โFrankly I owe him. I owe him for getting me into the best shape of my life. I owe him for allowing me to wear the same size clothes I wore back in University. I owe him for allowing me to feel like Iโm 35 when Iโm 55.
I reached out to Kirk for a tactical, short term goal – I wanted to see if I could drop 10 to 15 pounds in a few months, as at that time, we all thought the world was going to soon open up post-Covid, & I thought if I didnโt do it then, Iโd never be able to do it once back in the office & travelling for work, etc.
In our first call I told him that was the objective & he basically said, โBollocksโ (โbullshitโ for my North American friends).
He said โitโs a given that Iโll get you to drop 15 pounds in a few months, but you need a โwhyโ, whatโs your bigger why?โ As we talked he teased out that the bigger โwhyโ for me was my 5 boysโฆ
Theyโve always been the most important thing to me, & I wanted to show up a healthier role model for them as they become adults themselves.
Iโm down 40+ pounds, & feel better than Iโve ever felt. I donโt need the body of Adonis, but I *do* need the happiness & the satisfaction that comes with showing up as your best self for those around you.
The programโs guidance on w/outs, nutrition, recoveryโฆthey are not something I โdoโ anymore, they are something I โamโ.
I came to the program looking for a quick, tactical physical fix, & I stay for the longer term, strategic benefits that are more mental & emotional improvements that come along with being in better physical shape.
I stay for the BTL client group – a fantastic group of humans, a collective resource of ideas, inspiration, & are some of the funniest & most epic characters Iโve ever met.
On top of all this, Kirk & I have become great friends. Iโd do almost anything for the guy, including allowing him to post cringe-worthy pics of me. ๐โ
