If you look up "gym rat" in the dictionary you'd see my picture. Yeah, I used to be the guy that would hit the gym 5-6 days a week, arrive with no plan, wouldn't warm up, do 20 sets of chest and other "big weight" exercises over 2 hours, and would have chronic shoulder pain. Sound familiar?
I've been athletic all my life playing soccer, ice hockey, road biking, skiing, ... you name it. And like most "gym rats" I thought I was in pretty good shape.
Fast forward to September 2007 when my wife saw a P90X infomercial and told me that she wanted to buy it. Mr. Cynic and Know-It-All, yours truly, told her she was a sucker and insisted that she not waste the money. Also, around that time, my doctor wanted to put me on Lipitor (a cholesterol medication).
Like most great wives she didn't listen to me and bought P90X anyway. So, being somewhat curious, I checked out a few DVDs and was instantly impressed with the production quality, routines, and the concept of muscle confusion. 3 1/2 years, 5 rounds of P90X, P90X+, Insanity, and 3 Volumes of One On One later I'm in the best shape of my life and suffice it to say Lipitor and I have never met.
Now, not only am I continuing my fitness journey (yep, I'm doing that Ironman thing in Florida in 2011), but in early 2010 I signed up to be a Beachbody Coach. I had been recommending their outstanding fitness programs and nutritionals since I became a customer, but once I found out I could benefit financially by helping others AND get discounts off of their products...no brainer.
More than that, Coaching spoke to me because as a carer and sharer I get to be a difference maker in someone else's life. It is an unbelievably gratifying feeling to inspire and motivate other "gym rats", friends, relatives, business associates, and complete strangers and put them on a proven path that will pay dividends for the rest of their lives. How can you beat that?
All you have to do is bring the desire and Beachbody does the rest. It works. Take it from a (former) cynic.
If you're a carer and sharer that wants to earn some extra coin by helping others contact me at coachscottj@beachbodycoach.com.
