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QUESTION - 184 Pound Weight-loss and now becoming a Fitness Trainer

- Question ­ HELLO, MY NAME IS T. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS MEANT FOR ME TO SURF THE WEB THIS MORNING! MAN, I TO USED TO WEIGH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT (384lbs.) IN FALL 2000. I HAD BEEN DECIDING FOR A LONG TIME THAT IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GET UP AND DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I HAD NEVER BEEN THIS BIG (56" WAIST LINE/ 5X SHIRT SIZE ALSO) I CURRENT LY WEIGH 200LBS. AND HAVE BEEEN HOLDING THIS STEADFAST AT THIS WEIGHT FOR OVER 2YRS ALMOST. ALSO I HAVE BEGUN TAKING TWO DISTANCE LERANING CLASSES TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION IN FITNESS TRAINING BECAUSE I'M VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE WORK I'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS "CERTAIN CAREERS I STARTED" TEEL ME DAVID WITH THESE FEELINGS AND TRUE CAREER ASPIRATINS SETTING FORTH FOR MYSELF AND READING YOUR ARTICLE HERE COULD YOU GIVE ME YOUR MINDSET AT WHAT EXACTLY YOU WHERE LOOKING FOR AND HOW THIS SUCESS HAS TREATED YOU IN WHAT YOU DO NOW !!!!!!! I KNOW ALSO I'VE GOT TO KEEP DOING WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING TO GET TO THIS PATH FOR MY LIFE. THANKS

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Answer - Good morning T! Congratulations on all your efforts! Never give up! I went through almost the same situation as you. I wanted to change jobs to help people do what I did. I wanted my clients to feel as great as I did and do. My personal training career has been so very rewarding and the company I was certified with almost eight years ago ISSA - International Sports Sciences Association has been with me every step of the way. I love what I do and I am rewarded financially as well as emotionally. Working for myself has been wonderful. Never forget what it was like to be so big! Channel those old frustrations into making your positive work environment now. Let those old feelings motivate you now to help others achieve a healthy lifestyle. Also, from a marketing standpoint, use your story to build your business and motivate others. Thanks and good luck! -Dave Gluhareff

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Thanks to all of the people who have taken the time to read some or all of my articles and my story! - Dave Gluhareff

QUESTION - No Yolk?

Helo david!

I m jain I read ur e.mail address from bodybuilding.com. I m a skinny body builder and I want to creat a massive body and I love body building v.v.much, I use atleast six whole hard boiled eggs daily and I m afraid of yolk please tell me that I continute this whole eggs or remove yolk and use only white. My age is 28 and weight only 61 kgs.

With Thanking (Jain)

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I would not suggest 6 whole eggs everyday if you have cholesterol problems or if your bodyfat now is high. If you are a hard-gainer with an ectomorph body, then I would not think it would make you fat. If I remember right, the great Lee Haney was a huge fan of whole eggs, not just eggwhites. The yolk of an egg contains the nutrients, but also a little fat, so it should be okay for you. Remember though that creating a massive body when eating comes from not only protein, but good complex carbs (brown rice, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, etc.)and healthy fats such as monounsaturated fats (extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, almonds, etc.). For healthy, low calorie, but higher fiber, take-in vegetables regularly (broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, spinach, etc.). Also to get massive you have to lift heavy, eat heavy, supplement heavy, and rest and recover heavy. Good luck and never give-up!

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QUESTION - ISSA Personal Trainer Certification

Hey, I just finished reading your article on your website. I found it pretty interesting, but even more so because I have been considering taking the at home ISSA CFT course. I am in the military and have been dedicated to a strict weight training program of my own for a little over a year now, consider myself to be in above average shape and I'm ready to take it to the next level. I have just a few questions though..... first is, how easy was it after finishing the course to find a personal training job? Second is, I am 6' and weigh about 175 lbs, do you think people would rather have a 6' 225 pounder training them. If not what about the gym's, do you think it would be hard for me to find a job training people at a gym with an ISSA certification. Please email me at … with any answers or guidance you can offer. Thank you – Jim

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Hello Jim!

Congratulations and no worries with your choice of ISSA. ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) has been wonderful to me for almost eight years now of my personal training. They are widely respected among the fitness and health community and very much so in the bodybuilding community. With bodybuilders such as Bill Pearl, Tom Platz, and Eddie Robinson associated with them thay have earned the respect of the bodybuilding community years ago. ISSA co-founder Dr. Fred Hatfield (Dr.SQUAT) is one of the foremost authorities on sports nutrition, strength, speed, and building muscle size. Many know that the other co-founder of the ISSA, Dr. Sal Arria (chiropractor/trainer to Olympic and other professional athletes)has waged a war on Obesity! Sal Arria has really targeted youth obesity and wants to educate trainers all over the world about the effects obesity has on our youth. I did not have any trouble in St. Petersburg Florida getting a job with a few personal training studios (one was a one-on-one facility owned by Tony Little the infomercial king) and fitness centers. I chose to work with Lifestyles Family Fitness Centers at the time and learned so much about the organization and structuring of client training and calling to check-up on clients and motivation of clients from them. They were and I believe still are a well run company with 7 fitness centers at the time and I am sure many more now. They believed in me and my ISSA certification. Even here in Virginia my certification is very well respected. I started training clients when I was down to 205 pounds at 6 feet 2 inches tall with a 34 inch waist. Now I am 6 feet 2 inches tall, 265 pounds, with a 36-38 inch waist because I have taken the last three years to add a lot of muscle. Height and weight should not mean anything at all, unless you are obese and a trainer HA,HA! How you present yourself, your vocabulary, how confident you come across, do you know your training, are you clean- shaven and well-kept, that is what people will look at. Do you have friends, family, or former clients that can be referrals or give testimonials? If so then that will instill more trust in your potential clients. Jim the ISSA home study is great, but remember you can also take their online courses and seminars and on site post-seminar testing. Not only that, but when I was first certified, I was able to go to a seminar in Orlando with Dr. Fred Hatfield (Dr. Squat) and took a few hours at a Powerhouse Gym nearby to study equipment design and learn even more proper form hands-on with Hatfield the legend. At 19 years old I was learning tricks of powerlifting and bodybuilding and great stretches that most people learn way later. Jim if you really want to make it as a trainer you will! With an ISSA certification you will have the support and knowledge needed. Just make sure to never stop learning and soaking-up better ways to help your clients! Use your military discipline and structure to your advantage and build a well-run client base. You be the leader and take control of the fitness structuring of their lives to help them see positive results. Jim thank you for being in our military and protecting and supporting our country! Good luck and never give-up!

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QUESTION - I am 30 and need to put on SIZE

Greeting from New Zealand

Hi David

I spent time and read your testimonial very thoroughly, I think that its fantastic what you have achieved and the impact that you have had on others lives, a true gift to share.

I have just turned 30 and have the reverse challenge to you. I am very lean and have difficulty putting on size in my upper body. I eat good food and do low reps in the gym .... I tried a personal trainer but the only thing that got big was his pocket. Do you know where I can get some good advice about how to grow good lean upper body size?

Cheers Andrew

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gluhareff.htm

Answer

Hello New Zealand! Thanks for the question! Unless you wanted to come to Virginia - USA for a month or two and become one of my clients, you will have to settle for some of my articles from Bodybuilding.com. The link to my section there is http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gluhareff.htm and look for the articles about gaining mass. Remember, not all of the articles you read will be personalized to you, so you may have to make modifications of your own. What I mean is that sometimes some of the equipment or exercises I mention in articles will not always be available to everyone or not everyone will be comfortable trying to perform new exercises. Good luck and if that does not work let me know and we will try something else! Good luck and never give-up!

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