HELLO EVERYONE!

Hello one and all.  It’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog, usually I post a few of them a month.  I’ve been busy it would seem passing tests, taking courses, reading more and more books, starting a new job at Crunch gym on Lafayette st as an Elite Trainer, updating my website and all the while taking care of the normal stuff… except my blog obviously

I want to thank all of you people who support my blog and read it so often, I hadn’t come in quite a while and I was surprised and very pleased to see how many hits I was getting.  I’ve heard a lot over the past month and a half about how much people appreciate this blog and I want to thank you all for the kind messages, I have received them and I will continue writing and sharing with you as often as possible.  I started this blog because I wanted to provide some place where people could obtain information about health and the best approaches that they could take to transform their body and I am very thankful and happy to see that that is happening.

I have to say, all this new education I’ve gotten has created lots of room for discussion on topics that I normally would not touch on, so expect some very good stuff over the course of the next few months.

I am now and officially, according to the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Performance Enhancement Specialist…  Ok, great title Des, what the hell does that mean???

First off, these two certifications were designed for athletes to keep on top of their training on and off season and through injuries.

Corrective Exercise Specialist – This is a modality designed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine to correct postural deviations that typically lead to injury or in many cases can be used as a form of therapy to any injury.  I did post a blog on this a while ago, I recommend you scroll through and check it out.  It’s really good stuff.

Performance Enhancement Specialist – This certification is quite interesting and I am still learning alot around it.  The most interesting part is that partway through the training session people experience a “high”/adrenaline rush which honestly makes you feel stronger and more powerful than you’ve ever felt before in your life!  I’ve gotten addicted to exercise before, but this takes it to a whole new level and the people I train in this modality seem to go into overdrive when they are drenched in sweat and get totally insatiable for more exercise!  As I learn more I will provide it, but it definitely centers around exercising the body from the inside out.

Anyway, thank you for keeping in the loop.  I promise to deliver more useful information as time permits and I promise to continue to be committed to my own education and giving you as much of it as I can.

Ciao!

-Des!

The 8 Parts to transforming your body and causing hotness!

Steps towards having an incredible body + healthy lifestyle

1.       Exercise  - Go to the gym!  Burn more calories than you are taking in, the surplus of calories will come from your bodyfat.  Do NOT get into a “routine”.  Routines are a trap, because once your body gets used to what you did the last time, it stops producing results.  Your workouts should follow a program that increases the amount of calories you burn at the gym and the amount of work that you do.

If you are overweight, the culprit is probably that you are burning less calories than you are eating.  This doesn’t mean that you should eat less, as this will do nothing for the calories that your body is already storing.  Besides that, many of your organs DEPEND on exercise to do what they need to do two examples are your liver and your thyroid, both of which are two of the main organs that are in charge of telling your body to “burn fat” and until they see a calorie deficit or heal, they will not allow your body to do what you want it to do.

2.       Nutrition – Anyone knows there are hundreds of different diets out there that claim to manage weight, bodily function, and so forth.  Not every diet will work on you.  Even the most typical will not necessarily work on YOU.  So, I’m going to share with you a few different options that are available for you and you can choose the one (s) that will work for you the best.

Starting with a personal favorite is the Blood type and Genotype Diets, discovered by Dr. D’Adamo.  His work goes into a nutrition plan that is completely customized for you based on your genetics.  He even takes it a step further and shows you in fine detail what your lifestyle and exercise programs should be based off of this same information.

Vegetarian/Vegan nutritional programs, take most or all of the meat/animal products out of your diet and have you eating vegetables.  Determine for yourself which is a better choice for you.

Note:  If you are a drinker, you will have to lower your drinking consumption.  I recommend no more than two glasses per week.  If this is too tempting, then cut it out for at least 3 months while your liver and body performs the necessary repair.

3.       Muscle Maintenance Massage & Stretching – When exercising frequently, muscles tighten up and become stiff, eventually inhibit movement and lead to domino effects of pain and eventually injury.  It is for this reason that many men tear an Achilles by the time they are in their early 30’s or people blow an ACL, a shoulder cuff muscle, etc.  It’s just from not stretching and getting massages.  Keep in mind that stretching and massage do very different things to the muscles/tendons/myofascia (outer covering of the muscle), so be sure to get BOTH or find a massage therapist that will stretch you after you are massaged.  I take that approach and am masterful with getting all the different muscle groups that you cannot stretch or massage on your own.

4.       Coaching – Someone has to be around to keep you on track when you don’t want to.  It is after you can accept that you have gotten yourself into this situation and accept that you will need help to achieve your dreams and goals.  Whether it is reading a blog like this that is full of information that points you in the right direction or you have someone who is guiding and “pushing” you to move forward in the right direction.  If you really want it, get out of your own way and allow someone else to take over.  Having a coach/personal trainer is great if you will check in with that person before you put anything in your mouth, but truth be told, you only have a few hours a week where that person can be in control of what you are up to, the rest of the 250some hours of the week, you are left to your own devices.

5.       Education – Read, learn, absorb, implement!  The more you can learn how to take care of your body, the less chance you have of going back in the other direction.  If you know something is poisoning you, you will stop eating it; if you know that “that pain” that is annoying you will go away by going to the gym or seeing your personal trainer, then you will do it!  And having a personal trainer will provide LOTS of education in and of itself; in fact, that is probably the best part of having a personal trainer.  You get to take away a lot from that trainer and you will pass it on to your family and friends, so not only does it benefit you, but also your whole community.

6.       Community – Speaking of community…  It takes a community to recreate your health.  You need people who know more about the human body than you do.  You need someone who can look at you and see what needs to be done.  You need people who can support you in creating new habits with food and won’t shove a bunch of food in front of you that you shouldn’t be eating or encouraging you to go and do what you’d “rather” do instead of go to the gym.  And chances are you NEED a personal trainer for all of the above stated reasons.

7.     Lifestyle – Be clear!  This is not a function of any one of these steps, it takes all of them.  Leaving one out, will rob you of advancement.  Implement all of it and have what you want.

8.       Goals – Probably my favorite part!  In fact, I’d also like to refer to this as VANITY!  My recommendation: Is sit down with a few magazines and construction paper, clip out pictures of what you want your body to look like, a leg here, the waistline there, arms there and so on.  Make a collage for yourself and hang it somewhere that you MUST see it whether it’s walking out of the door or on your ceiling before you go to sleep, keep a picture of it on your phone a constant reminder that will keep you in pursuing your dream.  Without this, you’ll mess with yourself and your dream.  Look in the mirror and appreciate what you see there.  It is yours, you have earned it, whether you like it or not.

In closing, I’ll say implement as much of this as you possibly can.  But truth be told, unless you yourself go and get a personal trainer’s certification and begin taking the time to study (approximately 10 hours a week), you will probably do best with having a personal trainer as a guide to helping you achieve your goals and trust that person, whether it is me or someone else.  Also, do research about that person and the certificates that person holds.  No two certifications are equal, no two books on anatomy and physiology are equal, that would be plagiarism

I want you to have the body you want!   I am available to YOU!

Now go therefore and cause hotness!!!

Much love

-Des