“I Suck”

Today I found myself replying to a Facebook message. When I replied I realized, EVERYONE who is in some type of fitness / training / sports at any level should see this: Awesome Female Client: “I know you don’t like negativity, but I sucked today! I don’t know what my problem was! I think it was the hardest workout for me so far …” ME: You think you sucked today? Really? Actually, as I see it, you were met with a harder workout than you have experienced before & you stood up to it the VERY BEST you could. Be happy …

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BREAK THRU THE BULLSHIT.

“LOSE 50 LBS FASTER THAN EVER! According to this study by an absolute NOBODY & supported by no credible or consistent research, YOU can burn all of your belly fat away!” It’s TRUE! Read this, buy this, use this, take this & in 48 hours you will be Red Carpet Ready!” JUNK! Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah. Break through the Bullshit. It’s all Bullshit. It’s Brainwashing. It’s purposeful perpetuated failure through marketing. Believe the unrealistic, fail, believe another unrealistic, fail, try another unrealistic, FAIL. Commit to ourselves. Everyday is  a day for US to carve out what WE want to …

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Kim’s Ass or Jen’s Arms. Neither.

How many times have we seen the titles, “Have Legs Like These,” “So & So’s Ab Routine,” “Get This Person’s Ass,” “Tighten and Tone, just Like (insert A-List Airbrushed Celeb’s Name Here)” It’s everywhere. Magazines, Billboards, TV, Internet, Radio, and Social Media Ads! AHH! It is no wonder why many of us lose sight of our “self.”  It is because we are being heavily bombarded by information telling us, we should want to look “like this.”  I couldn’t possibly say how many times, as a personal trainer and coach that when I ask a new client what their Fitness Vision is, I am …

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