Celebrating Alex, Our Fitness Retreat’s Inspirational Success Story
Client Spotlight: Celebrating Alex, Our Fitness Retreat’s Inspirational Success Story Alex lost a total weight of 11lbs in one week! Alex is from Vancouver, Canada. He works in the real state sales and development business. He first attended Live in Fitness in Hilton Head, North Carolina back in 2015, where he met Eric for the first time. Alex says ” This time I realized. Since, I have my foot injuries I need that extra push from Live In Fitness!” His overall fitness goals have always been wanting to gain healthy weight and put on lean muscle mass. When Alex was 16 years old he was underweight and was very unhappy with his appearance. He was determined to gain weight. He thought he could eat everything he desired to achieve muscle gains. That’s when he gained over 50 pounds in 3 months. He stayed at that same weight for a few years. He was overweight and decided it was time to make a change in his life. Before returning to Live In Fitness, he worked with a personal trainer, body builder to help him lose weight and gain muscle. Unfortunately he ended up getting injured being unable to do most of the exercises he was asked to. With his foot injuries he lost all discipline and gained all the weight back. Alex, says ” I felt terrible and depressed. I felt all my fitness goals I had achieved, not just the weight loss but muscle gain went down the drain.” He knew it would be one of the biggest challenges to lose weight all on his own on top having his foot injuries.Before the foot injuries Alex struggled with a lot of anxiety that he overcame with fitness. After getting injured all the anxiety came back causing him trouble sleeping that kept getting in the way of his fitness goals. Alex expectations on Live In Fitness have been met. He knew this was the right place that would focus on mind, spiritual and physical levitation. Getting pushed past his limit. Alex says ” Eric’s philosophies and approach to fitness and coaching has expanded my knowledge in fitness. I learned that you don’t have to starve yourself in order to get results. You don’t have to do intermediate fasting. Instead you can have more than three meals a day that are satisfying to your preference. I find that this has worked for me! I have burn calories while losing weight and not starving myself and eating three times a day while having protein snacks. Getting the best of both worlds, eating enough and losing weight.” One of his favorite quotes that has helped him stay motivated with his fitness journey is by Zig Ziglar ” Success is not a destination, It’s a journey.” He reminds all of us to go with the flow and stay in the moment! FREE GET RIPPED WORKOUT Alex Fitness Day 1 AM: Workout video your choice ( figure out what fits for your time frame ) PM: Cardio and Strength Mix Walking 1 minute Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Chest-Push-Up Wide 1 set of 20 Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Back-Lat pull down *HAVE GIF in Google Docs 1 set of 25 reps (Use appropriate weight so you struggle on last repetitions) Sit down on the pulldown seat, feet flat on the floor.You may need to adjust the height of the bar by shortening or lengthening the cable that or your seat height.The bar should be at a height that your outstretched arms can comfortably grasp without you having to leap off the seat too far.Adjust the knee pad so that the upper thighs are held firmly against the pad. This will assist you when you apply effort to the bar.For a start, grasp the bar with a wide grip (as shown) with overhand, knuckles up grip. Other positions and grips are possible. Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute , 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Crunches Set of 25 Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Chest-Push-Up Wide Set of 20 Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Plank regular or on knees 1 minute(depending on your exercise level) Alex Fitness Day 2 1 minute plank post ups regular or on knees (depending on your exercise level) Crunches 1 minute Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Back-Lat pull down *HAVE GIF in Google Docs 1 set of 25 reps (Use appropriate weight so you struggle on last repetitions) Sit down on the pulldown seat, feet flat on the floor.You may need to adjust the height of the bar by shortening or lengthening the cable that or your seat height. The bar should be at a height that your outstretched arms can comfortably grasp without you having to leap off the seat too far.Adjust the knee pad so that the upper thighs are held firmly against the pad. This will assist you when you apply effort to the bar.For a start, grasp the bar with a wide grip (as shown) with overhand, knuckles up grip. Other positions and grips are possible. Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute , 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Crunches Set of 25 Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for exercise (depending on your exercise level) Chest-Push-Up Wide Set of 20 Running Treadmill or Jogging-Treadmill or Walking 1 minute, 3.5 mph, level, brisk, firm surface, walking for