First off, let me make this clear…there is a big difference between STRENGTH, and muscle HYPERTROPHY.  If you’re just looking for tips on how to give your biceps a bulge, you’ll need to look somewhere else.  Old school warriors got big, by getting STRONG.  If you want the added mass that comes with being STRONG…then, I’m here to help!

Here are 10 BASIC, but effective tips:

1.  LIFT big, EAT big, SLEEP big.

All three of these are VERY important.  If you want to put on mass, you need to learn how to EAT.  Once you feel like you’ve eaten enough, eat more.  If you’re not the type that loves to eat a ton of meat and other great sources of nutrients, then adding mass isn’t going to be very easy.

You also need to lift heavy.  No more 15-20 rep sets with lite weight you’ve been using the last 3 years.  You need to consistently add more weight to that barbell.

Sleep is also crucial.  Priorities…if you need to stay up til the wee hours of the night, and get 4 or 5 hours of sleep…adding mass isn’t going to happen very rapidly.

2.  Focus on the BIG FOUR.

The deadlift, the squat, the overhead press, and the bench press. You won’t find the bench listed in this article, but click ::HERE:: for a recent post on my “Four Pillars of Strength“. If a certain lift ‘hurts’, the answer is simple…don’t do it.  But, usually, most people can’t or won’t do something (like the squat) because of flexibility and ROM issues.  First fix the issues, then focus on the lifts.

Must. Do. Deads.

Many people will disagree, and they may be right…but, I truly believe you will not get as strong as you possibly can without these lifts.

3.  Following up on the last one, keep the reps in the 3-6 range.

With that being said part, an exception…if you have serious shoulder or upper-body issues with pressing- go easier on the load and do it with something you can easily handle for 8-10.

Note: Most people will tell you, and it’s pretty accepted information, to build muscle mass aka Hypertrophy, you should be in the higher rep range from 8-12 reps.  For hypertrophy, you should take a very short rest period as well.  For BRUTE STRENGTH, your reps should be in the 1-4 range, and the rest periods should be a bit longer.

4.  Limit your cardio time, but not your sleep.

If your main goal is to add muscle mass, you shouldn’t be doing a ton of cardio on treadmills and machines, anyhow.  But since you’ll need to eat like stoned fat chick, you don’t want to get fat from it, either.

Don't be a treadmill gerbil.

Here’s the key;  HIGH intensity and LOW duration. Sprints, on a hill if possible, (my favorite) or even in the sand would always be my first choice.  Be cautious, they will very taxing if you give 100%! In other words; they’ll kick your ass.  You can also run stairs.  Without much room you could do burpees, jump rope or box jumps.  If you have the space and resources, a few other top notch options are airdyne bike sprints, sled dragging, or even better prowler and truck pushing.

There are plenty of ways to get it done, but it shouldn’t be for 60+ minutes on any cardio machine.  Depending on your current body composition (are you fat or not) now, 2-4 sessions about 20-25 minutes should be enough for you.

5.  Keep a training and food log.

If you don’t track it, you have no idea what’s working.  You also have no idea if you’re getting stronger or not.  If you have no idea what you’ve been lifting, how can you tell how much you’re improving…or digressing?  At the very least, you should be tracking training dates, weight loads, reps, rest, and the length of your workout.  You can also track your sleep hours the night before, how you felt prior to the workout.  You should have at least a simple training log.

Seriously, it's not that complicated.

The food log goes hand in hand.  You don’t want to get fat in the process.  Keep track of your eating times, how much you ate, and how it affected your workout.  You can use your food log to schedule your training around optimal eating times (whatever works for you)

6. Spend plenty of time doing mobility and recovery work.

If you’re addicted to strength training, you probably have some competitive issues as well.  Which means, you’re probably already banged up from sports and lifting.  RECOVERY AND MOBILITY WORK IS A MUST!!!  Foam rolling, stretching, and rest are essential.  I will go as far as saying, you should be spending as much time doing this as you do training.  If you choose to ignore this rule, don’t blame me when your 50 years old and have trouble getting out of bed every morning.  This is even more important if you’re sitting behind a desk all day.

TRUST ME:  Put in the time to heal your body.  If you’re broken…you CANNOT get strong.

7.  Train like a BEAST, but don’t over do it.

This may sound crazy, but when it comes to lifting…less is more.  First off, you have to know how to train hard, then learn how to take it easy.  Your sessions should last about 45-60 minutes, and it’s also a good idea to give yourself at least a day or even two off between sessions.  And yes, it’s hard for me to accept as well; but, you don’t have to feel like you’re going to die every time you train.  In fact, it’s very important to have plenty of ‘easy sessions’ mixed in to ensure your CNS isn’t being fried every time you hit the weights.  For long term strength, and muscle growth…there’s a fine line between training hard, and over training.  Think long-term.

8.  Eat your carbs, but make sure you cycle them in at the right time.

Depending on your body composition now, you’ll need to eat plenty of carbs to build muscle.  The most important time to load up on the carbs is within an hour of finishing your training session.  Keep the carbs higher in the mornings and around your workouts.  Cut back on the carbs a few hours before bed.  It’s also a good idea to look into a ‘carb cycling’ program.  There are plenty out there to look into.  Carbs are important for muscle growth and strength, but too many will leave you fat and depressed.

Excellent choice: Sweet Potatoes

9.  Drink a ton of water, and not much else.

Water hydrates the muscles.  Water speeds up recover and will lessen the effects of DOMS.  It shouldn’t be said, but you need to be drinking a ton of water.  If you haven’t been, start now.  A good rule of thumb to start with is half your body weight in ounces of water.  So, if you’re 200lbs, you should be drinking 100 oz of water per day.  This may seem like allot if you haven’t been doing it, but it gets easier as you progress.  Just start.

Avoid all sugary drinks.  Sugary drinks include the highly marketed sports drinks you see athletes advertising.  Don’t believe the bullshit.  You don’t need all the ‘electrolytes’ and other magic potion they claim to possess.  Water, green tea, and coffee…if that’s your thing.  The more you drink sugary beverages and alcohol, the longer it’s going to take to see the results you want.

10.  Don’t freak out when things don’t go as planned.

When you start any program you should be willing to go at least 6 months to see some solid results.  Don’t believe all the 3 and 4 week miracle promises.

When it comes to building muscle and getting brutally strong, it’s a life long battle.  If something hurts, you step back.  You need to track what works, and what doesn’t.  If you’re like me, you want to be lifting until you die…or at least being very active.  So, make sure you think long term when you’re training.

Many have come before you and I, and many will be here after we leave.  One individual who has thousands of training sessions under his belt, personally, and for clients is Jason Ferruggia.  Just google his name and you’ll see plenty of his accomplishments over the years.  He is one of the most sought out strength coaches in the nation.  For a simple but highly effective program, click the picture below to be taken to his “Muscle Gaining Secrets” website.  I have personally used his programs, and this dude is top notch.

Good luck, train hard, be a BEAST!

-Mike McNeil.

http://ocstrength.com/?p=429 If you want to lose some weight, or more importantly, lose some fat…I have some basic tips for you below. If you’ve found yourself a few pounds heavier than you had planned, don’t fret. Studies show, the majority of the population is fat. I was once fat, and I’ve trained plenty of fat clients that have shed some serious pounds. Forget your genetics, your schedule, and everything else you’ve heard in the past…it is doable!

Above any tips I can give, you have to realize and remember: Losing weight long-term is a lifestyle change.  Once you understand this, you can begin your journey into fitness.

Start with these 10 tips below:

1. IMMEDIATELY cut out all soda, junk foods, including; cookies, chips, candy, ice cream, donuts, cakes, etc….

This is VERY important.  Put it this way, if you cannot give up these ‘cheats’ for the most part…you WILL NOT lose weight.  There is no secret workout programs, or pills available that will allow you to eat this crap and actually lose real fat.  Sorry, it must go.

Muffins must go, too.

2.  Water, coffee, and tea.

Those 3 choices is all you should be drinking.  When I say coffee, I mean good ol’ regular coffee.  This doesn’t include any type of lattes, blended coffees that look like caffeinated ice cream shakes, either.  Green tea is another great option.  Once again, green team without a ton of sugar.  Above all, you should be drinking a ton of water.  Regardless of what your goals are, water will always be a crucial part of your diet.  You’ve all probably heard this one before, but I will repeat it again: Drink half your body weight in ounces.  Example: 200lb person should be drinking at least 100 oz of water per day.

3.  Limit your ‘high-carb’ foods to post workout times only.

This includes all breads, potatoes, grains, fruits, and plenty of other items you were told that had health benefits.  I am not anti-carb, but there is a time to eat them…and, a time to avoid them.  For the most part, you need to limit these types of carbs if your goal is to lose fat.  Only eat these early in the morning, or within an hour after your workout is done.

4.  Eat more earlier in the day, scale it back towards bed time.

If you’re like most people, you probably grab a quick breakfast, have lunch somewhere, then head home after work for a huge dinner.  This MUST be reversed.  Your biggest meal of the day should come after your workout, or breakfast.  If you must workout within 3 or 4 hours of bedtime, eat a bigger breakfast.  You do not want to consume a huge meal for dinner, then hit the sack and let it all convert into fat as you sleep.

There is an old saying: Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.

5.  Change your workout routines every 6-8 weeks.

If you started off by walking, you’re going to need to increase the distance or pace, after a few weeks.  If you’ve been doing jogging, try sprints.  If you’ve just done cardio, add some resistance training to your program.  The first step is to get off your ass and get active, then gradually increase the activity levels over time.  These are basic tips, so I won’t get too detailed on workout routines or programs…but, you must understand that your body will adjust to everything yiu throw at it…so change it up from time to time.

This will only work for so long.

6.  Sleep more, stress less.

This is one most people overlook.  Cortisol is a hormone that loves to store belly fat.  It occurs when we stress out, and don’t get enough sleep.  In today’s high stressed society, it’s no wonder why so many Americans are fat.  I can’t tell you how, it’s your life…your issues, fix them.  But, if you’re going to stay up late and not get enough sleep, and let everything from the economy to your kids stress you out, the weight loss will come very slow.

Suggestions: set a bedtime, pray, meditate, or just take 10-20 minutes per day for your own ‘quiet time’ and de-stress.

7.  Keep a food journal.

Studies done have shown that people who actually write down, and track what they eat while on a diet, are about 4x more likely to succeed than those who do not.  You should be tracking your weigh in, what you ate, what time you ate it, and how it made you feel.  Don’t cheat, and don’t put it off until the end of the day.  A simple pocket sized notepad works just fine.  Also, with all these new phones and gadgets available that most people have…there is NO EXCUSE as to why you can’t make this happen.

It’s pretty simple: If you have to write it down, you’ll think twice about eating it.

8.  STOP eating out so much.

I don’t care if you just had the chicken salad, or the turkey burger, or whatever else is on the ‘healthy’ part of the menu.  If you’re in California, you can see the calories in plain sight.  The food establishment you are visiting has one goal: keep you satisfied, so you’ll want to visit again.  They don’t give a shit about your weight loss goals.  The majority of your meals should come from your own kitchen.

Drive Thrus: Diet killers.

9.  Only eat when you’re hungry.

Most people will disagree, and you’ll hear the “eat 6 small meals” per day type of suggestion.  Personally, I don’t agree with this at all.  Your food needs time to digest, and every time you eat anything your blood sugar is going to rise, then crash…and this repeated cycle is what creates weight gain.  If you’re eating properly for your body type, you should be able to go 4-6 hours in between meals.  Sounds crazy, huh?

I say eat when you’re hungry, and don’t be snacking all the damn time.

10.  When it’s time to cheat, just cheat.

Don’t be the type that says, just one bite of this, or a piece of that…  Keep your goals in mind and follow the plan.  Of course you need to splurge once in a while, just do it.  Save one day for your cheats, and have at it.  Chances are, you’ll feel like crap the next day and the cheat days will become less and less.  Picking, snacking, and just having one bite of this or that all day will add up pretty rapidly.

Well, there you have it.  10 BASIC tips to get you started.  There is much more that comes into play, genetics, hormones, and everyone is different.  Certain foods will work for some, and will be horrible for others.  Food sensitivities also play a huge role.  This is a lifelong journey, and you won’t get all the info you need in a single page of tips.  I suggest you put your study hats on and get ready for an awesome journey to your new, fit, happy self.

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“Having gone through the roller coaster ride of diets and weight losses and gains, I know exactly what you’re going through.  I understand genetics are different for each person, and there is not one single program that works for everyone.  I have lost over 55lbs by personal research, practice, hard work, and a whole lot of non sense that I did not need to do.  The easiest thing to do is just call or email me.  Tell me your goals and current situation and I will design a program based on YOUR NEEDS.” -Mike McNeil

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• CURRENT SPECIAL: Four (4) Week Package.  Includes 2 workouts per week.  You will also get (2) SHOPPING TRIPS, where we will discuss the proper grocery store items to purchase.  These are about (30) minute trips. Each workout is (45) minutes in duration, plus you’ll get (4) phone call knowledge coaching sessions at the end of each week.  Just discussion, no exercise. You’ll be able to take notes and use what you learn. Each call will be about 30 minutes long.
  

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• Training Done in the comfort of your own homeYou can always reach me via text, email, or site based forums.  And you can always call anytime!

Something like this (which is not offered) at your ‘normal fitness club’ would cost you at least $699.00 plus the supplements they ’scare’ you into buying.

This is a more advanced training program design.  This program is for anyone looking to gain some real strength, add some MUSCLE, or become better conditioned for events.  These workouts are designed to be intense and gradually increase in workload over a period of time.

This is a perfect program for off-season athletes, beach body seekers, and your general gym dweller looking to pick up some serious strength and muscle endurance outside of the normal routine.

If you’re looking for that extra push to get past your bench limit, or a ‘hard gainer’ or just plain WEAK, but have tried other things to get stronger…this is where you need to start.

Whether, you’re a 17 year old student looking to add some serious size, or an ex-athlete, turned office dweller looking to get away from the same ol’ boring 3×10 gym routines…we can help!

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“Having gone through the roller coaster ride of diets and weight losses and gains, I know exactly what you’re going through.  I understand genetics are different for each person, and there is not one single program that works for everyone.  I have lost over 55lbs by personal research, practice, hard work, and a whole lot of non sense that I did not need to do.  The easiest thing to do is just call or email me.  Tell me your goals and current situation and I will design a program based on YOUR NEEDS.” -Mike McNeil

INTRO TO FAT LOSS PROGRAM

• CURRENT SPECIAL: Four (4) Week Package.  Includes 2 workouts per week.  You will also get (2) SHOPPING TRIPS, where we will discuss the proper grocery store items to purchase.  These are about (30) minute trips. Each workout is (45) minutes in duration, plus you’ll get (4) phone call knowledge coaching sessions at the end of each week.  Just discussion, no exercise. You’ll be able to take notes and use what you learn. Each call will be about 30 minutes long.
  

• Pre-designed workouts and diet plan for your personality

• (4) Weeks / (8) Workouts / (45)  Minutes each workout

• (4) phone coaching sessions.

• (2) Shopping Trips

• Training Done in the comfort of your own homeYou can always reach me via text, email, or site based forums.  And you can always call anytime!

Something like this (which is not offered) at your ‘normal fitness club’ would cost you at least $699.00 plus the supplements they ’scare’ you into buying.

This is a more advanced training program design.  This program is for anyone looking to gain some real strength, add some MUSCLE, or become better conditioned for events.  These workouts are designed to be intense and gradually increase in workload over a period of time.

This is a perfect program for off-season athletes, beach body seekers, and your general gym dweller looking to pick up some serious strength and muscle endurance outside of the normal routine.

If you’re looking for that extra push to get past your bench limit, or a ‘hard gainer’ or just plain WEAK, but have tried other things to get stronger…this is where you need to start.

Whether, you’re a 17 year old student looking to add some serious size, or an ex-athlete, turned office dweller looking to get away from the same ol’ boring 3×10 gym routines…we can help!

STOP MESSING WITH CREATINE, POWDERS, PILLS, AND ALL THAT OTHER CRAP THAT DOESN’T WORK!!!

Call, tell me your goal, and I will design a program with pricing.

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• Programs designed from simple general fitness to strongman type contest workouts. We customize the workouts to your fitness level, and IMPROVE on it! Body weight exercises to tire flipping and sand bag workouts!  We offer a variety, and each comes packed with fun!We can customize programs for ‘general fitness fun’ to long term goals, complete with diet plans and goal tracking.

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Zach Even-Esh’s UNDERGROUND STRENGTH MANUAL.  This thing is over 300 pages of SICK info!!

This was the first ‘Manual’ I received.  I won this product when I did the 31 Day Challenge on GymJunkies.com.  For anyone that wants to get out of the ‘normal routine’ the gym offers, this is a MUST HAVE.

The manual is complete with over 10 audio interviews Zach has done with various strength coaches, that are highly respected in the fitness industry.

You’ll get a few different programs that you can do for a year.  You’ll also get workouts and great content on:

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If you’re a true ‘weak skinny dude’, Zach even dedicated a section for you.  When I won this Manual, it was going for well over $100.  Since then, the price has been more than cut in half.  You definitely need this for your library.

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LEAN MUSCLE HYBRID: By Elliot Hulse

Bulk up, cut down, bulk up, cut down…etc etc.  You see it, I see it, we all see it.  The gym rats that constantly lift heavy, but still have guts that resemble kegs you’ll find at a frat party.  They call it “PMS” aka Puffy Muscle Syndrome.  Sure, you’re strong…but you should be, you’re about 40lbs overweight.

So, what’s the solution…how can we add muscle without adding all the fat to the gut that goes along with it???

Elliot and Mike came up with an awesome solution.  Intro, LEAN MUSCLE HYBRID WORKOUTS.

A great program, complete with meal plans, workouts, and recovery methods.  I’ve been following Elliot Hulse for quite some time now, and this was one of the original programs I did.  Over the last couple of years Elliot has shocked me with his no holds barred way of thinking, he is an IDEA man, and isn’t afraid to express it.  It’s not his intention to please everyone, he only has one mission: To make you the strongest version of yourself.

Being strong, but chubby and carrying an extra 30lbs around on your gut for the sake of being strong…just isn’t the strongest version of yourself.  So, stop doing the bulk and cut cycles that everyone tries.  You add 5lbs of muscle, and another 5lbs of fat.  You go in and try to cut the fat, only to find yourself right back where you started.

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THE ULTIMATE SANDBAG, BY: JOSH HENKIN

If you’re like me, you’re not interested in spending a TON of cash on fitness gear.  I’ve tried it all, from army bags, to contractor strength garbage bags and gorilla tape to make my own sandbags.  I’m not saying they don’t work…but I am saying the sandbag below is going to be light years ahead of anything you can make yourself.

I have many sizes and types of sandbags I use, I even made my own 100lb stone from a giant beach ball and gorilla tape.

Finally, I decided to put out the cash and pick up the Ultimate Sandbag shown below.  It was a great purchase.  Not only is the bag durable, and handles make it very functional for all types of lifts, it has recently been improved even more!!

You’ll get the sand bag, fillers, dvds, and a few other gifts that Josh is kind enough to send you.

Like I said, it has recently been upgraded, handles added, and fillers that can hold water or sand are now available.  Trust me, the sandbags you make at home have their uses….but the USB by Josh Henkin is a must purchase for any sandbag enthusiast.

VIC MAGARY’S 31 DAY FAT LOSS CURE…this is where it all started for me, I was the ORIGINAL 31 DAY CHALLENGE CHAMP!

Vic Magary is an awesome guy.  He is his own personal guinea pig, and did a number on himself coming up with this program for effective fat loss.

This is another simple to use guide, complete with meal plans…and different workout variations for the different fitness enthusiasts out there.  There are options for the ‘train at home’ client, and the gym rat.

I personally lost 14lbs of fat in ONE MONTH on this program.  I’m not going to lie, I busted my ass, I changed my diet…and I followed this program exactly the way Vic Magary wrote it.  Guess what?  It worked!

So, if your goal is fat loss….this program is definitely for you.

Vic’s going to give you simple to follow workouts, instructional videos for each exercise, and a sensible, easy to follow meal plan guideline.

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I only recommend products that I recommend and would, AND have used myself. However, to satisfy the FTC, you can assume that for every link I have placed on this page, I will be getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, given a free weekend in Vegas, and provided with a weekend supply of free hookers and the drugs of my choice by the owners of said companies.  In other words, I get paid if you order any of these products through my website.

Now let me say, I’ve been there before.  Fat, out of shape, and just frustrated with the world.  (like it did it to me)  As you can see in the pictures below, I tried many things over the months.  Diets, pills, personal trainers, and various different workout routines.  Being naive and a ‘rookie’ I believed everything I heard and read.  I would have some success, but then back to the same after a couple weeks or so.

Lets take a look at some of the old pics…

Wow, look at the double chin on that guy!

It all started when day when I stepped on the doctor’s scale and I heard the nurse say ‘225′.  It was just a regular check-up, but those three word stuck with me for a long time.  TWO-TWENTY-FIVE.  Keep in mind, this wasn’t a ripped 225.  This was a 225 with no muscle tone, poor diet choices and just flat out disgustingness.  Prior to this, I knew I had some weight to lose, but I didn’t see any problem with it.

Now that my fatness was given a number, 225….wow.  I decided to make a change.  I renewed the gym membership, tried more diets.

I lost a few pounds, but it seemed like I was always working out, always hungry….for what, now i was a struggling 210-215 flabster?  That is me above, I was doing 4 times a week and sometimes 2-a-days.  As you can see, I didn’t make much improvement.

Life was not good….what is going on in this picture???  Here’s me looking like some type of blob attacked my neck.

I tried program after program, diet after diet, spent $100s on supplements.  Maybe, I just sucked?

WRONG!  I was LIED TO.

I had been sold a 3 year gym membership, 6 training sessions, a 30 day supply of supplements when I joined and a hyped up life changing story.

The supplements gave me gas, the trainer was in worse shape than me, and the gym was an awful experience over and over.  Very low energy, lines for every cardio machine packed in there being used by chubby gerbils.  95% of the weight room was packed with people doing stupid, and ineffective shit…myself included.

But I kept my mouth shut like a good lil cow and herded into the fat factory daily.

Then one day I stumbled upon 3 key factors hat made a huge difference in my life.

I changed my food habits, I stopped doing workouts in muscle magazines, and I gave up all the magic pills.  I stopped looking for the next best thing, and just focused on the basics that had been time tested for decades.

I made a commitment, then followed the plan.  BOOOOYA!!!!

I got my fat ass off the treadmill and cable machines and hit some intense, old school training methods.  I combined that with a plain and simple to follow diet plan….and the weight flew off.  Not only did I lose the fat, I increased the muscle tone.

Why did I waste years of gym time, following fitness fad workouts and low fat diets…only to feel starved, flabby, and frustrated?  I was lied too…I believed the marketing hype…over, and over again.

Even tho partially, I could finally see my abdominal muscles without doing any crunches or situps.

This is me at 170lbs, I started seeing progress, I knew this was what I was looking for.

I started doing other things, I got outside, I went weeks without my gym.  I focused on the diet, I took days off from my previous 2-a-days.  It took some faith, but I trusted the plan and it paid off.

Things got better, but still…no TAN.

I fine tuned my workouts, and honed in the diet.  And yes, I finally started to get a little color tone to my skin.  I started to actually gain some weight, but this time it came in the form of muscle.

It takes time and WORK to accomplish goals. I can help.

My workouts were intense.

I realized the 90 minutes a day I was spending on the cardio machines was as useful to me as a poop flavored lollipop.  It was fine if I wanted to be that ‘chubby-gym rat’, but I wanted more.  The more I stepped back, the more I noticed it was something happening to all of us.

WE HAVE ALL BEEN LIED TO, AND I AM HERE TO SET YOU FREE!!!

I had no idea I had the potential to get to this in just 30-40 minutes a day.  Now don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to compare myself to those guys with muscles on top of muscles that just look at weights and blow up.  I know I have flaws and blemishes.  For starters, I need a tan, a wax, and probably some stretch mark removal!

The point is, I AM A REAL PERSON THAT HAS HAD REAL RESULTS.  Stop wasting your time on fad diets and fancy magazine workouts, and especially STOP WASTING YOUR TIME DOING 2 OR 3 HOURS A DAY AT THE GYM on stupid machines.

The services I am offering are ass kicking and will yield results.   If you’re interested in results and don’t mind working hard, this is for you.  This is NOT for the person that loves running in place for hours on end, to finish in the same place you started.

If you want to continue to think there is some magic potion out there and can keep munching on pizza as long as you have your pills…I also have some magic beans I can sell you.

HERE IS THE DEAL; If you’re ready to make life long changes for the better, CALL ME NOW…I want people willing to work their asses off.  Getting long lasting results is simple, but it’s not easy.

I need REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL LIVES to fill this training schedule.

If you’re not ready to change the way you think, I understand.  For some it takes many years to ‘undo’ the brain-washing.

Please don’t waste my time with excuses.