Alrighttt, part 2 is here; first let me tell you a little about a huge revelation that I recently had…

If u didn't know already I’ve a been battling obesity most of my life

(Here's a pic of me in my chubster stage)

At that point in my life I felt tired, unmotivated and just lousy.   I remember the frustration of putting on clothes and just feeling my fat stomach pressing against my clothing.   I remember being able to grab the chunks flab around my body. 

 

I recall the disappointment of seeing pictures of myself and seeing a stranger with bloated face staring back at me.

 

I couldn't tell you how stressed I was about my appearance, the stress increased my cortisol which caused more fat storage and also caused more emotional eating.

 

I had this insatiable craving for food that never went away, I would eat until I was full and still wanted more to fill up a void within me.

 

I was in my early 20’s and felt like I was imprisoned by my thick outer shell of fat. 

 

What made things worse was the fact that I had excruciating back pain.  I walked with a limp due to my sciatica. 

For a brief moment I thought I was going to live the rest of my life being overweight, riddled with health problems and limping around in pain. 

 I knew deep down inside that this wasn't the true life for me…

 

 

I hit rock bottom and needed a serious change.

 

I decided that enough is enough and I vowed to improve myself in every aspect!

 Physically, mentally and spiritually.   

So over the years of formal education, constant research and the experience of working with hundreds of clients I devised my Life Fuel Transformation system.    

 

I am proud to say that ALL of my clients make progress, if they don’t then I look bad 

 

I am grateful to work with each and every one of them towards their goals.

 

Recently I hit a milestone of having the most double digit fat loss in a single month.  Here are the numbers so far from  the most fat lost in a 4 week period.

My top 6 "Biggest Losers" for July 2011

                                    Name         Lbs of fat lost                     

Nicole Alibayof- 17 lbs

Claire Croninreid- 13 lbs

Emilio Martin Rodriguez- 19 lbs

Josh Greenberg- 20 lbs

Mike Makoto – 16 lbs

Ryan Kuriakose-11lbs

 

 

I wanted to share this moment with you being that not too long ago I myself was struggling with my weight and health issues.  

 

 

I am truly blessed to be able to help others improve themselves and add years of quality to their lives! 

 

Sorry for going off on a tangent but I just wanted to share my major insight with you…

 

 

Currently I work with a great deal of clients both online and locally.  My Life Fuel system is not for everybody.   I only take on action takers that are willing to follow my program closely and want to achieve maximum results as fast as possible.

 

 

 

Here are my Sneaky Testosterone Boosting Tactics

 

1.  Increase your Zinc intake- I take zinc lozenges every night before bed or you can eat these high zinc foods:

Oysters (sky high z levels), Sesame or Pumpkin seeds, Wheat Germ, Beef

 

2.  De-stress- Cortisol the stress hormone greatly decreases testosterone.  I focus on keeping my stress to a minimum by using my daily 100 count breathing technique click here to learn more about it.

 

3.  Get a good night’s sleep- Focus on at least 6 hours of sleep a night

 

4.  Don’t smoke- smoking dramatically decreases bioavaible androgens in your bloodstream

 

5.  Increase healthy fat intake- use nuts, olive oil, fish oils, avocados,  egg yolks. Testosterone is made from cholesterol.

 

6.  Reduce alcohol intake- excess alcohol consumption is a major culprit to decreasing your T levels.  Especially after a heavy night of drinking,.

 

7.  Decrease your body fat – the higher your body fat the more estrogen you have circulating which equals less testosterone

 

8.  Eat cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts

These vegetables have a phytochemical called indole-3-carbinol which is known to lower estrogen and increase testosterone

 

9. Follow a High intensity full body workout program – I have a fast paced 1000 calorie per hour full body workout that is focused on optimizing your hormones.  The workouts are engineered to burn fat and tone  your body in the shortest amount of time. 

I use a lot of cutting edge compound exercises which are scientifically proven to optimize your natural hormones for muscling toning and boosting your metabolism.  

 

 

 

 

Just by implementing these tactics to your daily habits you will experience a great increase in or testosterone and overall well-being.  

(Scroll down on this page to see my post about the benefits of testosterone and my recent blood test after following the above list)

That being said you must remember that it’s never too late to change your life for the better, take control of your health right now. 

Together we will both improve our lives day by day, habit by habit.

Until next time my friend…

 

p.s- Here is a sneak preview of Martin's Epic Transformation.  So far he has lost over 100lbs of fat and will share his story and how he did it next week!

 

If you want to know more about why I do what I do click on the HOME tab on the top of this page!

 

 

 

 

Queens Personal Trainer