Marco gets featured in Fit and Firm Magazine. The article was titled "You're Too Fat to Sit Here".
Here's the link of the article featuring Marco Girgenti.
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4fa6a86d?page=180&p2168=4346#/4fa6a86d/180
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
The Truth About Permanent Weight Loss
Hey everyone!
Hope you have a great Spring break!
Just a quick note to let you know that I will be speaking at a seminar entitled "The Truth About Permanent Weight Loss".
Susan will also be presenting, as well as my close friends from Fit and on The Move, Shawna and Magnus.
The poster is attached.
Xtreme Coutre Gym is located at: http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=xtreme+couture&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=xtreme+couture&hnear=Weston,+ON&cid=0,0,10349260953141311298&ei=vh2uS53HAoK88gbL3fCmDg&ved=0CA8QnwIwAA&ll=43.625297,-79.528356&spn=0.008186,0.015342&z=16&iwloc=A
Thanks so much for allowing me the continued privilege of sharing my journey with you.
Marco Girgenti
info@marcog.com
http://www.wiredtowin.ca
"Acquire, Rewire, Refire"
Hope you have a great Spring break!
Just a quick note to let you know that I will be speaking at a seminar entitled "The Truth About Permanent Weight Loss".
Susan will also be presenting, as well as my close friends from Fit and on The Move, Shawna and Magnus.
The poster is attached.
Xtreme Coutre Gym is located at: http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=xtreme+couture&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=xtreme+couture&hnear=Weston,+ON&cid=0,0,10349260953141311298&ei=vh2uS53HAoK88gbL3fCmDg&ved=0CA8QnwIwAA&ll=43.625297,-79.528356&spn=0.008186,0.015342&z=16&iwloc=A
Thanks so much for allowing me the continued privilege of sharing my journey with you.
Marco Girgenti
info@marcog.com
http://www.wiredtowin.ca
"Acquire, Rewire, Refire"
Friday, February 19, 2010
Fat Habits Die Hard
Excuse the interruption in blogging, but I was not feeling well. I have not been sick in over 1 year, but wow!
So, to those of you who are graceful enough to read on, just a reminder that this is a blog by a guy who lost 150+ Lb and is still dealing with some of the excess “fat mentality.”
In holding consultations with people who are overweight, there are always common isms and denominators. While sitting in my office, any time such a person would have to rise from their seat, they would automatically (I noticed this more in females), and immediately reach for whatever long blouse, or track jacket they were wearing and pull it down so as to cover the butt they were so self conscious of. Other isms included; pulling shirt away from stomach while seated and sucking gut in til the face discolours.
I actually understand this all to well.
As I trained fitness consultants this week, I spoke to them about what an overweight person usually feels upon entering a gym… but we’ll leave that for another blog. I did instruct them however, to not take an overweight person out onto the gym floor in front of everyone and make them do crunches. I set that ground rule out because I remember full well what it felt like to have my flab bounce and undulate from side to side, as my main preoccupation became: GRAB YOUR SHIRT AND PULL IT DOWN so no one can see this happening.., your wildly flailing fat!
Following that consultant training, I had a chance to address the staff at Club 54 Fitness, where I am operations manager. Among other things, I gave a brief version of the horrible experiences I endured as a result of having been so overweight. The story ends with me having lost all that weight, having kept it off for over a decade, and becoming highly successful in the fitness field and in helping people overcome their obstacles.
When I had finished on a high note, there was applause. I mean, here is living proof that fat can be beaten, right up there on stage. I bowed graciously and thanked everyone.
Know what I did as soon as I was done?
I pulled my slick Nike track jacket down as far as I could to cover by (no longer existant) gut and butt.
Go ahead and laugh. I sure did
So, to those of you who are graceful enough to read on, just a reminder that this is a blog by a guy who lost 150+ Lb and is still dealing with some of the excess “fat mentality.”
In holding consultations with people who are overweight, there are always common isms and denominators. While sitting in my office, any time such a person would have to rise from their seat, they would automatically (I noticed this more in females), and immediately reach for whatever long blouse, or track jacket they were wearing and pull it down so as to cover the butt they were so self conscious of. Other isms included; pulling shirt away from stomach while seated and sucking gut in til the face discolours.
I actually understand this all to well.
As I trained fitness consultants this week, I spoke to them about what an overweight person usually feels upon entering a gym… but we’ll leave that for another blog. I did instruct them however, to not take an overweight person out onto the gym floor in front of everyone and make them do crunches. I set that ground rule out because I remember full well what it felt like to have my flab bounce and undulate from side to side, as my main preoccupation became: GRAB YOUR SHIRT AND PULL IT DOWN so no one can see this happening.., your wildly flailing fat!
Following that consultant training, I had a chance to address the staff at Club 54 Fitness, where I am operations manager. Among other things, I gave a brief version of the horrible experiences I endured as a result of having been so overweight. The story ends with me having lost all that weight, having kept it off for over a decade, and becoming highly successful in the fitness field and in helping people overcome their obstacles.
When I had finished on a high note, there was applause. I mean, here is living proof that fat can be beaten, right up there on stage. I bowed graciously and thanked everyone.
Know what I did as soon as I was done?
I pulled my slick Nike track jacket down as far as I could to cover by (no longer existant) gut and butt.
Go ahead and laugh. I sure did
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Managing yet ANOTHER gym
And so… I am managing yet ANOTHER gym!
By marcogirgenti
Okay, so please excuse my absence as of late, but life has gotten a little busier.
A couple of weeks ago I became Operations/Consulting Manager at a great gym in Bolton, Ontario. This is the 3rd gym I have managed, but the first one outside of a large franchise. It got me thinking;
Susan is “Miss Fitness”, I call her that, (she would never say anything like that about herself), there is not a pretentious bone in her body. Yet, I find it fascinating that she has “the look”, the experience, yet I am the guy who has worked at gyms on and off for the last 3 years. Me, the former fat guy who could not step into a gym for three weeks because I was paralyzed with fear in the parking lot.
It took me a L O N G time before I felt I looked “okay” enough to begin coaching clients, but to wind up managing a health facility? That never occurred to me.
I can tell you this; managing people is a gift. The people who will not listen and are perhaps “difficult” employees, you know, the ones that others say should be dismissed etc… to me, those “difficult” types are the biggest gifts of all. They present me with an opportunity to grow and come at challenges from different angles. Is it painful and not “comfortable?” Yes, sometimes.
But to those of you who train hard I ask: “is it painful and not “comfortable” at times? Yes.
Isn’t that how you grow?
Indeed.
Thanks for reading.
By marcogirgenti
Okay, so please excuse my absence as of late, but life has gotten a little busier.
A couple of weeks ago I became Operations/Consulting Manager at a great gym in Bolton, Ontario. This is the 3rd gym I have managed, but the first one outside of a large franchise. It got me thinking;
Susan is “Miss Fitness”, I call her that, (she would never say anything like that about herself), there is not a pretentious bone in her body. Yet, I find it fascinating that she has “the look”, the experience, yet I am the guy who has worked at gyms on and off for the last 3 years. Me, the former fat guy who could not step into a gym for three weeks because I was paralyzed with fear in the parking lot.
It took me a L O N G time before I felt I looked “okay” enough to begin coaching clients, but to wind up managing a health facility? That never occurred to me.
I can tell you this; managing people is a gift. The people who will not listen and are perhaps “difficult” employees, you know, the ones that others say should be dismissed etc… to me, those “difficult” types are the biggest gifts of all. They present me with an opportunity to grow and come at challenges from different angles. Is it painful and not “comfortable?” Yes, sometimes.
But to those of you who train hard I ask: “is it painful and not “comfortable” at times? Yes.
Isn’t that how you grow?
Indeed.
Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
New Blog
Hi everyone,
I have started a new personal blog called "the Fat Guy and the Fit Chick"
I invite you to follow as I continue to journal the challenges that still face me even after having lost all that weight.
Here is my blog link.
Last for this Season
Wired to Win Radio has it's final broadcast for the season on Wednesday the 27th.
Marco will be a live guest on another show called The Preacher's Corner live on Feb 4th for an entire 2 hours, beginning at 7:00 pm California time, 10:00 pm Canada time.
For more information about the show, visit http://thepreacherscornerlive.com.
Marco will be a live guest on another show called The Preacher's Corner live on Feb 4th for an entire 2 hours, beginning at 7:00 pm California time, 10:00 pm Canada time.
For more information about the show, visit http://thepreacherscornerlive.com.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"It's a no brainer....hire a trainer". (Part 1)
Hello everyone!
On the Wired to Win radio broadcast tomorrow, the topic will be "It's a no brainer....hire a trainer". (Part 1)
However, the episode also deals with what to watch out for when signing a gym membership, how to chose the right gym for you , and what to expect from Fitness Tests and Consultations...are they of any benefit at all?
Don't miss this HIGHLY informative broadcast.
You can tune in by linking from my website at http://www.wiredtowin.ca
Also, I am excited to report that mp3 files of our first 8 episodes will soon be available on line!
Details to follow.
I will also be guesting on a live radio show this Friday and will send information.
Thank you for your support.
Marco
Marco Girgenti
"Acquire, Rewire, Refire"
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