I’m not big on New Years Resolutions.

I don’t know if you can get that from my blog or my e-mails. It’s my guess…you can.

The reason I’m not big on them is because most people go into a resolution half-heartedly and don’t take them seriously.

That’s one of the reasons I don’t like you to join a gym or health club in January.
ntil you are making a habit of fitness and resolve to be consistent with your fitness program I don’t like you spending an money on programs or memberships.

Once you’re committed… can keep on track with little distraction and understand that fitness needs to be integrated into your lifestyle and not just an after thought then I recommend you start paying for it.

If you are having a hard time getting started then just add my 8 minute workout in to your daily routine everyday.  That’s it 8 minutes.  It doesn’t cost you anything…except 8 minutes. Click on The Get It Now button in the right hand corner of this blog.

If you don’t understand the exercises, you can go to the new “exercise video” section at http://askroccoblog.com/fat-burning-exercises/

Or just look in the navigation bar up top and click on the link that says “Fat Burning Exercises”.

Here’s to making 2009 your healthiest year yet.

To further help you with attaining your weight loss goals, I have sat down with my favorite registered dietitian Jayson Hunter to get his take on setting and attaining goals for 2009.

Watch my video now!

In under 24 hours it will be 2009. Over the past year, 2008 has seen history made with the first African-American to become President as well as the worst economic implosion America has witnessed since the Great Depression. Bailouts for rich people, and a: “sorry that’s the best we can do” for underprivileged or poor people.

Life is not without it’s roller coaster ride of reality. Challenges and victories are forever around us. In the challenges we need to celebrate the small victories and in those victories understand the humility that allows us the opportunity to rise again to accept another challenge.

The human spirit is filled with determination and will to overcome. What will you overcome in this New Year? It’s not my call. That’s your dilemma. For right now I want you to celebrate your life and everything that God has given you…and celebrate the small victories.

Now watch my video for my special New Years message. Thank you for being part of my life and let’s face 2009 together. Happy New Year!

New years resolutions abound with weight loss and fitness goals.  The number one New Years resolution is still some variety of  “I want to lose weight”.  I  ask that you repel the inclination to run out and sign up for that Gym membership right now.

All the stupid people are thinking that it is a good move to get there ass moving in 2009 and think that a gym membership will do the trick. Gym memberships are a piece of paper and a deduction every month from your credit card.  I haven’t yet seen a credit card statement drag anyone’s ass to the gym yet. As part of your New Years resolution I would like you to promise to become and act a little smarter when it comes to your fitness and weight loss goals.

It is more important that you begin an exercise program on your own.  There are many program’s including several of mine that require no gym membership to get you started.  Consistency is the key, not a membership card.  When you feel you have made your fitness a priority and are comfortable with it becoming a healthy habit, then and only then would I advise you to spend your hard earned cash in these difficult economic times on a customer service deprived gym membership.  Good luck with your fitness goals and watch my video for a better understanding of why I’m asking you not to join a gym.

What’s a “good” carb?  Why are carbohydrates “bad” for me?  I was told I can’t eat Pasta any more…is that true?  How do you know what’s good for you any more?

I get bombarded with these questions on a daily basis. So I decided when Registered Dietitian and good friend Jayson Hunter came to visit that I would put this controversy to rest once and for all.  I know that there are a bunch of stupid people out there that just won’t let it die but that’s their issue.  For all the semi-intelligent and intelligent people that read my blog I have sat down with Jayson to ask him to dispel the truth…and the lies… that pertain to consuming carbohydrates.  As with all my talks with Jayson Hunter they are very informative, entertaining and downright awesome.

Now go get some “organic” popcorn and watch the video. “Organic” popcorn…come on people!…saturated in”Organic” butter with “Organic” salt sprinkled on top. Sometimes I just write this for myself

I feel like a f@#kin’ broken record but I have received literally over 1500 e-mails telling me that people have been scammed by these assholes on the internet trying to push themselves off as women who have lost 30, 40 and 50 pounds using Wu Long Tea and Acai Berry Diet Cleanse as a double whammy against fat.

They are F@#kin’ liers and need to be shot in the head.  If I had my way I would hang these pieces of shit from a flag pole and let pit bulls chew on there faces.

Please do me a favor stop being ridiculously desperate for weight loss and get your ass working out on some plan.  If you hate me for telling the truth and don’t want to give me a dime.  I’m totally okay with that. You will still be fat then and that’s not good…so I recommend you go with one of my contemporaries in my blog roll.

I want you to get fit that’s all.  Now watch my video about The Stupidity of Buying the Acai Berry Diet Cleanse and Wu Li Tea.

I can’t even tell you how many e-mails I get a day asking me about how much water you should take in per day.  So I decided to make a video and post a little blurb about it here.

Make no mistake.  Water is literally more important than food when it comes to sustaining the body and it’s normal functioning. You could survive way longer without food than without water. Water is needed for every chemical reaction that involves, thought, movement, digestion and a whole lot more that I refuse to list because I think you get the picture.

I know I’ll get the stupid people saying something ridiculous about me condoning starving yourself or something totally off the subject…but that’s their issue and they can “Die in a fire!” for all I care. This blog post is about water not food.

Now back to water and your intake of it.  I recommend…ha..ha… you have to watch the video!

Let it be known that if stupidity rears it’s ugly head I will be the one to chop it off.  Well there’s been a phenomenon going on that is basically stupidity on steroids.

My contemporaries…if I may even call them that, have been doing the fitness enthusiast and fitness consumer a huge disservice without even realizing the consequences of their stupidity.

Most of the time up and coming fitness professionals believe they have everything figured out and that their product or workout program is the end all be all to everyone they encounter’s fitness dilemmas. Well let me clue you in Ein…Fuckin’…Stein…that’s not the case!

Not everyone can do your program and there are plenty of people out there that can benefit from other fitness professional’s programs.

Is a busy mom who needs to lose 15 pounds going to benefit from my “Lose 30 in Thirty” Fitness Program?  Maybe…but I can tell you that she would be…waaaaaaaaaaay better off going to Holly Rigsby’s Fit Yummy Mummy site then using my program.

Why you ask?  Well, I’ll tell you…because I don’t know how it feels to be a busy mom and I really don’t care to know.  Does that make me an asshole?  Yea, maybe… but my expertise is in extreme fat loss and pageant fitness.  That’s what drives me…what drives Holly is her passion to get moms just like her the body they always wanted.  Why am I harping on this subject, because most fitness professionals don’t realize that their program only fits a certain percentage of the population and to be a “real” fitness professional you need to know that other programs may be better suited for your clients and customers.

Stop being so friggin’ pig headed and come over to reality.  Now watch the video for the visual stimulation of this blog post.

I have to hand it to myself.

I did it again! I pissed off another person who believes that the world should be full of cherries and ice cream and no one should anything in case it hurts someones feelings…boo f@%kin’ hoo!

Here is Shannon Enright-Smith’s ( seslifecoach@yahoo.com ) e-mail to me regarding my post about “When is Oprah Going to Go to Rehab”:

“Please lose my e-mail.  There is absolutely NOTHING inspiring about you or your e-mails.  You are the MOST negative health and fitness person in this business.  I cannot believe that anyone would waste their time reading your articles.  I am a personal trainer and life coach - I’m looking to be inspired - not to trash people.  How do you REALLY feel about your clients who are overweight?  You really should change careers-

Shannon”

Thank you Shannon…I love you too.

I have such an effect on woman.

Political correctness and coddling has done this great country more harm then good.  All those fat woman crying with Richard Simmons are still crying because his “inspiration” was nothing but a bunch of tears that lead to nowhere.

A personal trainer/life coach/I’m afraid of the dark/please don’t say bad words they’ll make my ears hurt/rocco you’re a scumbag for calling people out for being fat (oh…they weren’t her words they were mine…oops) needs to realize that we are not on this earth to inspire.  That comes from within one’s self.  Sorry if you don’t have a clue.

Listen up people…I offend 65% of America just by waking up in the morning.  I’m not here to…make nice with the fat people…I am here to light a fire under your fat ass and get you working out.  If you don’t like my tone don’t come to my blog.

I’ll take a line from Jack Nicholson in “A Few Good Men”…”you can’t handle the truth! My existence while grotesque and incomprehensible to you…saves lives! You don’t want the truth because in places you don’t talk about at parties…YOU WANT ME ON THIS BLOG…YOU NEED ME ON THIS BLOG!”

No matter what, I call you fat not because I dislike you but because I give a shit about you… more then you actually do!

Now watch the video for a visual of this blog post…don’t worry it’s rated PG.