Figure Contest Prep - RANT!!!!

Disclaimer - apologies (only small ones) if this offends you. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon (yes surgeon :lol:) - or a smart contest prep coach for that matter - to get fat off someone if they starve them enough and get them to do enough cardio. How does that make a trainer ... awesome? 14 hours of cardio a week? 21 hours of cardio a week? 1200 calories while doing that amount of cardio? This isn't the program recommendations of a great trainer, IMO - it's the program directions of someone who doesn't know what they're doing - who has one tool in his or her toolbox. Eventually everyone will get in shape if they eat few enough calories... read more 21 comments

Figure Contest Prep - What the?

1. Here's a good one for ya: Talked with trainer by text yesterday and he called me this morning to see how i was holding up. My diet changed as of today and he told me i MUST get the 2 hours of cardio in ... in addition, I have 15 minutes of step-ups ... to work the booty Where to begin? Do you realize my keyboard has dents from typing about these subjects? 15 minutes of step ups to work the booty? Who is this trainer? They belong in another industry. So what is the 15 minutes of step ups going to do to 'the booty'? Is it spot reduction cardio? Sure, of course that works. Muscles grow or they shrink. Or... read more 14 comments

Diet For Thought

Diet-for-Thought Albert Einstein once said "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". It's quite obvious to me that our culture remains obsessed with dieting. I'm not talking balanced, long- term minded dieting but rather dieting beyond reason, becoming slaves to restriction, false control and the gratification seeing the scale move in a downward spiral brings. Along with this comes a whirlwind of hormonal fluctuations, starvation, and deprivation not just from food but from family and friends and let's not forget the ridiculous amounts of exercise. Why do people do this? Are they gluttons for self punishment? Is this truly the only way? Perhaps it's the only way they know how. There is a false... read more 12 comments

Lean Bodies Consulting Testimonial

Received a nice testimonial from a long-term client today. Ironically, this is the same woman I referred to in Part 4 of my bulking series, highlighting her recomposition. I worked with Erik Ledin for a little over a year. I made the decision to hire him when I finally reached a point of frustration where I was just miserable. I thought that I was doing everything right. I thought that I was choosing the right foods, and I thought my training was dead on. I would look in the mirror and think “why don’t I look the way that I should?” I felt like I should have the body I wanted because I was working so hard at it. It... read more 5 comments