It was a difficult decision.
I’ve actually had the opportunity to ponder over it for 2 months, never mind the last 2 weeks of reading essays and looking at photos.
I mean, I couldn’t vote for myself. That would be too obvious!
I’d love to give myself a hundred bucks and train for free at my own studio =) But I can’t be selfish here either ;)
I am a very fortunate person. I have the opportunity to constantly observe and guide people to push themselves to thresholds. You can learn ridiculous amounts of wisdom from people in this respect.
Information a text book or online article could never present or instruct accurately.
And our finalists were two of those people.
Two girls who really kill themselves when they train or attack challenges.
They have always embodied what Belley Fitness has been.
In terms of training they have always been go-getter’s.
They’d run through a wall if I convinced them they could achieve anything.
No questions. No bullshit. Even in fears they still try things endlessly.
Sure they fatigue and tire out as each of us would, but, what separates their approach is their focus and relentlessness. People know these girls at the studio. They speak of them often. They are cornerstones of the training philosophy of my own training.
How do you get stuff done?
You simply do it.
No rocket science. No ridiculous theorems. Nothing fancy. Simply do.
These two have always done that.
They’ve embodied the spirit of our studio and training philosophy since day one.
Not to say others haven’t. There are many other girls at men at the studio who I am and have been super proud of over the years. But for this 8 week distinction of time, they pushed a little harder. They stayed consistent and bit more. Not to cliché, but they dug a little deeper.
What separates a success from a failure?
Taking action.
What separates a winning from losing?
Consistency.
Doing the little and big things consistently right, moment after moment, more so than your opponent.
The crazy thing here is, these girls weren’t ACTUALLY competing against each other.
Heck these girls are actually friends at the studio and there is no bad blood between them at all.
THEY WERE COMPETING AGAINST THEMSELVES.
THE ONLY PERSON WHO MATTERED.
ONESELF.
Without further ado, I’m proud to present our two finalist in the 2011 SPRING Belley Beach Body MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge™:
JENNIFER GALLANT
It was time for a change.
I, however, had every excuse in the world as to why I couldn't get in shape.
I have always wanted to be fitter and healthier but there was always a reason in my mind why I couldn't be.
I am a single mother, I work full time, I don't have a babysitter, I don't have the money, I have too much to do.
I could go on and on and on.
One day I had enough. I lost 20 pounds when I lost the excuses!
I had been training at Robert Belley Fitness off and on for about 2 years. Rob always told me exactly what I needed to do to shed the pounds and feel better but I always deviated from the plan.
One slice of pizza won't kill me I would tell myself, 3 slices later I would feel awful. Finally I had enough! I called Rob and said what do I need to do?
This is how I started the Belley Beach Body MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge™. 8 weeks of eating clean and working out with Rob 2 days a week. No more excuses. Just suck it up and get it done it's only 8 weeks.
My work outs were fabulous. Rob was always changing it up so I never got bored.
Eating clean is easier then you think.
I wasn't dieting I was eating plenty but it was healthy and organic.
There's also 1 cheat day a week when you can eat whatever you want!
I started feeling results almost immediately.
I was happier, my clothes were more comfortable, after 4 weeks I had lost 10 pounds!
That was enough to keep me motivated for the last 4 weeks. Eating clean isn't always easy but as long as I stayed prepared I did great.
One trick I learned is it's just as easy to swing in the grocery store for something healthy as it is to swing by the fast food chain and grab something gross!
After 8 weeks the Belley Beach Body MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge™ has become a way of life for me. I eat clean and cannot get enough gym time in! I love my workouts and I deserve me time.
I am a better mom, employee and friend because of what I have done for myself!
Thank you Robert Belley Fitness.
KATIE SHANAHAN
Hi, my name is Katie Shanahan.
8 weeks ago I signed up to compete in the Rob Belley Beach Body MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge™.
I am a person who has always struggled with losing weight and inches and I have suffered
emotionally because of it. Before starting this challenge I always put in the physical effort of training and working out, but never saw the results I was looking for because I just could not get my diet under control.
Day after day I would kill myself with cardio and weight training and for what, so I could have that ice cream that cancelled out all my hard work. Then I would wonder why my body wasn’t changing and why I couldn’t stand to look at myself in the mirror. I despised myself for what I was doing to my body.
Then Rob comes up with the MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge™ and I said this is it, this is what is going to get be on track to the person I have always dreamed of being.
I took this as a challenge, not against everyone else, but a challenge against myself and to beat the person who has held me back for so many years.
8 weeks ago I would train about 3 times a week and eat whatever I wanted to. I was depressed with very little energy. It was a hard 8 weeks fighting cravings, headaches, irritability, and planning out the right meals, but I got through it with a lot of determination.
Now here I am 8 weeks later 2.3 inches smaller in my waist and 5lbs lighter.
I am more energized and motivated.
I am eating a much healthier diet that consists of everything being organic and natural.
I am training 2 times a week and the rest of the days I do interval training for cardio.
I am eating food that is good for me but also taste great and I enjoy eating it.
I never used to eat 3 meals a day, but now I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with snacks in between to keep me energized throughout the day. Even though the Belley Beach Body MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge™ is over, my personal challenge and journey to a happier fitter me is still in motion.
I am going to continue on the track that I have set forth and I have done that by extending my 8 weeks to 12 weeks and I am now on week 10.
I could not be happier with my results and how far I have come in such a short amount of time and that gives me all the motivation I need to never go back to that unhappy and unhealthy person who didn’t love herself.
Katie
Can you see my dilemma?
How do you pick between these two girls?
They’re fantastic women and they work so hard at their goals.
When they’re “on” they’re scorching hot! They train intensely. But intensity is what succeeds!
And they exemplify success and intensity.
So I’ve decided to congratulate them as CO-WINNERS of the Belley Beach Body MarshFIT 8 Week Challenge!
It was just too difficult a decision and they both truly earned it!
In fact they will be, no doubt, and not surprising, challenging themselves in the Ruckus event at the Marshfield Fairgrounds tomorrow morning alongside me on Saturday June 4, 2011.
They’re just those type of people.
They attack. They succeed.
It’s a lesson we all need to be reminded from time to time and it’s motivating to witness.
So they each have won $100 and 8 free training sessions at the studio!
I’m so proud of these girls.
And honestly, each day I look forward to their sessions because I know it’s gonna be fun, I can kick their asses a bit J and they’re good people.
So congratulations to Katie and Jenn!!
You girls are unbelievable!
Rob
