At the launch of Nestle’s new electrolyte-enhanced resource water at NYC’sPier 36 last night, I had the opportunity to catch up with international fitness expert and past trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser, Brett Hoebel.
We grabbed the “quietest” spot we could find to chat about insecurities, his fitness philosophy and of course, abs.
Where I Need to Be: You’ve trained everyone from models to celebrities and contestants on The Biggest Loser, is there any one thing they all have in common? An insecurity or something in particular they’re working on?
Brett: “Everybody has insecurities and that’s why people train. But I always ask people, beyond the skinny jeans, what is your “Why”? Why are you here? The dumbbell and diet won’t change you, it’s your accountability and belief in yourself that will.”
Where I Need to Be: Tell me more about your fitness philosophy.
Brett: “Walk your talk. When you put your mind to something and stick to it, that effects the rest of your life. Choose something that let’s you shine, that expresses yourself. When you do that, you build a fire inside you, an inner strength.”
And the million dollar question … are abs made in the kitchen or the gym?
Click the video below, turn up your volume and listen closely to what Brett had to say:
If you had a hard time hearing the video, he said, “80 percent kitchen. But if you talk to anybody, when are they best on their nutrition? When they’re working out! So they go very hand in hand. But go beyond the six pack. Nutrition is fuel and training is something that makes mental toughness. You’ve gotta get in there, pay your dues and sweat. So don’t overlook the mental and emotional efforts of training …. It’s ok to focus on the physical to some degree, but that’s the shell of the egg. But the yolk is what do the accountability of the diet and the training do for you.”
I have to say, I couldn’t agree more!
So tell me in the comments, what’s your “why” and how do you “walk your talk”?
I agree that when I am working out I tend to want to eat more healthy options, but I had to completely break my messed up relationship with food before I could focus on anything else, so I am glad that he recognizes that 80% is eating. When I finally started eating the balance and calories that were appropriate, the weight started melting off, and now I actually feel like exercising! It’s an ugly cycle!
I tell my clients the same thing. You have to get the food part right before the rest can work right.
I was born with a birth defect, had weekly trips to the hospital, and have had over 40 surgeries. I am fit and healthy and workout because I CAN. Not everyone has that luxury, not everyone was made with perfect working parts. We all have some sort of diversity and you need to look beyond it and do what YOU can do. Not compare yourself to someone else and give up because you can’t do what they can do.
I walk my talk by working out regularly and eating healthy 95% of the time. The harder I push my clients the harder I work on myself. They are pushing themselves outside of their comfort zone so it’s only fair that I push myself out of mine.
Great interview!
Walking your talk is so important no matter what. It keeps you honest and your clients appreciate that, I’m sure! I feel the same way.
Awesome interview!! I think he is so hunky. Ok back to the interview, he is so right! When I am off my gym my nutrition is so bad.
He is definitely cute and yes he couldn’t be more right about fitness and nutrition going hand in hand!
WHY is definitely the abs for me! And the shoulders!! Nope, just kidding! SInce I had two daughters it is so important to me to have a healthy body image and always teach them to have a healthy body, and healthy perception of their own body. There is no better way to teach them than living by example!
I love that you want to be a positive role model for your daughters, Denise! Our children need that more than ever.