I’m no expert when it comes to the “fasting” fad, but I can authentically speak to my personal experiences. There are people much wiser with much more flattering credentials that can speak to this topic. To name a couple, Steven R Gundry, author of “Unlocking the Keto Code”, and Jimmy Moore, “The Complete Guide to Fasting”, were helpful and filling resources for me. I’d also like to mention Elmer Towns, author of “Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough”, which really opened my perspective about Biblical fasts. Any or all of these are a great place to start if you want to educate yourself a bit more on this topic.

“Oh, I’ll just have ONE more serving of chips…and while I’m at it, what does ONE more episode on Netflix matter…ONE day of doing nothing won’t count – I’ll get back to being active tomorrow!” 

Why am I writing this blog post? I think what inspired me most was that I wanted to give real insight to what is really going on behind the scenes as I run my business on a daily basis. Social media is great at showing the victories and sometimes those wins inspire people in great ways. However, you don’t see a lot about the losses and the hardships. Sometimes I feel that bragging about success does more damage than inspiration. I’m a fan of leading by vulnerability. I believe by doing this, it takes win or loss outside my control and shows the big picture of life. Hopefully this post gives you a glimpse of that.

In 2010, I had a client in a little spot called the Domain. The Domain at the time was pretty small, but today it’s known as the 2nd heart of Austin, TX with over 100 up-scale retail spots/restaurants and a foot-print of 300 acres. For a 26-year-old, being a personal trainer in a luxury apartment felt pretty awesome and prestigious, but there were a couple things very wrong with this scene.

My last post went thoroughly through the first 3 steps in becoming a personal trainer. The last 2 of the 5 steps that I’m offering are more detailed and not as exciting, but very necessary in describing if you really want to do this. Here we go…

Here are the first 3 steps in becoming a personal trainer.

Most personal trainers that I’ve met over the past 15 years have two motivations in why they want to become a personal trainer. If this is you, you are in for an incredible journey. When I decided to dedicate my life to be a fitness professional, there are a few things I wished someone told me. This is what inspired me to write this blog post.