Fat Loss – Body Transformation – Advanced Nutrition

Hey San Antonio,

Wednesday went off very well. I was able to consume a lot of good, clean carbohydrates (after three days of carb depletion) – with sodium eliminated, it made a drastic difference in my physique and really showed the fat loss and muscle definition that I’ve worked so passionately on since the end of July. I also spent a lot of time practicing my posing, as presentation is everything in bodybuilding.

Today (Thursday) is very similar nutritionally, with the exception of a slight decrease in carbohydrates. Nothing eliminated or drastically changed, just fewer carbs :(

Today is also the beginning of my tanning protocol. I will be visiting Spray Soleil at Vance Jackson and Huebner for my first, heavy dark coat. The downside is that I will not be showering until Friday night (I’ll explain why later). But I won’t be doing anything to remotely sweat.

Of course, I have to be completely smooth and hairless for my show. So I’ll exfoliate and shave before I tan tomorrow, let the tanning dye do it’s thing, and then late Friday, I will rinse off, shave, add ProTan, allow it to dry, add another coat, and another coat on Saturday morning before pre-judging. The late shaving will make sure that I’m completely smooth all day Saturday, and the extra time will make sure that my base tan is “attached” to me.

Friday night at 7pm is the athlete’s meeting and weigh in. I wish it was on Saturday, just so I wouldn’t have to make another trip to Lackland AFB, but it is what it is.

I kept Wednesday as stress free as possible and worked on my online fitness website ideas. But the added glucose (to my brain and muscles) and the relaxation gave me time to reflect and think about a lot of things. I browsed through the Personal Trainer in San Antonio blog and re-read some of my updates. I can’t believe it has been 16 weeks.

Over the last 4 months…
It has been challenging, but it was something that meant so much to me, it was just mostly a waiting game. I didn’t miss a workout. No cheat meals. Never missed cardio. Stuck dead to my plan. For me, that’s a huge win. I’m VERY consistent, but to be as perfect as possible for 16 weeks, even when on days when I worked 13-15 hours reminds me I can do any damn thing I put my mind to.

My life…
Today, I gave a lot of thought to what has lead me to this point. How did I get from a child my son’s age to this day? The paths we take are interesting. I remember when I first got serious about working out for the first time and I seriously became obsessed with learning as much as possible. Why does this happen? How does this happen? I wanted to learn everything about fat loss and gaining muscle. Eventually I became a personal trainer as a hobby, and now almost 13 years later, it is my life and my career.

I think about the people who have most heavily influenced my life…

First off, my son. I’ve worked hard for everything I have ever obtained, but I was still very boy-like. Responsible, but I had a streak. Then, 5 years ago, I was blessed with the most amazing child and I knew it was time to become a man and lead by example. I wanted to be a man that he would be proud of and want to tell his friends about how great his daddy is. More than that, when he is my age, I want him to look back and think “I had a great father.” I’m very firm with him, and I’m his father first, but that little 5 year old is also my best friend on earth and there are times when I feel like he is raising me.

Next, my mother. I know there were times that you did without so I wouldn’t. It never went unnoticed, no matter how it seemed. I look back at us driving 4 hours to see a Major League Baseball game in Cincinnati and I cherish those memories. You ALWAYS found a way, and I believe I get that from you, because no matter how far fetched something seems or how difficult, I find a way. Thank you for that, Mother. With you, no obstacle seems to great.

Finally, my grandfather. I lost my grandfather in March of 2007. Up until that point, I was on top of the world. A new personal training studio, re-united with my son after a long stint in Iraq as a civilian – my life was amazing. While I had accepted that his time was near, saying goodbye to him on the telephone is something that I wish I could’ve done in person. But when I think of him, I don’t think about the end, I think about the time in between my arrival and his departure.

I was born 6 weeks premature and they whisked me away from my mother and had to air-evac me to another hospital via helicopter. It was my grandfather that stayed with me and while they gave me no chance to live, his faith in me never wavered. That faith in me remained strong until the day he died, and sometimes, I feel as if that faith is still there.

Papaw, you were a man that lived his life with very high standards. I have adopted those standards in my own life and I always wonder how you’d handle a particular situation or if I did it in a way that would make you proud of me. Everything I know about being a man, I learned from you and I learned more from you in any given day that we were together than I could’ve learned in 50 years from anyone else. I miss you every single day and I’d give anything for one more minute with you.

I know that this blog deviates from my others, as I don’t often shed light on my personal life, but I wanted to take this time to give credit where credit is due.

I’m very thankful for where I’m at in my life and all of the things (emotionally, physically, financially, professionally) that I have obtained.

I’m also very thankful for the fact that while tomorrow is never a given, the last 16 weeks have made me even stronger than I was before, and I cannot wait to see what challenges I will tackle in the coming months.

Let nothing stop you – go after your dreams and goals aggressively wreckless…

Boyd Myers
Personal Trainer in San Antonio
Owner, San Antonio’s Top Personal Training Studio
16613 Huebner Rd (corner of Huebner and Bitters)
210.391.1454