Wow...

To say that the response to the blog has been overwhelming, would be quite an understatement. The amount of hits this month is truly a humbling experience. All I can say is.. keep em coming and tell your friends!

And thanks for reading! I know I can sound like a pontificating blow hard at times, but every now and again you might get something from the heart.... ;)

Also, I now have 14 people signed up to take the 8 week SRX program trial. I may take 2 more... but then I am capping it!

From senior executives to recent mom's, this is a great cross section of people!

This won't just be people going from fit, to superfit. But regular Jane's and Joe's, like you - simply getting in the best shape of their life..

Contrary to popular belief ( as I was reminded yesterday several times) not everyone who works out with me needs to be/or is a superfit woman, those just so happen to be the only cool training photos I have.

And I know, not everyone wants or needs to look like a crossfitter, some people still want to keep their booty!

And hey, I can respect that!

No, you don't have to be superfit to train with SRX!

You do not need to look like that to sign up!

IN fact, I'd rather you not, for the sake of my before and after photos haha!

Besides, I'd rather help those that need to lose weight and those who have responded have made it clear, that's what they need to do.

The blog will soon be filled up with pictures of all of the test subjects, training their buns off and learning the truth about real fitness... first hand. ( omg, I'm giggling like an evil scientist)....


Setting you up for failure...

In dealing with women almost exclusively over the years training, I've learned a few things....

Some the hard way, and some by accident.

(re: The Hard way: You can never tell a women trainee she looks "buffy" "puffy" or "bloated" or "big" - trust me. But to say you look "lean and tight" is aok... )

Anyway, the female trainee's mind is a terrible thing to waste. I've seen trainers give cookie cutter diets to women and expect them to follow them the same way a bodybuilder would.

That is a VERY good way to ensure failure and a high turnover rate. They simply sit down, write out egg whites, broccoli, oatmeal, chicken breast, brown rice, repeat and toss it over to them.

It's true. I've seen it.

I take a slightly different approach, as I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, that it is calories in/calories out.

The so called metabolic advantage of low carb diets simply doesn't exist. The reason low carb diets work ( and I do prescribe lower carb diets) is cause you end up eating less...

So why give you 1400 calories from broccoli and egg whites... I know I would get shredded on that diet, cause I simply wouldn't eat! Ew!

yeah, um I'll pass... no really... really....ew.

Taking into consideration the foods that are healthy and that you actually like, will make things go much easier for you. And telling you, you can have chocolate once or twice a week usually makes you very happy and compliant. Because let's face it, compliance is key.

Check out Guru Erik Ledin's great blog post on the subject ( http://leanbodiesconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/14/newsflash-a-diet-only-works-if-you-follow-it/)

I'd rather you have that bite of cake once or twice per week to calm your cravings, than I would you ravaging that dastardly ben and jerry's tub and rendering it an empty shell.

Calorie Free Ben and Jerry's.... lip balm... eat that instead. :)

I'd rather you learn about why I'm suggesting you eat the way you do, instead of simply handing you a piece of paper and saying "do this!"

This is why I'm always very fluid with recommendations, cause if something doesn't jive with you, why would I continue to prescribe it?

The term definition of insanity comes to mind here.

I also always ask for feedback... and too much information is never a problem. The more the merrier, although it can keep my blackberry ringing all night. :)

So a simple starting point is to have you write out a food diary for a week, logging everything you eat.

Do not diet, or try to eat clean.

Just eat as you normally do and then send it off to me. it's amazing how much this makes the process so much simpler and 100% more effective.

I will work with you to help you make the right choices, and we will learn from each other and work together to help you reach your goals.

Much better than Chicken and Broccoli non?

or you could have this...

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