Today GettingPumped talks with Josh Neagle, a guy who lost 50 solid pounds in one year using the P90X and Insanity fitness programs from beachbody.com.
How did you get started with your weight loss?
It started with two people really, my wife and a co-worker. My wife had been working out for a few months using Cindy Crawford’s old “The Next Challenge” workout. She wanted someone to workout with at home (she’s not one to go to a gym), but I didn’t want to do a “woman’s” workout. We then moved at the beginning of last year and that’s when I met Justin, the co-worker who got me interested in P90X. It took about a month of talking about it with him before I gave it a try. Here I am 50lbs lighter and 1 year later.
What gets you motivated?
Every now and then I take a look at my “before” picture that I took the day I first started P90X. DISGUSTING! That always provides a quick shot in the arm for getting me moving. On a more broad scale, my fear of turning out like the majority of my family keeps me motivated. A lot of them have some kind of heart disease , diabetes, or other lifestyle related illness. Some of my family’s problems are genetic, but a healthy lifestyle would have definitely helped them out.
What is your diet like?
Honestly I can’t say that I’m “dieting” in the true sense of the word. I’ve cut out sodas and sweets. My mocha latte is still hanging in there, but it’s slowly going away as well. Other than that I’ve cut back my calorie intake to a range of 1660-2000 per day. I still eat normal (if there is a normal), but just a whole lot less so I fall into that range. It’s salad season again so I’ll be picking that habit up for my lunches. I also try to eat a balanced meal, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Most of my days I wind up around 1700, which is where I’ve noticed I lose more weight. I’ve still got about 15lbs to go.
an interview by Geovanni Derice with Mike Geary – Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer
I had the pleasure of being interviewed recently by a fitness professional from NYC, Certified Personal Trainer, Geovanni Derice. The interview is below and I think you’re going to like it… I reveal some of the hardest hitting strategies for getting rid of that stubborn stomach fat to uncover those flat six pack abs that everyone wants.
“GD: Welcome Mike to our 4-ever-Toned Fitness Journal. For those who do not know you, please tell us a few things about yourself and how you can help our readers with their fitness and health.
MG: Thanks for having me, Geo. Well, to go back a little, I have been heavily involved in fitness and sports for about 17 years now, ever since I was a teenager. Being involved in sports in high school got me interested in strength training and conditioning.
At that point, once I started feeling more energetic, getting stronger, and looking better, I was instantly hooked for life. I’m 33 now and still addicted to the way living a healthy and fit lifestyle makes me feel energetic, confident, strong, and youthful on a daily basis.
I decided earlier in my 20′s that I wanted to make the commitment to help other people experience the excitement of being fit and getting in the best shape of their lives, especially since we’ve reached an epidemic of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, depression, etc. That’s why I became a fitness professional. It just gives me so much satisfaction to help others, who have struggled for years to get in good shape, and show them that it can be done, and it can be fun in the process.
I’ve expanded over the years from just reaching local individuals with personal training, into being able to help people all over the globe achieve their fitness goals with the reach of the internet. I only hope that my passion for fitness inspires people to take action and improve how they look and feel for life.
GD: Now Mike, there’s so many things out there as to what works and what does not work… if you had to pick 3 things that work time and time again to get flat lean abs, what would they be?
MG: The first and most important thing to get control of in order to lose your belly fat and get flat abs is cleaning up your diet. Exercise is important, but your diet is king when it comes to losing body fat so that you can see your abs. [Read more →]
Ok muscle heads, if you have been following along with us as we do our 5 day a week bulk workout with our workout part1 and workout part2, now comes the part were we cut down a little bit as we aim for the hard beach body look
Here is a new Cutting Workout to follow for the spring and summer.
Here is a new five day workout routine that’s meant to add bulk and strength.
Remember to go heavy as you can for the reps given.
Don’t get all Wizard Sleeve on me and lift a few reps past what you are supposed too.
When it says 8 reps, I want you to lift some HEAVY WEIGHT so that the 8th rep is a HARD ONE.
Lets do this for a month and maybe a month and a half and they we will change it up and do something that will lean us out for summer.
