30 Lessons from 30 Pounds of Weight Loss: Part 2, How To Stay Motivated for Workouts

The cliche statement of ‘long term weight loss is best’ and/or the cliche of ‘it will take time to reach your goal’ is 100% true, and in my first 10 lessons, one of the success points was that I gave myself over 5 months to achieve my goal.

But I wanted to go a few layers deeper, HOW do stay motivated over 3,4,5 months of training? Or if you’re reading this and you are someone who needs to lose 70,80, or even 100+ pounds, how do you stay consistent for that length of time?

Well, keep reading, because this article is for you.

ArticlesCasey LeeJuly 3, 2023weight lossComment

30 Lessons from 30 Pounds of Weight Loss: Part 1

Back in January I received an invite to one of my close friends weddings. The save the date told me that the party was going down in the middle of June and that I needed to bring my dancing shoes.

The dancing is neither here, nor there, but I felt was important for the story, haha!

Like many, when I received my invitation, I thought about what I was going to wear. I pulled out a few of my 'go-to’s’ as far as fancy-pants, dress up clothes, and much to my dismay, the pants didn’t fit.

I’m not talking about sucking it in.

I’m talking about stealing one of my wife’s hair ties and wrapping it around the fly of the pants to bungee those suckers shut.

Alas, my weight-loss motivation began!

ArticlesCasey LeeJune 28, 2023weight lossComment

How To Choose The Right Weight

Which came first; the chicken or the egg?

Which came first; the weight you want to use or how many reps you want to do?

^^That sounded way better in my head^^

The serious- and timeless- question awaits...how do I know what weight to use when I work out?

ArticlesCasey LeeApril 24, 2023workout, weights, fitness tipsComment

The Biggest Mistake I've Made as a Personal Trainer

My favorite part about working as a personal trainer is the excitement individuals have when they first start working with me.

It’s amazing.

I even remember my first day working with Diane, a retired Nurse, who came in to her first workout with brand new sneakers.

Seriously, seeing people get fired up about improving their health is contagious. It’s my favorite party of the gig, for sure.

It took a few years to realize but that excitement was also my greatest mistake.

ArticlesCasey LeeMay 27, 2022goal setting, consistency, fitness coachingComment

Rest, Rep Ranges, and Soreness- Client Questions Answered!

I wanted to write this week and answer three really good questions asked by personal training clients over the last few weekly check-ins.

I always like covering these questions because, well, if clients are asking I'm sure more people are wondering the same thing!

If you're interested in checking out past editions of articles like this, you can check them out

Here and Here.

ArticlesCasey LeeMay 23, 2022rest intervals, rep ranges, strength trainingComment

Chasing your first push up? Try these!

A common goal for both male and female personal training clients is that they want to improve their push up ability.

For some, that means getting their first push up. For others, that can mean doing X push ups in 1 minute.

It all varies.

Whether you are chasing your first push up OR looking to improve on your ability to do push ups, here is the process I use with both my in person and online personal training clients.

ArticlesCasey LeeMay 19, 2022push up, exercise tutorial, strength trainingComment