My meeting with Alex

Alex,

It was nice meeting you yesterday. So far, between meeting Frank and now you, I am so glad that I made the decision to contact The Final Rep! I really believe that working with you is finally going to bring me to the place where I've been wanting to be.

I have a couple of questions for you but have decided that I will start first by documenting our first meeting...

10:45 AM Alex arrives on time! Before he can even get out of his car I am waving like a giddy little kid from my front door. We introduce ourselves and then get down to business since we only have a half hour before I need to leave to pick up my youngest from preschool.

Sitting on the couch in the living room Alex asks me some background questions. The usual medical and physical stuff. I mentioned that I have some lower back pain when doing certain weight lifting exercises. He asked more questions and even had me demonstrate the stance I use and then showed me how to correct it.

We went down to the basement so that Alex could see where I work out. I showed him that I have an elliptical, weights and an exercise ball. We also looked at the workouts I have been doing so that he could get an idea of what I was currently doing. He was happy with the space I have available and suggested that I pump up my exercise ball since I will be using it like a bench and that I also have a sturdy chair.

Back upstairs we started taking my measurements. Those little pincher things sure do pinch! When Alex was measuring my thigh I told him that I really want a muscle there! That's been a life long dream-to have some leg muscles!! He got to see that I carry most of my fat in my mid section thanks to the pincher pinching just above the hip bone...poor Alex! I wasn't embarrassed at all though. There is no time or energy for that nonsense when one is on a mission like I am!

That's about all there was to it! He packed up his pinchers and measuring tape and said to watch my email. And, low and behold about 3:30 PM...there is was- my body comp! WooHoo! Now we have my starting point. 90lbs of lean mass and 24 lbs of fat!

I can expect my workouts from Alex and Sunday and Wednesday nights. I will be working out 4 days a week (Tuesday thru Friday) as this works best with my work schedule. We're going to have our weekly coaching calls on Friday afternoons and he told me to email or text him anytime.

So, here I am embarking on the journey of body transformation. I have wanted this for longer than I can even remember.

Now for my questions-

You mentioned getting 2.5lb magnets to attach to my power block weights since jumping 5 lbs has been too difficult for me. Do you know where I can get them? I tried Sports Authority and Scheels yesterday with no luck.

The nutrition information you sent me indicates eating starchy carbs only after a workout. Does that mean on the 3 days that I don't workout that I avoid starchy carbs all together?

Also, can you give suggestions on how to change the plan to accommodate my 9am workout time since this schedule assumes an afternoon workout?

-A