Thursday, April 11, 2013

Food for THOUGHT.....
So I was at Costco the other day as I have 4 adult kids living with me and one is a football player at the U of C Dinos....he has put 25lbs of muscle in the last few months...that means alot of FOOD!
Thinking I would go on a Wed that there may be less people, no such luck!
Anyways standing in the line with nothing else to do it occurred to me maybe this would be a great time to do a scientific study...
Ok fine well not really scientific... but at least an observation....
I started mentally taking note of what people in line had in their shopping carts.
FASINATING!
I took mental note of everything in their carts one by one...
I also looked at the individual pushing the cart....9 out of 10 times the food in the cart directly reflected if the person was over weight or of normal weight.
I mean this is not brain surgery...we know that if your food is full of empty calories, processed, high in fat and or low in fiber this will not fit into the clean eating regime.
So what does this mean?
I guess it shows you are WHAT YOU EAT!
If you buy it bring it in the house you will probably eat it.
I hear alot from clients that "well I am buying it for my kids"...that is not good enough you should not be feeding your kids junk anyways....!
Start buying healthy food now, it may take a bit but believe me your kids will come around.



Monday, April 8, 2013

I have read many articles in what to look for a in a great trainer, but what about what to look for a a really bad trainer?
MMM...
theres food for thought....
 The problem is when a client hires a trainer they think well they must know what they are doing right?
Uh well, no that's not always the case....
Here are some  red flags that suggest you may want another trainer.....
  • They show up late or not at all for your session...
  • They are disorganized
  • They sit down or lie down on the job (seriously I have seen this).
  • All they do is count your reps..really?
  • They talk about their love life, and everything else under the sun...(your not paying to listen to your trainers woes).
  • It's more of a social gathering...
  • If you need a modification and they look at you like a deer in head lights.....
  • If they give every client the exact same workout....
  • They workout with you....
  • They know everything....(run  for the hills)
  • They have no testimonials (not just made up ones but real people)
  • They have no liability insurance
  • They have a "degree" from 20 years ago and call themselves up to date....(not).
  • Thye never change your workout
  • If they say "I saw this exercise on the Biggest Loser" let's  try it out....
  • If you ask them a question about a exercise and they have no answer that makes sense or a reason behind what they are doing.
  • If they train you like them....(ex. a football player giving the same exercises to a 75 year old woman that he does, prolly not a great idea).
Well there is a few warning signs for you....when in doubt use common sense, its your body and your life. If it does not feel right is probably is not.