One-On-One with Fitness Professional, Micah Blu
YAPANA: Micah, I think you're one of the best
trainers at 24 Hour Fitness (Glendale, CA). I know my readers would love
to know more about you and your training philosophy so let's get
right into this interview. Do you have a niche fitness market?
BLU: I try not to categorize myself. I have clients
who want to lose weight, I also train clients who want to gain muscle.
I think it's best to have diversity because that leaves you open to more
opportunities to help people. Of course the bulk of
most clients will want to lose weight, that's the
general population. However, there is a growing niche
that I personally see with my clients and they are
skinny guys who are wanting to add muscle. There are
many training techniques and macro nutrient ratios
that I use to help people on both sides.
YAPANA: What should someone look for in a personal trainer and why?
BLU: I think someone should look for is someone who is
certified and experienced. I think second, and maybe most important
of all, is to look for someone you can tolerate for an
extended amount of time and hopefully enjoy their
company. Any personal training goal, unless it's
minor, is going to take some time, maybe months, so
it's important that you "want" to come to your
appointments. One of the mistakes I see a lot of
trainers make is, there with their clients and they
are not having fun. And nobody wants to go to a place,
especially after a stressful day to another stressful
place. That's not fun. So I try to make it fun. They
should see someone with a personality that's fun.
YAPANA: I often see that attitude from other trainers,
I totally agree with you. I think an enlightening personality is great
and if you can make your clients smile thats even
better. Okay, now back to muscle building. What do you
think makes a good muscle-building program?
BLU: First, if a person is de-conditioned, We have to
address muscle imbalances, work on flexibility and
core stabilization, we will also address joint issues.
Then, if their goal is to put on mass. There are a lot
of techniques that can be used, for the most part it's
going to take a lot of hard work lifting heavy but not
too heavy and allowing your body to adapt to the
overload you also have to eat a sufficient amount of
calories to build and in the right ratio of protein,
carbs and fat.
YAPANA: I think it's definitely important to get on a
good food plan. What you recommend to someone who is trying to muscle build?
BLU: You want to get 1 to 1.5 grams per pound of
bodyweight. And 3 grams of carbohydrate per pound of bodyweight, but
bottom line you have to take in more calories. Let's say a person maintains
their weight at 2500 calories on training days, they
are going to need to take an extra 500 to 1000 more
calories on their those days to build the extra
muscle. Also they have to be clean calories, so
staying away from highly processed foods,( those
having a high glycemic index such as most sweets and
foods that come in a bag like chips, also fried and
greasy foods should be avoided.
YAPANA: What type of equipment do you like to use on
your one-on-one training workouts?
BLU: Again, depending on their goal. There's a really
huge range of exercises. I like to mix it up
including exercises like jump roping and cable
machines, tube resistance and Free weights. I also
like to incorporate less common styles like
plyometrics and pilates.
YAPANA: If you give someone advice, the general
population, a kick-start a healthier lifestyle, what advice would you gives them?
BLU: The first step is they need to make changes to
their diets. By eating better they can feed their bodies the proper
fuels to start with. Once you get those changes, maybe start out with some
cardio. I do recommend that if you have never worked out before, do
meet with a personal trainer just to learn some basics and make
sure your performing the exercise in proper form and
to make sure you don't put yourself at risk of injury,
Also you don't want to plant bad habits from the
get-go. If you can't afford a personal trainer,
usually most places like 24 Hour Fitness will let you
meet with a personal trainer, one session free as a
general introduction and if that's out of the
question, try to find someone you know who knows there
way around and buddy up with them.
YAPANA: One last question before we wrap this up. What
goes through your mind when training a client?
BLU: I'm constantly watching my client's bodies and
also their faces, to see how there reacting to the
training. I always want to make sure they aren't in
bad form or putting themselves at risk. At the same
time I'm constantly gauging rather or not they are
being challenged because they definitely need to be!
YAPANA: Micah, I think you are a superior trainer and
I want to thank you for taking the time to do this interview. How can
my readers contact you and learn more about your services?
BLU: It was my pleasure Adriel. Your readers can reach
my by email at micahblu@yahoo.com or go to my my space page at:
www.myspace.com/micahblu
Since I receive a ton of e-mails, please title your
message "ADRIEL'S NEWSLETTER". I will respond to those
promptly.
YAPANA: Wonderful. Thanks again for your time.
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