There’s a good chance that you’ll find yourself in a bathing suit sometime this month.

If you are like most people then that realization will 1) bring a grimace to your face and 2) will motivate you to lose some weight.

While I commend your desire to slim down before baring it all, I’m here to warn you of the 5 myths that most people fall for.…

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***QUESTION***

Hey, Chad. Let’s start working on reducing time between exercises this week!

Also, a question … You say the faster you exhaust your muscles the better, but isn’t there a minimum effective time? Otherwise why not just try and move more weight than you could possibly move for like 5 or 10 seconds and be done? Is there a lower limit?…

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Last newsletter, I promised to share a “secret” technique that I personally use to dramatically increase my workout results.

It’s simple and ALMOST obvious, but virtually no one does it.

Once I tried it and saw the results, I never wanted to go back to the old way of training. Plus, it saves me time, which I love.

Here is my secret technique: eliminate rest between exercises.…

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Who should you blame if you’re out of shape?

The diet ads have you believe that it’s anyone’s fault but yours. They put the blame on your cortisol levels, your modern diet (ie fast food), or your busy schedule.

That strategy works to sell lots of pills and supplements, but will it work to get you into bathing suit shape, so you can show off your abs?…

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“If you are looking for an excuse to fall off the wagon, the universe will provide one.”

That was the lesson that Oprah shared in her recent confession about her ongoing struggle with weight.

Oprah knows how it feels to fall off the fitness wagon; in the January issue of The Oprah Magazine she described her recent 40 pound weight gain.…

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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

That bit of wisdom came from Franklin D. Roosevelt during a radio address in 1939, and though he wasn’t talking about fitness, it certainly applies to the following fat loss myths.

Myth #1: Eating Late at Night Makes You Fat

The Facts: Your body doesn’t have an internal timer that causes late night eats to be stored directly as fat.…

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The year has started off with a bang–we’re getting new clients for personal training in our LA gym left and right.

It seems that a lot of people are seeing their health as a better investment than the markets right now, and we’re doing our best to make sure that is true for all of our clients.

But I had to take a five-minute break from the busyness to tell you about an exciting NEW book, hot off the presses, that, if you like my newsletters, well, the exercise science in this book is going to blow you away…

(please excuse typos, I wanted to get this to you quickly)

First, before I get to the “meat” of it, we have just a few remaining slots open for new clients, and I have a limited, one-time-only offer further down.…

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You’ve decided that hiring a Los Angeles personal trainer could help you turn heads, feel more confident, look amazing in your clothes, raise your energy, look better naked, and increase your strength.

But you fear these results may elude you if you end up with the wrong personal trainer.

Consider the following when looking for a personal trainer in Los Angeles who can transform you from the old you into the new you:

The 6 Criteria You MUST Consider When Hiring a Personal Trainer in Los Angeles

After you read the question below, I’ll quickly tell you how to solve this problem, and then I’ll show you a video I filmed last night of me demonstrating the solution.

You’ll even get to watch me collapse on the floor at the end.