ex·pec·ta·tion
  1. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.


I am often perplexed at peoples expectations when it comes to weight loss, body fat loss, muscle gain, fitness goals and overall their body’s change and spiritual journey when it comes to training.  I put below some case points to go over and some objections that can stall your progress, I have also put some ways to overcome these objections and work it into your daily life.

The most common is-I stepped on the scale today to find out that I have only lost 1 pound!
My clients will already know my first question; “How many times a week do you weigh yourself?”.  Typically, I get a great response, same time-everyday…..So my follow up question is: “Did you burn 3500 calories yesterday?”.  
Silence.  No.  Shame.  Objection.  Fear.  Doubt.  Defeat. 
The most important thing is to list benefits of training, educate how many calories burn 1 pound of fat,  set realistic goals on a weekly basis, step away from the scale daily.  I prefer my clients weigh in once a week, with a body fat check, this is the most important way to realize where their calorie burning is leading to.  
The great thing is your client is losing weight and body fat!-Reiterate the small steps lead to giant leaps, eventually your goal will be surpassed.

By the way….this is what fat looks like….

So 1 pound, 5 pounds and all the way to 20 pounds looks pretty bad and at the same time really good when its out of your body! 


I’ve been eating good but my mid-section is NOT going away!

What have you been eating? Have you written it down for my review, analysis and opened it up for suggestion? After my suggestion are you following through with it? Do you completely understand what nutrition does to your body and metabolism? 
Start taking the junk out of your nutrition program, mid section weight is the easiest to gain and the hardest to lose! Alcohol, late night snacks, late night carbs, fast food, skipping meals, doing a bazillion crunches are all a factor when it comes to losing mid section weight! 
I am not getting stronger…..

Are you strength training? Are you lifting heavy? When your trainer designates a weight for you to lift are you objecting the weight saying “its too heavy?”, has your trainer been there to help you and talk you through the negative portion of the lift in order to increase strength? Are you giving it 100%? Are you quitting to easy?
Strength doesn’t just “happen”, you can do all the motions but if you don’t push yourself, you will stick on that plateau until you finally push beyond that point.  Get with a trainer who motivates you beyond the fear of failure, a trainer who will psych you up and get your blood boiling! I have seen so many of my clients lift way beyond what they ever dreamed just because I simply believed they could do it! Women who leg press 800 pounds for sets of 20! Women who dead lift close to 200 pounds! 165 pound men who dumbbell press 100 pound dumbbells in each hand! 
All these clients started lifting 5 pounds! It takes the warrior within us all to not let the weight beat them!

Is this going to get easier?

NO.  Simply put.  If you go through a session with me and its ‘easy’ then I am not doing my job, I push my clients to go beyond their capabilities and what they believe is their maximum amount of effort.  I want to be aggressive with my goals as a trainer, I want you to be aggressive with your goals as a client, why settle on the bare minimum! The more your body responds to resistance the better it will adapt to a harder workout! 
If you are looking for an easy workout, I will take you through the first week of training, if it makes you feel better and I am sure it will be easy for you.  Will it be as beneficial? Again, NO.  Why put regular gas in a race car? Same rules apply.
The most important reason behind this blog is to let you know something…..my greatest expectation that I overcome with clients…..

I will never look the same as I did in my 20’s

Who says? Did you even like what you looked like? Why are you willing to give up before it has even started? Did you workout then, know your body fat? Did you follow a complete nutrition program back then? 
I have never met a client who pushed themselves that hasn’t told me “I feel better than I did in my 20’s”….so I ask the question  “remember when you thought you couldn’t?”.  
Openly.  Yes.  Accomplishment.  Drive.  Motivation.  Success.  Understanding.   

Guys, change your expectation from just that, expecting it to happen.  Work hard, be determined, accomplish and always push yourself beyond what you thought was possible.  Have a good time with this, don’t be frustrated with what’s not happening, revel in the fact that you are accomplishing things you never thought were possible.  Don’t hate yourself! LOVE YOURSELF! Be that person you want to be, thought you never could be, dreamed of becoming and go reach that goal for yourself.  

You will always have my support!










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