Posts Tagged ‘troubleshoot’

Clients send me nakies


31 Mar
Rossco not flexing

Rossco not flexing

Its true! You will only find out why I say this though if you listen to the 2nd podcast listed below.

I know, I know you can’t even keep up these days, how can you?

So life has been good and busy. So much new to report and hopefully a TON of useful information for you to look at.

Interviews/Contest

I have not 1 but 2 audio interviews that you can check out.

The first one is with Mike Robertson for his newsletter. I talked some about this before, but I didn’t get a chance to blog about it just yet.  In the interview we talk about all kinds of things ranging from how I got into all of this in the first place, and one of my biggest tips about training for fat loss (hint: Activity Level).

The 2nd interview I have is of me and Kevin talking about his Destination Abs program that he is on. If you didn’t know he is doing amazing and I just got new pictures in today. His progress in such a short time is nothing short of dedication and smart programming. You don’t stumble onto results like this. The program is very much like the model of my OPT remix program in the Fat Loss Troubleshoot.

The best part is midway through the interview I rambled I would give a free copy away to those who would give me their best transformation wish story.

Why do you want to change? Who and what to you hope to become? Check out the interview and let us know in the comments what kind of change you want to make and I will choose someone to send a free copy of the package too. That is it, that is all you have to do. Just a comment and a email address. Go here!

Lastly, I put up a great article on FLzine.com. It was sparked a bit by a post that happened on the PN board. I think it covers a lot about how I feel about the importance of the reality of your fat loss and why keeping it real is one of the best shots you have at getting out of all this happy. I hope you enjoy it, take a look here.

So get to listening and get a free book while you are at it.

PS-Itunes is almost fixed up, so sorry about the delay there. Thanks for the patience and help from some.

Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there…


05 Feb

I love update posts. I think I love them so much because they remind me that I am actually getting somewhere in life and doing things. Sometimes the days just travel by so fast it is nice to sit back and ask “what the hell is going on in my life right now?”

The answer is…

1. I am now the official co-host along with Jonathan “studmuffin” Fass on The Fitcast. Kevin, Tony, and Brian have done a really great job at throwing together a great exercise database too so go check it out here.

This means if you have any questions you want me to answer, head here. It is going to be a little longer on my podcasts, so this is the best way get an audio answer right now.

2. I was a “Expert Profile” feature for Precision Nutrition site and did a “Day in the Life.” It was fun, I snapped some pictures, and overall found out I am really boring right now. Check it out!

3. FLzine.com will be launching March 1st. I have a LOT more to tell you about as far as this is concerned, but I am going to save that for another post. For now, just know, I am freaking awesome.

4. Ryan Viers (one of my former clients) launched up a great new site called “LifeGawker.” An awesome idea and a positive way to spend you video watching time. Go check it out.

5. The Fat Loss Troubleshoot is still going strong and the word is getting around well. Last checked # 6 in nutrition and #12 in Diet.  I can’t thank everyone enough for their support and I hope you take the time to chat with me sometime either here, on twitter, or facebook. I am limiting myself to three of these things only because I am just too much of a goof to keep up with the rest.

So what’s been going on with you? I need some updates!

A Child Can Ask Questions That a Wise Man Cannot Answer…


30 Oct

When I was little, until around 10 years old or so, I had nose bleeds almost everyday. I had a birth defect that made my nose do something strange. The truth is I never knew why, the doctors never knew why. I am not talking a little blood on the tip of a tissue here. I am talking massive soaking on multiple tissues. The docs said that I had to “let it come out”, that it was so much and that “something” was draining so I couldn’t “clog” it. So every day I would usually sit at a toilet for a hour and just let it drain, drip by drip, until done.

My teachers understood the “let it drain” aspect of it, however, every once in a while a “new adult” would come around and be in the presence of these gushers. They would proceed to try and tilt my head back to stop it from flowing out. I would fight them and tell them, while almost dying and choking, that “it has to drain!” They would never believe me until another adult came along and said that what I was saying was correct. By that time my Punky Brewster shoes were covered and I was a pissed off little kid.

I believe this was one of the beginning reasons as to why I grew up thinking that adults were stupid and that I was smarter than they were. It also instilled to me that authority and social proof were more important that the common sense teachings of a child. It was then I knew that I was on my own and left to fend for myself. When I would get a nose bleed around strangers I would take off running, not out of embarrassment like they must have thought, but out of protection of their stupidity.

Fast forward to now…

Now when I go to the doctor office for something (rare and only if really really needed) they hurt me, usually don’t know what they are doing, and still will not listen to the common sense of the person who “lacks a clear authority.” Let me state here and now, that this is why I am who I am and I do what I do. I do not like to think that I have to depend on uneducated person to help me help myself. When at all possible I try to answer my own questions. When at all possible I “run” from the stranger that is trying to fix a problem the wrong way that I know how to fix the right way. It is NOT being cocky, it is self preservation. It is NOT being paranoid, it is being educated. With that being said, not everyone has the time or the ability to do that.

No problem, allow me please.

I will do the best I can to be an “authority” that listens to what you have to say. I will do the best I can to be a “leader” that guides you to the answer and how to find it, not just expect you to believe me. I will do the best I can to not be that stupid substitute teacher that tried to hold my head upside down as I was telling her the answer to my problem. Keep sending in your questions, the “doctor” is in.

Episode 16: I Found Leigh On the Fitcast

1- Hila

Hi Leigh!

I had visited your website after hearing you on the FitCast podcasts, I love listening to you. You talk so clearly and to the point, and obviously know what you’re doing. You have a fan from Israel :)

I have a question for you, I’m a female, 23 years old, and after a ~100 pound lost. (If you want to check me out these are my progress pics: http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Hilush/more.php?section=progresspics)
I’ve read Alan’s Girth Control, Tom’s Burn the fat, endless articles and forums and I’ve never read anything related to the hormonal aspect of weight loss for women, it has been mostly about deficits and other thermodynamics laws. My period has been very unstable since the weight loss, and tends to disappear for months then suddenly come back. According to my blood tests only, my doctor said I have PCOS (or PCO) and I should take birth control pills. She said this has nothing to do with my weight loss and that it is a born syndrome with no real cure. I am very concerned about this issue since I’m afraid I somehow messed up with my female hormones!

Do you know of any relation between PCO appearing after a big weight loss? Could the loss of period be caused by anything else besides PCO? I’m not a doctor but my blood test kind of seems alright to me and I suspect it is just the doctor’s default answer to period being irregular… My weight loss was done through a pretty drastic deficit, combined with resistance training and cardio.

Do any of your books talk about hormones issues? I’d definitely buy a book that’d shed some light over this topic I really agree with your realistic approach to fat loss and how you emphasize the body & mind connection in the process, oh and your videos are priceless, you always make me laugh :)

Waiting to hear your advice,
Thanks!
Hila.

2- Fred

Hi,

I have been listening to the fitcast and you seem to be up on nutrition, duhh, I have a question that has been bugging me.

Although I am not vegetarian I have been interested in varying my protein sources but combining protein chains for veggie sources is perplexing me, as you will see below.

I am looking into combining grain/nut/legume into full branch chains for protein. I have found loads of combinations (lentils and oats is my favorite at the moment, ends up like a savory pottage). However vegetarian websites don’t seem to mention if you sum the protein from each source or divide. To clarify here’s an example:

Total Protein (read from nutritional info on packets):

(A)
100g lentils + 50g oats = 26g + 6g = 32g protein

(B)
100g lentils + 50g oats = 6 + 6 = 12g protein

(C)
100g lentils + 50g oats = 6/2 + 6/2 = 6g protein

As you can see option (A) assumes that the amino acids to combine to create a larger more complete chain so you get more protein. Option (B) assumes that since the Oats only have 6g protein only 6g of protein can be utilized from the lentils to create a larger chain. Option (C) assumes that rather summation the aminos “interweave” so in fact you only get 6g of “full” protein.

I am not a veggie. I normally have 1-2 scopes of whey, 1 fish, and 1 chicken/mince portion a day so I am getting full branch chains elsewhere. I was just wondering how to process vegetarian combinations.

Thanks

(Edit for Fred-Check out Lyle’s Protein Book Here, If Desire to Order Click on Book To Purchase)

3- Diana

Hi Leigh,

It’s possible I may need some modifications during the re-feed (diabetes). I can handle insulin adjustments and sugars just fine but would prefer to set it up in such a way as to avoid wild swings if possible as then I just feel like crap. Anyway I would love your thoughts on that rather than me just winging it myself. On the other hand it’s just one day so maybe just leave well enough alone. And I perfectly understand just fine if you don’t want to get into it being as this is a medical condition we’re talking about here.

Thanks
Diana

4- Hot Rox

Good Morning Leigh,

Just want to say first and foremost keep up the great work! I finally bought your book The Fat Loss Troubleshoot and have already skimmed over most of it :) An audio version would be a great compliment to it. It would be great for people such as myself who have the attention span of a circus monkey and would benefit from listening either on the job or at the gym. Your awesome personality during your audio works make it enjoyable to listen to, and learn a great deal at the same time, you sound like a person that would be fun to throw back some beers with.

But this message isn’t entirely intended to kiss your ass, but you do deserve some major kudos.

Quick update
Male
27 years
5′6″
130.8 lbs lost since 3/5/07
Currently about 174 lbs
Omron handheld bf% mid 16’s through October measured first thing in morning

Not happy with the way the skin situation looking.

Yes I feel great, and I’m doing all kinds of nifty little things I couldn’t do before such as a pull up and now 20 push ups! I really love the physical aspect, and new found confidence in my physical abilities and I look good in clothes

Alas…Seeing myself naked is something that happens on a daily basis, and it is something I think about every day, as I slowly run out of bodyfat to train off.

Frankly the thought of invasive surgery and anesthesia scare the shit out of me. I briefly recall heard something about the anti-aging crowd using HGH to look younger or something along those lines, maybe even Testosterone. Maybe you know someone via your connections that might have experience with this taboo subject?

I want to reinforce that I’m not looking for a quick fix. Diet and exercise has been my staple and I pride myself and transforming with hard work, and the couple uses of Hot Rox extreme. I’m just a pussy when it comes to having pieces of me cut off and removed :)

How to Become a Fat Loss Before and After Picture


29 Aug

This was only 6 weeks, I wasn’t messing around.

They say that “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” This statement couldn’t be truer in this instance. It is safe to say that I have had some bad judgment. It was not on a grand level of bank robbery or grand theft auto, unless you count the video games. My mistakes were in diet and training. My mistakes were in the approach and understanding of my fat loss. I have since learned a thing or two and I wanted to share my mistakes and lessons learned with the world, in hopes to help others make their own mistakes, but end up victorious.

A few years ago I was average; average body, average hair, average defeats, and average achievements. I didn’t envision much for my future that was special or spectacular. I had hopes for certain dreams, but in the end I knew in my heart they were just that, hopes. This is usually where a person will dive into their “change moment” and to be truthful I didn’t have one of those. No, what I had was an “inspirational moment.”

I was friends with Leigh Peele. If not aware, Leigh Peele is the author and a trainer of this site who specializes in fat loss and metabolism problems. I had seen the changes she had made in her life and I had seen the changes she had made in others lives, and I was jealous. I was jealous of their passion and their drive and I wanted a piece of that for myself. I wanted to be somebody like that to people, I wanted to do something with my life that was more than just “getting by” so I asked her for help and started getting educated about things. Okay and maybe I lost some fat along the way.

Beyond just fat loss, beyond desire of a better personal appearance, I became a personal trainer and started helping others. Helping others achieve their dreams is downright addictive because it helps you as well. I have my days where I struggle too and it is their stories that help me stay inspired to keep going. People always forget that the answer is in the story; you just have to know how to see it. It is not like I knew then when I started I was going to be another before and after, but now that I am I want to help you become one.

Tip #1: Write Your “Before”
Write down everything that you have done, everything that has worked, hasn’t worked, and you hope will work. Write down your dreams, your fears, your victories, and most importantly your plan.

Tip# 2: Log Your “During”
You can’t know how to fix something if you don’t know what you are doing could be wrong. This journey is a big deal so treat it as such by logging your calories, sleep, emotions, and training sessions. This will help you to see patterns where you could be having problems that are hindering your success, and when you are getting it right you can see yourself shine! It is best to always try to learn why.

Tip# 3: Prepare for After
Since you will be done with this journey and are going to be an “after” you are going to have to get ready for this. Buy goal outfits, set up trips and vacations to places you didn’t used to feel at ease going because of your body or health. Prepare for the life you always wanted because now it is your time to grab it!

If you want to really set in stone a before and after picture then I have a bonus tip for you. Go here, and get the best education you can find. http://www.FatLossTroubleShoot.com

Kathleen nemargut is a certified personal trainer that now works for Avidity Fitness. You can find out more information or contact Katie through trainerkatie at avidityfitness.net

Itunes, JP Fitness, and what is to come…


30 Jun

A little bit of news for you about what is happening…

Itunes-

I now have a podcast! You can find it on Itunes here! I really hope you subscribe for the new updates. Right now it’s once a week BUT if I get enough subscribers and you show me enough love, I can make it twice a week ;) I am still working on the audio and tweaking things, but I should be much better over time.

I just posted up a new podcast, so for those who have subscribed already make sure to update you podcast information to listen to the new podcast…

Frustration With Fat Loss-The Calorie Count

This is going to be the start of the “Frustration With Fat Loss” Series. So let me know your thoughts!

JP Fitness-

There is now a sub-forum section up at JP Fitness for The Fat Loss Troubleshoot! I am beyond excited and can’t thank JP enough for letting me be a part of it. Here’s the thing though: the forum isn’t just about me. It’s about all fat loss, any problems, any diet, and any training. Basically, if it has to do with fat loss I or others are there to answer you questions. My goal is to make it one of the fastest growing and most popular fat loss forums on the net so please spread the word and if you aren’t a member then sign up now!

http://forums.jpfitness.com

I know you’re thinking, WHAT ELSE?

Just wanted to give you a sneak peak at the new articles I have coming up. I am backlogging some content right now so there won’t be as many dry spells when a crazy week hits like it did this week. If you have any requests, as always, let me know.

-The Science of Scale Fluctuations
-The Art of The Protein Shake
-Dear Leigh, Where Are My Abs?

And for subscribers only

The Vacation Workout

Now go sign up for those podcasts and the forum!

Fat Loss Banner = Fat Loss Contest Winner?


19 Jun

What is up with the banners? Yeah I know. Look, some people found the sandwich licking the abs a slight bit offensive. Crazy, I know!

Sure my first instinct was to stick by my guns. Then I had to ask: is a banner really that important? Important enough to scare people off?

Um… yeah, it is!

So that is why YOU are going to help me pick the new one. More than that YOU are going to help me make the new ones.

Now I already have two made myself and I really really like them BUT I need some more to choose from. So, all of you get started on sending new ideas into me. On Friday the 27th I will put up the banners for a vote. I will not say who has done what. Only I will know.

You will vote on the banner, and that banner will be the new banner for this site for at least a full year.

What does the winner of the banner get? You mean other than the joy of being the banner creator of my site?

  • The Full Fat Loss Troubleshoot Package
  • One Phone Consult with the all wise and knowing me
  • A shipment of PB2, Brownies, and Tons of Yummy bar treats courtesy of BodyTech.com
  • Gift card for $50 to Amazon.com

Not too shabby, eh? That’s $300+ worth of prizes there!

So what are you waiting for? You don’t even have to eat well for this contest!

Rules/best chances of winning:

-Banner must be in clean taste (Doesn’t have to mean boring!)
-Banner must be at 1400 x 200 and at least 200 resolution
-Banner should be lighter and appeal to both sexes (not gender specific)
-No kitten hugging (emphasis added)

(I will also accept picture submissions. They do not have to be banners but they must be your own work. I can make them into a banner, that counts!)

Submit your entries to banners@avidityfitness.net or link to them and contact me through the contact link.

The Fat Loss Troubleshooter – Leigh Peele

Common Sense Meets Advanced Knowledge