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Consistency and "Personalized" Routines have helped Vishal Lose 63lbs

January 4, 2013 by ptpt 3 Comments

You may remember Vishal from an IR Blog Post back in April 2012, “Two Years and Counting, Vishal continues to see FINTESS RESULTS.”

A short 7 months later (November 2012), Vishal completed his 1st ever Half Marathon and as stated before ‘continues to see FITNESS RESULTS’ at Innovative Results.

Here is Vishals’ Update:

The problem with personal trainers at gym’s like 24 Hour Fitness and LA Fitness is that they seem to give you the same workout that they give to all of their clients. This in itself seems to defeat the purpose of it being called “personal” training. What I have found to hold true for Innovative Results is that the core concept of personal training being “personal” holds true for myself and every other client I have seen at the gym. My goals and personal challenges are not the same as any other client. My trainer Jeff DeRitter recognizes that and truly personalizes the experience. Whether I want to prepare myself for various physical challenges, prepare myself for an active trip abroad, or simply lose weight and become generally more fit, Jeff has helped me get to my goals.

Jeff’s ability to create unique and customize training regimens to suit my specific needs is is something I will never take for granted. Even when I have been hampered by injuries, slowed down by lack of sleep, or limited by other various constraints Jeff has been able to adapt to the situation and present me with alternative training methods to keep me motivated. I cannot stress enough how much I value the experience and benefits of continually being a member of the Innovative Results Family (and yes it is truly like being part of a family). Without the training methods provided I can assure you that I would not be as fit as I am today.

While all of what I have said thus far has been subjective I present to you the irrefutable objective facts.

Total weight loss 63 lbs.
Decrease in waist 5 inches (38in. to 33in.).
Decrease in shirt size from XL to M.

Challenges I have completed:
20+ minutes of battling rope.
Tough Mudder San Bernadino (~12 miles, 21 obstacles in 3:25).
Long Beach Half Marathon (13.1miles 2:07).

Lab Results :
LDL (Bad Cholesterol): 70 (<100 ATPIII recommendation for “optimal”)
HDL (Good Cholesterol): 65 (>60 ATPIII recommendation for “optimal”)

Down 5% Body Fat, Jim’s ABC’s Received an Uplifting Remix

July 20, 2012 by ptpt 3 Comments

Jim’s consistency has landed him on the Battling Ropes Wall (20+ minutes) and a spot on the IR Blog!

Here is Jim’s Transformation Story:

Thank you for the “Team Challenge” (reference to Innovative Results’s February 2012 Transformation Challenge). I have been coming to Innovative Results for about 3 months and was hesitant to join a team for this challenge. I am 42 and have always kept in pretty good shape up until October 2010 when I tore my ACL, meniscus, and cartilage playing basketball resulting in surgery. I had ACL reconstruction and repair on my meniscus and woke up to find I also went through a micro fracture procedure which left me non-weight bearing for 6 weeks and slowed my physical therapy and recovery. After six months I was probably in the worst shape in my life.

From day one at Innovative Results Aaron opened my eyes to training methods I never even knew about. I learned about having the right mindset, proper movement, and intentional recovery. I have worked out hard and Aaron has always been concerned for my bad knee. It was hard setting goals for the challenge. I figured if I just sets goals to see some improvement in each of the testing areas and that would be good enough for me. What I didn’t consider was the mindset improvements that would come with this challenge. The accountability was huge. I loved the emails and being pushed by any and everyone that knew I was a part of the challenge. The main improvements for me have been nutrition and consistency with my workouts. No more soda or junk food. It is all because the change in my mindset. I found that I need to be challenged. ABC, A – always, B – be, C – challenged, “always be challenged! ALWAYS BE CHALLENGED!!!” Keep the emails coming. Keep pushing me. I will keep setting goals, reach those goals and be in the best shape of my life.

In February’s challenge Jim dropped 5.4lbs, and 5% Body Fat helping his team take 2nd Place in the Team Transformation Challenge! Now coming up on his 9th month with Innovative Results he is setting and achieving goals, AND getting his name up on the Innovative Results achievement walls!!

Tri Luu Believes in the IR System

June 22, 2012 by ptpt 2 Comments

Tri Luu came to Innovative Results in April 2011. He had tested out multiple gyms and was not getting the results he deserved, but now he is down 18lbs and setting personal and IR records!

“Never doing the same things twice,” Tri has:

Increased Endurance and Conditioning

Increased Power

Climbed 300ft in 1 minute on the VersaClimber

Climbed 70ft in 10 seconds on the VersaClimber

Helped his Team win 1st Place in Aprils’ Team Transformation Challenge

Set a personal best of 15 pull ups

INCREASED HIS CONFIDENCE!

The IR Family is so proud of you Tri, and we graciously thank you for all you dedication and support!

Innovative Results Takes on The Coast Just in Time for Earth Day

April 17, 2012 by ptpt Leave a Comment

Innovative Results selects Orange County Coastkeeper as Non-Profit #4 in April’s City Transformation Challenge

Orange County Coastkeeper is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the region’s marine habitats and watersheds through education, advocacy, restoration, research and enforcement.

Their vision is to preserve the integrity of our community by ensuring clean waterways, harbors and coastal waters, along with a healthy water supply for generations to come. We collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and believe that environmental solutions are also smart business solutions. Our unique community-wide approach to watershed management promotes equitable, achievable strategies that meet broad societal goals and avoids future conflicts.
The work OCC does for Orange County’s watersheds revolves around their Five Program Pillars.

EDUCATION: WHALES (Watershed Heroes: Actions Linking Education to Stewardship) is Coastkeeper’s environmental education program, providing robust marine science curricula, environmental field trips, and bus transportation at no cost to high schools in Orange County. Students participate in water testing, biological assessment, marine life surveys, habitat restoration, community action projects and career development activities. We also host Kids Ocean Day where we bring out 700 inner city elementary school students to the beach to teach them about their watershed, participate in a beach cleanup, and do an aerial art photo with a message to sustain our ocean.

ADVOCACY: Through a collaborative approach, we work with public and private agencies to develop water quality solutions that balance the needs of the environment and the community. Our main focuses are eliminating polluted urban runoff, and advocating for behavioral changes that will create a healthy future for our water supply. We successfully campaigned against the Foothill South Toll Road, rescued Crystal Cove and were intensely involved in the success of the Marine Life Protection Act.

RESTORATION: To preserve critical habitat and species, Coastkeeper has worked to restore kelp forests, eelgrass beds in Newport Bay, and the green abalone population off the Orange County Coast.

RESEARCH: Coastkeeper conducts scientific research on sediment and water quality analysis in local waterways and harbors. Our reports are utilized by governmental agencies at every level to create policy and regulations that address water-related challenges. Coastkeeper keeps a special focus on emerging technologies and innovation that can prevent pollution, and reduce water and energy use.

ENFORCEMENT: Coastkeeper’s Law and Policy staff strongly believes our natural environment should be preserved, restored, and accessible. Our staff helps shape government policy, enforces the Federal Clean Water Act by filing litigation against polluters, and protects safe coastal access.

History of Orange County Coastkeepers

The concept of “waterkeepers” dates back to 19th century England, where self-appointed fishermen acted as wardens of private streams to ensure that the waters were healthy, abundant, and safe from poachers. In 1983, fisherman John Cronin founded the Hudson Riverkeeper, and today there are 204 Waterkeepers worldwide.

Orange County Coastkeeper was founded in 1999 by Garry Brown, an Orange County native who remembers abundant abalone, catching bonito and barracuda from the piers and inside the harbors, and digging for clams along the beach in Newport as a young boy. Realizing that his sons could not enjoy the same coastal waters he had, Garry established Orange County Coastkeeper, which became the 27th Waterkeeper to be licensed in the United States. Our professional staff of 12 includes highly dedicated educators, marine scientists, and attorneys, who all share in Coastkeeper’s commitment to swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters for Orange County.

Looking to take action? Click Here to Volunteer with the Coastkeepers!

Read about great upcoming events AND what the OC Coastkeepers have already accomplished.

Not enough time in the day to volunteer? Make a donation here!

Home to Innovative Results, Costa Mesa is Where its At

April 16, 2012 by ptpt 1 Comment

For all You Foodies:

Did you know Costa Mesa, CA was named a “Best in Food” Finalist in the Rand McNally/USA Today “Best of the Road 2011” Contest? Competing with 5 other towns around the country Costa Mesa is now a legitimate “culinary destination.” Judges were taken to many Costa Mesa establishments including Mastro’s Steakhouse, Old Vine Café, Eat Chow, and Golden Truffle… Sound familiar?

Get a Taste of Orange County!
Costa Mesa will be home to the First-Ever OC Tastefest on Sunday May 5th! Run the OC Marathon and then get some grub.

Now here’s some trivia:
Guess what was founded in Costa Mesa,CA…

Wahoo’s Fish Tacos – Founded in 1988 by Chinese-Brazilian Brothers Eduardo Lee, Mingo Lee, and Wing Lam. Wahoo’s expanded and can now be found across California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York and Texas.
Hurley – Founded in 1981 by 23 year old Bob Hurley, Hurley International is a Costa Mesa based company with emphasis on skateboarding, surfing, music and fun. In 2002 Nike, Inc took over ownership but keeps the original Hurley brand name

Get Up and Get Out in Costa Mesa!
The Talbert Nature Preserve located right here in Costa Mesa, CA has nearly 2000 acres of scenic landscape! Hike, Bike, Jog or Walk, this preserve is family and pet friendly.

This preserve recreates plant communities similar to those that existed in the Costa Mesa area before much of the land was put to use for agriculture, housing or industry. Enjoy some and get some fresh air and exercise!

Thank you City of Costa Mesa!

Aaron Guyett’s 6 Weeks to Ultimate Explosive Power, Strength, and Hot Body.

November 25, 2008 by ptpt Leave a Comment

This stemmed from an idea Corey Beasley had. “If we could show the clients and potential clients what can happen when someone focuses all of their efforts towards a clear goal, and make it real, maybe the people we care about will have an easier time doing the work.”

We all know there are obstacles, pitfalls, and life that happens on the way to our goals, and I will be sharing that as well. I run one of the most busy lifestyles I know. Very little sleep, a lot of social interaction, merging businesses, training clients, donation of time and money to the needy, and general help for friends. That being said, I know I have to make time to keep up with the latest and greatest on the single market. I not only want the physical edge, but the mental, emotional, and spiritual edge as well. Therefore, I work for it. Here is how it goes.

Week 1- November 16 – 22

Aaron out and ready for the 6 weeks to start!

The workout is a 6 day progression that I have never tried before. I start the week with Explosive Power (this is mostly form and nervous development), move into Pure Power (this is bio-chemical body enhancement through true physiological stress), and then I continue stress, overreaching/overtraining for a purpose through isolated muscular development. Everyday I work my full body, and the stress comes in twos. Monday and Tuesday-Explosive Power (Olympic lifts and plyometrics), Wednesday and Thursday-Purified Power (Basic Squat, Deadlifts, Bench, Pull-up, Lunges, etc.), Friday and Saturday-Isolated Antogonist (Bicep-Tricep, Quad-Ham, Back-Chest, Calves-Shoulders, Abs-Low Back/Butt) All of this is progressively overloaded.

Recovery is the most important aspect. Sleep when I can, eat as much as possible, and monitor weight and strength often.

After the week is over, I realize…I need more sleep, I need to eat more, and I should drink less coffee.

Week 2-

The above lighting is crappy, not a true pic.

I need more food! Sleep is way better. This week is crazy hectic! I am training 90 clients. I am training Jesse Sadoff’s clients, and Michael Foster’s clients while they are on vacation. Overall great week! I ate everything I could on Thanksgiving Day, and gained a couple of useful pounds. I haven’t been keeping up with the calorie intake, so I am weighing in at 205 solid. I am working for 210 solid and a power clean of 315 pounds. My sleep is very consistent and helping me with my soreness, which is out of control. Looking forward to killing it in business and the gym next week. Only 4 more left until the beginning of a New Year!

Week 3- November 30 – December 6
My week started with not enough eating and no working out; however on Tuesday eating went as it should (about 3000 calories), but my scheduled got a bit tweaked and the workout fell to the wayside. I really wanted that workout too! Wednesday I will kill it. Explosive start and Power finish! Picture time Wednesday as well!

Dang! Sarah ran me through a pretty good workout! I don’t think she realizes how far I can be pushed; however, I will be very sore tomorrow! Thank you, Sarah. Here is the pic. My weight is 206 and I haven’t maxed my Power clean yet. 3 more weeks!

Lighting is better, but overhead lighting makes me look huge!

December 7th through the 14th – I just spent 20 minutes writing this and my computer took a shit on me….Well I am back. Got sick this week, but it was just a sore throat, so I figured as long as it wasn’t strep the only problem I would have is talking loud, and eating. No worries, right? My workouts went well. I killed all of them but Tuesdays. Pussed out a bit from the sore throat, and soreness from Mondays killer explosive workout. Progressively overloading my power days is paying off. I am much stronger and my weight has hardly gone up. I am at 208 solid and it looks like my goal weight of 210 to 215 will be easily reached. I was a bit pissed at the beginnning of the week because of personal, physical, and mental problems, but perserverence of my positive perception took over, and Saturday I was so pumped up I couldn’t settle down. I kept yelling out loud, running around, and smiling. I would have punched the devil in his face had I saw him…didn’t see him, but check out the results of the week in this pic. (bad lighting again, but my definition is coming out a bit, and this is after Anne fattened me up for the kill all day Sunday!)

Thanks for all the food Anne...Does my butt look big?

December 14th through the 21st – Week started lame…I missed my Monday workout. Busy isn’t a good excuse (more like shitty time management). Tuesday, Corey told me the news…I am changing my routine! I was going to do this routine in the New Year, but he said Iwould be too grouchy and pissy if I did it and I need 100% of my focus on THE BIG DAY as well as the changes Innovative Results is going through. I concur! This program is hard, shitty, and most people can’t do it…mainly becasue they lack the balls, intestinal fortitude, and stupidity to try it. For those of us dumb enough to give it a go (it is Charles Poloquin’s Super Compensation Program) it is hell. 9 workouts per week in 6 days, losing weight, battling overuse and overtraining injuries. But at the end, the 5 days of rest bring you past any plateaus and push your strength, weight, power, and size through the roof. It is not a body building program though. More for the performance enthusiast, such as myself. Here is my Wednesday pic after only 2 days….so far so good! Food is my best friend and sleep even better.

Brutish, let's see the final 2 week transformation Mr. Polliquin. — Brutish, let

Best Personal Trainer in Orange County Can Help With Your Marathon

November 25, 2008 by ptpt Leave a Comment

Aaron, I need your advice…I am increasing in my milage like a crazy women, but I feel good about it and I am doing great…except one thing…my long run today was 20mi =) in 3hrs, it was a great run except, my legs were giving up on me…I had enough energy to keep going but once I slowed down it was like, holy crap this freaking hurts, I will tell you though the pain was in my quads and hip flexors…is there anything I can do in my training to strengthen my legs…I feel like I am doing great runs thruout the week…maybe more sprints? or try to incorporate more strength training…if that is the case, then what can I do? I appreciate your help! Oh and the count down begins…4 weeks till the big day…26.2!!!

P.S. I hope you are doing great!

Hello!

Here is a little help from the best personal trainers in Orange County!

This has little to do with muscular strength and almost everything to do with stamina. There are three components to your stamina. The first is muscular development, the second is energy conversion, and the last is mental ability.

Let’s talk about the most important in any competition first, mental ability. Your mental ability to continue when it is painful and finish what you have started. The continue when you are in pain will come from deep within–maybe even a spiritual level. The finishing what you have started may be helped by visualizing the whole race and specifically the finish line. Keep watching yourself cross that finish line in a happy, winning state of mind.

Now for the first part, muscular development. You should now have a plethora of Type 1 muscle fibers. These red, oxygen fueled, muscle fibers are smaller and become less fatigued, while working for longer periods of time, because they are fueled by oxygen instead of your other muscle fibers which are Type 2a and b, which are non-oxygen utilizing muscle fibers. My suggestion would be to spend less time in the gym and more time on the road to create less use of your anaerobic muscles and more use of your aerobic muscle fibers. You may only spend one or two 30 min sessions in the gym, just to work speed and technique and still be able to perform huge on race day. The closer to race day the more you want to train for a race not a body-building show. ( make sense?)

The last part we will go over is your energy conversion. There are three issues here: lactate threshold, oxygen assimilation, and glucose usage (catabolism and anabolism). The lactate threshold can be trained through hill repeats until you think your legs are going to fall off and then continue to eek out a couple more, training your mind, body and spirit to adapt to the chaotic stress through its physiology, biochemistry, mental capacity and spirit. The oxygen assimilation is done through progressive overload and breathing techniques while you run and when you visualize your run (meditation). The glucose usage may be your biggest barrier, because of the distances and times you are running. Anything longer than an hour and a half is sure to bring about a catabolic state (this is where your body feeds off of its muscles, fat, and stuff because there are no glucose or glycogen reserves left). My recommendation would be to consume something with sugars, electrolytes, and water every 30 min. Something I have used in the past is Accelerade. I have also used goo, cliff bars, and powerade. One time I was hard up and cramping so I went to a corner store and put salt, sugar packets and water into my bottle and kept making it and drinking it until I was good again.

I hope this helps! 🙂

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Join the Movement Revolution!

November 25, 2008 by ptpt Leave a Comment

Stand up and fight back!

Join me in the movement revolution…we are strong and we move all day every day. We win because we are the confident, courageous, unstoppable, healthy, and well!

I am talking about no more illness, crippled, obese, overweight, or sedentary humans. We were not here to be stagnant, rotting, sorry beings. We are here to MOVE!

Join me in the movement revolution. We will take a stand by being the example to all of those who are just merely desiring loss of fat, six packs, improved performance, reduced stress, hot looks, and sexy asses! We will overcome! We will be the action needed to manifest our success!

For more information call 714-469-9338 and say you are here to join the movement revolution!

What is the Current Innovative Results Special for Personal Training in Orange County?

November 25, 2008 by ptpt Leave a Comment

Can you feel the economic regression?

You deserve fat loss, a six pack, and/or performance improvements, and a break in your budget.

Innovative Results was voted best personal trainers in Orange County because we offer:
Free nutrition guidelines, coaching, and accountability with our personal training
The most comprehensive and practical workouts for fat loss, six packs, and performance improvement
Good-looking trainers who walk the talk in the fitness industry
Support and service with patience and a positive attitude

We will remain the number one trainers by adhering to the above while making smart business decisions.

So we have decided to initiate a holiday price which cuts the clients or potential clients a break in this economic trend while stimulating the growth of our company (and economy). If a client or potential client who desires fat loss, a six pack, or performance improvement brings a friend who desires the same thing(s), he or she is entitled to the price cut per session. This price can be further taken advantage of by signing for any desired amount of months, up to 24 months and no less than 1 month.

Enjoy the price break, and like always we will donate 1% to charity.

Our goal is to have 250 clients by New Year’s Eve. We will then be able to donate a minimum of $2,500.00 to a charity for the Month of November and December.

Get rid of your bodyfat before the Holiday’s ambush you.

WE are thinking this would be a nice Holiday gift for those in need.

Message From The Crossing’s Time Celek Hits Home For Innovative Results

November 25, 2008 by ptpt Leave a Comment

He said the difference between a dangerous church that really puts the love of Christ out there and a church that just follows the norm to barely get by is this: pain, risk, and loss.

Amazing message Tim! He captured my heart spiritually and motivated me in my business.

It is the same with a person who needs to lose weight, get healthy, and look good. There are a few ways you will know you are well on your way to the body, mind, and spirit you desire. The first is PAIN.

It will take some work, as well as it will take someone with the will to overcome obstacles, challenges, and uncertainty. In other words when the pain comes, you can either endure it, fix it, or run away, but let it be known if you run away it will only be more painful the next time. Worse yet, it will hurt a lot worse when you die physically, mentally, or spiritually from not changing. After pain is dealt with, it must also be known that risk is a huge part of the change.

Risk is when you go out on a limb to try something you have never done before to get something you’ve always wanted, you’ve never had, or you are trying to earn back. For some this means a coach, trainer, program, etc, and for all it means changing a lifestyle. Now the only thing left is loss.

Not only the loss of weight, but the possibility of losing a lifestyle, some friends who really weren’t friends, or worse yet your precious desserts (insert most desired lifestyle that currently keeps you down). These seem like good things and good loss, but I have witnessed many people revert back to their old ways, allowing the weight, low self-esteem, and lack of positivity creep back into their life. This is perhaps the worse of the three ways you know you are on the right track.

Get ready for some PAIN, RISK, and LOSS, and take the next step to get what you have always desired.

Thank you Tim and The Crossing for placing fruit in my life

Tim Celek working through his pain, risk, and loss.

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