there is a look this is fitness
let me tell you the story of how I came
let me tell you the story of how I came to one of you said a large part of my
to one of you said a large part of my
to one of you said a large part of my childhood was centered on sports I spent
childhood was centered on sports I spent
childhood was centered on sports I spent a ton of time conditioning my body at
a ton of time conditioning my body at
a ton of time conditioning my body at various camps clubs and contests I
various camps clubs and contests I
various camps clubs and contests I worked hard and practices with
worked hard and practices with
worked hard and practices with aspirations of playing at a high level
aspirations of playing at a high level
aspirations of playing at a high level one day and like many young athletes
one day and like many young athletes
one day and like many young athletes growing up I wanted to be like the pros
growing up I wanted to be like the pros
growing up I wanted to be like the pros the Serena Williams the Simon Richards
the Serena Williams the Simon Richards
the Serena Williams the Simon Richards the Rafael Nadal’s these were the
the Rafael Nadal’s these were the
the Rafael Nadal’s these were the athletes I adored not solely because
athletes I adored not solely because
athletes I adored not solely because they were incredible talents but mainly
they were incredible talents but mainly
they were incredible talents but mainly because they look freaking awesome
because they look freaking awesome
because they look freaking awesome competing in their arenas the athletic
competing in their arenas the athletic
competing in their arenas the athletic aesthetic bodies they achieved were
aesthetic bodies they achieved were
aesthetic bodies they achieved were totally badass and I was look badass at
totally badass and I was look badass at
totally badass and I was look badass at 12 years old I started strength training
12 years old I started strength training
12 years old I started strength training with a personal trainer who also happens
with a personal trainer who also happens
with a personal trainer who also happens to be a bodybuilding coach he had this
to be a bodybuilding coach he had this
to be a bodybuilding coach he had this wall showcasing his top bodybuilding
wall showcasing his top bodybuilding
wall showcasing his top bodybuilding clients posing at their shows I will
clients posing at their shows I will
clients posing at their shows I will walk in the gym every day before
walk in the gym every day before
walk in the gym every day before training and look at that wall for
training and look at that wall for
training and look at that wall for inspiration because the physique they
inspiration because the physique they
inspiration because the physique they achieved were incredible I told myself
achieved were incredible I told myself
achieved were incredible I told myself if I worked really really hard and all
if I worked really really hard and all
if I worked really really hard and all my training sessions that I could look
my training sessions that I could look
my training sessions that I could look like them one day I kept this mentality
like them one day I kept this mentality
like them one day I kept this mentality for the next 10 years getting after it
for the next 10 years getting after it
for the next 10 years getting after it in all my training sessions with
in all my training sessions with
in all my training sessions with intensity unwavering from full throttle
intensity unwavering from full throttle
intensity unwavering from full throttle you can ask my former teammates what I
you can ask my former teammates what I
you can ask my former teammates what I look like training they’ll tell you that
look like training they’ll tell you that
look like training they’ll tell you that intense was my middle name and that I
intense was my middle name and that I
intense was my middle name and that I was extra fast forward a year later from
was extra fast forward a year later from
was extra fast forward a year later from about 13 to 15 years old I was in this
about 13 to 15 years old I was in this
about 13 to 15 years old I was in this awkward phase of having attained the
awkward phase of having attained the
awkward phase of having attained the physical attributes of a woman but I
physical attributes of a woman but I
physical attributes of a woman but I still had the frame of a thin little
still had the frame of a thin little
still had the frame of a thin little girl during this time I was flooded with
girl during this time I was flooded with
girl during this time I was flooded with comments from laying friends on my body
comments from laying friends on my body
comments from laying friends on my body dang their body is so fit and perfect I
dang their body is so fit and perfect I
dang their body is so fit and perfect I remember when I used to look like that
remember when I used to look like that
remember when I used to look like that stay active girls we can keep that
stay active girls we can keep that
stay active girls we can keep that perfect body
perfect body
perfect body enjoy it now this is the best you’re
enjoy it now this is the best you’re
enjoy it now this is the best you’re ever going to look and then there was
ever going to look and then there was
ever going to look and then there was the fundamental intolerance of body
the fundamental intolerance of body
the fundamental intolerance of body diversity in our society then waste
diversity in our society then waste
diversity in our society then waste lines flat tummies thigh gaps round tone
lines flat tummies thigh gaps round tone
lines flat tummies thigh gaps round tone butts but not too big
butts but not too big
butts but not too big these are markers of success willpower
these are markers of success willpower
these are markers of success willpower and beauty for women and for guys muscle
and beauty for women and for guys muscle
and beauty for women and for guys muscle value washboard abs those are markers of
value washboard abs those are markers of
value washboard abs those are markers of strength work ethic popularity and
strength work ethic popularity and
strength work ethic popularity and athleticism I mean the pressures are
athleticism I mean the pressures are
athleticism I mean the pressures are unavoidable these are the standards in
unavoidable these are the standards in
unavoidable these are the standards in our media so with all that being said
our media so with all that being said
our media so with all that being said I’ve pretty much obsessed over keeping
I’ve pretty much obsessed over keeping
I’ve pretty much obsessed over keeping it tight most of my life by any means
it tight most of my life by any means
it tight most of my life by any means necessary make the story sounds familiar
necessary make the story sounds familiar
necessary make the story sounds familiar to you maybe you’ve had similar
to you maybe you’ve had similar
to you maybe you’ve had similar experiences or have you ever felt like
experiences or have you ever felt like
experiences or have you ever felt like fit but somehow tie it’s your success or
fit but somehow tie it’s your success or
fit but somehow tie it’s your success or self-worth maybe you’re raising your
self-worth maybe you’re raising your
self-worth maybe you’re raising your eyebrow at me thinking wow this is
eyebrow at me thinking wow this is
eyebrow at me thinking wow this is coming from a former athlete a trainer a
coming from a former athlete a trainer a
coming from a former athlete a trainer a fitness influencer well yeah these body
fitness influencer well yeah these body
fitness influencer well yeah these body ideals affect everyone especially
ideals affect everyone especially
ideals affect everyone especially athletes trainers and fitness
athletes trainers and fitness
athletes trainers and fitness influencers who are expected to have the
influencers who are expected to have the
influencers who are expected to have the fit look throughout high school and most
fit look throughout high school and most
fit look throughout high school and most of my time as a collegiate athlete I
of my time as a collegiate athlete I
of my time as a collegiate athlete I spent more time that I like to admit
spent more time that I like to admit
spent more time that I like to admit pursuing the fit look chasing the
pursuing the fit look chasing the
pursuing the fit look chasing the perfect body obsessing over too much
perfect body obsessing over too much
perfect body obsessing over too much conditioning in the gym I mean maybe I
conditioning in the gym I mean maybe I
conditioning in the gym I mean maybe I could have been a better athlete if I
could have been a better athlete if I
could have been a better athlete if I could have focus all that energy on
could have focus all that energy on
could have focus all that energy on actual sport performance and skill work
actual sport performance and skill work
actual sport performance and skill work stuff oops
well at 22 it hit me it was an injury in
well at 22 it hit me it was an injury in the weight room that gave me new
the weight room that gave me new
the weight room that gave me new perspective I had a squat accident that
perspective I had a squat accident that
perspective I had a squat accident that set my hip into severe misalignment
set my hip into severe misalignment
set my hip into severe misalignment completely disrupting how my lower body
completely disrupting how my lower body
completely disrupting how my lower body function
function
function I couldn’t flex at the hip without sharp
I couldn’t flex at the hip without sharp
I couldn’t flex at the hip without sharp pain I couldn’t do any more lower body
pain I couldn’t do any more lower body
pain I couldn’t do any more lower body workouts and I couldn’t walk or sleep
workouts and I couldn’t walk or sleep
workouts and I couldn’t walk or sleep without discomfort or sharp pain this
without discomfort or sharp pain this
without discomfort or sharp pain this accident screwed up a critical piece of
accident screwed up a critical piece of
accident screwed up a critical piece of my lifestyle imagine the most essential
my lifestyle imagine the most essential
my lifestyle imagine the most essential part of your being getting stripped away
part of your being getting stripped away
part of your being getting stripped away from you in an instant crippling
from you in an instant crippling
from you in an instant crippling injuries by the way are a common source
injuries by the way are a common source
injuries by the way are a common source of competitive athletes experiences with
of competitive athletes experiences with
of competitive athletes experiences with depression and this was the case for me
depression and this was the case for me
depression and this was the case for me a long inconvenient journey back to the
a long inconvenient journey back to the
a long inconvenient journey back to the movement health began for me I went to
movement health began for me I went to
movement health began for me I went to many doctors chiropractors massage
many doctors chiropractors massage
many doctors chiropractors massage therapists physical therapists you name
therapists physical therapists you name
therapists physical therapists you name it
it
it this was a challenging couple of years
this was a challenging couple of years
this was a challenging couple of years for me but also very eye-opening and
for me but also very eye-opening and
for me but also very eye-opening and humbling you see being fit was how I
humbling you see being fit was how I
humbling you see being fit was how I define myself and now I couldn’t really
define myself and now I couldn’t really
define myself and now I couldn’t really make that happen because I struggle even
make that happen because I struggle even
make that happen because I struggle even getting around
I gained a newfound appreciation of what
I gained a newfound appreciation of what Fitness was meant to be and I became
Fitness was meant to be and I became
Fitness was meant to be and I became empathetic to the people that lived with
empathetic to the people that lived with
empathetic to the people that lived with these movement limitations their entire
these movement limitations their entire
these movement limitations their entire lives people that didn’t have the choice
lives people that didn’t have the choice
lives people that didn’t have the choice to be physically active or experience
to be physically active or experience
to be physically active or experience all of what the human body was
all of what the human body was
all of what the human body was physically capable of like I had been
physically capable of like I had been
physically capable of like I had been able to I started feeling bad about
able to I started feeling bad about
able to I started feeling bad about taking my body for granted for having
taking my body for granted for having
taking my body for granted for having such a shallow view it as I went through
such a shallow view it as I went through
such a shallow view it as I went through the process of rehabbing my hip I
the process of rehabbing my hip I
the process of rehabbing my hip I started to obtain the gift of a healthy
started to obtain the gift of a healthy
started to obtain the gift of a healthy body and the beauty and healthy movement
body and the beauty and healthy movement
body and the beauty and healthy movement patterns as I truly started engaging my
patterns as I truly started engaging my
patterns as I truly started engaging my mind in my rehab exercises my journey
mind in my rehab exercises my journey
mind in my rehab exercises my journey reshaping my body reshape definition of
reshaping my body reshape definition of
reshaping my body reshape definition of thick no longer was fit describing a
thick no longer was fit describing a
thick no longer was fit describing a look to me but rather a body that can do
look to me but rather a body that can do
look to me but rather a body that can do things that can move around like like
things that can move around like like
things that can move around like like these
this was my breakthrough moment that
this was my breakthrough moment that unlocked new perspective reshaped my
unlocked new perspective reshaped my
unlocked new perspective reshaped my worldview and inspired lifestyle change
worldview and inspired lifestyle change
worldview and inspired lifestyle change being fitted was not about the look
being fitted was not about the look
being fitted was not about the look being fit was the ongoing active strive
being fit was the ongoing active strive
being fit was the ongoing active strive to optimal physical well-being
during my time rehabbing I gained a
during my time rehabbing I gained a deeper appreciation of functional
deeper appreciation of functional
deeper appreciation of functional fitness and I promised myself that once
fitness and I promised myself that once
fitness and I promised myself that once I was fully healthy I would commit all
I was fully healthy I would commit all
I was fully healthy I would commit all my training to purposeful movement
my training to purposeful movement
my training to purposeful movement rather than kill yourself die die die
rather than kill yourself die die die
rather than kill yourself die die die workouts I feel that you know
workouts I feel that you know
workouts I feel that you know technically it is is functionality
technically it is is functionality
technically it is is functionality related and I’m thinking about Charles
related and I’m thinking about Charles
related and I’m thinking about Charles Darwin in his definitions of it if you
Darwin in his definitions of it if you
Darwin in his definitions of it if you were still around I don’t think that he
were still around I don’t think that he
were still around I don’t think that he would be referring to the leanest most
would be referring to the leanest most
would be referring to the leanest most esthetic person as the one most fit for
esthetic person as the one most fit for
esthetic person as the one most fit for survival even the current research
survival even the current research
survival even the current research bolsters this alternative view of fit a
bolsters this alternative view of fit a
bolsters this alternative view of fit a 2005 study showed that excessive time
2005 study showed that excessive time
2005 study showed that excessive time spent in the gym and appearance driven
spent in the gym and appearance driven
spent in the gym and appearance driven workouts like oftentimes cardio machine
workouts like oftentimes cardio machine
workouts like oftentimes cardio machine training are associated with negative
training are associated with negative
training are associated with negative body image self objectification and
body image self objectification and
body image self objectification and disordered eating the exercises that are
disordered eating the exercises that are
disordered eating the exercises that are commonly used in repetition abused and
commonly used in repetition abused and
commonly used in repetition abused and appear in aesthetic focus workouts are
appear in aesthetic focus workouts are
appear in aesthetic focus workouts are isolation exercises such as the military
isolation exercises such as the military
isolation exercises such as the military press the leg extensions preacher curls
press the leg extensions preacher curls
press the leg extensions preacher curls and crunch variations like these also
and crunch variations like these also
and crunch variations like these also popular are hit exercises such as the
popular are hit exercises such as the
popular are hit exercises such as the kettlebell swing high rep box jumps and
kettlebell swing high rep box jumps and
kettlebell swing high rep box jumps and other high-low plyometrics and any
other high-low plyometrics and any
other high-low plyometrics and any circuits or wads that train literally
circuits or wads that train literally
circuits or wads that train literally every energy system at once
every energy system at once
every energy system at once now these exercises may help tone your
now these exercises may help tone your
now these exercises may help tone your abs your your arms your butt your legs
abs your your arms your butt your legs
abs your your arms your butt your legs and they may even help burn a ton of
and they may even help burn a ton of
and they may even help burn a ton of calories but unless you have awesome
calories but unless you have awesome
calories but unless you have awesome posture range of motion at all your
posture range of motion at all your
posture range of motion at all your joints zero joint pain basic strength
joints zero joint pain basic strength
joints zero joint pain basic strength and muscle endurance and pretty good
and muscle endurance and pretty good
and muscle endurance and pretty good coordination balance and body awareness
coordination balance and body awareness
coordination balance and body awareness and awesome stability in form and
and awesome stability in form and
and awesome stability in form and positions like these then those
positions like these then those
positions like these then those exercises are actually going to be high
exercises are actually going to be high
exercises are actually going to be high risk for you often leading to injuries
risk for you often leading to injuries
risk for you often leading to injuries such as lower back pain discs our
such as lower back pain discs our
such as lower back pain discs our nation’s ankle sprains shoulder
nation’s ankle sprains shoulder
nation’s ankle sprains shoulder impingement and hamstring pulls why not
impingement and hamstring pulls why not
impingement and hamstring pulls why not take a step back from the high rep
take a step back from the high rep
take a step back from the high rep high-intensity training and maybe go
high-intensity training and maybe go
high-intensity training and maybe go back to those unsexy functional movement
back to those unsexy functional movement
back to those unsexy functional movement exercises that your body is probably
exercises that your body is probably
exercises that your body is probably craving like my grandma would do let me
craving like my grandma would do let me
craving like my grandma would do let me let me go back to my childhood for a
let me go back to my childhood for a
let me go back to my childhood for a second to explain what I’m talking about
second to explain what I’m talking about
second to explain what I’m talking about so I spend most of my summers at my
so I spend most of my summers at my
so I spend most of my summers at my grandma’s place growing up with like ten
grandma’s place growing up with like ten
grandma’s place growing up with like ten of my cousins and my sisters my grandma
of my cousins and my sisters my grandma
of my cousins and my sisters my grandma loved her some health fitness that’s
loved her some health fitness that’s
loved her some health fitness that’s what she would call it health fitness
every morning we will watch her do some
every morning we will watch her do some of the craziest exercises knowing that
of the craziest exercises knowing that
of the craziest exercises knowing that her routine was completely made up we
her routine was completely made up we
her routine was completely made up we would crack jokes but I’ve realized over
would crack jokes but I’ve realized over
would crack jokes but I’ve realized over the years that my grandma was the og of
the years that my grandma was the og of
the years that my grandma was the og of functional fitness specifically hip
functional fitness specifically hip
functional fitness specifically hip mobility training in fact just the other
mobility training in fact just the other
mobility training in fact just the other day I got some footage of her at the gym
day I got some footage of her at the gym
day I got some footage of her at the gym getting after it here she is right here
just killing it she’s burning me
just killing it she’s burning me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Hiep games but really my grandma’s still
Hiep games but really my grandma’s still
Hiep games but really my grandma’s still to this day sticks to her morning health
to this day sticks to her morning health
to this day sticks to her morning health fitness and she taught me this valuable
fitness and she taught me this valuable
fitness and she taught me this valuable lesson
lesson
lesson the human body was designed for movement
the human body was designed for movement
the human body was designed for movement exploration what changed my perspective
exploration what changed my perspective
exploration what changed my perspective and inspired is lifestyle change were
and inspired is lifestyle change were
and inspired is lifestyle change were some conversations I’ve had with with
some conversations I’ve had with with
some conversations I’ve had with with consulting with my clients one
consulting with my clients one
consulting with my clients one individual set the following to me
individual set the following to me
individual set the following to me during a fitness assessment I just
during a fitness assessment I just
during a fitness assessment I just really want to be skinny is that
really want to be skinny is that
really want to be skinny is that possible for me
possible for me
possible for me how long until I get there in our
how long until I get there in our
how long until I get there in our training regimen another individual has
training regimen another individual has
training regimen another individual has similar goals raising up their shirt and
similar goals raising up their shirt and
similar goals raising up their shirt and tugging what I saw was a flat tone tummy
tugging what I saw was a flat tone tummy
tugging what I saw was a flat tone tummy they they looked up at me and discussed
they they looked up at me and discussed
they they looked up at me and discussed and they said the following look at all
and they said the following look at all
and they said the following look at all this fat I can’t even see my abs
troubling statements right we’ll get
troubling statements right we’ll get this these individuals are athletes
this these individuals are athletes
this these individuals are athletes these individuals are male and these
these individuals are male and these
these individuals are male and these individuals are ten year old children
sadly I have many examples like this
sadly I have many examples like this guys but hearing this from these two
guys but hearing this from these two
guys but hearing this from these two broke my heart they’re just kids this is
broke my heart they’re just kids this is
broke my heart they’re just kids this is a cultural problem are you surprised
a cultural problem are you surprised
a cultural problem are you surprised that eating disorders depression and
that eating disorders depression and
that eating disorders depression and anxiety are prominent in our society
anxiety are prominent in our society
anxiety are prominent in our society among adolescents and young adults I’m
among adolescents and young adults I’m
among adolescents and young adults I’m not and mind you this talk has been
not and mind you this talk has been
not and mind you this talk has been focused on fit goals the cultural
focused on fit goals the cultural
focused on fit goals the cultural preoccupation with getting skinny is
preoccupation with getting skinny is
preoccupation with getting skinny is another complex issue my lifestyle has
another complex issue my lifestyle has
another complex issue my lifestyle has changed a lot since my breakthrough
changed a lot since my breakthrough
changed a lot since my breakthrough moment my workouts are more like
moment my workouts are more like
moment my workouts are more like playtime they’re less rigid gym centric
playtime they’re less rigid gym centric
playtime they’re less rigid gym centric and body part focus the now more about
and body part focus the now more about
and body part focus the now more about posture and breathing awareness total
posture and breathing awareness total
posture and breathing awareness total complete core strength coordination
complete core strength coordination
complete core strength coordination balance stability and just straight-up
balance stability and just straight-up
balance stability and just straight-up movement flow or movement exploration my
movement flow or movement exploration my
movement flow or movement exploration my coaching style has has changed it is now
coaching style has has changed it is now
coaching style has has changed it is now most important to me to cultivate
most important to me to cultivate
most important to me to cultivate positive body image and understanding of
positive body image and understanding of
positive body image and understanding of proper movement patterns when I work
proper movement patterns when I work
proper movement patterns when I work with people if I could get the physique
with people if I could get the physique
with people if I could get the physique focused person to get excited about
focused person to get excited about
focused person to get excited about changes and improvements in their
changes and improvements in their
changes and improvements in their functional movement health that’s a win
functional movement health that’s a win
functional movement health that’s a win for me the significance of positive
for me the significance of positive
for me the significance of positive self-talk and celebrating personal
self-talk and celebrating personal
self-talk and celebrating personal improvements was ingrained in me a long
improvements was ingrained in me a long
improvements was ingrained in me a long time ago for sports
time ago for sports
time ago for sports I practice be at your best mentality and
I practice be at your best mentality and
I practice be at your best mentality and all my fitness training and in my life
all my fitness training and in my life
all my fitness training and in my life in general
and I think on spreading this value not
and I think on spreading this value not idealistic physique goes with my
idealistic physique goes with my
idealistic physique goes with my influence in the fitness world now
influence in the fitness world now
influence in the fitness world now people may say oh great
people may say oh great
people may say oh great and the trainer preaching that body
and the trainer preaching that body
and the trainer preaching that body ideals are trivial while she’s standing
ideals are trivial while she’s standing
ideals are trivial while she’s standing up there blessed with a athletic body
up there blessed with a athletic body
up there blessed with a athletic body type most of us aren’t that lucky I’ve
type most of us aren’t that lucky I’ve
type most of us aren’t that lucky I’ve never experienced a lean body or ABS
never experienced a lean body or ABS
never experienced a lean body or ABS well let me tell you something I worked
well let me tell you something I worked
well let me tell you something I worked my ass off for this body don’t get it
my ass off for this body don’t get it
my ass off for this body don’t get it twisted I don’t care what kind of
twisted I don’t care what kind of
twisted I don’t care what kind of genetics you have you still got to put
genetics you have you still got to put
genetics you have you still got to put in the work and you think having a
in the work and you think having a
in the work and you think having a 6-pack is going to somehow solve all
6-pack is going to somehow solve all
6-pack is going to somehow solve all your problems make you happy no I’ve
your problems make you happy no I’ve
your problems make you happy no I’ve been there that process is a very
been there that process is a very
been there that process is a very restrictive lonely and a hungry place
restrictive lonely and a hungry place
restrictive lonely and a hungry place and again you still got to put in the
and again you still got to put in the
and again you still got to put in the work
work
work listen stop chasing the fit look and
listen stop chasing the fit look and
listen stop chasing the fit look and start chasing a fit body when your
start chasing a fit body when your
start chasing a fit body when your definition of fit changes to that
definition of fit changes to that
definition of fit changes to that ongoing active strive toward optimal
ongoing active strive toward optimal
ongoing active strive toward optimal physical well-being your quality of life
physical well-being your quality of life
physical well-being your quality of life will become better and trust me when you
will become better and trust me when you
will become better and trust me when you start committing your training and your
start committing your training and your
start committing your training and your workouts to the exercises that help you
workouts to the exercises that help you
workouts to the exercises that help you become a better functioning human you’re
become a better functioning human you’re
become a better functioning human you’re fit look will come without you obsessing
fit look will come without you obsessing
fit look will come without you obsessing so much over it so team would you rather
so much over it so team would you rather
so much over it so team would you rather look fit or be fit thank you
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