It has been almost a year since Craig and Carol have finished up their transformation.  I keep in contact with them on a regular basis.  They are still going strong, both still in great shape.  Their weight and bodyfat are almost identical to when they left. 

THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOT SOME QUICK FIX DIET

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In only 3 months Craig changed into a new person inside out.. amazing!!!

Craig lost 37 lbs of fat, 15% body fat and reached his goal of getting rock hard 6 pack abs..

My name is Craig Schumer and I’m 32 years old. You probably wouldn’t know it from my before pictures but I have lead a pretty active lifestyle. I played soccer growing up and the gym has always been a big part of my life. For the past couple years my workouts have been focused primarily on strength. I wanted to move as much weight as I could every time I was in the gym. Heavy weight with low reps and I incorporated very little cardio into my workouts. Over the last two year I’ve seen some significant strength gains. However, I wasn’t getting the visual results I wanted. I was lifting harder then I ever had and thought I was making decent diet choices. I chalked it up to the fact that my body had slowed down with age. My time had past and I accepted the fact that I wasn’t going to have the lean physique anymore.

My wife (who looked fantastic) was also active at the gym but wasn’t happy with the results she was getting. She had been asking me for help with her workouts for quite some time. Although I know how to workout and I’m comfortable at the gym, I’m no trainer. I began looking for a way to help her and heard about Micah and his Hitch Fit program through some friends and family. After a few conversations with Micah, I didn’t know if I believed that I could get the results he talked about, but I definitely wanted to believe him. My wife and I felt like it was time to make some changes and we wanted to get the results that Micah saw were possible.

A lot of people focus on the external benefits of living healthy and being fit. I’m not going to lie to you – I set out to make these changes to look better and now I walk a little slower when I pass a mirror and I definitely have the shirt off when I mow the yard  but the way I look now is not the most significant of the benefits. There is no way to describe how pushing yourself, achieving your fitness goals and making healthy decisions will make you feel but it spills over into every part of your life. This experience has given my wife and I a shared passion that has brought us even closer and a new focus and energy to every part of our lives. We can’t thank Micah enough for seeing the possibility, inspiring us to make the change and giving us the tools to make us successful.

There is no magic pill to get results but there are a few things that I’ve learned through my transformation that have helped me.

Set specific goals, with a time frame and say it out loud -
I was around 230 lbs. and over 20% body fat. When Micah told me that he thought I could get below 10% and see my abs in 12 weeks I laughed and thought others would laugh as well. It’s easy to think about a goal but it becomes real when you say it out loud. In my opinion, this is the hardest first step due to the fear of failure that we all have. We’re scared to tell people around us what our goals are because we might not accomplish them. The truth is, when you set a goal and say it out loud you begin to develop your own support group and put positive pressure on yourself to stay focused.

Push outside your comfort zone -
Before this experience I would never have considered working with a personal trainer. It just wasn’t me. It sounds like common sense, but a lot of us don’t seem to realize that when you keep doing the same thing, you’re going to keep getting the same results. I know now that it sometimes takes someone else to see what is possible and it’s your personal trainers’ job to push you harder then you would on your own. When you train with a personal trainer you start to surprise yourself every time you go to the gym by doing one more rep, sprinting a little faster or running a little further then you did last week. I don’t mean to say that I will (or you should) work with a trainer the rest of my life. I’m at a point now where I feel like I push myself further every day and I’ve surrounded myself with positive pressure. However, I wouldn’t have gotten here with out Micah and I’m sure there will come a day that I get comfortable and need to be pushed again.

Write it down -
Keep a journal that includes your workouts, cardio and your daily diet. I thought I had a decent diet. Micah encouraged me to keep a journal. What I learned was that there was a significant difference between how I thought I was feeding my body and what was actually occurring. Losing weight and getting lean is depriving yourself. A journal helps you to identify what you need and then hold yourself accountable

Put the scale away –
By itself, your weight means absolutely nothing. A guy that weighs 200 pounds with 15% body fat is going to look completely different then a guy weighing 200 pounds with 5% body fat. Additionally, when I weigh myself first thing in the morning, eat a clean and healthy diet all day and then weigh myself before I go to bed, I typically gain 3 – 6 pounds. Our bodies weight changes all the time for a variety of reasons. If you’re constantly stepping on the scale you’re going to drive yourself crazy.

LOOK AT CAROL NOW!!!! In only 3 month Carol lost 13.6% bodyfat , shed away 21 lbs of fat. This is one of the Best Female Transformations I have ever been apart of. Carol accomplished this on a balance diet and a ton of hard work. These sorts of numbers are better then what most Men get in 12 weeks.. That is more than 1% bodyfat per week.. AMAZING!!!!

My name is Carol Schumer and I’m 31 years old. I’ve always considered myself to be an active person. I typically made it to the gym at least three times a week and like a lot of other women, my main focus was on cardio – only incorporating weight lifting from time to time. I knew weights were an important part of a workout, however I never felt confident that I was doing the right exercises to get the best use of my time. I often asked my husband for advice, but generally hadn’t found a workout program that really stuck with me. Needless to say I wasn’t making any progress and I was more or less stuck in a cardio rut.

It was around my birthday this year when began to take a positive turn. My husband and I made the decision to start the Hitch Fit program with Micah. We found out about Micah and his amazing transformations through family and friends. Needless to say we’d heard nothing but great things about him and were very pumped to get started. Having never worked with a personal trainer before, I was excited by the possibilities and a bit nervous about what would be expected of me. To be honest, part of me was a bit skeptical as to whether or not I could be successful with his program. For that reason, I decided it might be best to keep my little transformation under wraps for the time being.

My first workout with Micah was one that I will never forget. I’d thought that I had pushed myself in the past and knew my limits pretty well…I was absolutely mistaken. Within the first 30 minutes I had not only reached my limit, I was well past it. Micah pushed me to a point that I had never believed possible and I haven’t been the same since. It wasn’t until I began training with Micah that I realized I had just been going through the motions at the gym. I wasn’t challenging myself and had become too comfortable in my routine.

The feeling of accomplishment and the empowerment that you get when you break that mental boundary you’ve placed on your abilities is indescribable. I’ve realized that I was selling myself short and that I have another level of intensity that I hadn’t even known was there. Through this process I have truly changed as a person. The physical transformation is nice of course, but it is the mental aspect that is the most important and unexpected. I’m stronger, more focused and have a new found confidence in my abilities. The lessons I’ve learned through this experience extend far outside the walls of the gym and are relevant to my every day life. If I am successful in overcoming challenges I thought impossible at the gym, the challenges I’m faced with in everyday life no longer seem as difficult to overcome. In the end, you will only get as much out of this experience as you put into it. It takes a lot of hard work and it requires you to live outside of your comfort zone. It’s your life and your choice to take charge and make a positive change.

Soon After Their Transformation came out I got contacted by a Local Fitness Magaizne here in Kansas City and Craig and Carol were featured for their hard work

Stay Fit , Stay Healthy

Micah LaCerte and Diana Chaloux

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Hitch Fit Top Tips for Sexy Six Pack Abs

WARNING! If you are looking for a quick fix or bogus tips on how you can have a six pack in a week…or how getting a visual six pack is EASY….then read no further! You’ve entered a no BS zone where we are committed to telling you the truth…if you’re ready for the truth…then read on!

Do you want a set of sexy six pack abs? Here at Hitch Fit we get that request a lot! Abs are the number one most coveted muscle group that people want to visually be able to see. If you are on a quest for a sizzling six pack this summer, here are the Hitch Fit top tips that will get on track to be beach ready!

The NUMBER ONE thing you must do if they want to have a sexy six pack is to eat a clean diet. That means to eat small healthy meals 5-7 times daily. Your diet should consist of lean protein sources such as chicken, turkey and fish, healthy carbohydrates such as oatmeal, sweet potatoes, brown rice and vegetables, healthy fats such as almonds, olive oil and natural peanut butter.

You need to eliminate soda, candy, chips, cookies and other high sugar foods from your diet. These should ONLY be eaten on occasion and in moderation. Also lose the fast foods, fatty, greasy foods and alcohol (if you do choose to consume alcohol it should be minimal, these empty calories will add up, and also slow down fat loss, easily sabotaging your fitness goals) from your diet in order to drop fat weight so you can reveal your abs. These foods listed above are toxic, they are slowing your body down, making you fat and draining your energy. Eliminating them from your diet is the only way to go if you actually want VISUAL change in your body, but it’s also the only way to go if you want improved HEALTH as well.

Secondly you must get a good combination of cardiovascular exercise in addition to strength training. Working with weights allows you to build and maintain lean muscle tissue which will give your body the shape that you want as well as increase your metabolism. Cardio and aerobic workouts will help you burn off body fat so that you can see the definition of the sexy muscles hidden underneath.Kick up the intensity on your cardio too, it’s a myth that the best way to shed body fat is to do low intensity cardio and stay in the “fat burning zone”. Kick up your INTENSITY and you are going to burn MORE calories throughout your workout, boost your metabolism higher post workout, and as a result lose more weight.

Don’t be mistaken and think that you can JUST do cardio to get the results that you want. Just doing cardio will help you to lose body fat, but it will not tone your body and will not increase your metabolism nearly as much as weight training. People who do cardio all the time and no weight training tend to have sagging bodies, if you’re going after a tight, toned look then you are going to have to hit the weights!

Tip number three is to BE CONSISTENT. Your body will not change overnight.

IMPORTANT!!There is NO PILL that you can take that will give you phenomenal abdominals, there is NO AB MACHINE that you can hop on for a few minutes a day and achieve a six pack, so if you purchase an ab machine with the intent of getting a stronger core, then fine, it will work for that. If you purchase an ab machine because you actually think you will shed body fat by using it and be able to visually see your abs just by doing it…then you are sadly mistaken and I promise you will NEVER attain a six pack from using any one of those gadgets. It takes eating right and exercising right on a consistent basis to get the results that you want!

To maintain your weight loss you need to develop healthy eating and exercise habits which you can commit to for life. Results of any short term, quick fix, fad diet that you try will NOT last a lifetime. The only way to get the body you want and to keep it is through consistent proper nutrition and exercise. Be patient and set mini weight loss goals for yourself every week. The more consistent you are with making healthy eating choices and training on a regular basis with intensity, the faster you will see results.

The last tip for revealing your sexy summer six pack is to identify you underlying motivation. Changing eating and exercise habits can be difficult if you don’t know WHY you are doing it to begin with. Making the decision and commitment to changing your body is one of the BEST and most rewarding things that you can do in your life. It’s important to know WHY you are doing it to keep you on track. It’s easy to lapse back into old unhealthy habits which will ruin your chances of getting the beach ready body that you are looking for. If being able to visually see your abs were easy to achieve then everyone would be showing off their midsection. If it is something you want for yourself then you can have it if you are willing to do the work!

In order to stay on track during those tough times keep visual reminders of your motivation where you can see them on a daily basis. For example if you want to look great in your swimsuit then put it on a hangar and have it out where you can see it every single day to remind you why you need to make the right choices!

Remember this. Everybody has abs, it’s just that most people have layers of fat covering them up. You can do all the crunches and sit ups in the world and you will never see your abdominals if you don’t eat properly and do enough cardio to burn off the fat that is hiding your sexy six pack. If you have been consistently exercising and have not seen the results you want the problem lies within your eating habits. 80% of the way that your body looks is dependent on how you fuel it. Follow these four important tips and you will shed your winter weight and be ready to flaunt your fab abs this summer!

Micah LaCerte and Diana Chaloux
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Naturally you want to share your aspirations with the people you love and care about the most. So you go to your family and friends. You are bubbling over as you tell them how excited you are to get your health and fitness on track! Then it happens. You get that skeptical look which says, “I’ll believe it when I see it”, or you hear a comment such as, “Why do you want to do that,” or “I’ve heard you say that before”. Can you picture it?

Here’s another scenario…you have started your journey, you have been eating clean, working hard and getting lean. You feel so much more confident, have so much more energy and are loving the way that you now look and feel. But strangely the people that you thought would be so happy and excited for you start making negative instead of positive comments. The guy or girl whose been your best friend for years starts making snide comments about your new eating habits. They tell you that you’ve lost enough weight, they may start developing a bad attitude towards you. Perhaps they try to pressure you into making unhealthy food choices, anything to throw you off the fit and healthy track that you are on. They just don’t “get” it….  Do you have someone like this in your life?

Isn’t it amazing how that look or negative comment can feel like someone just punched you in the gut? Your excitement begins to drain. You lose your enthusiasm and even feel embarrassment for sharing your goals or success.  Self doubt comes creeping in, “maybe they are right, maybe I have said it before, maybe it is silly to think I can change,” or you start to give in to the temptations that they are taunting you with just so you won’t feel like the outsider. STOP right there! Don’t let those doubts creep in! Don’t give in to these saboteurs. If you have experienced this type of negativity from someone close to you, someone who’s opinion matters to you… you have been a victim of Fitness Sabotage!

Why does it seem like the people closest to us try to sabotage our fitness goals? As soon as they find out you are trying to eat healthy, they taunt you with poor food choices. It feels like they want you to fail. It feels like they are intentionally trying to hurt you. So how do you deal with it?

First, realize that you are in charge of you! You are responsible for your choices and decisions when it comes to food, exercise and the habits that you want to create in your life. Even if you have been a “victim” (I use that term VERY lightly because you should never have a victim mentality, but one of being empowered to make the right choices for your body) of fitness sabotage you must recognize that this is not an excuse to abandon your fitness goals!

Second, realize that if your saboteur cares about you, they are probably not consciously and intentionally trying to bring you down. It’s likely they are oblivious that they are hurting and not helping you.  Perhaps they are afraid. If you make these changes, maybe they will have to make changes as well, or if you succeed they will have to recognize their own need to make better choices. You see, if someone is a fitness saboteur it is NOT about YOU, it’s about THEM. Without even knowing it they try to tear your success down in order to feel better about themselves. I know it’s easier said than done, but you must recognize this and do not allow their words or actions make you feel bad about yourself, your goals or your progress.

My final piece of advice is to talk to them. Let them know how important these goals are to you, and let them know you need their support. You aren’t going to judge them for the choices they make, or try to force them to change, so make sure they know that. Ask them if they will be willing to support and encourage you as you make behavioral changes which will improve the quality and quantity of your life. If they are still negative towards you, you may have some choices to make as far as if this is a person that you should still have in your life. If this person is someone who truly cares about you and loves you, then they should listen and support and not try to sabotage.

Note to Saboteurs!! If YOU are reading this and realize that YOU have been a fitness saboteur in the life of someone you care about, then PLEASE take this opportunity to turn that negative into a positive, give your support and a word or encouragement and show this person that you care!

When you make healthy choices in your life, you are not only creating a better YOU,  you are inspiring people around you whether you realize it or not. Your story, your transformation, your hard work towards success is making a positive influence on someone’s life. It may be a co-worker, it may be a friend or family member. Even those who try to sabotage you may eventually come around to making healthier choices in THEIR lives, and YOU will be the spark that gets them on the right track. Stay strong, stay motivated and go for your goals. You have everything that you need within you to achieve whatever you set your mind to, and never let anyone tell you different!

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A drop set is when you perform an exercise to almost failure or complete failure then drop weight and continue with the movement so on and so on for as many sets and reps as you choose.

Drop set were originally “discovered” in 1947 by Henry Atkins, editor of Body Culture magazine. Atkins called it the “multi-poundage system.” Since then, this muscle blasting technique has gone by many different names including breakdowns, descending sets, triple-drops, down the rack, strip sets or the stripping technique.

Drop sets are loved in the fitness and bodybuilding world because this technique is soley used for a visual outcome. If you are looking to add some lean muscle or intensify your workouts try drop sets. Make sure through the movement you keep your technique perfect and keep each rep slow and controlled focusing on flexing the muscle you are working with each rep.

Check out the Lat Pulldown Video below 7 set drop set-

7 set drop set
400 lbs x 3
355 x 4
310 x 5
265 x 6
220 x 6
175 x 6
130 x 7

You can use this technique with any exercise you choose. The key is figuring out the weights to use, so you will need to trial and error with that for awile so you make sure you are reaching the level of intensity and burn that you need too.

Best of luck and Pump it up

Micah LaCerte- Personal trainer/Life Coach/Lifestyle coach
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Plyometric Workouts
One quick way to really amp up your workout is add plyometrics. In the world on an athlete plyometrics are used for power and performance. The everyday person can use them to increase their aerobic conditioning, power, explosiveness and shed the extra weight off.
What is Plyometric training? It’s a style of impact jump training that can incorporate boxes, steps and various other things that will get you sweating and increase your overall conditioning. If you have bad knees you will want to stick to more low impact styles, test your knees out and see what you are capable of.

Here is a great Plyometric circuit you can try

After every 2 sets of your weight lifting add one of these 30sec- 1min. Plyometric movements.

Tuck Knees Jumps
1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, with arms at sides.
2. Jump up bringing knees up to chest.
3. Land on balls of feet and repeat immediately.
4. Repeat for 30 sec.- 1 Minute

Split Squat Jumps
1. Stand with feet hip width apart. Take left leg and step back approximately 2 feet standing on the ball of back foot.
2. Feet should be positioned at a staggered stance with head and back erect and straight in a neutral position.
3. Lower body by bending at right hip and knee until thigh is parallel to floor then immediately explode vertically.
4. Switch feet in the air so that the back foot lands forward and vice versa…
5. Repeat for 30 sec- 1 minute

Floor Touch Vertical Jump
1. Start with hands touching the ground and bent knees
2. Make sure both feet are parallel with your shoulders
3. Jump as high as possible vertically and extend your arms towards the ceiling
4. Repeat for 30 sec – 1 minute

Ski Jumps
1. Keeping your feet shoulder width, and staying in the squatted position, jump 90 degrees from left to right.
2. With each jump, aim to take off immediately upon landing, with minimal uplift, focus on staying in a tucked skiing position.
3. You may decide to jump with your feet either close together or in a wide stance, however always take off and land with both feet.
4. Repeat for 30 sec- 1 minute

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Exciting News to Share with you.  1 on 1 and Online Hitch Fit Personal Training Clients Gwen and Greg are featured for their Hard work in the New Kansas City Fitness Magazine , You may recognize the Cy Young Winner Zach Greinke on the Cover.  Both of these clients did an amazing job having 2 different start points and overall goals but both of them not only reached their goal, they smashed them.  Gwen Came in 8 weeks after having her beautiful baby and wanted to get her body back.  In only 3 months she dropped 13% bodyfat and over 20lbs .  She finished at 115 lbs, 15.31% bodyfat and the best shape of her life.  This is proof that you can get your body back after having a child.  You have to work hard and live a healthy lifestyle but it can be done.  Gwen looks amazing!!!

Greg came in as a hardgainer wanting to add muscle and see his abs for the first time in his life.  I am very proud of him because I understand being a hardgainer myself how hard and how much disipline you must have with training and consuming enough food to add muscle.  In only 3 months greg got down to an amazing 5.63% bodyfat and gained some solid muscle.   Greg is in the best shape of his life.  Look at those 6-Pack Abs. In the future he plans on possibly competing in a fitness model or bodybuilding compitition. Greg amazing work buddy..

Awesome High Intensity Workout to try

50 Reps Leg Press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4cTUW1W58

100 Reps of Leg Extension http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMEJBLTEAWc

250 Reps of Calf Raises http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYOWQYTMrno

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I wanted to do something that was super impacting and share with you how Hitch Fit has inspired so many around the World. We work so hard each and every day to not only make the most out of our lives but also out of yours. Much of my energy comes from your support as my constant inspiring and educating may help you better yourself. Please email me or comment if you would like to share your thoughts and be apart of this inspirational wall. Add about 1-3 sentences with Full name , age and Where you are from

Again thank you so much everyone for your words. They mean the world to me

Hitch Fit is More than a Diet or a Workout… Its a Lifestyle
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“I’ve been blessed to have a chance to not only know Micah as a friend, but as someone who inspires ME in soo many ways and I love that we share the same passion for fitness and helping people. He inspires me as a fitness expert, trainer, motivator, business man, life coach, friend, and mostly for using his strengths and talent to help people become their absolute BEST!”

Heidi Inthavong- 29
Kansas City, Mo.

Micah is truly passionate about the mental and physical health of his clients. I have yet to meet someone who is so dedicated to what he or she does.

J.T Quick- 31
Kansas City, Mo
Hitch Fit Transformation

Micah does an outstanding job by setting an example not only for his clients but for the general public. His passion for what he does shows in his dedication to his clients, and his healthy, fit lifestyle. He’s one who absolutely cares about his clients and people in general. Trainers who care make things happen, and continue to train themselves with knowledge to give the best service possible. That’s Micah!

Dave Drimmel-26
Overland Park, Ks.

Just by showing that you get postive results, by being in the gym is where you get results and eating right , lifestle. You help me motivate by looking at the transformations as well and you seem to always have a positive attitude everyday all day ,also your vidios of you in action is very insriping and you are also a very happy man with Diana

Rebecca Smith-27
Oklahoma City, Ok.

Even though I’m not a client, you and Diana have helped me, through reading your articles that you post. The two articles that stood out to me the most though was the one about the effects of soda, even the diet ones. I was a fan of diet sodas, have about one a day. After reading that, I totally stopped drinking them. It’s been about 5 months maybe since then, and without the sodas, I’ve gone down 10 lbs of body fat!

The other article that stood out to me was “Letting Go In 2009.” I’ve gone through soo much crap this past year alone, and believe it or not, I’ve read that piece SEVERAL times, never fails to tell me that there’s still hope in everything else.

Thank you Micah, and Diana too, for everything that you guys do!

Marie Garcia-30
San Antonio, Tx.

I use to party alot drink alot n it drained me, fogged my clear thinking. Reading about the obstacles you have faced in life has motivated me to clear my head. Alcohol is toxic. I’m going back to school to go from my lpn to RN. Now I just need to get on motivating myself physically thanks for all your blogs n updates that remind every day we have that choice in life to decide how we treat the only body God gave us

Mandy Bennet-31
Elizabethtown, KY

I am not a client nor have I met face to face with Micah “HitchFit” LaCerte, but I am inspired often with his messages of hard work, enthusiasm and reflection. His wisdom steps beyond fitness of the body and taps into fitness of the mind. I am privileged to be his online ‘friend’. Although we may never meet, his efforts, word, and hard work helping others demonstrates his caring…which is the truest definition of coach, and better yet, friend.

Darrius Price-34
Los Angeles, CA

Crossing paths with Micah has been life changing for me! Thank you truly for your PASSION, wisdom, leadership, motivation, genuineness and dedication in what you do. The positive impact you have made and continue to make in this world is second to none…

Godspeed,

Chad J. Merrill (Chaddy Chad)- 28
Kansas City, Mo.

I was going to take a nap ,but looking at the transformations on your page changed my mind. Im going to the gym! thanks for inspiring me!

Mandy Raulerson-29
Norfolk, VA.

What really stands out about you is your integrity! I know I have said this before and will probably say this to you many more times. I was so impressed when I read your post how you turned down modeling for some sort of ab gadget because you don’t get abs. by exercising 30 minutes on whatever type of equip. it was. You said it takes discipline and hard work and you didn’t do the commercial!!! Not only do I recommend you (yep you’re on my list, if you have that kind of integrity, I know you will do right by others) when I have someone ask me to mention trainers to work with. But I think of what you said on those days I just don’t feel like crawling out of bed for cardio–it takes hard work and dedication to make it, so thank you ! Have a great day!

ps, I thought of how you prepared for this latest competition you did, just how you battled an infection and kept going, what a trooper you! Even when I read on your website how you fought back after a car accident was it? You’re just an inspiration all around Micah!

Andrea
Battle Creek, Michigan

Although I am not yet a client, you and Diana both have encouraged me to start working out again. Your comments, post and videos have inspired me to want more out of life. Now I not only want to look better, but I want to feel better. I’m eating healthier and living a more active lifestyle. Thanks to both of you.

Garland Richardson-
Alexandria, LA

I lost my house in 08 to water and we spent the whole summer rebuilding. No time to work out or eat right. When we moved in I got your request on myspace in 1-09 and it was just what I needed to get my self back in gear. When I read your personal story about your down times, I could totally relate. thanks to you, my work outs are steady and I have my muscle back, lean and busy.
Thanks Micah.

Jody Swiersz-Kavanaugh

Micah…your words of inspiration and motivation are so meaningful and sincere not only because they obviously are coming from a man who knows precisely what he is talking about with regards to every aspect of health, fitness, diet and exercise…but because they are coming from a person who truly CARES about each and every one of his clients. You can’t fake that type of concern or joy or pride that you express every single time you help your clients achieve their lifelong goals.

Elda Youash Peters-40
San Antonio, Tx.

Your program helped me go from 35 units of insulin per day to ZERO in 6 weeks.

Timothy Gee- 40, Hitch Fit Client
Kansas City, Mo.

Micah, to me you are the epitome of “fitness”. You not only live it and breath it, but do so with so much passion and integrity. Your approach to coaching others (even those of us that you do not know) is so infectious, one cannot help but be inspired. What you do and the way you live is a choice, and you chose every day to lead the best life possible, which in turn, inspires those around you. You definitely “walk the talk”.. (and always seem to be photo shoot ready too, which is very cool!!) 

Darci Kereluik Wysiecki
Calgary, AB

M – Motivational
I- Inspirational
C – Caring
A – Awesome
H – Helpful

L- Life Coach
A – Aspiring
C – Compassionate
E – Energetic
R – Rousing
T – Terrific Trainer
E – Exceptional

This about sums up Micah and his HitchFit training methods. If you’re willing to make changes to your lifestyle, follow the diet plan he gives you and are dedicated to maintaining a fitness program, you will be a success, I guarantee it!!!

Mary Hall Hedges-50, Hitch Fit Transformation
Shawnee Mission , Ks.

Micah LaCerte really helped pick me up at a time when I was really down. I changed my entire life to a much healthier lifestyle that has allowed me to be a much more balanced and focused person. I also gained a really close friend and someone to look up to that lives what they preach!

Adam Gross-30, Hitch Fit Transformation
Kansas City, Mo.

As a Hitchfit client I have learned that this is a lifestyle and that is what it has become for me! I now love going to the gym and eating properly. I make this a part of my daily routine and there are no excuses. Thank you Micah for being a daily inspiration!

Elaine Palumbo Collins- Hitch Fit Online Client
Stoneham, MA

” I was at a point where I wasn’t quite clear what the next step was. I had the energy, passion and the gift to help others but I wasn’t sure where to channel it. That’s when Micah’s friendship inspired me to write my autobiography. A story of my life that could help many people. One phone call and one word from a friend changed my path in literally one second. I had no typing skills but a little over a year later I launched my book. I don’t know if I would be where I am at today if Micah hadn’t of planted the seed.”

Cisco Guerra-
Kansas City, Mo.
Life Coach, Author, National Communicator, Motivator, Elite Fitness Trainer and Pop Culture Expert

One must be an example of everything he proclaims. I have seen that in you and used the image of diligence, knowledge and energy you resemble in realizing what I must fix in my lifestyle.

These are not pure words, I have gained great results being inspired by Diana and you, thank you for that.

Jelena Prelevic
New York

I’ve never met you in person but you have touched my life through your work with Laura Eilers. She was a client of yours and has shared what she learned from you with other people like me. I can’t say thank you enough. I look forward every day to your posts on Facebook because they help me to stay on track and make the choices to keep working to my goal.
Thank you Micah and Diana, keep up the good work!

Debbie Mierisch- 56
St Louis Mo.

You have inspired me by alot of things. Taking the time to chat , stand by me when I am down and believe that I can do it but most of all just being here as my friend. I am not a client but someday I will make this happen. Motivation, determination and being positive. I look up to you so much Micah. You are Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Tina Given-36
Chandler, AZ

Your newsletters/emails motivate me and also help motivate so many others that I share your words with. One of my favorite posts from you, is “Let it go”. Very profound and motivational. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

Darese Snider-39

I am glad that I chose to do the 12-week program. The change is slow, but it is happening. A great alternative to what i have been doing for the past three years. Thanks Micah!

Matt Jantz-Hitch Fit Online Client-

Merrick, Long Island, NY

Sometimes I laugh inside to think, if only these two people who have know idea who i am. Realized how much they are apart of my conversations daily.
My sentences start with Diana says or Micah posted… Did you see what they said about this, or that…
You 2 have become my life coaches and I will always admire and take notice of all your expanding successes..
I posted once that I love the concept of your gym because you can see that there is NOTHING but proof and results.
I sometimes fantasize about flying to Kansas just to meet you guys in person.
Maybe one day still. Sorry I know you only wanted a few lines but it’s not possible to condense your greatness.
Lastly I wouldn’t love you so much if I couldn’t see your genuine hearts, your REAL people and so caring to get back to your fan. I love that ego doesn’t get in the way of your empire…
Thanks for your time, and I here in VICTORIA Canada, cheering you both on

Amber Dionne
Victoria, Canada

I have not meet or an a client of Mitch Fit. But as on online friend of facebook and myspace I find his commentary and advice very helpful and encouraging. His newletter is great and worth reading. He has overcome obstacles in his life that shows me that the things in my life can also be overcome. At this time in my life, it seems even harder to make a change. But with his comments and encouragement not all is lost. And even at my age, you can teach a old dog new tricks. Thanks, Micah LaCerte, for doing what you do best. Making people feel good about themselves, makes the transformation of the body that much easier and rewarding.

Michael Bajula-47
Eagle Lake, MN

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Kevin “G” says:

March 26, 2010 at 7:04 pm (Edit)

Some trainers will train, some trainers will give you a workout or a diet and then you’re on your own. Micah and Diana are real people who have reached a level in their fitness that most of us hope to achieve some day. The difference in Micah and Diana is they don’t stop there. They want, and make sure you have, all you need to get exactly where “you” want to go. They will push you to get there and make you not only believe in yourself, but push yourself to places you didn’t think you could go! On a personal level, I cannot thank Micah and Diana enough for the help, the training, the inspiration, and most importantly the friendship. It’s great to see two people who are just as (if not more) excited for someone else getting their goals, as they are getting theirs. Love ya both!!

Kevin
Representin the 802!

There is no way to describe how pushing yourself, achieving your fitness goals and making healthy decisions will make you feel but it spills over into every part of your life. Our Hitch Fit experience has given my wife and I a shared passion and a new focus and energy to every part of our lives. We can’t thank Micah enough for seeing the possibility, inspiring us to make the change and giving us the tools to make us successful.

Craig Schumer- 32, Hitch Fit 1 on 1 and Online Personal Training Transformation, Kansas City Fitness Magazine Publication

Kansas City, Mo.

This is one of those transformations that your jaw drops to the ground.  Mary is a 50 year old that started at 167.4 lbs, 40% bodyfat and arthritis in both knees.  She didnt let any of these factors hold her back from reaching her Amazing transformation.  In the 8 years I have trained this rates up with the best.  She lost 41 lbs of fat, 20% bodyfat, 7 3/4 ” around her waist and 8 ” around her hips.  She nows weighs in at 127lbs at 20.66% bodyfat.  This puts her in the top category in her age group.  Mary is also going to be competing in a upcoming triathelon.  People I cannot explain in words how emotional I get with this one.  She did everything I asked, ate perfect throughout the holidays which is very difficult.  She never made an excuse, she set a goal and got there.  I am so proud of her.  Please take the time to watch her video and read her testimonial.  If she can do this so can you!!!

Mary’s Testimonial:

Last September, about one month shy of my 50th birthday, I saw pictures of a former student of mine, Brent P. who had just completed a 12 week transformation at HitchFit. I was totally amazed and impressed by what I saw and decided to contact Brent to ask him a few questions. He gave me contact information for Micah and so I sent him an email to let him know that I was interested in getting back into shape and was hoping that his program could help me out.

Micah sent me a return email the very same day. I was already impressed by his professionalism. We set up a schedule for me to work with him 3 days per week. On that initial visit he took my body fat percents and we discussed my goals. When he told me that my overall body fat was a little over 40%, I remember how crushed I felt. Being a health education teacher, I knew that anything over 30% is considered to be obese. OBESE – not me! NOT someone who was an athlete in both high school and college and who has been very active as a volleyball coach for 25 years. The reality of it all hit me like a ton of bricks. From that moment, I had the incentive I needed to make major changes in my life.

The decision to make these life changes was definitely a huge one. I’ve always been a competitor, always loved a challenge and I saw this as my biggest challenge in life to date. When Micah gave me my diet plan and told me how important it was to stick with it, my first thought was, Oh wow, how will I ever be able to just eat that? But, the diet was one of the easiest parts of the transformation for me. Micah reinforced me every two weeks when he took my measurements. He said a large part of my progress was due to me sticking to the diet so well. I stuck to that diet like a bee on honey and never “cheated”. I felt if I did cheat, not only would I be letting myself down, but Micah, too.

When I began to see my numbers drop every two weeks, I knew I was on the right track. Of course there were days I would’ve rather done anything else but my cardio workouts. However, I felt that if I would’ve skipped a workout, it was just going to make the entire process take that much longer. So, I chose not to skip it and then enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment when I was finished with it.

As the weeks passed, I thought my workouts with Micah might get easier. On the contrary! He continued to find new ways to challenge me and push me to my limits. He introduced me to Tabata and 2 minute push-ups which took me to new heights. With my muscles totally exhausted at the end of my hour long sessions with him, I would walk out the door with a smile on my face and a positive compliment from Micah about what a great workout I had had.

I will say this, if you are not a self-disciplined person or don’t have a support system in your life such as a husband/boyfriend or wife/girlfriend, friends or family, then you may have trouble sticking with this program on your own. Micah will be a terrific support system when you’re working with him, but when you leave the gym, you need to have this in place on the home front, as well. My husband Chad was so supportive of me, cooked for me and was totally behind for the entire 24 weeks of my transformation. What a lucky woman I am.

So, no matter your age or your current level of fitness, you too, can do this. Like making any changes in your life for the better, you have to WANT to do it and then stick with it. With Micah’s constant support and wonderful training techniques, he will take you where you want and need to be. It may not be the easiest thing you’ll ever do in your life, but it will be SO worth it. I haven’t felt this great in over 30 years. Not only have I made a transformation in my physical being, the transformation I have made to my mental being is just as impressive. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to change my life, Micah. I will forever be grateful and hope that other women and men who think that it’s too late for them, will give it a try, too.

Marys Transmorfation and Photoshoot video

Marys 2 Minute pushup video

Get In Great Shape for the Summer

Summer is only 12 weeks away. Are you ready to get in your swimsuit and show off your body? During the cold seasons many of us bundle up and do not focus on our bodies as much as we should sometimes gaining 10-15 lbs. A majority of those people then end up waiting till the last minute and go on some crash course diet and heavy cardio to look somewhat presentable if they plan on going to the pool that upcoming summer. Trust me, this approach is disastrous, it’s very difficult on your body to go from one extreme to the other and you are setting yourself up when seasons change again to gain even more weight then you had the winter before. You need to find a balance in your life so that it’s not a hurry up and wait approach of killing yourself and starving yourself to feel secure with fewer clothes on.

So what can you do to make this happen? First you need to keep your diet 80-90% of the time healthy. Unless you are trying to be the most fit guy or girl at the pool you do not have to go on some crazy competitor diet to look good. Stick with 5-6 meals per day balanced and nutritious. Next you need to make sure you are working out on a regular basis. You need to go 3-5 days a week minimum to keep your body in maintence mode and bump up your time and intensity if you are looking for greater results. Lastly focus on living a good lifestyle. If you are out partying every weekend and drinking the night away you can only expect one thing to happen, you will get fatter. It amazes me when people think they can somehow get away with it and blame the weight gain on something else. Sorry people, you are what you eat and you are your lifestyle. I’m just focusing on the visual side of things right now and will not touch the health side of things but if your lifestyle is not legit you will gain fat become sluggish and non motivated. You will eventually wake up one day wondering what has happened to you. DO NOT LET THIS BE YOU.

Take care of this today, starting now. If you have things that are holding you back then cut the negatives and start over. You deserve to be happy and look great.

My 12 week Summer Body Workout and diet plan is available. Contact me today for the full details or click below. I can help you get in the best shape of your life and look fabulous in your swimsuit.

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Micah LaCerte

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When I first heard about Micah’s program several months ago, I was at a point in my life where I knew that, for the sake of my heath, I had to do start taking major steps to get my physical condition under control. I had reached a weight that I had surpassed only once in my life, and I was getting closer than I was comfortable with to reaching an all time high. My clothes were not fitting like they once did, and it was easier to blame the dryer for shrinking them, than taking responsibility for my own actions. I was getting to the point where I was getting winded from even a little bit of physical activity, and it was embarrassing.

This was what my life had become when I talked to a previous client of Micah’s who’s transformation was, in his own words, “life changing.” The more I heard, the more envious I was, but also more convinced that this was something that was outside of what I would be personally capable of doing. It wasn’t like I hadn’t tried personal trainers before. I had spent significant time and money on two previous trainers, and also a brief few weeks with a third. None of them had been able to make significant progress with me, and they all seemed more interested in selling additional sessions and pushing products put out by the mega-gyms they worked for, than helping me reach my goals.

With my previous failures with trainers at the back of my mind, I reluctantly decided to call Micah, and ask him directly how he was different from my past trainers, what his success rate was. Immediately I could tell that Micah was nothing like anyone I had worked with before. He was passionate about helping his client reach their goals, and he obviously didn’t want to waste time on clients who were not serious. He told me up front that his programs had specific time goals associated with them, and it was his job to get his client to their goal by that point, educate them on how to maintain their fitness level, and to get them out the door to make room for someone else looking to transform their life.
As amazing as Micah had made his program sound over the phone, I was still not sure that it was something I’d be able to follow through with when I scheduled my first appointment. I arrived at that appointment, and Micah was extremely easy to talk to and work with. That first session was unsurprisingly tough, but I left feeling great, and I remember thinking that it wouldn’t be easy, but following through with this goal was something I could actually do.

The workouts were grueling, but even so, it got to the point where I actually looked forward to my workouts. Each session Micah presented me with new exercises and techniques; there was no chance of getting board. What made things even better was, almost immediately I started seeing signs of weight loss. I was using notches on my belts that hadn’t seen use since the last presidency. It wasn’t long before I was pulling clothes out of my closet that I had hoped to wear again someday, but secretly didn’t believe I ever would. I felt great, and for the first time in a long time, I wasn’t embarrassed by my physical condition.
Not only was I feeling more in shape each week, but thanks to Micah, and his biweekly measurements, I had numbers to back it up. These numbers helped me set personal goals, and often one of those goals was to advance myself on the HitchFit client leader board, prominently displayed within the gym. It got to the point where I was directly competing week to week with another HitchFit client, and Micah was always throwing fuel on the fire that was that competition. It was the little things that this that made training enjoyable and rewarding.
As quickly as my transformation started, the part of my journey that involved working with Micah came to a close. Micah helped me surpass a fitness level that I never thought I would be able to reach, and for that I will be forever grateful.
My journey is far from over, I’m now pushing myself to reach all new goals. With the foundation I built at HitchFit I have no doubt that I am capable of reaching every one of them. Thanks Micah.

Corey

COREYS HITCH FIT TRANSFORMATION VIDEO

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