Back in my high school days I was fit since I played sports, but now I was in college working on my Bachelors in graphic design. As we all know college classes can take up your time. When I started college I worked a part time job so it was school, study and work. I just don't have the time was my excuse when it came to exercise.
After 3 to 4 years I gained 50 lbs and now weighed 200 lbs. I never really noticed myself getting much bigger, I just ate bad between classes and at work. After graduating I found a graphic design job. I also kept my job at Target, because they were flexible with me.
One night at Target I volunteered to work over night cleaning up the receiving area. In the middle of the night I was washing my hands, and when i looked in the mirror I noticed how big I was getting. It was a shocking and sinking feeling when I saw it. I just kept staring and raising my shirt up wondering "how in the world did I ever get this big?" It ruined my night and I decided to do something about it. I joined a nice gym here in Texarkana, the problem was I knew nothing about how to workout. I would go and spend 30 min. doing the same routine every 2 or 3 days. I cancelled my membership and decided I would just workout at home.
I tried the Taebo workouts by Billy Banks and enjoyed them but it was the same thing over and over. It wasn't until I heard of P90X. At first I was intimidated and afraid, but made my mind up that I was going to do it and stick it out! Nervous, I started the chest and back routine. I only made it halfway through the exercise but it was awesome! I was so sore after the workout that I couldn't even get my shirt off, because my arms were so heavy.
The more I got into P90X the more I loved it. I couldn't wait to get home to do it because the changes were coming and they were coming relatively fast. I would take monthly pictures to see my progress. After 2 years of doing the P90X system the results are amazing. I was still having trouble with my abs though. I could work them just fine but I didn't see them. The problem was in my diet. I had to stop drinking sodas' entirely and lay off the pizza and fudge rounds. Once I did that the change in my core started happening.
Now I mix it up with P90X, P90X2, Insanity, Asylum, Tapout, and many other workouts. I'm a personal trainer now. The one thing that drove me to become one is my dad. He was always in bad health because he never exercised or ate good and you didn't start to see the results until later in his life. He was bed ridden, had strokes and seizures. It came to a point where he needed assistance for everything. Even in a wheelchair it was hard for him to keep his head up. Of course that tore me up inside and stressed me out a lot.
Seeing dad go through that only motivated me to stay fit and healthy. Becoming a personal trainer would allow me to help others so they wouldn't suffer the same things my dad went through. When I was in Dallas taking a workshop to receive my fitness training certificate dad had a very long seizure. My last words to him were, "I love you dad" and his last words to me were "I love you too son" while he was having a seizure. Even as I type this my heart gets heavy. The next week he died. Since then I have been a personal trainer and I have helped a lot of people with their health and fitness goals.
After 3 to 4 years I gained 50 lbs and now weighed 200 lbs. I never really noticed myself getting much bigger, I just ate bad between classes and at work. After graduating I found a graphic design job. I also kept my job at Target, because they were flexible with me.
One night at Target I volunteered to work over night cleaning up the receiving area. In the middle of the night I was washing my hands, and when i looked in the mirror I noticed how big I was getting. It was a shocking and sinking feeling when I saw it. I just kept staring and raising my shirt up wondering "how in the world did I ever get this big?" It ruined my night and I decided to do something about it. I joined a nice gym here in Texarkana, the problem was I knew nothing about how to workout. I would go and spend 30 min. doing the same routine every 2 or 3 days. I cancelled my membership and decided I would just workout at home.
I tried the Taebo workouts by Billy Banks and enjoyed them but it was the same thing over and over. It wasn't until I heard of P90X. At first I was intimidated and afraid, but made my mind up that I was going to do it and stick it out! Nervous, I started the chest and back routine. I only made it halfway through the exercise but it was awesome! I was so sore after the workout that I couldn't even get my shirt off, because my arms were so heavy.
The more I got into P90X the more I loved it. I couldn't wait to get home to do it because the changes were coming and they were coming relatively fast. I would take monthly pictures to see my progress. After 2 years of doing the P90X system the results are amazing. I was still having trouble with my abs though. I could work them just fine but I didn't see them. The problem was in my diet. I had to stop drinking sodas' entirely and lay off the pizza and fudge rounds. Once I did that the change in my core started happening.
Now I mix it up with P90X, P90X2, Insanity, Asylum, Tapout, and many other workouts. I'm a personal trainer now. The one thing that drove me to become one is my dad. He was always in bad health because he never exercised or ate good and you didn't start to see the results until later in his life. He was bed ridden, had strokes and seizures. It came to a point where he needed assistance for everything. Even in a wheelchair it was hard for him to keep his head up. Of course that tore me up inside and stressed me out a lot.
Seeing dad go through that only motivated me to stay fit and healthy. Becoming a personal trainer would allow me to help others so they wouldn't suffer the same things my dad went through. When I was in Dallas taking a workshop to receive my fitness training certificate dad had a very long seizure. My last words to him were, "I love you dad" and his last words to me were "I love you too son" while he was having a seizure. Even as I type this my heart gets heavy. The next week he died. Since then I have been a personal trainer and I have helped a lot of people with their health and fitness goals.
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