Coach Keith's Journey to 5% Bodyfat... the Last Chapter

12 Weeks Ago, Coach Keith Outlaw set a goal: to go from 12% to 5% bodyfat.

Last week he surpassed his goal at 3.5% bodyfat.

See more outtakes from Coach Keith's 'After' Shoot by clicking here

It's Just Easier for Some People

Coach Steph

It's Just Easier for Some People

...Or Is It?

So What Can I Expect from Revelation Fitness?

Revelation Nation Reveal #221
Lost 22 lbs during her 12 Week Revelation!

"Never thought it was possible, but I am SO glad I was wrong! I am 1 pound below my wedding weight at 23! This was all so worth it! I knew - or had heard peices of - this information before... it was how Revelation brought it all together than was Turn-Key for me. I really can't believe it."

Revelation Nation Reveal #171
Christie, 51. 153lbs to 122lbs. Size 10/12 to a 2/4. 90 Days.

Revelation Remake #200
21% to 9% bodyfat. Lost 20 lbs. 12 Weeks

Revelation Fitness Coaches... Revealed

Coach Michelle

Revelation Fitness Coaches have been having their own induction into the RevelationNation these past few weeks with a series of Reveals... you can check out the first of the very motivating outtakes by clicking here: Coach Mariah's Facebook Page.

If you want your very own chance to Break Up With Your Before Picture and become our next Reveal - for absolutely free - you have 2 more days to email us your photos and a brief description of why we should chose you to info@revelationfit.com. Jim & I are going through the winners right now and will make our final decision this Tuesday. We will announce the Grand Prize Winner Wednesday, September 15th.

Coach Stephanie

Even Coaches Need Coaches

Meet Coach Michelle

This is an outtake from her 'After' photoshoot

Yes, even coaches need coaches.

Which is why Coach Michelle did her own Challenge - and her own 'After' shoot - an outtake of which is above.

(And yes... I will be posting the rest of it when I get it back don't worry!...).

And why we will be posting the 'After' results from Coach Keith's photo shoot early next week.

And which is also why Coaches Jim, Mariah, Christina and Michelle are all participating in an upcoming figure / bodybuilding competition alongside a Revelation Fitness All-Star client.

Coach Stephanie is lead coach on the TeamRevFit endeavor.

We will keep you updated on the competition, which is (only!) 10 Weeks away in Lacklund, Texas.

In the meantime be sure to keep sending those entries for the Breakup With Your Before Picture Contest. We will chose the winner at the end of next week!

Simon's Week Three End Results

If you LIKE CHARTS you WON'T WANT TO MISS this LIVE ACTION THRILLER!!!

CLICK HERE FOR THE EXCITEMENT!!

Or watch it below

-Coach Mariah, Who BTW Hates Numbers & Charts (and is also Simon's trainer)

12 Week Challenge Week 4 Video from Simon Salt on Vimeo.

True Strength. Reveal #202. 132 to 115lbs, Size 10 to 0, 24.5% to 10% Bodyfat. And so much more.

Jillian rocks her skinny jeans ... but that's not even half the story. Read on.

This is maybe the hardest, most emotionally gut-wrenching blog I've ever written.

But it may also be the most inspiring.

Normally I get the easy job of bragging about our clients and their results - who wouldn't love that?

And that's part of what this post is about: Revelation Nation Reveal #202, Jillian. 132 to 115lbs, size 10/12 to a size 0, 24.5% to 10% bodyfat in her Revelation Fitness Challenge.

Let's back up.

It's March of this year.

I get a call from a prospective client, Jillian who, at 132 lbs and 24.5% bodyfat was lean and lithe by most standards. But just talking to her on the phone you could tell: Jillian wanted so much more.

We agreed to meet up in a coffee shop in downtown Austin. The second I walked in my eye caught a tall, attractive woman sitting in the midst of chaos who couldn't possibly be waiting for me, could she? Jillian waved, stood up and smoothed her smart blouse which she'd tucked into a pencil-thin skirt and walked over to me.

I knew from the second I saw her that fortuitous day that we had 'the real deal' on our hands.

Jim, Jillian and I would set out on her 12 Week Journey in late March with the 'totally insane' goal of 115 scale lbs, 10% bodyfat, and a size 0. Jillian would participate in our Revelation Fitness Online Program as she's in sales and travels allot. She would conduct the bulk of her workouts at Pure Austin Gym downtown.

6 Weeks in Jillian was set to hit her goals. She was already down nearly 15 lbs and fitting into size 2's swimmingly.

Then, on May 3rd, 2010 Jillian's life would change forever.

Jillian woke up feeling sick. She quickly got worse and lost consciousness, so her husband rushed her to the hospital.

Hooked up to countless machines when she woke up, no one could tell Jillian what was wrong.

Some time later came the diagnosis.

Jillian had a large blood clot in her heart. Although it can partially be attributed to genetics, there is some indication that use of birth control pills increased her risk.*

Jillian had almost lost her life, but they had found the clot in time to save her.

Jillian at the hospital

But there was one piece of bad news that would change Jillian's life forever.

Because of her body's chemistry and its effect on her heart, Jillian would never be able to have children.

Jillian's husband heard the doctor's advice that day and made a bold decision for her family: if they wanted children, they could adopt - and closed the discussion that very day by sacrificially revoking the possibility of his ever becoming a father.

Some time later Jillian would be released from the hospital and would recover most of her strength, but Jim and I were bowled over for her.

We of course offered her to bow out from her program and give herself plenty of time and space to heal and recover.

But Jillian had other plans.

Below is the email Jillian wrote to almost immediately - politely and energetically declining to quit her program.

"Guys... I can say that I am truly stronger and healthier than I ever have been.

I love being 119 and a size 2... but it's not so much about the weight and size like it was in the beginning. Its that I feel amazing and I GET to wake up in the morning and rock it in the gym. I don't have to but I want to.

No one in the hospital would tell me why I was hooked up to so many machines but I had a very large clot in my heart and I am so very lucky because a person in average health would have died. I am truly blessed. Thanks for all your help and believing that I would come back strong. It's a great day for celebration!!!"

So we kept going.

We gave Jillian 10 more weeks (as opposed to 6) so that she'd have about 4 weeks to eat clean yes, but keep the workouts light and pressure-less.

It was about that time that RevelationFitness onboarded Coach Keith Outlaw, who would walk with Jillian for the remainder of her journey.

Fast-forward to present day.

One muggy morning last week I was out on my porch drinking a hot coffee and reading the morning's paper when my mind drifted to Jillian - her strength, her decisions in what might otherwise have been a season of loss. I teared up reflecting on a phone conversation we'd had just after she'd been released from the hospital, where she'd explained a thought that helped her stay happy and strong. "My husband was adopted - so I guess this is God telling me to return the favor!" In that moment, staring down at the daily woes on the front page, I secretly wondered if I would have the strength she and her husband had in the face of their hardships and terrible decisions.

When I came back inside I found the following email on my desktop from Jillian:

"Hey Mariah, I know this is a silly problem. The clothes I bought as my goal are too big. Did you have anything specific that you wanted me to wear for the photo shoot? Because I have to go re-shopping."

I laughed out-loud and thought, "Yep. That's our girl Jillian right there." She must have sensed that I was wasting my time feeling sad for her.

Jillian did her 'After' shoot last week. While we are still waiting on the results, I have attached a spoiler and a link to a few others in our Facebook 'Reveal' Galleries.

I'll end this post with the final email we received from Jillian just before her 'After' photo shoot: a shout-out to Coach Keith.

It frankly takes a special man to be able to relate to - and coach - a woman who is in the midst of what Jillian faced. Keith is maybe our toughest coach here at RevFit: but he is also maybe our most human. RevelationFitness is such a better place to be with him here.

Here's what Jillian wrote:

"Keith,

I just wanted to thank you so much for everything that you have done for me. Your advice has been amazing, you are so responsive despite a crazy schedule and I really felt supported through the whole process with you. I feel like even though we have only met one time that we have formed a bond and I can't wait to work with you again and create new goals. You are a great trainer and I will and have referred people to Revelation Fit with no doubt that they would get excellent results. Also thank you so much for the gift card. I see some new kettle weights in my future!"

On a personal note, Jillian, this song is for you. I (Coach Mariah, the author of this post) think of you everytime I hear this song:

We love you Jillian! Congratulations on being Revelation Nation Reveal #202!

*Coach Mariah has long been a proponent of non-hormonal IUD's as an effective birth control method that does not alter your body's chemistry. For more information on IUD's log onto Planned Parenthood's public information link by clicking here. To find out more about blood clots and decide for yourself on birth control methods, log onto the National Blood Clot Alliance's website, stoptheclot.org.

Get Your Head in the Game

My 12 Week Adventure - week 3 from Simon Salt on Vimeo.

Breakup With Your 'Before' Picture!

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Don't Defend it, Shelter It, Hide It, Mask It, or try to Protect It!

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Revelation Fitness' "Breakup With Your 'Before' Picture" Campaign

Leave Your 'Before' Picture Behind. You've Got an 'After' to Find.

Which one is Coach Mariah? 220+ lbs... or 12% bodyfat? Mariah broke up with her 'Before' picture almost 10 years ago!

COACH MARIAH REVEALS...

People are always asking me for tips. When I give them, they cringe and shudder.

(Ok. Then don't ask.)

Here's a big one. A secret I've learned in 10 years of getting clients from a Size 10 to a Size 0 - and so on and so forth - in 12 Weeks.

If you're still defensive about your 'Before' picture - you'll put the weight back on.

It means your Inception wasn't complete. It means you still think of yourself as the fat girl or guy in the 'Before' picture. If the Inception worked - and you changed your thoughts and your beliefs about yourself - then you'll depersonalize and won't care about the 'Before' picture. In fact you may even use it to inspire another to do what you yourself have done: Student becomes Teacher.

A great example of this is - well, me. Another great example of this are my clients Dawn McDaniel and Chris Weaver, below.

As such, Jim & I decided to launch Revelation Fitness' "Breakup With Your Before Picture" campaign.

It's simple: email us your before picture and a little bit about why you think you should be our next Reveal. If we pick you, you will do your 12 Week Transformation with us absolutely free.

Take my advice and email us at info@revelationfit.com. Or not. But don't say I didn't pass you a free tip.

For more 'Before' Picture Breakups, visit the Revelation Fitness Galleries on Facebook - click here.

On Manifesting Your Dreams

"Good story...

For my inspiration wall I had torn out several pages from an Athleta catalog. They have great swimsuits, board shorts and cute little dresses. Even better the models are an athletic girl next door. Surfing, hiking, doing yoga, or just lounging they just look healthy and fresh.

This past week I found all the outfits I had taped to the wall for 70% off thru their on-line sale. I ordered EVERY one of them in size Small!

We'll see how close I resemble those models in about two more days when my order arrives!

Then the SWIMSUITS go on my wall to make sure I can still wear them next June!"

- Revelation Fitness client, Renee, chimes in on Manifesting Your Dreams.

Renee is a career executive, wife and mother of 2.

She is also one of the Revelation Nation nominees for Austin Fit Magazine's "Mothers into Living Fit (MILF)" Awards.

Two other Revelation Nation Reveals Summer 2010 were nominated.

Sarah, a career executive, wife and mother of 2...

And Christie, also a career executive and mother of 2 who, at 51 years young, is a couple lbs below her wedding weight... at 23 years old.

See more Revelation Nation Reveals in our Facebook Galleries.

And vote for one of our ladies by 'Liking' Austin Fit on Facebook and writing your vote on their wall - just click here!