Defining Dad Bod

What is your HELL?

It's the place you don't want to go. It's everything bad and nothing good.

And in the health and fitness world its the reality that COULD manifest - that WILL manifest - for you in the relatively near future if you let your bad nutrition, lifestyle, and exercise habits get the better of you.

My clients who've powerfully changed their lives through great training programs all had one thing in common -- they knew what their HELL looked like and were sufficiently motivated to stay as far from that HELL as possible.

In psychology this is called RISK AVERSION and today we're going to talk about making it work for you to get better results in 2020.

In my 14 years of personal training I've helped thousands of people change their lives. Some changes were small. And some changes were earth-shattering, paradigm-shifting, and fate-transforming. In short - they extended beyond proper push-ups and calorie-burning workouts.

My coaching transforms lives.

Regardless of the result - increased fat loss, optimized health, or improved performance - this structure has been the underlying methodology for the transformations.

Exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle change grounded in physiology, biology, and psychology!

If you're looking for some magical 8 week program to give you 6 pack abs. This isn't it.

But if you're looking for a way to guide your body, your mind, and your intention into a long-term sustainable pattern of betterment and well-being by getting your body to work for you rather than against you, then I'm the guy for you.

I invite you to give Defining Dad Bod's method a shot.

(Ladies welcome! YOU have "Bods" TOO!)

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In case one would mistake my running with a shirt off as vain or arrogant…

The sun on my skin, the wind whipping around my body – the fire of the eyes of God…breath from his nostrils.

In the heat of the summer with sweat dripping on the pavement every step…one foot in front of the other – forward into the heavy, stifling haze – humid and thick.

I bear my cross forward for all to see.

They don’t see the weight on my shoulders, but I know it’s there.

Let them who have ears to hear, hear the message well.

I woke up this morning and accepted my daily bread with grace. I forgave the ills against me and hope to also be forgiven.

The pain is great but my soul is greater.

Let not my will, but yours be done.

And today I choose to carry my cross.

I stoop with worn hands and stiff back…wrap my arms around the beam…and remember what I am fighting for.

A great heave and it is, once again, upon my shoulder – rough, splintery – rubbing callous into my neck and back.

This is my burden – and I choose to bear it well.

I set my sights upon the hill in front of me and move. One foot in front of the other.

The way is narrow and difficult. My lungs burn. My joints ache. My sinew twists, protesting every inch.

I watch the path closely because even small stumbling blocks are tragic setbacks while under this much weight.

Sometimes I hear the silence of the morning dew resting peacefully on God’s green earth.

Sometimes I feel the caress of a breeze easing my salt-soaked brow.

Sometimes I see the faces of loved ones and the jeers of my enemies.

Let them who have eyes to see, let them see.

Not the body I’ve built, but the heavy cross I carry.

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Ehlers Danlos Society Publication:

https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/my-awareness-mission/?fbclid=IwAR2Ku-oC-mHjUAHhsefd-7VsZGHUyz5m9fVlO2vdfmwwhZF7LzHPxRc9mJ4

Every year on this day and memorial day, I go for a run, rain or shine, in the old pair of camo pants that I was issued 13 years ago in my JROTC class.

They are torn and faded and definitely not acceptable as a BDU anymore.

Many of my family members and friends have served both here and abroad and the action is the most sacred salute I can offer.

With #ehlersdanlos, running is very difficult for me but a skill that I am committed to maintaining as long as possible. To be able to run TOWARD danger and challenges...rather than away from them.

Like our service men and women have done and do - daily.

I am dedicated to doing what I can to make the most of my freedom that I am thankful for...and to stay ready for the fights necessary to make it count every day.

A heartfelt thank you to those who - past and present - that have sacrificed in service to our great nation.

I don't know that there is anything that I can do in honor of what you've given/give to deserve it.

Sanity, lives, and limbs have been lost on behalf of the freedoms that my family and community enjoy --

Here's to making the most of all of it and hope those actions inspire others to do the same.

"Earn this"

With the pain of every long hill ran and heavy weight lifted, the perseverance of every person uplifted, and the conscious choice to become better when it would be very easy to curl up content and comfortable instead...

I am working on it.

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Just in time for the holidays.

What's the deal with sugar?

I’ve tackled sugar a number of times in my career arguing that it is even more important to count than calories if you care to make positive, powerful changes in your own health and fitness.

I’ve also learned some things over the past few years that are worth revisiting this topic and adding to the forum.

Let’s get smart about it!

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Ever wonder what the experts in the health and fitness industry think about some of the shenanigans that you’re noticing?

Sure some jokers are contributing to the problems in a big way.

But there is an underground of highly educated, extremely passionate, and dedicated professionals who - despite the hype - have not been swayed by the ebbs and flows of fads, gimmicks, and snake-oily supplement practices.

They are the ones who stick to the science, listen closely to each individual client, and work to change the world by supporting one powerful life transformation at a time.

Tune in as Coach Alex VanHouten taps into the Trainer EDU community to see what these high-integrity professionals think about common fitness industry tropes and practices to find the number one thing we need to see to make the world of exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle change a better place.

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Exercise is a great habit.

But it will only bring you limited results.

In this episode, we talk through an important distinction - Training vs. Exercising.

We will outline "General Adaptation Syndrome" and how a real 16 week program should be structured to get you the most bang for your buck each hour you follow your program.

I let's make the best use of your time and energy!

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A recent one-week trip to the Dominican Republic for a consulting job ended up being profoundly related to the tenants of Defining Dad Bod.

Metabolic adaptation and practice is the same cross-culturally.
Dad jokes also happen to be a cross-cultural phenomenon.

Who knew?

On a serious note, these are my less-than-formal but still related to health and fitness takeaways from over 30 hours of time spent in performance clinics, crossfit boxes, running trails, and speaking with doctors, trainers, nutritionists, clients, and patients in the only language I know doesn't require an understanding of grammar and syntax to speak well.

Health and fitness.

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Dr. Sasse is a national expert in the field of minimally-invasive metabolic surgery and in this episode, we get to have an honest conversation about both the state of increasing metabolic disorders in the western world that seem to be beyond the help of exercise and nutrition interventions AND what might be done to impact the lives of hundreds of thousands who find themselves with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis or on the road to it.

This conversation hit particularly close to home because of a family member who underwent gastric bypass surgery just over a decade ago — and it was enlightening to hear how the seemingly arcane practice of stabling the stomach has evolved to something altogether more effective and less risky.

We cover myths, prognosis, and even changes in resting metabolism as born out through research and a number of other topics that - if they don’t impact you directly - will definitely be meaningful for someone you love.

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As a trainer working with real people daily for almost 14 years, you learn things that research hasn’t quite parsed out yet.

One of these things is that some types of cardiovascular exercise seemed to help clients lose fat faster than others…even aside from caloric expenditure.

I never knew why, but my clients that made a regular habit of running, walking, hiking, and jogging did better with their body composition goals than those who cycled, swam, or danced.

We still don’t know the whole story, but this study is a POWERFUL step in the direction of understanding the mechanisms better.

Short answer?

It turns out certain types of exercise may “turn on” genes that buffer obesity and “turn off” genes that tend to increase a person’s risk for high BMI, larger waists and hips, and higher Body Fat Percentage.

Who knew?

Time to get steppin’

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Source Article - Scientific Publication August 1, 2019.

https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008277

In this episode of Defining Dad Bod go back to the fundamentals and basics of weight training to challenge your body in new and exciting ways.

Are you having trouble getting started or sticking to your weight training program?

What about a need to simplify while pushing your limits?

After this conversation with Yegor Adamovich (the Soviet Samurai) don't be surprised if you walk away from your workouts spent and accomplished.

The magic of training is in periodization. But there's no magic pill to replace HARD WORK.

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