Well, it was only a matter of time before the scam artists came out in full force.

A client emailed me about this yesterday, and I seriously had to laugh.

There is someone on the internet selling a 7 day program to eliminate flabby arms, called ’sleeveless in 7′ claiming to eliminate flabby arms in 7 days.

7 days?

Yeah right.

Now, I’ve said in the past that you can get results in seven days if you follow some of my very strict guidelines.  But eliminate the problem in a week?

Not going to happen folks.

The internet is a breeding ground for this type of trash.  Someone sees that there is a popular product out there, and they try and throw a copy-cat together in a few days and sell it for less than the real product.  They figure that they will dupe a few people into buying it just because it’s cheaper (and they do).  They grab a few quick bucks until everyone catches on, then they move to the next popular product and do it all over again.

But that’s not what really got me.

This scum bag has posted fake testimonial photos on their website.

How do I know they are fakes?

They have obviously been photo-shopped.  How can you tell?  Notice the blurry edges on the first photo?  The picture has been ’smudged out’.  Now look at the second one.  Notice how sharp the edges look?  And see how form fitting the same shirt is?  This photo has been ’sucked’ in.

Testimonial Photo Scam!

Don’t be fooled by this crap.  As always, you get what you pay for.  While I can’t fix your flabby arms in 7 days, give me 6 weeks and I can do wonders.  Accept no imitations, Go Sleeveless is the real deal.

Coach Rylan

PS.  If ’sleeveless in 7′ gets you sculpted arms in 7 days, then why do even the fake photos have week 1 and week 12 on them???  Sheesh!

I know I am bossy.

I tell you what to do all the time.

Realistically, that is just the nature of my line of work.

As a Coach, I am responsible for helping you achieve your goals, and that responsibility comes part in parcel with me telling you what to do and how to do it.

But too often in this work, us coaches don’t stop and listen to what YOU, the client and customer, really wants.

So this is my turn to switch things around and listen to what you have to say.

What do YOU want?

What do you need to help you reach your goals?

Do you want daily emails to encourage you and motivate you?

Do you want me to email you once a month or less?

Do you want step-by-step exercise videos that you can watch on your computer or at home?

Do you want photos that you can print out and take with you?

Do you want a done-for-you eating plan and exercise regime that you don’t have to think about at all, just pick up an go?

Let me know, and then tell me how much it’s worth to you.

For example, maybe this is what you want:

• You want a program that will help you lose 30 pounds in 30 days.
• You want me to email you each day and tell you exactly what to eat.
• You want a new exercise program each week so you don’t get bored.
• You want a video demonstration of every single exercise in the program.
• You want me to tell you exactly how many reps to do, and how many sets to do each and every day.
• You also want the exercises to require no equipment.

How much would you pay for all of that?

It’s up to you.

Maybe losing 30 pounds, getting a new body, and not having to think about one single thing while you do it is worth $1000 to you.

Maybe it’s only worth $100.

Be reasonable, and tell me what it’s really worth to you.  If I think I can do it for that price, then I will.  Obviously I can’t devote all my time to a program that you want for free, I have to make a living too.  But I will seriously consider any reasonable offers.

The point is, I want to provide products and services that you really want, instead of me trying to guess what you want and then putting my price tag on it.

I will be starting my next big Go Sleeveless revision soon, so I want to hear what you have to say.

Tell me in the comments below.  I will read every single one and take all of your opinions into account.  This new updated program could very well see the light of day in a few weeks.

Coach Rylan

I’ve just updated the post I made on Kate Gosselin’s Workout Routine with a video walk-through on how to perform each exercise in the program.

I’ve also put together a quick demo video on proper use of resistance bands in your home gym, and how to attach them to your door when needing high level, mid level, or low level attachment points for band/cable exercises.

Also, if you want to be notified whenever I add a new video, make sure to subscribe to my YouTube page by visiting it here (my youtube name is AdonisBHK01).

By the way, I always appreciate your positive feedback on my videos as well as receiving high ratings, so please feel free to rate and comment on my videos.  Thanks to all.

Coach Rylan

This is something I have been keeping under my hat for quite a while.

Before I was to let the cat out of the bag I wanted to make sure that everything was moving ahead smoothly, which it is, so now it’s time to unveil what I’ve been working so hard on the past few weeks.

I have just signed a book deal with Grand Central Publishing and Hachette Book Group in New York City to write an all-new, women’s only fitness book.

The topic of the book is going to be, of course, on how to sculpt toned and sexy arms.

Some might ask why I would want to write another book when I’ve already written Go Sleeveless and numerous other E-Books.

Truth be told, there are thousands upon thousands of women who I can’t reach because they don’t have access to a computer, don’t know how to download and read e-books, or just aren’t comfortable purchasing anything over the internet.  I have also received stacks of requests from readers who have expressed interest in a hard-copy book as they prefer that to E-Book format.

But instead of just re-release Go Sleeveless in hard-copy format, I’ve decided that this would be a great opportunity to create an entirely new program that would have something to offer readers who are already familiar with the Go Sleeveless System, as well as readers new to my work.  The upcoming book will include new exercises, new workouts, and all the latest information to help you get toned and sexy arms.

I will keep you posted on details of when and where you will be able to get this book as we get closer to the publish date, but for now, it looks like you can expect it sometime in early 2010 from all major book retailers.

Coach Rylan

Is it possible to reverse sagging skin naturally?  Is it possible to get rid of all that flapping skin and wrinkles without supplements and surgery?  What happens if you’ve already lost all the body fat you can lose and you still have sagging arms?  Then what?

I get questions like this emailed to me on a constant basis, and it doesn’t surprise me.

The plastic surgery and cosmetic industry love to perpetuate the myth that sagging and wrinkled skin is irreversible naturally; that the only way to get rid of it is to slice it off, tuck it, and slather it in moisturizing lotions and expensive creams.

They’ll tell you that skin sags with age, and it wrinkles.  They’ll also tell you that you are just one of the unlucky ones who has bad genetics that makes your skin droop.

Let’s clear this up once and for all….

First, genetics is not involved. I’ve read numerous identical twin studies where they’ve looked at the difference in skin condition, and found there to be incredible differences in elasticity, complexion, wrinkles etc. Some of the photos I’ve seen, the twins look decades apart in age, and the only thing that can account for that is differences in the ‘environment’ both internal and external.

The biggest problem is the way weight loss is achieved. For many folks, they lose weight through caloric restriction, lots of cardio, and low-weight high-reps strength training (biggest loser style). This is hard on the body, lowers the metabolism, creates nutritional deficiencies, and reduces muscle mass.

Here is a big point: If you don’t build any lean muscle, and instead focus on just losing fat, the problem of flapping skin is going to get MUCH WORSE! You must focus on serious strength training and developing firm and toned muscles underneath the flab, so when the flab is gone, the skin has something firm to adhere to.

Another major issues is hydration and nutrition. Hydrated cells are plump and firm; you must get enough water, and you must stop dehydrating yourself with excessive sun exposure, tanning beds, caffeine, and alcohol.

As for nutrition, if you are eating lots of junk food and aren’t getting enough fruits and veggies, you are causing cellular damage through excess oxidative stress. This damages the cells, and can actually destroy their ability to hold water properly. Many Dr.’s say that as you age the skin cells lose their ability to hold onto water and this is why wrinkles form. This is only partly correct. This is not from age; this is from repeated exposure to oxidative stress. It just happens that if you’ve lived a life where you haven’t taken care of yourself as well as you should have, you have had more opportunities to damage the cells. However, this can be combated with a healthy diet high in antioxidants, but sadly, most people are seriously lacking on this end and prefer to use cosmetic procedures or creams and lotions to band-aid the problem.

Another important point is that many people assume that aging is going to bring sagging skin and wrinkles. But here’s the trouble with this logic…all of the skin cells in your body are replaced every 7 years or so. If you are 50 years old, your skin cells might only be about 5, so how can it be that your skin seems to sag and wrinkle with age?

The problem is the environment these cells are being ‘re-grown’ in. While our bodies are very resilient, if you expose them to punishment long enough, there is bound to be trouble.

Here’s an analogy…

If you planted a garden in toxic and contaminated soil, never watered it or weeded it, and trampled all over it, how do you think it would grow? If it grew at all, it would probably look pretty sickly and deformed. The same goes for your skin cells. Give them a perfect environment to develop in, and you will have beautiful, radiant, and firm skin for many years.

Okay, so if you have sagging and wrinkled skin, what do you do about it? First, you have to start eating a diet designed to detoxify your cells naturally and gently (I’ve designed the Daily Detox Diet, exactly for this reason). You also need to start drinking a lot more water, and decrease any substances that are diuretic in nature (caffeine, alcohol, etc).

Next, make sure you start a targeted strength training program designed to build and tone the underlying muscle while you burn away the fat on top (Any of the workout programs in Go Sleeveless will take care of this). Also, forget the long marathon cardio sessions. Start doing high intensity interval training cardio that will help bring out even better muscle definition, and boost your metabolism (again, the Go Sleeveless cardio workouts are already designed to solve this problem).

It’s really not a complex process, but if you lose weight without following these basic steps, you could end up with a lot of excess sagging skin that can be troublesome to correct. However, even if that’s the case, put this plan into action and you can reverse the damage.  Depending on how much sagging skin you have to correct, obviously the time it will take to completely reverse it will vary.  However, I can guarantee if you follow the principles in Go Sleeveless, you are going to make incredible progress in 6 weeks and you are going to see a great reduction in your sagging and wrinkled skin.

Coach Rylan

PS.  Don’t forget my E-Book ‘Body Firming Secrets That Plastic Surgeon’s Don’t Want You To Know”, included in the Elite Package at www.GoSleeveless.com that is packed full of cheap and free secrets for how you can start naturally reversing sagging and wrinkled skin – like my special foam roller technique.