Let the Battle Begin

First off, thank you for checking out my blog.  I hope you continue to come back and check on some of my updates.  This first post is just to give you a little background with what I will be doing over the next several months. 

Well I have been in the fitness industry from about a decade.  I have a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Connecticut and a MS in Exercise Science from the University of Florida.  Since then I have worked as a personal trainer in a number of different settings.  Currently I own a private personal training studio in Carlsbad, CA, I am a fitness educator with Exercise Etc, and I am a consultant for a few different online fitness sites like fitorbit.com and runkeeper.com. 

Being a fitness professional, it can be frustrating and overwhelming with all the get ripped quick schemes and other weight loss programs.  One thing I have learned working in this industry is that I do not know everything.  And anyone that claims they do is full of it.  Things are always changing a new research is coming out all the time.  That being said I would like to know as much as possible so I can provide the best service for my clients.  With that I thought it necessary that I put myself through a little experiment.  I am always asked about the latest fitness fad or new products and supplements coming out.  I can give my opinion for many of these using some of my own experience and using research studies.  But for me to really give my honest opinion it is best that I participate in these programs to test them myself and report my progress. 

So I decided I am going to put myself through some of the most popular fitness programs out there. I will stick with everything as best I can for 2 months.  During that time I will post my workouts, my diet, and my overall experience with the program.  It is my hope that by doing this, I can first hand see what programs are full of %#?! and what programs can back up their claims.  If at any point you read my posts and decide you would like to join me, please just contact me and we will get you on one of the programs. 

I am going to be 100% honest with my posting on how I feel the programs are working.  I will not accept any money to promote certain programs.  I will just pick the ones I feel most people have questions about.  A few I am thinking about starting with include P90X, Crossfit, and Insanity.  Like I said, I will spend two months doing whatever the program requires and see how it measures up.  I'm actually really excited to do this.  I know how good some of these companies are at marketing, but let's see how good they are at the actual program. 

Please feel free to comment and let me know if you think there are any popular programs out there that I should consider. 

Thanks,

Mike Deibler MS, CSCS
San Diego Premier Training
My Workout Creator