Hey everyone erik here yet once again,as i posted before my time at ft andover is drawing to a close and i would bring you back to stories of my time there.
So here we go ,2008 march 31 i walk in to ft andover for my first time i open the door and im 10 minutes early and Lisa walks in and introduces herself and im like wow quite impressive place you have she talks with me has me fill outs forms and mike the trainer comes up and we train and explains everything to me about the place we finish and over to Lisa once again she shuts the door and says this 1 statement WHY NOW? i state the year of 2008 is my year i got my back tattoo in 2007, in 2008 i finished my last big project for the house, bought a brand new 2008 ford f-150,and now its my turn to hit the weights and loose 9 years of couch potato that is built up!
She laughs and says you are ready for this ! she talks and and i sign up and 1 year later its comeing to an end i hit all my goals and then some i have been thru every emotion there from joy to frustration to ready to quit to anger to sadness the whole spectrum the me winnging the first cardio club!, to getting three free sessions in the second!
From killing my self 3 days a week to prove to the trainers that i was one of the few serious clients they have! to rising to Lisas challenges and going 5 days a week for the month of december,and going to 202lbs from 240 lbs and from going from 45 leg curls to 105 lbs for 10 reps from 21 curl ups to 86 in a minute and 25 push ups to 106 and a 135 lb squat to 305lbs and a bech press of 145lbs 7 times to a new max of 250lbs.
from 17 minutes on the eliptical to 3 hours stints and then working out right after! no brag just the facts.
From getting yelled at by Lisa on nutrition consults to ALL RIGHT YOU ARE ALMOST THERE YOU NEED MINOR TWEAKS! and the best part FORMING the FRIENDSHIPS WITH ALL TRAINERS THERE! as you have seen my starting numbers and finishing ones ft andover is the place where it all happened and the CLIENTS that have Motivated me along with the trainers also some clients have pushed me to go further and some clients have made me stop and look at myself inside and thru the actions and reactions made me become what i am today! thanks to all at Ft andover both past and present trainers! You ARE FORVER IN MY HEART you turned a guy who for 9 years did nothing except eat junk and over-ate the junk and did not care to someone who is aware of everything and is awear of the results it will have in the short and long term! there was a few moments where i was hard on myself and a few where i should have been harder! but its all good i am happy i achived every goal i aimed for and could not be happier with the trainers.
FOR STEVE AND LISA A HEART FELF THANKS YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST YOU HAVE THE BEST WORKING FOR YOU!TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT YOU HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF MOTIVATERS AND HARD CHARGERS THERE!
I strongly believe that with out there dedication to get me to my goals i would never have got to any one of my goals they listened to me and understood my goals and came up with a plan that requires both parties to be focused and dedicated to the cause!POEPLE NOTICE THE PART OF BOTH PARTIES RE READ IT!!!!!!
It takes a willing attitude to get you to what you want from ft andover its not going in there and doing it half As@@ed and blameing them for the lack of results and eating a hot fudge sunday before your f@!#ing work out and Bi#$!ing about how its ft andover fault! but hey each to there own and hell dont waste your time and i say but who am i? im just a client who i guess is a minority there.
I guess i did it wrong! i lost the weight listened to the trainers did what i was susposed to and got stronger!hmmm lets repeat that did what i was told? wow! from people who know!? am i the only one who catches on here?
As my time winds down i am sad and every one knows it the head trainer and the others
like i told Hannah and Steve this is my home i belong here not in a big gym where you have to deal with idiots and wait for thing to open up! it was never about the quality of the trainers or the structure of the workouts its the money and lack of funds to continue there believe me i would continue my training there 5 days a week if i had the funds but sad to say i need to spend less and go into self presavation mode to hold on to my job which they are doing 2 rounds of lay offs i made the first round but the 2nd one in july is sketchy at best!
So its with a heavy heart i write this 21 april is my final session at ft andover! the trainers see it in my attitude it bothers them to a certain degree they are sad to see such a great clint leave they tell me but they fully understand that its not the quality its the funding!
So big gym here i come thanks for all who read this and who knows i am not saying goodbye im saying see ya when i see ya! Erik b.