Why Choose Advocare...

So, you’ve heard about Advocare and have many different questions about our products huh?

Well believe me when I say I was probably the MOST skeptical person about Advocare when I was first introduced to the products. All of that is in the past however as this company and the products they offer has definitely proved to me over and over again that they are bar none – THE BEST in the Supplement Industry!!!

Why is that? Amongst so many reasons, just check out my TOP 5 Reasons right now!!!

After going through this very short and incomplete list, I invite you to contact me so we can set up a time to talk more. There is just way to much information for me to put on this blog. My email is coachseanmurphy@gmail.com

So, here are my TOP 5 reasons why I CHOSE Advocare over any other company out there.

#1 – Science and Medical Board – Now for most people, they would probably look at the customer testimonials first or the Sports Endorsers. Both are great and they do make my list - however, The fact is, when I looked at this company, ONE name stood out and that was Dr William Kraemer.

You see, I have been in the health and fitness industry for over 10 years and everything I have ever studied, from sports and medical journals to my certifications has had HIS name on it.

Dr. Kraemer is THE expert and leading authority in the Sports and Science Industry and is still a Professor of Kinesiology and Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut. After taking a further look at Advocare, I then learned about the other members of the Science and Medical Board and I invite you to do the same.

#2 – The Products – Ok, so Advocare is a supplement company right? YES! and everybody and there brother sells supplements so what makes our so different? Well, thats what I had to be sold on because I know supplements! I had to swallow a little pride when I tried some of their products and let me assure you, NOTHING out there can touch this company and what they offer. The products DELIVER!

They taste good, they are SAFE (I’ll get to more of that later) and they WORK!!! 

#3 – My Clients – I put my clients here because I truly have a passion to give them my absolute best each and every day. I want my clients to live and lead a very long, happy and active lifestyle.

I truly believe in these products and when I see the positive changes they are getting each and every day I am constantly reminded of why I do this. I love my clients and thats why I will only recommend the safest and best products for them to use! See some of my clients here!

#4 – Athletes Use Them! And when I say athletes I am not talking about just your average guys getting together for backyard football once a month. I’m talking about Champions! Champions like Drew Brees from the Super Bowl Champions – Saints, Hendricks Motor Sports, Stanley Cup Champions – Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars, Olympic Champions – Team USA Women’s Soccer and so many more.

They are also the title sponsor of the Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and is the title sponsor the V100 Independence Bowl – so that makes Advocare the only APPROVED supplement for athletes in the NCAA!

#5 – Informed Choice – This is the icing on the cake for me as a Fitness Expert. Informed Choice is an independent company in the U.K that tests our products (and other supplements as well) for over 200 Banned Substances and Ingredients. Through this company, we KNOW Advocare products are SAFE and contain only the highest and purest of ingredients for us to consume. This is why our products are used SAFELY by the NFL (which by the way is found in ALL 32 locker rooms), NHL, NASCAR, Olympic Athletes, NCAA and many, many others!

So there you have it – my TOP 5 Reasons why you can use Advocare with COMPLETE confidence of their safety and effectiveness!

To view any of these facts or to order your products now, Visitwww.advocarefitbody.com or email me for further details!!!

In good health, vigerous EnErgY and ChaMpiOnS AttiTUdE,

Sean “Mayhem” Murphy!!!

Austin Dillon Weekend

Hey Gang - Mayhem Murphy here and I got to tell you ... I am on such a HIGH right now!  

We just wrapped up a VERY exciting weekend where we got to hang out with #3 NASCAR Driver Austin Dillon!

It all started with our Thursday night "Spark Your Engines" Event where I had the opportunity to interview Austin.  

We shared a lot of laughs and got a personal inside look of where Austin is at and where he is ready to go.

We then had the honor of watching Austin at RIR on Friday night from the PITS!  We have a TON of pictures from that experience right here!

Be on the lookout this Spring when Austin returns to Richmond for your chance to meet this Racing Champion and experience the AWESOME FUN time we all got to enjoy!

Stay Tuned!

What Is This Blog All About?

Dear Fitness Enthusiast and New Friend,

I want to personally welcome you to Murphy's Mayhem.  This is a place for us all to come together in one common goal of creating a healthy lifestyle that's built around a positive attitude, strong mind, fit body a passionate heart and Fun times!

For the Readers of the Champions Playbook - This Blog was built with you in mind.  As you learned within its pages - one critical component of achieving long lasting results with any fitness program is a strong support system; that's exactly what you will find here.

Follow me as I continue to provide motivation, direction and tips to guide you and help you even further in your health and fitness goals.

Plus, use this website as you start to connect with others as a community to grow, learn, motivate and support one another.

Not only will you find posts about different exercise strategies, nutrition guidance and motivation but you'll also have an in depth look into my personal lifestyle; and into the challenges that I face and obstacles I have over come that have enabled me to be a much better coach, mentor and friend to those who I have the honor and privilege to know and work with.

I encourage you once again to start your own Blog and keep in touch with me here.  Be sure to subscribe to this blog or bookmark this page and share with me your accomplishments, insights and even struggles so that together we may be able to make a difference in each others and / or someone else’s life.

So as we said in the Infantry - "Follow Me!" and together we will achieve greatness. 

Again, I welcome you new friend and always remember - YOU are a Champion!

Committed to your Success,

Sean "Mayhem" Murphy

No Energy To Workout?

So I started writing this piece today when Khalil  (one of the Cheer coaches at USA) walks into the room and engages me in conversation about how some of the girls are not improving in their performance with their cheer routines, skills and tumbling.

We dug deep into and it all came back to nutrition - or lack thereof.  I shared what I had written here and we decided right then, people just don't get the importance of nutrition!  So pay attention and FINALLY learn what it is all about!

I get this all the time - "I don't get it - I try to workout but I don't have the energy and can't get results."  That's when I ask - how is your nutrition?  Typical feedback - "I think its good."  You think?  You THINK??  That's exactly the problem right there, you should KNOW whether or not your nutrition is helping you or keeping you away from your fitness goals... So in this article I'm going to lay it down for you.

Do you ever feel like this?  You try to workout but you seem to lack the energy and muster to get through a simple 20 minute cardio routine? 

And anything more intense?  Forget it!

You see, your body simply cannot run at high performance when you are feeding it junk from fast food lanes that are high sugar and fat laden - so Listen UP!

Think about this for a second... a high performance sports car such as a Corvette needs the right high octane fuel.  Put 87 octane in the tank and what happens?  Its performance is compromised causing unneccesary wear and tear on the car and many other parts of the engine.  Keep using this lower grade fuel and eventually you will have major issues with your engine that are very costly.

The same is true with the human body.  Feed it with junk that offers no nutritional value and your body will become sluggish, tired, lack mental focus and suffer from the non existent nutrients or poor ingredients found in highly processed and junk foods. 
Eventually it will break down completely! 

This will cause an over weight and sore body that lacks energy and suffers muscular fatigue in which will cause you to give up completely.

Worse case scenario - the body will become susceptible to serious injuries or you will become sick and suffer from a major illness in which you will need to seek medical attention.

The truth is, your body is dependent on good quality nutrition to be able to handle your exercise or training regimen. 
In fact, the more you workout or train - the more you need this high quality nutrition!

When you're placing higher demands on your body and don't give it the right nutrients found in protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats its needs, it will pay you back with a broken down, sick, tired and fat body - And I guarantee you will NEVER get the lean body you are desiring or improve in a sport you are "training" for. 

And please, don't even get me started about the starving yourself thin crap!  So you want a skinny, frail and again, broken down body - go for it, but not on my time!

Check this out - REAL ATHLETES know nutrition and the importance of eating right!  

So if you are desiring to perform as an athlete does or have the look of an athlete or even compete! -  Take the responsibility to EAT like an athlete!

Right here I am going to break it down for you some very easy to follow RULES to follow so that you get the most out of our workout program so that you will Build Lean Muscle.

No, not become the size of Arnold - LADIES I am talking to you here.

But to Burn Fat, Stay Healthy, Increase your energy and recover between workouts and your sporting events.

1.  Eat Real Food! - Get Rid of the Fast Food, frozen dinners and highly processed foods.  Eat chicken, eggs, fish, raw nuts, fruit, vegetables and eat these regularly every 3-4 hours throughout the day.

2.  Eat a pre-workout Meal consisting of a good lean protein source and complex carbohydrates.  Eat this 30-45 minutes before you train or before your competition.  This does not need to be a heavy meal!  Something light that will provide you with extra energy to go the distance and train your butt off!  Personally, I have about 3 meals in me before I get to my workout for the day and then I use my supplement regimen as my pre-workout energy boost.

3.  Eat a post -workout Meal consisting of quick digesting protein and simple carbohydrates.  This truly is the ONLY time when simple sugars are ok to consume.  You can keep it simple with a glass of chocolate milk!  I choose to use a post-workout shake.  What ever you use, get this into you within 30 minutes after you finish your training.  Those who do this lose up to 300% more fat than those who don't.  Plus, you are giving the body the valuable nutrients its starving for to start re-building muscle tissue and replenish glycogen stores it has burned up.

4.  PARENTS!  Stop making excuses!  Plan your meals!  Pre-cook and have healthy snacks available at all times.  Our vending machine at the gym goes empty in a matter of hours sometime and its loaded with junk!  The kids at USA Cheer are literally starving and of course they are... they are burning up every energy source they have within the first 45 minutes of their practice and I've seen these kids train for 2-3 hours at a time!!  Bring healthy snacks for them!

5.  Get a good nights rest!  Ok, so this doesn't fit into nutrition here but listen up... your muscles recover and grow during rest.  If you want your body to be ready for the next workout or competition, you had better allow it to have every advantage it can get of complete rest and that means LIGHTS OUT!

6.  Supplements - YES!  I am throwing these in here as my final word.  Athletes use supplements and specifically they use Advocare!  Google Advocare, do your own research.  I have enough postings on here about Advocare - why?  Because they WORK and if you want the best - whether for yourself or your child athlete, do yourself a favor and get more information today!

With that said, I am available for Nutritional consultations at Mayhem Fitness & Cross Training and we hold regular FREE Nutrition classes as well.  Get in touch with me to find out when our next class is and stop complaining about how you or your child is not making the progress you want!  

Give me 24 Days to prove this to you!

Committed to your success,
Sean "Mayhem" Murphy

3 Tips For Fitness Results!

Hey Now!

Mayhem Murphy here and lately, I have been getting a lot of questions about nutrition and further guidance, even some needing more motivation.

It’s probably due to the nice weather we’ve been having and everybody is realizing that Spring is right around the corner. So real quick, I just wanted to throw out these 3 quick tips to keep you moving in the right direction so that you will get the results you are wanting with your fitness program.

1. Stay Focused! Remember why you started your fitness journey in the first place. Revisit your goals and get excited about them again! We all slip from time to time and thats ok, just don’t lose sight of what you want to achieve and stay the course, no matter what. You got this!

2. Stick to the basics! You know you need daily activity, you know whats good for you and whats bad for you to eat, you know not to skip meals, you know to get a good nights sleep, so stick with these principles and don’t over complicate things.

3. HAVE FUN! Positivity is the number one rule here! Each and every day wake up ready to HAVE FUN in life, no matter what is on your schedule for the day. Start each day telling yourself, “Today is my day! I am achieving my fitness goals and I love the results I am getting with my hard work and dedication. Today is a great day and I’m ready to have some FUN!” When you do this, you start your day off RIGHT! And if you have a bad start, remember this, you can re-start your day at any time!

There you have it. My 3 tips to keep you moving in the right direction and get the results you want!

Until next time remember….

YOU ARE A CHAMPION!!!

Sean “Mayhem” Murphy

Our Deepest Fear

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask …ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Marianne Williamson

Newsletter - Get It All in 2012

How To Get Everything You Want in 2012

Here's to a Happy New Year and to getting everything that you want out of 2012.

Today you have a clean slate with a brand new year spread out in front of you, filled with endless possibilities.

How will you harness your potential to create the very best you? I recommend using the teachings of Dr. Maxwell Maltz in his legendary book 'The New Psycho-Cybernetics'.

Dr. Maltz created the original science of self improvement and success, so who better to turn to when you're ready to take your life to another level. His teachings have stood the test of time.

Take the following and get all that you want out of 2012:

1) Use Your Imagination
If you thought that imaginations were only valued in preschool, think again. One of the key points in 'The New Psycho-Cybernetics' is the technique of using your imagination to reprogram and manage your self image.

You may have been exposed to self improvement strategies that tell you to 'act as if' or to 'fake it till you make it.' Those typically don't work because your self image is still the same.

According to Dr. Maltz, your self image is the key to changing your actions and habits. If you want to lose 50 pounds, you first have to think of yourself as someone 50 pounds lighter.

Spend time in your imagination. See yourself 50 pounds lighter. Experience a day in your life at this slimmed down size. Imagine everything down to the smallest detail.

According to Dr. Maltz, this imagination time will begin to change your self image to that of a person 50 pounds lighter, and your actions and habits will fall into place.

2) Reject Negative Thoughts
Negative thoughts will undoubtedly arise as you use your imagination to see your ideal self. "I'm not really going to lose 50 pounds." "I've tried losing weight before and it never works. I'm always going to be overweight." "This imagination stuff is bogus. It won't work for me."

Dr. Maltz says that the instant you receive a negative thought simply dismiss it. Don't spend any time on it at all.

The quicker that you dismiss negative thoughts, the less impact they will have on your self image. Also you'll find that fewer and fewer negative thoughts arise once you get into the habit of dismissal.

3) Be Nostalgic For The Future
It's so easy to be nostalgic for the past, especially when you only remember the good stuff. But what good does it do for you to wish for things that are long gone?

Dr. Maltz recommends developing nostalgia for the future.

In your imagination you've already lost the 50 pounds, so start pining for the future! Your self image will lock onto that picture and your nostalgic feelings will fuel the fire.

4) I'm The Kind Of Person That…
What kind of person are you?

• I'm the kind of person that loves sweets.
• I'm the kind of person that hates exercise.
• I'm the kind of person that can't lose weight.

OR

• I'm the kind of person that eats fresh and healthy food.
• I'm the kind of person that keeps fit.
• I'm the kind of person that maintains an ideal body weight.

Your self image will fulfill any label that you put on yourself. The power is all in your hands.

What kind of a person do you want to be in 2012?

If losing weight is something you'd like to do this year, then call or email to set up a consultation. I'm the kind of person who LOVES to see clients like you achieve their goals!

Listen and Learn

Download 'The New Psycho-Cybernetics' to your phone or ipod and listen as you commute to work or as you take a brisk walk. The more you listen the more you'll learn.

2012 is about to get a whole lot more exciting.

Sesame Chopped Salad

• 1 cup cabbage
• 1 carrot
• 1 green onion
• 1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro
• 1 Tablespoon sliced almonds
• 2 teaspoons sesame low fat dressing
• 1/2 cup cooked chicken breast

1. Chop the cabbage, carrot, onion and cilantro into very small pieces. Add the almonds and toss with dressing.
2. Top with chopped chicken breast.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 276.5 calories, 7.5g fat, 468mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate, 7g fiber, and 26g protein.