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“A few years ago I went to Mexico for a much needed vacation after I finished my undergraduate degree and before I was going into my graduate degree program.

While in Mexico I decided to try my hand at surfing. Mind you I was not tackling big waves, just little baby roller waves (or at least they seemed that way prior to getting into the water).

I met my surf instructor right out on the beach across from my hotel. The guy was in shape, six pack abs, well defined shoulders, arms, and so on. Picture Brad Pitt in Fight Club and you have his body structure.

Off we went and quickly came a nice reality check. I listened to instructions and thought to myself ”I got this, I am in better shape that everyone else trying surfing for the first time.” My first attempt failed miserably.

My second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh attempts ended with the same failing outcome (I know I am not alone here… or I pretend to think I am not). On my eighth attempt I got up.

After I rode the wave in I needed to take a break. I was sucking wind so hard, my arms were shaking, and I was gassed.

The surfing instructor came over to check on me. I remember saying “how on earth do you stay so fit, you must spend hours in the gym.” He laughed and said “dude I haven’t stepped foot in a gym ever.” Taken aback I replied “uh what?”

You see prior to this little conversation I worked out at the gym consistently for years. I knew for a fact that lifting weights, hitting the elliptical and so on was the premier way to get in shape.

Now this guy is standing right in front of me obviously in better shape that I was saying he has never gone to the gym. He laughed again at my confusion and then he said “all I do is surf and do bodyweight training, that’s it man.”

My face quickly turned perplexed and I said “bodyweight training is for people who can’t hack it in the gym?” His candid response followed with “dude your an idiot.”

After a little banter back and forth with each other he gave me a challenge. He said “meet me here tomorrow at noon, and we will see if you are right.”

The following day came, I was sore from my mediocre surfing attempt but I knew I had to show up. When I met him he took me through one of his bodyweight workouts, it was basic but it kicked my butt more so than any time in the gym.

After 20 minutes and the sun beating down on me I was toast both physically and literally with my skin. He was winded but I could tell he had a whole lot more left in his tank. After doing this two more times on my “vacation” I felt I was hooked.

I realized that I am getting more done in less time and am working out on the beach in the sun instead of in a cramped stuffy gym.

When I got home I went back to my old habits of going to the gym and working out. But how fit the surf instructor was kept gnawing at me.

When I was out of cash and had limited time during graduate school I was forced to drop my gym membership. Confused and not sure what I was going to do to workout I referred back to those workouts at the beach. Within a few short weeks, I could of cared less to ever of gone back to the gym. So I am here to tell you…

I started my blog in 2010 with a raw passion to provide my experience and multi-year research of body weight training and healthy living to everyone who visited.

Within 6 months I had tens of thousands of people visit my blog specifically looking for bodyweight workouts, training tips, and it keeps growing daily. I only share this to point out one main thing.

People are growing tired of being dependent on the gym to get fit and they are looking to simplify their fitness regimen without sacrificing results.

Many that I have talked with through my blog have been there as well. They worked out when they went to the gym, but as life changed and got busy they couldn’t get to the gym which resulted in them not working out (which drastically cut into their results).

The eye opening part of all this was that myself and many others were fully dependent to rely on the gym to workout.

After my rude awakening with no gym membership and recount of the little encounter with the surf pro who kicked my butt with bodyweight training I went on a crazy research mission. My total paradigm of fitness was shattered. So…

I spent the past 4 years heavily researching and learning the most efficient methods to burn fat, build muscle, increase optimal health, and use bodyweight workouts to get amazing results that last in a short period of time.”