Fort Worth Personal Trainer: How I Killed this Grandmother (Video)

Have you ever started an exercise and healthy eating program and immediately ran into all kinds of problems that simply DID NOT exist before you started?

You decide to start working out and eating better and inevitably one or all of these things WILL happen…

-Your car will break down

-You’ll have unforeseen expenses

-Kids will get sick

-Spouses will get sick

-You’ll get sick

-Surprise business travel will come up

-Social obligations will increase

-Job hours will change

-Grandmas will pass away

And on and on and on….

And these are just SOME of the things that WILL arise.

BUT this is NORMAL.

And inevitable.

And it’s NOT your imagination

This thing is called RESISTANCE and it’s very real and very common.

The more you know about it the better you can prepare for it and overcome it’s arrival.

A lot of this is explained in Steven Pressfields book “Do the Work”.
RESISTANCE will arise according to Mr. Pressfield any time you make a change for the better…he lists 4 instances that pertain to exercise and diet specifically.
From the book

3. Any diet or health regimen.

5. Any activity whose aim is the acquisition of chiseled abdominals

6. Any course or program designed to overcome an unwholesome habit or addiction.

8. Any act of political, moral, or ethical courage, including the decision to change for the better some unworthy pattern of thought or conduct in ourselves
And you need to KNOW and be aware that once you’ve made the decision and taken action to lose weight and get in shape.

You WILL be met with RESISTANCE.

And it’s not to discourage you but to conform you’re on the right path and to help prepare you for it’s arrival.

From the book Here are your allies against RESISTANCE and in the video I share how we have these in our program.

Our Allies
Enough for now about the antagonists arrayed against us. Let’s consider the champions on our side.

1. Stupidity

2. Stubbornness

3. Blind Faith

4. Passion

5. Assistance (the opposite of RESISTANCE)

6. Friends and family

You need to be prepared for RESISTANCE’s arrival and KNOW it’s all part of the process.

MOST important is once you start, go ALL THE WAY.

It can be done. And you can do it.

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Dave
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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: Don’t Let Temporary Situations Derail Your Long-Term Success (VIDEO)

Recent research came out that revealing that just ONE WEEK of inactivity can  have negative effects on your body.

The Study revealed after just 7 days of no exercise on a normal healthy adult 3 things happened

1) Body Fat Increased (specifically around the mid-section)

2) Muscle Mass Decreased (specifically in the legs where you need it most)

3) Insulin Resistance was reduced (the subject was more prone to diabetes)

All within ONE WEEK of inactivity.

So to stay on track with your exercise habit you CAN’T ALLOW temporary situations to derail your long-term success.

In todays Video I share with you the top 6 Temporary distractions I see clients allow to derail them from their long-term goals and how to prevent this.

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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: Use this One WEIRD Mental Trick for Better Results (VIDEO)

Every Monday is New Years Day in fitness.

The next six to eight weeks leading up to Thanksgiving is one of the BEST times of the year to get in and make some solid positive changes.

You can start laying the foundation with some workouts and better eating without all the pressure of “Now or never’ of the New Year.

And as always the number one rule for serious results is, was, and always will be consistency.

Consistency with both your exercise and your diet.

But exercise is easier, than diet.

And I’ve noticed when clients start working out their diets tend to naturally clean up (some not all).

What’s the Number ONE thing you can do to guarantee success with your workout plan?

#1 Show Up

Simple. But it works every time.

Simple doesn’t mean easy either.

Show up and keep showing up and don’t worry so much about what you’re doing once you get there.

In the beginning you’re really not trying to build or reenforce the exercise habit, you’re building your “showing up” habit.

And like they say 80% is showing up and it really is when it comes to getting and staying in shape.

Over the years I’ve developed and used hundreds of mental tricks to get myself to the gym.

By far the most successful is…

The 10 Min. Rule

I explained it this morning here…
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The 10 min Rule works when you don’t want to go to the gym.click here

I say to myself “I’m going to go for 10min and I’m going to get this started.

If in 10min I’m still not feeling it. I’m leaving.

Some of my VERY BEST workouts ever were on days that I had to use the 10min Rule to get myself there.

And I would have totally missed it, if I’d have skipped.

Remember also you’re either reenforcing good habits-showing up

Or you’re reenforcing bad habits-Not showing up

That’s why the 10min Rule is so powerful, you may bail after 10min, but you’ve STILL reenforced the showing up habit.

And that’s the first rule for real results.

Hope you have a great Monday!

Talk soon.

Dave
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Body Firm September Accountability CHALLENGE! (VIDEO)

SHOWING UP consistently is the key to getting everything you want from our Program.

I want to encourage and reward you for consistency with a CHALLENGE for the rest of themonth.

You’ll discover what’s in it for you and how to win in this short video.

You can come into the gym any hourswe have coaches.
5:30am-8pm M-F
and Saturday 7am-12pm

Rapid Results Fitness Boot Camp
M/W/F 6:00-6:45am
M/T/TH 5:45-6:30pm
Sat 9:30-10:30am

Restorative Flow Yoga
Sundays 4:30-5:30pm

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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: Top 3 All-Time Best Tips for Losing Fat, Getting Fit, and Sticking With It (VIDEO)

“We are given a new day following each night so that we can choose to begin anew at ANY point in our lives. Change is a matter of choice not calendar.”
Dan Kennedy

Some weight loss and fitness advice has truly stood the test of time.

And I don’t mean stupid advice you’ll only hear from someone who’s never struggled with their weight like “Eat less move more”.

No, not that kind.

Real, applicable, on the ground advice that I and other coaches have seen work over and over and over with clients who have struggles just like you.

Tip #1 Work out in the morning.

Research and our own finding have proven when you workout in the mornings you gain a strategic advantage.

The master key to exercise is consistency.

You will be more consistent (what else do you really have going on at 5:30am) when you train yourself to get up and get it done

You have more focus and fewer distractions in the morning.

Your metabolism is elevated the rest of the day and you tend to make better food choices.

You start your day with one in the win column. There’s nothing more satisfying than knowing you’ve done at least one thing for yourself before the rest of the world gets their piece of you.

IT JUST WORKS.

Tip #2 Eat 3 medium sized meals and some very healthy snacks (If you’re hungry).

Eating healthy comes down most of the time with one by one replacing one bad habit with a good habit over time.

This usually means first getting you out of the drive-thru and eliminating soft drinks and replacing them with
water.

This basic out line of

Breakfast

snack-optional

Lunch

Snack-optional

Dinner

Works time and time again.

Fill in each meal with a healthy choice and stick with it.

And keep in mind the healthy snack is only to hold you over until your next meal. It’s not a meal itself.

Here’s your 100 Best Foods List to get started with.

Tip #3 Work out 2-3 times per week and keep moving on your days off.

Yes, I can get 30 to 50 pounds off a client with as little as 2- 30 min exercise sessions per week.

But that’s not always ideal.

What you want is 2-3 focused workouts per week consistently.

When you’re over 35 like most of my clients, I say “A little something everyday”

Meaning 2-3 workouts and walking, running, cycling, a hobby/sport like tennis or soccer on the other days.

The real thing you’re training especially in the beginning isn’t even the exercise.

What you’re really building is the showing up habit.

The exercise is incidental.

Showing up and showing up and showing up again and again is the goal.

Because the only way to build that new habit is through consistency.

Building that habit so that it becomes uncomfortable NOT to exercise.

You’ll come to miss it when you don’t do it.

Dave

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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: The Secret to Staying Consistent W/Evening Exercise (VIDEO)

Being able to consistently SHOW UP to exercise is THE #1 key  to results and building the exercise habit.

And every barrier, obstacle, speed bump, or road block you can eliminate from getting  to exercise is HUGE.

In todays video I share a  well known yet rarely talked about SECRET to showing up consistently to evening workouts.

It’s simple but not apparentespecially if you’re new orreturning to exercise.

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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: What Vegetarians Know that You Don’t and 4 Simple Rules for Weight Loss (Video)

“We become what we repeatedly do”
-Sean Covey

There’s one thing I really admire about vegetarians…

A Vegetarian has RULES.

And if the rule is “I don’t eat meat” they simply DO NOT eat meat.

It’s not..

“Well I can’t eat meat except on Wednesdays”

or

“I got stuck at the airport so I had to eat a lamb chop”

Or

“Hey! Stop at that McDonalds, I don’t feel like being a vegetarian today”

No. The rule is I don’t eat meat.

See. they have RULES.

And rules work when you have a good set for your own behaviors.

If you’ve been with me for any time you’ve learned the Real secret to getting and keeping your results is consistency with your diet and training over time.

The clients that GET results are the ones that simply show-up and keep showing up over time.

It sounds simple and it is. But simple doesn’t mean easy.

Here are 4 Simple Rules to help you stay consistent in the gym.

The more consistent you are the faster you’ll see results.

Rule #1:
Never Miss a Monday.

Pretty simple rule. Getting a workout on Monday helps you set the tempo for the rest of the week.

Miss Monday and you feel like you’re running behind the rest of the week no matter what.

Monday workouts also help you dump that one or two pounds of water retention from the weekend.

And it gives you confidence in yourself that you’ll do what you say you’ll do into the week.

And you just feel better

Rule#2
Never Go 3 Days Without Exercise

You all know that guy that lost a ton of weight and then gained it back?

The backsliding ALWAYS begins with a missed workout.

“I went on vacation, and started missing workouts”

“I finished my marathon, and didn’t run again”

“Life got busy and I started missing workout”

TO avoid this you need a forcing mechanism to keep you consistent.

This is that forcing mechanism that keeps you from backsliding even during the most stressful periods of your life.

If you miss Friday, Saturday, Sunday you MUST workout Monday(refer to rule #1).

This forces you to stay consistent and will help you avoid any serious backsliding and long lay offs.

Rule #3
Workout at least 3 days a week.

Again this is a forcing mechanism for keeping you consistent over time.

The traditional split for workouts is Monday/Wednesday/Friday.

But there’s no magic to that sequence it just seems to work best for the majority of people.

Key here is to get those 3 days in one way or the other. Miss Monday and Tuesday? Wednesday/Thursday and Saturday will work too. And you’re back on track Monday.

These rules work!

#4
Never Give Up.

At the end of the day you can never beat a person that refuses to give up.

You must be that person.

You must show up.

And keep showing up.

And good things WILL happen.

I believe in you!

Talk soon
Dave
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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: What Comes First for Weight Loss Diet or Exercise? (VIDEO)

Common question I get from people looking to lose weight and get get into shape is….

“What comes first for weight loss exercise or diet?”

While BOTH are important for overall health and longevity only ONE is known to positively influence the other.

The answer MAY surprise you.

In todays video I reveal WHY one is far more important than the other and how easily you can put it into play

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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: You Gotta Make Your Diet Easy (Scientific PROOF inside)VIDEO

Working with new clients on their nutrition is probably the most challenging part of my job.

During the course of 1000’s of nutrition consults , I’ve learned simply no two people eat the same.

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One rule I’ve learned is the more complex and involved the diet is the higher the failure rate.

The nutrition plan ABSOLUTELY MUST be simple and easy.

And there’s some recent research that backs this up.

Researchers wanted to get kids to eat more fruit.

Specifically, they thought the fact that the apples were being served whole, rather than sliced, was doing the fruits no favor.

And they were on to something.

A pilot study conducted at eight schools found that fruit consumption jumped by more than 60 percent when apples were served sliced.

And a follow-up study, conducted at six other schools, not only confirmed the finding, but further strengthened it: “Both overall apple consumption and the percentage of students who ate more than half of the apple that was served to them were more than 70 percent higher at schools that served sliced apples.”

“It sounds simplistic, but even the simplest forms of inconvenience affect consumption,” said David Just, a professor of behavioral economics at Cornell, and one of the study’s author.

Simplicity and convenience is KEY.

Especially when attempting to establish new behaviors like changing your diet.

That’s why I recommend the same breakfast everyday and lunch too it’s feasible.

Let dinner be your variety.

By setting up to eat the same breakfast and lunch you’re taking your willpower out of the equation and making it easier to stay on track.

Working out can be a challenge.

Staying on a healthy diet can be an even bigger challenge.

But you can increase your odds of success by keeping it simple and easy.

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Dave
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Fort Worth Personal Trainer: The Shocking TRUTH about the Habits of Fit for Life People (VIDEO)

Do you see people who look younger than their age, heathy, lean, trim, full of energy and you wonder…

“What do they do that I don’t”

The answer may surprise you.

There REALLY ARE only 3 consistent habits that people who are “Fit for Life” have.

In todays video I share with you what those 3 habits are and how you can put them into play in your life quickly and easily.

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