Dropped 50 lbs for his first bodybuilding show
Published: Thu, 07/12/12
You have got to read this amazing transformation story from my
friend Shawn LeBrun who completely changed his life and lost
over 50 lbs to compete in his first bodybuilding show!
Shawn's the co-author of THINK! and Lose Weight which is
Yes it's about losing fat..but it's also about being successful in life
and keeping your muscle while you drop fat. Don't mistake the
biggest mistake of all and think you've got nothing to learn.
Check out Shawn's amazing pics below. Read the entire muscle &
fat loss story below!
-Mike Westerdal
Criticalbench.com
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SHAWN'S INSPIRATIONAL TRANSFORMATION STORY
It all started when I finally hit a point of frustration. I was sick and tired
of being overweight.
I weighed 250 pounds and it took its toll on me. I remember skiing one day.
After dressing and putting on all my gear, I must have weighed close to
300 pounds.
It was a horrible day for me because I couldn't keep up with my friends.
I was wiped after the first run and my feet and legs were sore.
I remember sitting on the tables outside, watching my friends go up and
down the mountain, thinking to myself how wrong it was that I should be
sitting down trying to catch my breath after walking 20 feet in ski boots.
That day, the seed of change was planted.
I accepted responsibility for having to change myself.
I knew that nobody else was going to do this for me.
I then began to think about what I wanted.
I wanted to be thinner but still wanted to keep the muscular size I had
developed over the years.
I just wanted to lose all of the fat I had accumulated around my midsection.
So I wrote a list of 10 things I wanted to change about myself and about
my body. Some of them would take some work and some of them were
impossible.
I think I even wrote that I wanted to be taller.
However, I made my list and soon after making it, I put it away in a drawer.
I didn't go back to it for a week.
When I realized that I had made the list but hid it, I pulled it out and looked
over it again.
Everything on that list still mattered to me. At that point I made the decision
to change.
I had the proverbial "Now or Never" realization.
So I went outside and began running. I think I made it around the block
before I was too winded to continue.
But it felt good. It felt like I had taken the first step in changing my body
and my life.
Over the next 8 weeks I became obsessed with uncovering everything I
could to help me get the body I wanted.
I read, read, and then read some more.
I read about weight training, I read about nutrition, I read about psychology
and behavior. As I read I began putting what I read into action.
I began reducing my calories a little at a time.
I got rid of butter, high-cal dressings, mayonnaise, and sugar.
I started jogging twice a week and lifting weights on opposite days.
In the past I used to put my lifting ahead of my running and would only
run for five to ten minutes after my weight lifting workout.
I began to realize the importance of intense cardio in raising my metabolism.
I dedicated two days a week to it, 20 to 30 minutes each session.
I started to increase the amount of weight I was lifting. Before I would lift the
same amount each workout, but I learned it was more important to increase
the weight and decrease the number of reps.
Overall, my changes were pretty simple, in fact, I really didn't drastically
change anything.
But within 8 weeks of reading all of this information and using it, I
was a completely different person, physically and mentally.
I saw so many positive changes that it motivated me to keep going, to keep
pushing ahead.
I had gone from 250 pounds to just under 200 pounds, in 10 weeks.
People thought I was sick, but I felt absolutely great.
The change was drastic, yet I felt so good, so alive.
I now had the body I had always dreamed of. I had my six pack abs and
was under 10% body fat for the first time since grade school.
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Shawn Shares His Blueprint for Success:
THINK! and Lose Weight ------ <<< Half Off 48-Hours Left
Shawn Shares His Blueprint for Success:
THINK! and Lose Weight ------ <<< Half Off 48-Hours Left
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During the whole process, I critiqued how things were working. If they weren't,
I stopped doing them and tried something else.
I uncovered those things that truly worked and did away with those things
that wasted my time.
I began to see that certain things I had changed would have to remain that
way for good if I wanted to continue having success.
For instance, I knew that I had to continue eating small meals or snacks
every 3 or 4 hours.
I knew that I would have to do cardio a couple times a week to stay thin.
But it was a lifestyle I was comfortable with and one that was not that
difficult to continue.
I often became afraid that the body I worked so hard for would be taken
away at any moment, but as I continued my physique kept getting better
and better.
My energy level was the highest it had been since I could remember.
My self esteem was high and my courage to try new things impressed me.
I started a new career as a personal trainer and soon was teaching others
how to positively change their bodies.
I had come full circle, from a place of despair and frustration to a place
where I could now help others with their own battles.
I soon knew that it was my calling to help others with the same issues that
had plagued me for so long.
During the whole time I was attempting to lose weight, I often referred back
to a saying I read one day while browsing in a bookstore.
I was reading a Zig Ziglar book. Zig is a self-made success who gives
motivational speeches and writes books on selling and motivation.
I remember reading,
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
I reminded myself of this every time I was running or lifting and felt like stopping.
If I can do this, what else could I do?
Well, I still often refer back to that line while I am sweating it out at the gym
or jogging in 90 degree temperatures.
However, I have adapted that line to include one other part that I feel is
important in achieving your best body ever. For me it is my formula for success.
CONCEIVE + BELIEVE + TAKE ACTION = ACHIEVE
Taking action is the secret ingredient that turns failure into success.
Conceive, believe, and take action and you can achieve anything you want .
Best wishes,
During the whole process, I critiqued how things were working. If they weren't,
I stopped doing them and tried something else.
I uncovered those things that truly worked and did away with those things
that wasted my time.
I began to see that certain things I had changed would have to remain that
way for good if I wanted to continue having success.
For instance, I knew that I had to continue eating small meals or snacks
every 3 or 4 hours.
I knew that I would have to do cardio a couple times a week to stay thin.
But it was a lifestyle I was comfortable with and one that was not that
difficult to continue.
I often became afraid that the body I worked so hard for would be taken
away at any moment, but as I continued my physique kept getting better
and better.
My energy level was the highest it had been since I could remember.
My self esteem was high and my courage to try new things impressed me.
I started a new career as a personal trainer and soon was teaching others
how to positively change their bodies.
I had come full circle, from a place of despair and frustration to a place
where I could now help others with their own battles.
I soon knew that it was my calling to help others with the same issues that
had plagued me for so long.
During the whole time I was attempting to lose weight, I often referred back
to a saying I read one day while browsing in a bookstore.
I was reading a Zig Ziglar book. Zig is a self-made success who gives
motivational speeches and writes books on selling and motivation.
I remember reading,
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
I reminded myself of this every time I was running or lifting and felt like stopping.
If I can do this, what else could I do?
Well, I still often refer back to that line while I am sweating it out at the gym
or jogging in 90 degree temperatures.
However, I have adapted that line to include one other part that I feel is
important in achieving your best body ever. For me it is my formula for success.
CONCEIVE + BELIEVE + TAKE ACTION = ACHIEVE
Taking action is the secret ingredient that turns failure into success.
Conceive, believe, and take action and you can achieve anything you want .
Best wishes,
Shawn LeBrun
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Shawn Shares His Blueprint for Success:
THINK! and Lose Weight ------ <<< Half Off 48-Hours Left
===========================
Shawn Shares His Blueprint for Success:
THINK! and Lose Weight ------ <<< Half Off 48-Hours Left
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