Introducing Fitness Model Chris Ryan

Introducing Fitness Model Chris Ryan. "The Male Jamie Eason," as he's being called.

Fitness Model Chris Ryan, at his Revelation Fitness shoot with Austin photographer Brian Fitzsimmons. Brian has worked with a host of fitness talent, including Jamie Eason and Monica Brant, and he was "floored" by Chris Ryan's performance behind the camera.

In addition to being the coveted new 'it' face (and body!) in the fitness industry, Chris Ryan is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. It was a pleasure for me & the Revelation Fitness crew to spend a humid Sunday Austin afternoon locked in an air-tight studio sweating... just to capture this genuine smile!

For more outtakes from today's shoot, click here.

Why We Do This: An Ode to Jim

Jim Nettles, Owner

Revelation Fitness

How many people can say they genuinely love those they work with?

I am sometimes amazed at how blessed I am in a partner. The day Jim Nettles walked into my life is one I won't forget. For the years I have known him Jim has been one of the nicest, most steady, genuine souls you'll ever meet.

Take for example last week: I got in a car wreck.

Jim cancelled his afternoon, picked me up, drove me to the rental car place, stayed with me on a hot & humid afternoon, made sure I was alright, and helped take care of all the details before he went home.

He can't help it. It comes naturally to him.

Changing lives, motivating people to reach their pinnacle... these are the things that drive Jim. And they in turn drive me. And everyone around him.

So this is my Friday ode to Jim. You make this job sweeter and easier than it really should be.

Revelation Remake #76

Meet Nicole. Down almost 60 lbs... and still going! Revelation Fitness 'After' first week of July. Get it girl! You're an inspiration!

Revelation Remake #111

Reva. 127 to 110 lbs. 22% to 9% bodyfat. 90 Days.

This is just the tip of the iceburg -

I still have yet to go through last Thursday & Friday's AMAZING shoots with Andrew Sterling. I will get them up this week!!

Great job Reva!! And great job Coach Josh!!

Kick Monica Brant's Butt!

Revelation Fitness was honored to 'Kick Monica Brant's Butt' for a photoshoot for Austin Fit Magazine this past Friday!

Thank you Austin Fit Magazine for shooting On-Location

at one of Revelation Fitness' fave clients' houses!

The Workout:

Warmup: Bodyweight Drills, Kettlebell Swings, Olympic Lifting Drills
Main Set: 21-15-9 Squat Cleans / Burpies (65# Monica / 95# Alex) – For Time
Tabata Abs

The Why:

At Revelation Fitness we train clients on Programs, not specific workouts. In pre-screening for this workout we learned that neither Monica nor Alex were training for anything specific (e.g. a Figure Competition, which would have demanded a Physique Transformation workout). Both had very solid nutrition, and are extremely fit. So our goal became to raise the bar for them, which is pretty darn high. We decided to use the 21-15-9 standard Metabolic Conditioning protocol, a Crossfit tool to increase athlete’s power output in their workouts, and over time. Super-setting squat cleans and burpies would use their core muscles to burn as many calories as possible in a workout that would also tax their shoulders, abs, and legs.

We actually modified the workout last minute from advanced:advanced to advanced:intermediate – for two reasons. First, Mo had never Squat Cleaned before and confessed some shoulder issues that we wanted to take into consideration. Second, the energy of the one-workout drop-in did not call for the 700 (Mo) – 1000 (Alex) calorie workout we had planned, so we decided that 500 / 800 on the first workout would be sufficient. In the original version of the workout, they would have Squat Cleaned, returned the bar to the ground, then without removing their hands from the bar, jumped back into a chest-to-bar pushup.

From the whining it seems like the final version of the workout was sufficient.

Mo’s time was just sub-11 minutes – and she learned how to Squat Clean! Alex completed the workout in an impressive sub-12 minutes at 95#.

Great job guys!

"What's Possible...?"

"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!" Christie, 51. 153lbs to 122lbs, size 10/12 to 2/4. 90 Days.

We did 'After' Shoots for Christie and R (below) on Thursday & Friday of this week with esteemed fashion photographer Andrew Sterling - both clients did AMAZING and were Coach Josh's 'Works of Art'. I promise I'll have photos up this week!

R, Another of Coach Josh's Works of Art!

127lbs to 110 lbs, 22% to 9% bodyfat!

Pictures forthcoming but I think we have a bikini model!

Lori

24% to 11%, 141 to 121 lbs

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Revelation

"Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler." صحيح البخاري

It's That Time Again!

Revelation Remake #87

25% to 11% bodyfat

141 to 121 lbs

Get Ready for... Revelation Remake #87.