Ask any one of my clients that has ever worked with me and they will tell you that I am a far reach from your conventional, text book personal trainer. For one, I rarely if ever record anything that I do on the floor with a client. I also like to get frisky with my sets and zesty with my reps. I don't believe in always following standard generic training protocols that offer 4 sets of this and 12-15 reps of that. I've been known to get rambunctious at times during my clients' workouts by throwing in the occasional superset, dropset, and most feared...quadruple dropset. I like to use pre-exhaust techniques on overdeveloped muscle groups and isolation exercises on the weaker ones. I circuit train to maximize my clients' time and efficiency in the gym. And I stick to heavy compound movements as a staple in any workout to ensure that my clients are maximizing their results to the absolute best of their ability each time they set foot in the gym. Oh, and I also tell them NOT to DIET!!!!

Pain, Torture, Deprivation, Suffering, and Hungry......

What do all these words have in common?

Well for one, they're all the words that most people tend to think of and associate with when they hear the word "Diet". Hence why I refrain from using this word when creating a Nutritional Plan for any of our many clients.

Do you really need to track all of your macronutrients if your goal is to lose weight? Is it really that necessary to lift weights 5-6 times each week and practically live in the gym if you want to build muscle? And do you absolutely have to restrain yourself from going to social events and indulging in the occasional glass of wine or slice of pizza if you desire to completely transform your physique for the better?

As I was scrolling though my Facebook newsfeed the other day I came across a post from one of my Facebook "friends" that read that she was taking a break from Facebook. Now this isn't the first time I've seen a post like this come through my newsfeed but whenever I see posts that read "taking a break from Facebook for a few days" I often wonder as to why the person feels the need to share with us that he or she is taking a break from social media. Do these people really think that we will wonder as to where they are if they have not posted a shameless selfie or ridiculous rant in a few days?