The "Hype"...

So today, I was surfing the web doing some research for a project I am working on at work. This required me to find images of individuals working out with a personal trainer. First of all, I now know why it is so hard for those of us in the fitness industry to gain/earn the respect of the general population. I stumbbled across numbers websites of several individuals who are personal trainers. The motivation to write this post came from one particular website in which a guy claims to have a client who lost 26lbs and15% body fat in 8 weeks. Now to the average personal who is into to fitness, those numbers are believable but I am here to tell you it is what we (those of us who study and live health and exercise) call... THE HYPE. I am telling you from my experience as a Personal Trainer and Bodybuilder that those results are so incredible its next to impossible. If it this guy could get some to lose 15% of body fat that quickly he would be all over the news and research articles. That means this client was losing basically 2% of body fat EVERY week. The moral of this post, don't believe what you read, see, and hear about even from people who claim to be experts. THE HYPE causes us to set unrealistic goals and get discouraged when we don't achieve them. Hard work, determination, and knowledge would save you a lot time, effort, and money. To get the results you want, you have to earn it the right way...there are NO shortcuts.