Don’t Wait. The Challenge Starts On Monday April 30th, 2012!
IT’S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY!!
A couple of years ago Justin approached me while on the treadmill asking when I was going to start letting him train me. I will be honest and say that I felt a bit of obligation considering that this was about the 5th time he had mentioned it. =) Turns out that it was one of the best decisions I have ever made!
I have worked out since high school. Getting started was never my problem, boredom was. I was ALWAYS looking for the next class to take or new DVD to buy. Since working with Justin, I cannot recall one day ever being bored or not wanting to go back for more!
The workouts are very enjoyable and you work at your own pace which makes it very accommodating to people of all fitness levels! My favorite part of the boot camp class is the encouragement I get from Justin to do what I never thought possible!
My dad has Multiple Sclerosis and the majority of his life is spent doctoring in Grand Forks or sleeping in his recliner. Last year I decided to train for my first half – marathon in honor of him. When my workouts are feeling a bit challenging, I think of him and his inability to even walk around the block. With him as my inspiration and the strength I’ve gained through Justin’s training I did it and I even beat my goal time!
Since running last May I have been attending Justin’s boot camp class 4 to 5 times per week. I feel stronger and more confident than I ever have! The energy, strength, and friendships I have developed is what keeps me coming back for more! That 1 hour of “me Time” every morning is my favorite part of my day! IT’s what makes me the best mom, fiancé, friend, and hairstylist I can be!
I LOST 30LBS IN 6 WEEKS!!
I have been overweight my whole life. I was always the non-athletic pudgy kid who was picked last to be on a team during grade school P.E. class. I started the “diet” fads already in high school – I have tried diet pills of various sorts, weight watchers, starving myself. Basically anything that would promise a quick fix with the least amount of effort. Each result was the same – a quick 10 lb loss followed by a gain by twice that much. Somewhere in there I just accepted that I was just meant to be “big”.
My weight escalated to almost 320 lbs at my heaviest before I realized I needed to take action again by the time I was out of college.
I met Justin in August of 2010. I had never even pondered a trainer, as I didn’t think “working out” was for me. At that time my idea of working out was walking a half hour on a treadmill every couple weeks. I figured it was worth a shot. I think the first thing I told him was – “I have a challenge for you!”
I remember my first few workouts – it was all I could do to get through them and had no idea what I was doing… I was clueless.
I was sore, but it was a good sore – the kind that you know you accomplished something. I was still focused on losing weight, and I did – I think I lost 13 lbs in the first month. But shortly thereafter, I started convincing myself that things were going so well that I could binge on anything I wanted and still lose weight. I would get done with a workout and go home and order Dominos and polish off a cheese pizza, and get frustrated when the scale started going the other way. Of course I would tell Justin that I was following his guidelines & tips – but I was only fooling myself.
I spent most of Nov & Dec back in motels, and Justin kept encouraging me through calls & emails to stay focused & continue to follow the plan & get back to the workouts. Those calls & emails were exactly what I needed. I was looking forward to getting back home and did a lot of “soul searching” while I was away. Something slowly started to change mentally & I came to a lot of realizations. I will be turning 30 in the next year, both my parents have diabetes, both sides of my family have a history of heart disease, my dad had a heart attack several years ago, his dad died of a heart attack at an early age – I needed to change the direction I was going & very soon.
In January everything just seemed to click. I finally figured out that I have all the tools in front of me to make this work, the motivation to do it, support from everyone at Elite Performance, and now the right mind set to do it. I remember early on Justin telling me to not get caught up in the numbers. I managed to change my way of thinking from “Losing Weight” to “Getting Healthy!”
Elite Performance has helped me set realistic goals for myself. The classes are an absolute blast and I can’t get enough of them. Just when I think I know what we’ll be doing, I’ll walk into a whole new routine. I was so apprehensive at first about “keeping up” with others that are on a whole different fitness level, but I don’t have to be. Each class is set up that you do exactly what you are able to do individually, and everyone is supportive of each other & their goals.
In a very short period of time, I can already see some major differences in myself. Simple things like walking up a flight of stairs without getting winded, more energy throughout the day, sleeping better at night, a noticeable change in muscle tone. And to top it all off, successfully losing 25 lbs in January!!!
This is only the first step for me in my health journey, but I know I will succeed and look forward to having Elite Performance & Fitness guiding the way.
I Lost 6lbs and 11.5 inches in 4 weeks!!
After a period of recovery from chemo-therapy and radiation, I felt well enough to begin training with Justin in the fall of 2010. Justin had his work cut out for him – I had very little upper body strength, limited mobility combined with some pain.
Justin was great. He was always very conscientious of my limitations. One day, I was doing a side plank and started to cry. Justin kind of panicked and said “What’s wrong?” They were tears of joy. That was the first time in a year and a half that I was able to hold my weight on that arm pain free. Six months later, I can hold a Kettlebell above my head with a straight arm. Another first after surgery.
I used to go the chiropractor once a week and now I go once every 3 months.
I truly believe that without Justin’s knowledge and guidance, I would not have had total mobility, the strength and confidence that I have. It has been a total mind and body transformation!
