Good Eats..Healthy Eats!

Cooking delicious sides like this one has become a norm in my kitchen. Slicing green peppers, red peppers, mushrooms, onion, and zuccini topped with seasoning, and grilling them in a pan for a couple of minutes is one easy way to consume favorable carbohydrates.

So remember, don't be lazy when it comes to choosing which carbs to consume. Blaming your consumption of unfavorable carbs on convenience, is lazy! You' ve heard of people over eating on pasta and bread, but what about salad greens and oranges? I didn't think so.

In Home Training!

Showing great dedication to her fitness, Cassie is getting it done where she can..at home! 5 weeks into her 10 week journeyof being dialed in she is still moving strong. Staying consistent with her Advocare supplementation, and Zone eating she is going to easily reach her goals within the next 5 weeks! With 12kg Turkish Get-Ups, Renegade Rows, and 1.5 Pood KB Swings , Cassie crushed her workout within the confinements of her home and was done in 20 minutes. Workouts at home are perfect for her since she is a student teacher during the day, and has another job in the evening. Her time is minimal and going to the closest gym isn't always possible. But, there is no doubt she is making it happen. No excuses. Like her, if something is important to you, you MUST go get it! Don't wait, start now.

Feel like you don't have time to drive to the gym? If time is an issue and you are ready to change your life with in home training contact me for details. Time is limited so applicants must be dedicated individuals serious about getting results.

I'm Just Keeping it REAL

Today I was confronted with two different situations that really had me thinking about the way that I am, and why I train the way I do.


On one hand I am training clients that are not used to someone else being in charge. They will listen to you, but not acknowledge they are. They continue on as though they are doing their own thing because it's what is comfortable for them. Usually these clients have excuses for a lot of things..ie age related, surgery however many months ago etc.., for why they don't perform certain tasks that you ask of them. I don't accept this, and it's cause for eliciting some emotion from my clients. I have trained people from all levels of fitness/abilities and I know how much to ask of them(all disabilities aside of course). It is always reasonable, but will ALWAYS require effort on the clients part. I will stop you and repeat myself to make sure you are doing things right before I let you do a workout with half ass motion just so you can feel like you did a workout. I don't yell at you, I simply motivate you from a level from which we have bonded. So for a client to get upset, and snap at me because I am encouraging them out of their comfort zone(where the problem is in the first place), while I take extra effort to help them succeed during their workout baffels me. You have been training a certain way which is why you have the results you have. Usually training your own way yielding no results. You come to me so we can change your life. The one problem is you want it easy and fast. You don't really want to EMBRACE the effort required to change your life at the rapid pace that you request, but you will EMBRACE excuses for the ease in which they bring your life. Sorry, but I don't let my clients go that route. We will butt heads, and you might fuss at me, but I promise you will thank me in the end. It always happens. Just know when I am training you there is no room for excuses, only effort reminent of your current level of fitness.

A shoutout to everyone who has ever had their shit fucked up..if you've been there you know what I'm talking about. Enjoy. Compliments of gymjones.

#1 Seed!

This past week I was involved in a pre-season Flag Football tournament. We ended up beating all of the big name teams, and even beat the defending champs of last years Flag Football season. As a result we will enter the season as the #1 seed, also known as the top ranked team.

I haven't played flag football in 2 years so I wasn't sure how my body was going to respond. All of my conditioning since mid February of this year has been Crossfit and nothing more. During the tournament I noticed I was able to play with a relentless effort throughout the games while some of my peers were huffin n' puffin. My full body strength, flexibility, and endurance gave me much energy, and also protected me against injury. I wasn't running out of gas anytime soon.

Being physically prepared to do whatever, whenever, and do it well is a top priority of mine. It allows me to live life as it comes, and to act in the moment. Knowing that I wouldn't have to train to get in shape to play Flag Football, and make an impact on game play allowed me to be competitive for a sport during my last semester of school. I will never get this time back and I'm glad I will be able to make the most of it.

Embrace the Suffering...

you only make it worse when you don't.

Crossfit Level 1 Certified!

I was fortunate enough to attend a Crossfit Level 1 certification this past weekend. GSX in Ft. Worth, TX was the hosting gym. I had a chance to meet some of the top contenders from the Crossfit Games, as well as other athletes and coaches from around the U.S.

At the end of the weekend I felt competent in all aspects of the materials being presented to us. I also had a chance to pic up on some great coaching cues.

By the weekends end my legs were the sorest they have ever been. Bottom to Bottom Tabata Squats against Jolie, then a workout that had teams of 6 doing 400 Thrusters mixed with 400m runs (all on Saturday) would do it to you I guess. The 50 Med Ball Cleans in Sunday's workout finished me off.

Check out a Pic of me on the GSX Blog