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Winston Experienced Results in Just 1 Week with Innovative Results

September 21, 2017 by Jessica 3 Comments

Innovative Results is stoked on this next client highlight!

Why? Because this is a success story that is relatable for the majority of the folks that step foot on to Orange County’s Fitness Playground for the first time.

A huge thank you to Winston Yu for taking the time to share his experience and fitness results!

My brother and I joined Innovative Results because of a Groupon promotion and at the urging of a church friend. A group of us signed up together and after the first session, we were hooked! I am incredibly glad for this experience and it has literally changed my life.

My brother and I are truly a testament to the efficacy of IR’s program. Prior to joining IR, we’ve tried 24 Hr Fitness, LA Fitness, DVD programs, but nothing stuck! From each year’s New Year’s resolution to the next, I haven’t truly worked out for over 10 years. We have now attended for about 2 full months (everyday, 6 days a week!) This is well over the 3 days max I’ve consecutively worked out for prior.

IR provides an experience that neither a gym nor DVD program offers. The atmosphere is fun and energetic. The coaches are friendly, knowledgeable, encouraging, and pushes you just the right amount. The work out programs are well designed and vary enough so that you won’t get bored and you’re constantly challenged. This program, being a group class, is precisely why I feel more motivated to keep up. I don’t want to be the slowest or the weakest. Without peers, I would not be pushing myself. That said, it’s never a competition and you’re always encouraged to go at your own pace. I am definitely inspired to keep up with the EFFORT; not so much with the mass of weights, reps, or speed. The coaches focus on your form so that your work-out is of good quality, rather than sheer number of reps of poor form.

Both my brother and I have noticed differences in ourselves after the first week. I now have more energy, my mood has improved, even my complexion is better! After the first month, I now have family members telling me how my belly is already noticeably smaller.

What makes IR different is its family culture and it’s positive mental attitude. Now, both of us are into our third month and looking forward to continually improving ourselves. I cannot say enough good things about IR!

If you are like Winston, and the many others searching for a training program that will support and motivate you toward your fitness goals, give Innovative Results a try!

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Innovative Results Helped Chris Shed 20lbs and Alleviate Back Pain

September 8, 2017 by Jessica 2 Comments

Joining a gym shouldn’t be about popularity and fads. Your fitness routine should help you grow mentally and physically, it’s a lifestyle change that will continue to support you, your goals, your health and lead you to an overall improved quality of life.

For over 10 years, Innovative Results has worked to provide our clients with the tools they need to achieve just that – An Improved Quality of Life.

Check out Chris’ Innovative Results experience!

When/Why did you start training at IR?
In late 2015, I began searching for a new way of working out and getting in shape. Until that time, I had been a member at a national ‘mega-gym’ for years, however, it wasn’t very motivating, and I wasn’t getting any results. Then one day, I stumbled upon a short introduction video on IR, and I knew immediately this was the place for me. Days later, I had my first workout with IR and my life was changed for the better.

Chris Calhoon Before — Chris prior to joining Innovative Results in December 2015.

What have you improved since you started training at IR?
Everything – strength, flexibility, aerobic capacity. Loss of nearly 20lbs. Back pain has been dramatically reduced.

Some metrics that I have achieved: 70 feet on the versa-climber in 10 seconds, 43 push ups in 1 minute, 3 minute straight arm plank.

How has IR improved other areas of my life?
Inspired to be more active with my life, and be more active outdoors – recently, hiked to the summit of Saddleback Mountain, the highest point in Orange County.

I sleep better and the workouts help reduce stress levels.

Why do you stay committed to your improvement in and out of the gym?
In the words of Dylan Thomas, “Do not go gently into that good night – old age should burn and rave at close of day.” While I don’t think I’m old yet, IR workouts help keep me feeling young, and help keep the effects of time and age at bay.

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Lose Body Fat and Get Stronger is Why This Busy, Working Mom Comes To Innovative Results

June 3, 2016 by IR Staff Leave a Comment

Coco is an incredibly busy woman.

If there is such a thing as Super Woman, she is that person!

She is a single mother with two kids, and a very successful business woman in Orange County, California. English is her second language, and I am pretty sure she speaks more than just English and Chinese.

The Innovative Results fitness coaches are constantly amazed at her hard work, consistency, and commitment to her weekly workouts (two to four times per week).

We were so impressed with her physical and mental improvements that we interviewed her to understand more clearly how she is able to do it all.

Check out her interview below.

When did you start training at Innovative Results?

I started training around May 2013.

Why did you start training with Innovative Results?

My son started training at Innovative Results first.

After I watched him for couple months.

I was really impressed with everything he was doing with personal trainer, so I decided to give it a try.

What have you improved since you started training with Innovative Results?

I’m much stronger

I have gained lean muscles, and learned how to work out properly, without injuring my lower back.

What kept you coming back to Innovative Results?

It worked!

The Innovative Results coaches are professional trainers that will design different exercise and fitness routines every week for your benefit.

The personal trainers make sure you get full body workout.

Every week is different.

The training program is not boring like traditional gym.

I learned so much at Innovative Results.

I always feel energized and happy after the workouts.

How has Innovative Results improved the other areas of your life (i.e. work, relationships, finances, education)?

The coaches at Innovative Results teach me how to live a healthy lifestyle, both in and out of the gym.

The coaches emphasize positive energy.

They teach you to be the best of yourself, and never give up.

What advice do you have for someone who is just getting started with Innovative Results?

Just keep going, don’t quit.

If I can do it at age of 44, you can do it too.

How has your life changed since you started training at Innovative Results?

I’m healthier and stronger.

I lost body fat and gained lean muscle.

Who would you want to experience what you get to experience at Innovative Results?

I will bring my daughter to the Innovative Results gym this summer.

Why do you stay committed to your improvement in and out of the gym?

I want to stay in shape, and live an active, healthy life.

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6 Ways We Improve Your Mental Toughness During Innovative Results Active Performance Training

May 31, 2016 by IR Staff 1 Comment

Check out the video below to see a small snippet of Innovative Results Active Performance Training.

Every person that trains with the Active Performance fitness training class, must try-out, which ensures each individual has less risk and higher reward.

6 Ways We Improve Your Mental Toughness During Innovative Results Active Performance Training — Tryouts are the first Tuesday of each month at 6am & 6pm

Once they pass the rigors of try-outs, which includes pull-ups, push-ups, deadlifts, front squats, VersaClimber, and jump rope, they begin the process of increasing their performance and capacity.

This is a very physical process, which is programmed and coached by the best fitness coaches in Orange County.

But believe it or not, it is far more mental than physical.

Here are the 6 Ways We Improve Your Mental Toughness During Innovative Results Active Performance Training:

Progressive Training Programs
Giving Your Best, Even On Your Off Days
Positive and Intentional Coaching
Positive Support and Friendships
Safely Pushing Beyond Physical Limits
Staying Committed and Consistent for the Long Haul

The amount of mental toughness that is needed to overcome the obstacles, excuses, and physical demands of the training cycles is far greater than the training sessions themselves.

We all experience doubt, fatigue, laziness, confusion, lack of focus, anxiety, and even depression when we move toward our improved quality of life.

Let’s break down the ways that mental toughness is trained with a little bit more detail.

Progressive Training Programs

By utilizing progressive training programs, you can build a strong mental toughness without being demoralized by an overwhelming program or training cycle. Training cycles should build upon themselves, not be so difficult that you can never complete them. This type of intelligent and progressive training programming is not found in most gyms and training systems these days. It is okay to be humbled from time to time, but if every workout or training cycle is so hard that you cannot complete it, the person will end up quitting not overcome mentally.

Giving Your Best, Even On Your Off Days

We all have off days, and those are the hardest days to commit, come train anyway, and overcome mentally and physically. That is why it is so important to make the commitment and do the work. When we let off days stop us in our tracks, it can be a slipper slope. I am not saying overtrain, or train when you are injured…be smart, and give the best that you have for that day, which might mean dynamic stretching, mobility, and light aerobic work. It may also mean, digging deep and doing the hard work that today demands. Each situation is different, but quitting is never the answer.

Positive and Intentional Coaching

A positive and intentional coach, knows their clients and students. He or she will make the right adjustments, hold back, stay silent, speak up, demand more, etc. depending on the student and situation. If you are getting increases in your physical and mental strength and endurance, than your coach knows what he or she is doing, if not, it is time to have a conversation with your coach. If after the conversation, the coach doesn’t change and neither do your results…find another coach.

Positive Support and Friendships

I have never seen, not heard of a lone wolf make it in the wild, and I have also never seen a lone wolf type person make it in a difficult training cycle. We are social creatures, and we need to be pushed, challenge, encouraged, inspired, motivated, and moved by our support and friendships. Just because Rambo and Chuck Norris are awesome on screen, doesn’t mean it works in real life. This is real life, and we need support and friendships to do incredible things.

Safely Pushing Beyond Physical Limits

At Innovative Results, we are very picky about how we choose to push people past their perceived physical limitations. We do not choose box jumps or heavy barbell lifts overhead…that is a recipe for disaster. We choose low impact, high results exercises like ZUU, Ankorr, VersaClimber, FRC, sled, prowler, battle ropes, and other body weight movements. This way we can increase force without increasing risk. It is important to take the body to a level that is beyond what the person perceives they can do, and then show them, it was their mind that decided that is where they needed to stop. In doing this, the mind and body is taught a valuable lesson. When the mind quits, the body quits…it is NEVER the other way around.

Staying Committed and Consistent For The Long Haul

This is probably the hardest part of building mental strength. Discipline seems to be a bad word these days, but the rewards found after someone stays consistent for 100 training sessions, and ALWAYS INCREDIBLE!! Never once have I heard of someone saying they regretted working out three days per week for the last three years. Never once do I hear Innovative Results long time veterans complain of price and value. They understand the high value they receive, and they would probably pay triple what they pay to receive the training they earn every week.

May your next week be your best week, and may your mental toughness sore after reading these 6 tips.

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The Busy Working Mom Workout and How Rebecca Toned Up

May 26, 2016 by IR Staff Leave a Comment

Rebecca had just given birth to her 3rd child and had 48 pounds to lose.

She was working full time, and involved in three community organizations.

Needless to say, she was a busy working mom.

She dropped about 32 pounds by diet adjustments and running alone.

She had done this before just after her first pregnancy – dropping 70 pounds!

But this time, Rebecca was having a hard time dropping the last 13-15 pounds.

She was a little older, and her time was more cramped.

She now was a working mother with one set of 4 year old twins and a newborn baby boy.

She also knew starting a fitness training program was going to take commitment and dedication – and that it wasn’t going to be easy.

To drop the weight and get toned Rebecca knew that a fitness training program would be difficult but worth it.

Check out Innovative Results, Rebecca’s busy working mom workout solution…

She wasn’t looking for a quick fix – she was looking for a solution to tighten her body and lose the weight.

Rebecca chose Innovative Results as her busy working mom workout, and hasn’t looked back since.

Since working with Rebecca she has lost 15 pounds, and she fits back into your ‘skinny jeans’.

Rebecca mentioned that she fits into the clothes she wore when she lost the weight of her first pregnancy – but now she weights 4 pounds heavier?!

“It’s not all about the number on the scale…I fit into my jeans that I wore when I weighed 114 – I weight 118 now – but I’m not ‘skinny fat’, I’ve developed tone. People get too freaked out about the scale… it’s all about the measurements,” states Rebecca.

Rebecca, like countless others that have come to Innovative Results, experiences the value of our training program with the way she looks, feels, and performs.

She loves being able to show up to her fitness training program, and have intelligent and caring fitness trainers build a program that delivers results every time.

She hates being in the limelight, and I wish I could show you pictures of her transformation.

However, we respect our client’s wishes at Innovative Results, so we can only tell you about her amazing success with us, showing you pictures of many of our other fitness clients’ before and after transformations.

Needless to say, you will be in great hands when you start training at The Orange County Fitness Playground.

If you are looking to get the same results that Rebecca experienced, fill out the form below.

Who is Your Present Self

July 12, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

By Aubrie Pohl

In a world of pictures of the past and calendars of the future, of planning ahead before we plan today, are we spending enough time to connect to our present self?

At this very moment, there is a self-reflexive awareness within you, able to connect to simply who you are right now.

Your present self allows you to be right where your feet are, and this will undoubtedly enhance your life and your relationships.

IMG_20150420_112944 — Breath and Connect with your Present Self

Presence helps us be more effective in our jobs, in our abilities to connect with one another, and conditions us to stay focused on the acceptance of whom and where we are in life.

Every individual has a different way of interpreting the world, and your present cognitive structure can greatly influence your mind and its ability to perceive.

Sometimes what’s going on in your head will affect every output of your body!

For example, are you going to have a better work out if you arrive to your training session with dread and monotony, or with enthusiasm and encouragement?

Our human minds keep the perpetual stream of thoughts running amok 24/7… but we have the ability to recognize and differentiate thoughts that are constructive or destructive.

You can THINK about your THOUGHTS!

It is easy to become subject to our feelings, but when we check in and observe the internal world that is within us, our present self is able to discern if our thoughts are helping or hurting us.

At any given moment in time, we have the ability to see reality in the present, as it is, and act accordingly in a way that is prosperous to improving the quality of our life.

Your present self can be the greatest motivator or the greatest inhibitor of your goals, it’s your call.

Allow yourself to keep tuning in to the voice inside your head, and let your present self decide if your patterns of thoughts at that moment are uplifting or self-sabotaging.

Your external behaviors will become reflective of your thoughts and will ultimately impact your life.

See the drastic improvements in your workouts, your relationships, and your self-concept when you remove the gross impurities of your mind in favor of generating a little more happiness and acceptance for who you are right now.

Take the time to focus not on what you have done, or been, or accomplished, but instead acknowledge the beautiful creation of your present self.

Experience the Transformation of Yoga at Innovative Results

April 22, 2015 by ptpt 1 Comment

As of April 2015, Innovative Results now offers Yoga at the Orange County Fitness Playground.

Why?

Innovative Results and our dedicated team is here to bring you an Improve Quality of Life, and if you are committing to a positive transformation so shall we! yoga5

Meet the newest member of our IR Team, and YOUR IR Yoga Instructor, Aubrie Pohl!

A profound self-transformation begins to conjure from within when we take diligent action towards our bodies’ health. We learn that it goes beyond stretching or performing exercises, goes deeper than the external aesthetics. These movements manifest an internal cultivation, a commitment to improve our quality of life. Through Innovative Results and yoga, we experience the external and anatomical effects, as well as internal physiological and psychological effect of the trainings and practice. Yoga is a powerful tool to liberate us from where we are restricted- in body, mind, and heart- to experience life in the most organic and whole way. How do we find such great transformation in what may look like moving the body into unusual positions? By experiencing life with a deeper awareness. We introduce mindfulness into our lives; the active participation of every movement, every thought. We steady our breath to steady our thoughts, and feel the sensations throughout our body. Yoga moves the human body in a detailed manner to create movement in the fascia, length in the muscles, and balance. We experience balance between joint stability and mobility, between muscle contraction and relaxation, and balance between the left and right sides of the body. Once we start to create that balance inside the body, by default, we create that balance outside the body. The path of yoga goes beyond the physical postures, its a chance to meet your body where it is each day without judgment, to take the right steps in the right direction. We learn to embrace the flow of progress and focus on enjoying each experience as part of the bigger journey.

Every person is unique, and due to our individual anatomy and physiological history, different movements compliment the different skeletal variations. Innovative Results and yoga introduce a progressive structure, accessible at any level, and appealing to anyone with a desire to improve the quality of their life. They are movement systems designed to help people improve strength, flexibility, coordination, mobility, and body control. Through a playful exploration of movement available in the human system we create an intimate relationship with ourselves. Every posture or exercise is an opportunity to grow a deep level of awareness throughout your body, to feel the mind to muscle connection. The more you scan your body, the better you will become at it, and you can start to recognize when something is out of balance. If any muscle is weak or tight it will affect the body segment to which they connect. Each joint is related to other joints and if one has a problem operating its functions, this will affect the functions of adjacent joints. At Innovative Results and during Yoga practice, we touch the entire body from the head to the foot, from the right to the left, without leaving any part out. The reason we emphasize movement exploration, strength, mobility, and body control is for the application to daily activities. If there is fascial restriction in the shoulders, you’ll have a difficult time reaching overhead to get something from a shelf. If you aren’t flexible enough to touch your toes, it will be difficult to bend down and tie your shoes. By progressively moving through our optimal range of motion and with patience to take one step at a time, we will create a foundation that can positively affect our health, prevent injuries, and heal our bodies. Innovative Results and yoga greatly compliment each other, adding strength to stretch and stretch to strength, allowing us to look better, feel better, and move better to reach our potential greatness.

Join Aubrie and the IR Team:

Monday and Wednesday at 6am & 6pm

Drop-In Rates
$10 for IR Clients (Starting 5/1/2015)
$29 for Non-IR Clients
*Unlimited Classes and Packages are available by request*

Innovative Results Partners with Costa Mesa GO Ministries to Give Care Packages for the Troops

October 16, 2014 by ptpt Leave a Comment

By: Aaron Guyett

I asked Lisa Arellano of The Crossing Church in Costa Mesa to share what she does for Local GO Ministries to help the Newport Mesa community, and this is what she said:

“I am Lisa Arellano, and I am a Veteran of the United States Army. I am a volunteer and member of The Crossing Church of Costa Mesa, and I have been aching for ministries that are local that I can relate to. As a Veteran coming home from deployment was devastating. The morale is very down when you’re separated from home and loved ones. I’m single with no family of my own, so I didn’t get the care packages and goodies I saw others getting. Packages For Troops or (OI) Operation Interdependence offers a small quart size package to any soldier in the military, as a little piece of home. The most important part of the package is the encouraging note that it comes with.”

“I do this because, my heart goes out to those at war, so that they will know that I care!”

Innovative Results partners with GO Ministries to give back to our local community in Costa Mesa and Orange County through fitness and training.

Come to Innovative Results, 2925 Airway Ave, Suite J, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, every Saturday at 10am, and donate $10 to the community, while experiencing the best fitness training in Orange County.

Alli Found Comfort in the Unconventional

September 18, 2014 by ptpt 1 Comment

I started working out at IR in August (2013) and was instantly hooked on their workouts.

I found them(IR) through my BF who loves coming here. He would come home telling how he pulled sleds, towed chains, and all these other crazy workouts. I thought he was crazy! I would imagine a bunch of egotistical meat heads working out and was convinced I couldn’t do it. He would always ask me if I wanted to go and my first thought was NO!! I’m 5’4 and 115lbs. My idea of working out is doing Bikram Yoga 4 days a week. I’m not a strong person at all so I finally decided to give them a try.

I will say I was initially really intimidated and pretty much convinced myself I wouldn’t be able to hang. I feel silly now for having those thoughts. The staff here is top notch. They really work with you and finds accommodations if you don’t feel comfortable doing something. They push you, but not to where you will hurt yourself. I feel so much stronger. I’m actually doing those crazy workouts my bf was bragging about.

I really have to thank the staff for being so patient with me. IR is hands down the best gym I have ever come across.

Ladies, do yourself a favor and call them.

YOU WILL LOVE IT!

Thank you for sharing your inspirational story Alli!!

Lu’s Getting Back to the Work She LOVES with Confidence

September 12, 2014 by ptpt 1 Comment

It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference. – Tom Brokaw

What would you change, do or give to improve the quality of someone’s life? What about your own life?

The IR Family recently received this incredible story from one of our very own members. Truly remarkable!

I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you had responded so quickly as I was in such dire need of help, more than I understood and more than I had realized.

It is amazing to me that just a little push in the right direction in the way of exercise could change so much in a person’s life.

Our paths had only crossed briefly at the gym so there is no way that you could know the difference that IR has made in my life. You could not have known the person that I was before PTSD, then postpartum depression. Those experiences had taken an athletic and energetic sun-loving soccer freak and confined me to a life quiet chaos. I gave up a life of shooting for NatGeo in rough terrain and dangerous locales and had been content sitting behind a desk to schedule/fuss over production budget/package media kits and watching other people take the helm and process all the amazing images and footage they compiled because I no longer had the physical ability, stamina, and desire to do what I once loved doing. I leave this month on my first assignment in 3 years and because of IR, I do it with a smirk.

Thank you for guys for changing my life. I look forward so much to seeing those sweaty, grunting, laughing faces every week.

Thank you for giving me back my quality of life. Thank you for, most definitely, saving my life.

– Lu, IR Family since May 2014