Guess we need this weather, but I’ve had an upper respiratory infection and the cold doesn’t feel so hot! My internet has also been out at home, hence the lack of updates, but today I posted healthy chicken recipes on the Personal Trainer in San Antonio Blog, so check it out! I’ll update more later!

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio – Top PT Blog in The World
Owner, Personal Fitness Revolution
210.391.1454

I’ve updated the “Personal Trainer in San Antonio” Blog quite a bit the last few days, so go check it out. Lots of info, recipes, fitness, nutrition and training articles are up now and more are added each and every day.

Hope you’re having a phenomenal week!

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutritional Specialist
16613 Huebner Road
210.391.1454

A few things today! First off, I’ve taken some new pics of the studio and will post them here today. I still need to get the new video up as well.

I’m also going to clean up this blog a bit and categorize all of the posts.

The new site is up and I’m still working on it, but I plan to formally announce it here by the end of the week! I promise to make it an absolute vault for fitness and nutrition information, and also news about personal training, my studio and upcoming events.

I’m in the middle of an intense leg workout – had to take a break to type!

Boyd Myers
San Antonio Personal Trainer
16613 Huebner Road
210.391.1454

We all have points in our lives that we look back on and draw inspiration from. I feel that I’ve had a decent run here on this planet, and have while my life hasn’t always been rosey, it has been filled with exciting moments: the birth of my son (far away the greatest day of my life, I delivered him), receiving the USAF Airman’s Medal from congress, finishing college (a few times), and opening my business are times that I reflect on and remember how I felt on those days when things aren’t going so well or when I need a little extra pick me up.

Fitness is no different – everyone goes through low times when they can’t muster up motivation, get discouraged, and just don’t want to do cardio, lift or eat another chicken breast (most people know that I personally hate chicken). You have to find things that make you remember that the commitment is worth it. Of course, we all know the benefits of exercise and that you’ll not only live longer (if your personal trainer doesn’t kill you in the process) but you’ll also live better. All of that goes without saying. Most of the time, the biggest problems are the smallest things – doing today’s workout, eating the next healthy meal, skipping a night out drinking. We’ve all faced these challenges.

A point in my “fitness” life that sticks out happened about 9 years ago – I was keeping my dietary discipline, but I had gone through a phase of trying to gain muscle and had been eating a bit looser than is required to stay lean, and had been back on the really clean eating wagon for only a few weeks. My office had just celebrated a quarter like no other – 15-20 hour days had paid off and we were able to reach an impossible goal. To celebrate, our manager was going to take us out to one of the most amazing pizza places I had ever eaten at – pizza and beer would all be on her tab… Problem was that I had committed to myself that I wasn’t going to break my diet. Saturday was my cheat day, and this was Monday, and I fully intended on working out after the luncheon. I had to be prepared. I knew there was a salad bar, so I brought a packet of tuna along with me and mixed my own tuna salad: eggs, lettuce and tuna!

During the luncheon, I was, well, crucified! People taunted me, reminding me how amazing the pizza was. Our boss reminded me that he had the tab, and I should order whatever I wanted. My co-workers had their families with them and more than one person asked me “are you on a diet?” and made comments that I was “already skinny”.

I don’t use the term diet because I don’t diet. I eat. It’s my lifestyle. So, I just basically smiled and said “Nah, I just don’t want pizza.” Trust me, it wasn’t easy. On the way out of the pizza place, a co-worker that I hadn’t spoken a whole lot to in the past stopped me and told me “I’m really impressed by your discipline. I wish I could do that.” That still rings in my head today and it still motivates me.

I know that people are watching me. I realize that my friends look to me for motivation when it comes to helping them. If they see me order a cheeseburger, then it must be alright, yeah? I like that responsibility. I like the expectations. I like being at dinner and running into a client and seeing how they look at my plate. I simply practice what I preach!

A few years ago, I had a friend that was working out as hard and was as motivated as anyone I had ever seen. He was beginning from scratch, but I felt like he was making amazing progress, and he was logging it on an internet message board. In confidence, he told me that he was getting discouraged. Yes, he could see progress and was feeling better, but felt like it wasn’t fast enough. That’s when I gave him this simple advice:

“You may not be exactly where you want to be yet, but there is someone watching you that wants to be where you are now…”

Remember that – lead by example!

Boyd Myers
San Antonio Personal Trainer
16613 Huebner Road
San Antonio, TX
210.391.1454

Me and Dan have spent a lot of time giving our personal training studio a total body makeover, and it is almost complete – we’ve rearranged, added things, subtracted things and have had the place painted. I’ll be posting updated pics and video later, but it looks amazing!

The circuit, plyometric, kettlebell, functional training, cardio fitness boot camp is in full swing – MWF at 5:30am and M-F at 4pm. You can do whatever class you want, and for the really daring, you can do all 8 classes per week (I dare you)… One of the attendees of the first boot camp summed up her condition to me last night: “Boyd, my legs, arms, abs, chest and back are on fire, but in a good way…” I love the “in a good way” comment when someone tells me they’re sore!

It’s time for my post-workout nutrition. I’ve found that using a combination of low glycemic carbs (oats) and moderate gi carbs (a banana) with whey protein isolate, followed by a low glycemic carb + lean protein meal (lean ground beef + whole grain rice) 90-120 minutes after that works great for me to begin recovery while stabilizing blood sugar and keeping me energetic. I’m often asked about the ideal post-workout shake and it is really person specific – I want them to keep their energy sustained (no crash) and do the most to increase recovery capabilities with food timing and proper supplementation.

If you haven’t checked out my main personal training website, go now: San Antonio Personal Trainer Boyd Myers. It’s loaded with articles that I’ve written, my blog, nutrition tips and other fitness related information.

You’ll get a good look at my approach. It’s my job to get people in shape, help them create a lifestyle that will KEEP them in shape, make them feel better and perform better in daily life, no matter what they’re lifestyle is. I’m an intense person, and I’m brutally honest about the fact that I’m not a big fan of how most personal trainers work. I believe in pushing a client – not to unreasonable expectations, but to a point at which their body will be force to adjust and train. I’m tired of bs myths and nonsense that personal trainers tend to pass off as fact, and I strive to help clients not become paralyzed by analysis and to help them cut through the garbage for the real meat of what will help them change their bodies. We aren’t into keeping clients “SOLD” like Lifetime or Gold’s – we HAVE NO QUOTAS. We aren’t pushing bs supplements to get our bottom line up and we aren’t jumping on the latest fads in diet and exercise. We employ science and real life experience to get the most for our clients. Simply put, we are the best at what we do – we are full time fitness professionals, and not those young “Ambercrombie” kids you see at Gold’s Gym that were working at La Cantera last week…

Time to eat – workout hard every time!

Boyd Myers
San Antonio Personal Trainer
Owner, Personal Fitness Revolution
16613 Huebner Road
210.391.1454