8 Week Transformation Challenge

Join me in my first 8 Week Challenge with Lifting Ladies supplemented by Evogen Nutrition

I've launched and am looking to build my online personal training business so I'm having a "challenge". There will be openings for ten lucky people to receive personalized training plans from me which will include a training plan and diet plan (macro based) for the next 8 Weeks. Each will be individualized to each person's needs. You'll be required to follow the plan, check in every single week with photos, and release liability for me to use these photos for marketing (can crop face :) ). Be ready for change, to be challenged, and to get some awesome results! My method is tried and true and you'll be sure to get the body you deserve. The best thing about this all is that the training for you ten lucky people is only $150. AND the person who has the best overall transformation will win $200 and a fitness goodie box featuring Evogen Nutrition products to fit your needs! Super cheap training for an awesome body and a chance to win $200 and FREE fitness products?! Why not! 

 

How to enter: 

*Follow @MellaFit and @Lifting_Ladies on Instagram

*Head over to BodiesByMel.com, select "Join challenge", submit info and before photo. 

*Join challenge will be closed after ten people have registered. 

 

~The cap is ten people for the sake of time and individualization. I want to make sure I am 100% personal with each and every one of you. It wouldn't be fair to divide my time unevenly. 

~Previous clients are not eligible, sorry! 

~Before photos must include front relaxed, side relaxed, and back relaxed pose. This is the standard for following check ins. 

~MUST check in every week

~ Use code "MellaFit" for 15% EvogenNutrition.com orders 

~Be ready to commit to the plan for the next 8 weeks! 

If you have any questions, email me directly at Melanie@LiftingLadiesFitness.com

Motivation Monday | Don't Make the Process Longer by Giving Up!

You've heard it over and over yet you still are where you started, or worse, further back! Sometimes it's hard to keep going when you're seeing little to no progress, but it does not happen over night. Seeing your body everyday makes it even harder to see the tiny changes going on. I would suggest taking full body progress photos every single week. Put them side by side in Layout, and compare. You think there's no progress? There's definitely SOME change. Sometimes it's mental state as well. People forget how important mental health is. It's not taught and it's not pushed enough. Your mind has to be healthy enough to perceive progress and take on challenges. If you're in constant battles with yourself and dealing with self doubt, you're more likely to give up time and time again. So if you aren't seeing bodily progress, work on your mental state because if your workouts and diet are right, there WILL BE CHANGES. Actually, just workout your mind regardless of body changes. Learn to love yourself. Learn to be well rounded mentally AND physically. Once you've achieved this, you've truly succeeded.

Motivation Monday- YOU HAVE LEGS!

Do you ever find yourself sitting on the couch DREADING going to the gym? This will help you get a different perspective not only in fitness, but in life. Learning to be appreciative in what seems to be the smallest things in life, truly helps in the long run. But think about it, is having a functional healthy body really a "small" thing to be thankful for? What if you were to lose it all today? You're paralyzed now. I bet you'd look back and think of all of the times you could have gone to the gym but took advantage of your beautiful, functioning body. Next time you're feeling lazy, remember, you GET to work out, not HAVE to.



Happy Monday!

Training Legs (aka glutes) With My Boyfriend

Well... not WITH my boyfriend, he trained me. I told him to kill my legs and glutes and he did! He even showed me some things I haven't done before (wierd, I know!) which is awesome! For those who don't know, I'm a personal trainer and my boyfriend is as well. We both have different approaches of training with our clients and often times we bounce ideas off of each other to stay inspired. As a trainer or seasoned athlete, you can learn a lot from other trainers and athletes. It's always good to surround yourself with knowledge and be open to learning new things. I'm totally that stubborn person who always thinks my apporach is the best, but I have to stop and remind myself that there's always more to learn. I saw something the other day that said "If you're the smartest person in the room then you're standing in the wrong room". I love this! Surround yourself with like minded people as well as those you want to learn from in order to excel and expand your knowledge in life.

The training video is below, I hope you enjoy! Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fun videos!

Mel

BodiesbyMel.com <--- Live in SoCal? Need a Personal Trainer? 

Hardships and Bouncing Back

Wow it's been so long since I've blogged! I've been in prep for... 10 weeks now and of course have gotten back to social media, but last year I had to take a break. I had to unplug from the "fitness world" completely. Of course I kept up with my workouts (actually I toned it down a lot after prep) and stayed consistent doing whatever workouts I had planned, but mentally I had to check out. You see, when I want something, when I dive into something, when I start something, I go 1000%. I got to a point where I would wake up, track show hashtags, look at other peoples' progress, look at my own, obsess over shows and future shows, deciding on when to compete and I just decided to turn it off. I can't do half, I have to give everything 100%. It's completely unhealthy being in the that way of thinking and I just needed some time off.

The fitness industry in general is a hustle every single day. Making sure you post, hashtag, interact, blog, update, etc. is a job and a job you don't get paid for in the beginning. Maybe in the end it's worth it and it begins to pay off, but you never know until you're completely swimming in it. Also, a lot about the fitness industry pisses me off like companies using athletes as affiliate programs for nothing in return, people liking photos just to get followers and following people to make themselves look good, lying to customers and clients about results, making up BS to build a brand, the list goes on. I hate it so much. I want nothing to do with anything that's not passionate. I can't stand behind a product, company, or opinion without being whole hearted about it and believing in it 100%. I know I'm talking like I'm some huge name in the fitness industry (which I'm not), but I just don't want to get involved with most of it. I love being in the industry to help people reach their goals and motivate to love themselves. I'm in it for the passion.


With that said, I'm back! Now a little heart to heart. There have been some times of trouble and struggle towards the end of last year and honestly I did not think I would or could have any plans of competing in 2015. Competing is EXPENSIVE, and even in my frugal way of prep, I just knew I wouldn't be able to afford it this year. Well, let's not say I "knew" because at the beginning of this year I started working my ass off to build my brand(s) and it has proven to be worth it and I'm back in the game. I'm so grateful and happy at where I am right now and how hard I had to work to get here. There's no going back now and I'm in this to win it 100%. By "in this" I mean life. I will not fail, I will not suffer or ever be able to not afford what I want ever again. I know it sounds so silly and everyone says "money isn't everything". Well there's a saying back that "the only people that say that are people that have never had money". And it's so true! I NEVER want to be back to where I was and yes money is great! I shouldn't have to calculate how much money I have in my account to be able to buy something. NEVER AGAIN! I'm still SUPER cheap though and honestly, it has taught me to be more smart with my spending. So there is a lesson learned there, always come out with a lesson learned. If you're poor, there's hope, just keep on fighting and working your ass off. DO NOT STOP until you are where you want to be. Nothing is going to fall into your lap to change your life, only YOU can do it.