But it’s true.  I’ve got better things to do than spend hours doing fat loss workouts and I’m willing to bet you do too.

You’ve got work requirements.  You’ve got kids that need to get ready for school, lunches packed, homework that needs to be done, after school sports and activities like band or dance…man kids take up a lot of free time!

But on top of that you probably just don’t like to spend a lot of time working out.  The people who enjoy doing long fat loss workouts are few and far between, so it’s probably music to your ears when I tell you that you can get fast workouts in that are just as, if not more, effective than longer workouts.

It’s just a matter of cutting out all the “isolation” movements like triceps kickbacks, crunches, torso twists, etc. and stick to movements that move a lot of muscle which means they burn a lot of fat.

That is the true key to fast workouts.  Sticking with big movements and combination exercises, and cutting out the frivolous movements that do little to nothing in terms of fat loss.

But what do fast workouts look like?  Do fast workouts have to look like some sort of new-age aerobics class? Read the rest of this entry »

Today is election day…thank the good lord almighty!

But that doesn’t mean we’re done with all the political crap.

You’re still going to hear about whose plan is better, why one person is screwing up the country, if not the world, how one party is full of [insert expletive] idiots, etc.

The one thing we’re also going to hear with more frequency is the health care debate.

Whose plan is better?

Some want to move to a socialized medicine type of society (which doesn’t work very well…sorry, it just doesn’t) and others want to keep it the way it is.

Neither are the best options, but regardless of whose options are the best there is something striking that is being left out of all this.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, is telling you what you NEED to hear. Read the rest of this entry »