Fat Loss – Body Transformation – Advanced Nutrition

I’m often asked what is the threshold of sickness that one should train with? My first thought is to know the difference between not feeling well and actually being ill. I always want to workout, so when I’m tired, have allergies, or whatever, I will, more than likely be ready to train. I’m objective enough to determine whether or not I’m ready to give my all, or be able to tell that training may worsen my condition.

There are a few things that I pay attention to when determining whether or not I should or shouldn’t train. My first solid rule is that I will never train when I have a fever. A fever is your body’s way of telling you that you are fighting an infection, and asking your body to train while in that condition is asking for trouble.

My next rule is “below the neck”. We live in Texas and allergies are common. A sniffle, a light sore throat, watery eyes: these are all common responses to allergies and in most of these cases, I’ll push through a workout. If something is in my chest – ie, difficulty breathing, a rough cough, stomach, etc, I’ll usually forego training. Obviously, a sinus infection is above the neck, so I’ll pay attention to anything that resembles one of those.

Basically, use common sense. I saw a guy in the gym last week with Pink Eye. I left instantly. Not sure why on earth he’d be in there with that, but it’s highly contagious: if you can train with something but it’s going to infect others, stay the hell home.

Some days, you’re going to be able to workout when you may not feel your best, but listen to your body. An extra day of rest is not a setback, but missing a week or two why you attempt to recover from something that may have been able to be avoided is!

Hey everyone,

Hope that you’re having a great week thus far!

Just wanted to throw up a quick post and say that 8 years ago today, my most amazing gift arrived: my son was born, just barely under 10lbs.

Peyton, every day with you has been an amazing journey, and I’m so proud of the young man you are becoming!

Daddy loves you – happy birthday!

Hey everyone,

I hope that each of you had a nice, relaxing weekend. I had started typing a post to include my last two weeks of training logs, and when I went to my phone (where I keep my logs), I noticed the date said Tuesday, September 11. I realized that today was the 11th anniversary of that fatal day when I woke up this morning, but let it slip my mind through the first half of the day.

So, instead of blogging about nutrition, fat loss, competitions or training, I just wanted to take a second to remember the people that didn’t escape from the Towers, those airplanes and the Pentagon, and the subsequent loss of American lives in conflicts overseas. Like many Americans, I’ve been personally affected and have lost numerous friends in the Middle East that I had served with at one point or another, and wanted to take a brief second to reflect on those people, while thanking everyone that is or has served our country in some capacity: whether it be in the military, as a fire fighter, police officer or other emergency response career, and to school teachers that sculpt the minds of our nation’s youth.

God bless each and everyone of my fellow Americans – while election time usually is a time of division, let us stand together and remember our fallen over the last 11 years.

Boyd

Hey everyone,

There cannot be a healthy body without a healthy mind! I have to admit, I’ve been running on fumes over the last bit, as it has been nonstop with traveling and competitions every weekend for the better part of the last 7 weeks. This weekend was a nice change of pace: football is back (Go Vols), I didn’t have a show to attend, and I took a full weekend to relax. I went and worked out on Sunday and felt absolutely supercharged.

I guess the “100 Days of Summer” have come and gone. Of course, it will be near 100 degrees today, so I can’t say that Summer is over. But for a lot of people, this is crunch time. People assume that we get super busy around the new year, but I have just as many people that start up now – to get a jump start on the holidays so they look their best in all of those holiday pics, and of course, to beat that New Year crowd.

We’re also in our final stretches of figure competitions for the 2012 season, and I still have a few competitors that will kick ass over the next couple of months. While the long trips are done for the year, the shows continue and I’m excited to see how my clients do, as we’ve had an awesome year so far :)

Now that things aren’t as crazy, I’ll be back to my regular posting and promise to get back into the “HOW” with some training and nutrition articles.

Hope you’re having a great start to your short week!

Hey everyone,

Well, another figure show down, as this past weekend was spent in Dallas at the NPC Europa Super Show. It didn’t go quite the way I expected, but that is the sport. I will post pics later today as soon as I get the chance to upload them, but you can check them out on my Fitness and Nutrition Facebook Page and make your own decisions. I don’t think it takes a professional’s eye to see how Chelsey stacked up against the competition! I’m still proud of her and can say that she had the best physique, far and away, on that stage.

This weekend is Renae’s first show, the NPC Sun City Classic on Saturday in El Paso. We are piling up the miles for sure as we will be heading to El Paso on Thursday morning for the weekend. I’ve posted several pics of Renae: the 39 year old, mother of three. She’s ready and was with us this weekend – I’ve seen very few people as focused and excited as she is to get on stage for her very first time.

I had a few comments where readers are asking for me to start logging my workouts. That kind of makes me laugh, but I’ll do it, if not daily, once per week with my workout log listed. I should probably do a preface post that states my current goals at any specific time. Of course, I can throw up some vids on days where I have a training partner as well. It’d probably be more beneficial (to all of us) if I posted my nutritional journal. That’d make me hesitate to step off the straight and narrow!

I am shooting for a Q&A this week before I head to west Texas. If you have any questions that you’d like me to answer, drop me a line or leave a comment and I’ll answer them.

Dominate your week – it’s YOUR time!

Hey everyone,

I posted on Facebook and Twitter that I’m taking suggestions for future articles. Thus far, I’ve had suggestions for:
-training volume/programming
-types of protein and times when each is beneficial
-natural supplementation
-pre and post-workout nutrition
-importance of supplementation
-and even the joys of racquetball (hey, I like that :)

Any other suggestions? I know there are a lot of topics people are confused about, so lay it upon me and let me unscramble it for you!

Oh, and when you get a chance, go check out my site. It’s my oldest site, but I overhauled it and now it includes all of my different fitness sites and businesses (including this one): San Antonio Personal Trainer Boyd Myers. There’s a Facebook LIKE box at the top of the page, so give it a LIKE!

Hey everyone,

Big thank you to all of the competitors that joined us last Saturday for posing practice. Huge turnout, and it was really great to have all the ladies in different stages of training working together. The feedback I received was amazing, as everyone found it motivational, inspiring and educational. I’m very proud of my team of competitors: as it stands, I’m currently training 9 females for shows (along with 2 male bodybuilders) and I’ll be attending 6 shows with clients in July and August. It doesn’t slow down until nearly Thanksgiving!

I will be announcing our next figure posing clinic in the next day or so – if you’re a figure competitor in San Antonio and want to be at your very best when you get on stage and really present the fruits of your labor, you definitely don’t want to miss it. We go through the basic poses for judging, stage present and other tips to help you look your very best (including simulating pre-judging).

I’m in the midst of working on my main personal training website. I am going to seperate it and make it more of an “overview” site that covers all of my services: personal training in my studio here in San Antonio, fitness consulting for those who aren’t in San Antonio or who may have enough experience to train without my assistance and of course, a link to this blog (hey, I’ve put way too much effort into this thing). Anyway, I tend to forget how much I do not miss my work as an IT professional until I start programming!

Just wanted to stop in and update. I’ve found some amazing information in the training and nutrition journals I regularly visit, and I can’t wait to pass on the latest scientific news on to the readers, and I’ll start putting some of those up in the next day or so.

Keep KILLING IT, daily!

Hey all,

Part 2 to my Summer Fat Loss series is coming quickly. It started off being a quick nutritional “tips” post and then has turned into quite the diatribe! And of course, the more I write, the more I want to write, so I’ve already thought of making it a several part series and will probably add a Summer Fat Loss series category on the side.

Just be patient! No more than one more day!

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio
Owner, San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
16613 Huebner Rd (corner of Huebner and Bitters)
210.391.1454

Happy Easter, everyone!

I have nothing specific to write about today. Want to write on some specific vitamins (especially Vitamin D) and amino acids (Leucine) but am pretty crazy packed in today so I’ll save those for next week. If you have a topic you’d be interested in reading my point-of-view on, leave me a comment and I may write on it.

My Nike Fuelband arrived last night and I’m wearing it today, and thus far, I love it. Nike came up with their own formula to measure simple activity (called FUEL) and it simply takes into consideration movement (without height/weight). So, it’s a way to “keep score” on how much you move in a day. It also keeps up with calories burned (which DOES take size into consideration) and steps, and is a watch as well. It’s light weight and doesn’t look terrible either!

Racquetball is my newest obsession. As many readers of this blog know, I was in the US Air Force for 10 years. Of course, there are racquetball courts on every AF base (as well as golf courses, but I’m allergic to grass). So racquetball was always an option for intense cardio and getting out of work :). I recently started playing frequently (I’ve logged over ten hours this week) and I’m loving it. It’s a lot of fun, but most importantly, it’s intense (to the tune of burning 1200-1500 kcal per hour). Want to burn some fat quickly for summer? Give it a try!

Last but not least, I’d like to welcome our newest trainer, Andy Travis to Personal Fitness Revolution. I’ll be adding his bio over the next couple of days, but his knowledge and training style meshes really well with our staff, and we are very glad to have him!

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio
Owner, San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
16613 Huebner Rd (corner of Huebner and Bitters)
210.391.1454

Hello San Antonio,

I just wanted to post a quick update. I know that many people have emailed, called me, and commented on this blog and I haven’t responded. Well, today is my first day back from Costa Rica and I’ll be catching up and getting in touch with each of you ASAP!

As for my vacation, it was wonderful – an absolutely gorgeous country with great people. Definitely cannot wait to go back!

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio
Owner, San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
16613 Huebner Rd (corner of Huebner and Bitters)
210.391.1454

Hey San Antonio,

Late last week, I was invited to contribute to a soon to be released fitness and nutrition related book, and today, I received my first set of interview questions to fill out. Great timing, because they’ve definitely given me several worthy topics to discuss.

As far as the book goes, I’ll update everyone here as I learn more about future stages on the project. I have been involved in a few of these projects in the past, and this one looks to be a very high level project – I am definitely honored that they decided to include me as one of the contributing fitness experts.

How is 2012 treating you thus far? Remember, January turns to February quickly – be patient, stay focused and committed, and take one day, one step at a time!

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio
Owner, San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
16613 Huebner Rd (corner of Huebner and Bitters)
210.391.1454

Hey San Antonio,

As I pulled up at the gym to get my first workout of 2012 in, I’m sure I mumbled “Dammit, look at this place.” Of course, the parking lot was jammed pack – and I schedule my own personal workouts at common downtimes at gyms (9am or so).

Once my workout partner and I were up and running, I could see the irritation with the crowd growing on his face. People were being careless (not yielding to those who were lifting), not cleaning up after themselves (towels are free, nobody wants to lay in your sweat), and much of the same nonsense that goes on at most every gym during the first of the year.

Don’t worry: 80% of the people that are in there right now won’t be in there by the end of the month (and about half that number will fade in the next week or so). Don’t let the cluster that is the circus that is the gym kill your enthusiasm!!!

Set your goals, make a commitment, and be ready to grind it out and do whatever it takes to get there. Do not settle, and know that at some point, there will be bumps in the road and you may become discouraged: the difference in reaching your goals and not depends on how you react to that adversity.

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio
Owner, San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
16613 Huebner Rd (corner of Huebner and Bitters)
210.391.1454

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for my lack of posting of late. Last Monday, I thought I was coming down with a sinus infection. Since taking a step back and resting is something I have trouble doing, it became worse, and what I thought was just a little head cold ended up being the flu!

I am now resting with my family and my pig Izzy for the holidays, excited about the rest of the year and what 2012 has to bring.

A lot of people ask me what they can do to minimize the effects of the holidays. It’s pretty simple: remember that Thanksgiving is Thursday, not tonight through next Tuesday. Enjoy yourself tomorrow: make it about family, stay hydrated all day, and if you are so motivated, do a few minutes of cardio (or at least go for a walk tomorrow morning). The hydrated part pertains to water: drinking water makes you feel saturated. Have your dinner, have your sides, enjoy a small dessert and then quit. Don’t unbuckle your pants and go back for seconds and thirds and induce a food coma.

The goal is to get back into gear quickly – there’s nothing wrong with having a kick ass session in the gym on Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving, but DEFINITELY hit it full blast on Monday and kick butt for the rest of the year!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the things I write. I get a lot of email from people that read often, and one person willing to read makes it worth it for me to keep it up.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving – for more info and tips on fitness, text FITNESSTRAINER to 90210!

Boyd Myers
Master Fitness Trainer – San Antonio
Owner, Personal Fitness Revolution
San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
210.391.1454

Hey all,

As I stated earlier, during the month of November I am growing a mustache to support the Livestrong Foundation’s Prostate Awareness month. For more information, or to donate (a $1 or more), please check out:

Boyd’s Personal Movember Page

1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer over the next year, and it is the second most common cancer, behind only skin cancer. Let’s find a cure!!!

Thank you for any support you give to this great cause! Oh, and I will post a pic of this RIDICULOUS mustache I am growing by the end of the week!

Boyd Myers
Master Fitness Trainer – San Antonio
Owner, Personal Fitness Revolution
San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
210.391.1454

Hey all,

Just a few quick things to cover:

-It is boot camp time again. I’ll have more info later, but we are going to be starting another San Antonio Boot Camp here at Personal Fitness Revolution. Again, I’ll post an update later this week, so keep an eye out!

-November is MOVEMBER! To bring awareness to prostate cancer (1 in 6 men will be diagnosed this year), guys are encouraged to grow a mustache (“Mo” is an Aussie term for mustache). Yes, as terrible as it is, I am growing an awesome Burt Reynolds style stache this month!!!

-We are less than three weeks away from Thanksgiving. DO NOT USE THE HOLIDAYS AS A REASON TO FALL OFF THE FITNESS AND NUTRITION BANDWAGON! You CAN make tremendous progress between now and the new year. With that being said, you can also ruin an entire year worth of work by slacking now!

I have some great articles in the work for this week, so check backsoon!!!

Boyd Myers
Master Fitness Trainer – San Antonio
Owner, Personal Fitness Revolution
San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
210.391.1454