No BS. Get To Work!

Fall is here. The weather is getting colder. You can feel it in your gut--the pounds are starting to pack on again. STOP!!! Don't just dismiss this season, assuming its already a lost cause! No matter what you've done up to this point, you'll be better off if you start working hard today rather than waiting for January 1. There's nothing magical about the first day of the new year. If there were, we would all be in excellent shape. If the best of intentions had any power over anything, we would all be in excellent shape. How many years have you seen how weak that first day of the year and your best intentions are?

Get your ass to the gym, outside, to your living room, wherever you can get some exercise. You say, "I can't do pushups!" Bullshit. Start perfecting them NOW. Start with modified pushups. Progress to regular pushups. Work up to performing 20 reps. Start doing rotational, spiderman or dive bomber pushups. You say, "I can't do a pull up!" Bullshit. Take your kids to the park, use the monkey bars to work on your pullups. Your kids will love it and you will get stronger each time. Maybe you can do nothing more than hang there for the first few times. Keep pulling yourself up! Before you know it, your chin will be above the bar. No excuses. Just f*cking do it!

Think About This...

I always encourage my clients to actually THINK about what they are doing when they are working out. Don't get distracted by what's going on around you. THINK about the muscles working. I'm about to get technical here, but I will try no to lose you.

Within the muscle are bundles of muscle fibers (fascicle), within each bundle are individual muscle fibers, within each muscle fiber are even smaller units called myofibrils. So, yeah, these are tiny. (It's like your anatomy's nesting dolls.)

When your muscles contract, protein filaments within the myofibrils slide across each other which causes the muscle fiber to shorten. When you weight train, the individual muscle fibers increase by increasing the number of myofibrils. More myofibrils=larger muscle fibers=larger, stronger muscle. Ta-da!

When I am weight training, I always like to envision these myofibrils sliding across each other, making me stronger with each rep. (I close my eyes if I have to.) This connects my mind to the muscle and I get a much better workout in turn. Try it on your next workout and let me know how it goes. Another great article on Mind/Muscle Connection: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/4-tips-to-help-train-brain-massive-gains-mind-muscle-connection.htm

hCG Misconceptions Revealed!

There are a lot of misconceptions about HCG. I'd like to clear them up right now.

What is HCG?

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone produced by the human placenta and found in the urine of pregnant women. HCG is FDA-approved for the treatment of select cases of female infertility and hormone treatment in men. FDA-approved HCG products are only available in injection-form and require a prescription from a licensed medical professional.

There are no FDA-approved HCG products for weight loss.

Why is FDA concerned about the use of homeopathic HCG drug products marketed for weight loss?
Currently, there are no FDA-approved HCG drug products for weight loss. HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that HCG increases weight loss.

Additionally, the labeling for the “homeopathic” HCG products states that each product should be taken in conjunction with a very low calorie diet (VLCD). Consumers on a VLCD are at increased risk for side effects including gallstone formation, electrolyte imbalance, and heart arrhythmias. A VLCD should only be used under proper medical supervision.




Myth #1: It is safe.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to steer clear of these "homeopathic" human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) weight-loss products. They are sold in the form of oral drops, pellets and sprays and can be found online and in some retail stores.

FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued seven letters to companies warning them that they are selling illegal homeopathic HCG weight-loss drugs that have not been approved by FDA, and that make unsupported claims.

(For the list of manufacturers, distributors and products—and more information about FDA’s concerns about HCG—visit www.fda.gov/hcgdiet5.)

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm281333.htm?utm_campaign=Google2&utm_source=fdaSearch&utm_medium=website&utm_term=hcg&utm_content=3

Myth #2: It works.HCG relies on a strict 500 calorie diet, which is not only extremely unhealthy but unrealistic for the long term. If you have to be on a 500 calorie diet to lose weight, what happens when you go off that diet? I'll tell you. You may have lost weight but a portion of the weight you have lost was muscle mass. Muscle helps burn fat. It keeps your metabolism up. When you lose muscle mass, you're losing your only ally in the war against fat. So, when you resume "normal" eating and start putting on ANY weight, it's going to pack on as fat.


What if you have already bought into this farse? What should consumers do?

FDA advises consumers who are using “homeopathic” HCG for weight loss to stop using the product, to stop following any labeled dieting instructions, and to discard the product. Consumers who suspect they have experienced adverse effects as a result of the use of HCG drug products for weight loss should contact a licensed health care professional immediately.
FDA urges both health care professionals and consumers to report harmful effects experienced from using HCG for weight loss to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program by doing one of the following:

Complete and submit the report online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm4
Download form5 or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/MedicationHealthFraud/ucm281834.htm?utm_campaign=Google2&utm_source=fdaSearch&utm_medium=website&utm_term=hcg&utm_content=15





Let me ask you...
Is it too much to ask people to stop poisoning themselves with ridiculous products and terrible foods? The only true way to lose weight and keep it off AND be healthy is to eat clean and exercise. Eat foods as unprocessed as possible. Stay as close to nature as possible. And then exercise!!! It's as simple as that. It may not be as exciting as losing 30 pounds in a month but I'd rather take a year to lose 24 pounds than be obese in three months or skinny in a grave.

Wanna Lose Weight? The Diet is 80% of the Work.

Unfortunate, but true. I've been consistent with exercise but not real strict on diet and my weight has hovered in the same place for months.

Now that I've decided it's time to diet down, and possibly compete, I'm reminded once again just how important the diet is.

Ok, wait a second, I HATE the word "diet." It's been completely bastardized. When I say diet, I'm not talking about some new, popular fad diet. Diet simply means the food that you consume on a daily basis.

Now that we have that cleared up, I have seen pounds DROP off me when I stay strict on my diet. A diet which has me eating more than I want to. Now, I will admit, this is a short-term diet. Very healthy but I will be adding other things in once I reach my goal and further modify from there. But for starters, here's what it looks like:

Meal 1:
1/4 c. Old Fashioned Oatmeal
4 egg whites
1 scoop whey protein powder

Meal 2:
¾ tsp. Flaxseed
6 oz. fish (Tilapia)

Meal 3:
½ c. chopped vegetables, broccoli
¾ tsp. Flaxseed
5 oz. fish (Tilapia)

Meal 4:
6 oz. fish (Tilapia)
¾ tsp. flaxseed 14

Meal 5:
4 oz. chicken breast
1 extra small banana
1 large (6.3 oz.) sweet potato

Meal 6:
1 ¾ scoop whey protein isolate
12 tsp. (0.1 oz.) Dextrose

You can substitute foods such as chicken for fish,
Broccoli for any other green veggie,
Stick with brown rice and sweet potatoes for carbs.

This diet gets me about 1500 calories a day.

*I am not a registered dietician. This should not be considered a prescription.

New Ventures...

I have known for a while that I have an entrepreneurial spirit. Now I'm going to act on it. I love personal training. I love helping people. I'm going to make it official and start up my own training company. HissyFit Competitive Training. Right now, I only train women. So, sorry guys!

With little spare time, I am only taking serious clients who are looking to either compete or make a total body transformation.

I have a couple of clients now that fit that bill. I can't wait to introduce them to you.

Brochure trial...