Ok. Being a personal trainer here in Las Vegas, is kind of tough. Since there is always so much going on here, conventions, parties, sex shows, etc, people always have an excuse to not work out. But last night, someone gave me a crazy one. They said it’s “too cold” to work out. Wait a minute. Last time I checked, fitness centers were not located outside! They said they didn’t want to go out in the cold to go to the gym. For their sake, I wanted to buy them another excuse. That just doesn’t work for me. If you drive to the gym, for one, you are in your car. At most, you are outside for a minute. If you don’t drive, jog, and there’s your warm up exercise. Either way, you aren’t going to freeze to death. I think it comes down to a factor of motivation, and how bad you really want your goals.
Now, being me, personal trainer and all, I think I coould handle a minute a day of cold, for a lifetime of fitness. You need to find whatever obstacles they may be, that are holding you back, and jump around them. That’s all for today folks.
Archive for October, 2009
It’s too cold in Las Vegas to Workout
Friday, October 30th, 2009
A Las Vegas Routine For This Personal Trainer, This ISN’T.
Sunday, October 25th, 2009On my way back to Las Vegas
, from a trip to Pendleton, Oregon, and Lewiston Idaho for American Storm, I have realized a few things. Time, in certain areas, has not progressed in 20 years, ie: no internet connection, and it is very hard to stick to a workout and nutrition schedule on the road, given some certain circumstances. The workout part of it for me, was not hard. Being a personal trainer, i can figure out a great workout in a closet. But for the random person staying in a hotel without fitness facilities, they could be left wondering what to do when the closest gym is 15 minutes in a car, that they probably didn’t rent. Anyway, the problem i found, was that the only option for food for us, was the buffet. Bad idea. In a place where there is more dessert options than actual food, we were in trouble. The key to all this is what you eat of course, but also what you eat FIRST. I’ll make this short, and helpful. Try and find all the vegetables they offer that are not cooked. Most likely, when these people cook the veggies, they are loaded in butter and oils. So get the raw stuff. And just smother yourself in them:) Then go for the lean proteins, then water, and then more veggies.
Las Vegas Personal Trainer asks, Do You All have Six Packs?
Friday, October 23rd, 2009In my travels as a PERSONAL TRAINER, I’ve come across many things that catch my eye, whether it’s something cool, or something that should be left in the privacy of your own home. Right now, I am going to talk about the latter. I was in the LAS VEGAS ATHLETIC CLUB, the other day, and it wasn’t unlike any other day. Dudes were WORKING OUT, girls were doing cardio, and both sexes were socializing. That happens alot at this gym. But the thing i did see that really caught my eye, was not any of these things. i saw multiple guys, in between sets, lifting up their shirts, and looking in the mirror. Seriously? WHAT are they looking at? Ok. If you have abs, you know they are there. Right? If you don’t, they aren’t going to magically appear in between sets. The funnier thing is, it’s not like they just got done doing a set of crunches, or bicycles, or knee raises. They were doing random things like lat pulldown and bench, or, heaven forbid, bicep curls. Ok. I’m going to be honest. I stopped my workout, for the most part, and kinda just watched. So these guys, they don’t just do it one time. They go to their next exercise, and do it again. Can someone help me out with this. What is the point exactly? Is it they want other people to see their development? If that’s the case, just post some pics on myspace or facebook. That kinda fills my need! lol. Anyway, much appreciated if i could get some feedback on this issue.
If You Can’t Afford a Gym Membership, Make One at Home!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 
Here in Las Vegas, the weather is cooling off a bit. I think it went from 95 one day, to 75 the next day. The weather has been in the 70’s since that day. Got me to thinking. Pretty soon, it’s not even going to be the 70’s here in Las Vegas. It’ll be 65 on a good day, and on normal days soon, the high will be around 55. That also got me to thinkin. That’s pretty cold. Not cold if you live in Canada, or Alaska, or….. Iowa, but cold, by Las Vegas Standards. And when it gets “cold” here, no one wants to be outside. So to keep up with your fitness goals, if you were playing tennis, or biking or jogging or whatever, out in the nice heat, you have to bring your game indoors. And that means one of a few things. Most people think it means GYM. And with the gym, comes a cost. A cost which some people say, is too much. So I am going to offer a solution for those people. I disagree with that statement here, because a gym membership is $21 a month. And if your health isn’t worth that, I don’t really know what is. But for you sad saps who live in places where memberships run twice that or even $100 a month. Here is my following solution.
Ok. most people don’t like the idea of working out at home, but basically, i think it’s one of the best options. You can’t say, “I didn’t have time to get to the gym today.” Technically, you sleep at your gym, so there goes that. You can’t really make excuses. Other people may come up with the “fact” that they don’t have enough weight at their house. Anyone who says that must be blind. Pretty sure you have plenty of weights, in the form of couches, fridges, mattresses, clothes baskets, dressers, milk jugs, tables, bags of flour and sugar, jugs of protein, pots, pans, etc. ever try lifting up the end of your couch? now do it 10 times.. there’s one set tough guy.
For those of you who think my alternatives for at home working out are a bit crude, or too “mannish” you can pretty much create your own “mini-gym” with about $100 or less. For your cardio workouts, there is this crazy intense tool you can pick up for some of the best fat burning around.. It’s really high tech and advanced. It’s called a jump rope. Go pick it up at Wal-Mart for six bucks. If you feel that you need some weights, You can go with a couple options. Resistance tubing is great, comes in various intensities, and costs only a few bucks for each band. You can pony up the big bucks and get a couple dumbells, but they do cost about 50 cents a pound if you can find them cheap. Another part of your “gym”- a stability ball. So many different exercises can be done on this thing. You’ll want either a bench or a step, that you can get on craigslist for about 5o bucks, and that’s about all you need. You can get hundreds of exercises out of just the equipment i talked about, and your own bodyweight.
If you would like more info on crafting your own gym, you can always email me. I AM a personal trainer. if you think you have it down, and just need some guidance, i have a few at home workout programs you can purchase on the site. Either way, if you think a gym membership isn’t for you, for whatever reason, that doesn’t give you an exepmtion on working out. It only gives you another excuse as to why you aren’t happy with your body.. Thanks peeps.. have a good one.
