Peak Performance Fitness
FAQ's
How do I decide what trainer to use?
Unfortunately, in the age of the Internet, you simply don’t know what you’re getting, who you’re reading and whether or not they’re qualified to teach the information they’re pushing. You really need to research and check the trainer’s education, certifications, and see if they are insured and state licensed to protect yourself. If you are willing to spend good money, do you really want someone training you that might have been the front desk employee and/or making your smoothie the day before?
Do I need to purchase a membership at your gym?
At Body Sport, where I train, you only pay your training fees; nothing else is required. You will work out in a clean, air conditioned room, with equipment that is in good working condition. A complimentary workout towel is provided at each workout.
Why should I use a trainer?
There are numerous reasons to purchase the services of a trainer; you might need motivation, accountability or inspiration. You may have a sports specific goal, a desire to improve your fitness level or want help losing weight. Your goal may be to earn an athletic scholarship, or get in that bikini you like so much, or whatever else it is that you are trying to accomplish, the trainer’s job is to motivate, inspire, and keep you accountable in assisting you to reach your goals.
Should I eat carbs?
YES you need to eat carbs, and if anybody tells you different, it shows they lack credibility to be your trainer. Carbohydrates are the energy source of the human body. If you deprive your body of that energy source, the body will look for another source of energy. It will either attack your current muscle and break it down for energy or go after the protein you consume and use it as energy. Either way, you’re losing muscle or being prevented from building muscle. Do you really want that to happen, I doubt it. Muscle is denser than fat and you will actually lose inches when you build muscle and lose body-fat. Additionally, every pound of muscle you add, your metabolic rate increases, which in turns help you to lose weight, inches, and burn fat.
What kind of workouts should I do?
It all depends on your fitness goals. Unfortunately, I have seen trainers train the “soccer athlete” like they would train the “soccer mom.” What I mean by that statement is; some trainers have all their clients do the same workouts. A qualified trainer should design and implement workouts according to their client’s individual needs. A “soccer mom” and “soccer athlete” requires two different training regimens. The soccer athlete would not reach their full potential doing a “soccer mom” workout. Before you choose a trainer, make sure they know the difference between program designs for non athletes vs. athletes
Can you give me an intense hard work out every session for 2 hours?
NO, I won’t. I believe in the quality vs. quantity approach to working out. From my years of experience in working out, playing sports, reading research articles and training a wide variety of clients, I have come to this conclusion. It is better to have a short quality workout rather than a long over trained workout and risk getting burned out or possibly hurt. I provide an intense workout that is tailored to a client’s individual needs, without overtraining.
I hold firm to this training practice as I have experienced positive outcomes with this approach. In 2009, I was the head track coach at a local high school. Some of the athletes didn’t understand my Quality vs. Quantity approach and gave me resistance throughout the season, but I held firm in my training practices. We finished the season with a boys and girls state team title.
Can I handle doing a group boot camp class?
YES!! Anybody can handle one of my boot camp classes. You might be crawling back to your car when we are done, but you can handle it! I’ve had clients ranging in age from 15-70, in all shapes and sizes participating, with everyone performing at their peak. I really enjoy coaching the boot camp classes and watching everybody compete, motivate, and encourage each other to hit their peak performance. Additionally, boot camp provides an opportunity to get a great workout, from a highly qualified trainer, at a fraction of the cost of a one-on-one training session.
Will I get big and bulky using weights?
There are three main factors that will prevent women from getting bulky: lower testosterone levels, cardio workouts, and type of resistance training.
Women do not produce enough testosterone to build “bulky” muscle mass. (Unless you are eating 4,000 calories a day and shooting steroids). Studies have shown that doing 20-30 minutes of cardio 2-3x or more per week, will prevent hypertrophy (increase size) of muscle. Examples of people that do this amount of cardio are: swimmers, long distance runners, rowers, and cyclists. They tend to be fit and lean. People that want to increase their muscle mass, such as football players, body builders, and shot putters, or the average joe at the gym would want to decrease their cardio workouts to no more than twice a week for 20-30 minutes per session.
Muscle is denser, not heavier than fat. (One pound of steal is equal to one pound of feathers.) Any trainer that says muscle weighs more than fat is lacking knowledge and credibility to be your trainer
Do I need to take a lot of supplements?
NO, throughout my athletic career I tried to keep it simple. A basic multi vitamin, protein shake, branched chain amino acids (BCAA’s), and glutamine and that’s about it. I accomplished my strength goals of 160kilo (352lbs) power clean and 35 inch vertical jump while competing on the US Bobsled Team. So if I could reach my goals keeping it simple, so can you. Now on the other hand if you get a trainer at a “major gym chain” that trainer will be pushing supplements down your throat in the first 20 min you meet them and tell you without their exclusive brand you will not see results, unfortunately they just want to make money, trust me, I had a job like that for 6 years.
How long will it take to get a six pack if I keep doing all these crunches?
Once again, unfortunately it’s not that simple; you just can’t do 1,000 crunches a day and expect to see a six pack appear. If you notice, the last place most people lose weight is around their stomach/love handles, so if you just keep doing those crunches and not following an organized routine of proper resistance training, cardio training and nutrition, that six pack will be covered up by that last layer of belly fat, until you do all the proper fitness components properly.