I just got back home from a 24 hour fitness semiar and Kevin Levrone was the guest speaker. First off, he is a nice guy so I'm not disappointed in him as a person. I just figured a bodybuilder with as many wins as he has under his belt, on top of having an incredible impressive physique would know a whole lot more about nutrition.
I got to tell you my mouth almost dropped to the floor with the kind of stuff being said. Many of the simple nutrition facts weren't clarified very good either. Many people there were hoping to gain a lot of insight regarding fitness/nutrition but they were kind of being misguided in a way. Some of the things he said were really corny, and I almost wanted to go up there and get another microphone so I could speak.
Like I said, a lot of people at the seminar are not very experienced and don't know much about diet or training. They are the one's that need the most help and these people seemed like they were taking everything he said like it was written in stone. I bet many people there are going to go home and try the things he said.
Since he stopped competing he has lost a lot of weight. He said he weighs about 212 right now and is focusing more on shape since he is an aspiring actor. Loosing weight and getting into shape was the focus of most of the seminar. The problem though is that he didn't focus on calories much at all. He kind of beat around the bush when talking about nutrition in general. He said that if you eat fat, you'll get fat. I was like woooooooooohhhhh, back it up. He also said he "probably" eats around zero carbs
. I don't think so! He was also explaining that if you run in the morning on an empty stomach you'll loose about 5-6 pounds in a week. He also said to keep the carbs lower than the protein. I almost stopped paying attention by then but I was curious what he was going to say next. I respect him greatly, and admire his physique but I found it weird that he didn't know much.
He had his trainer there as well sitting next to him, but he seemed to know a little more than him but still not impressive. He did admit that the trainer knew more than he does, but it still suprised me you know. Every time a question that the audience asked and was a little more on the science side he would let the trainer answer but the trainer would even answer it directly.
By the end of the seminar they were talking about meals and then came out the supplements that 24 hour really pushes because they say it's the best. I thing Kevin may have done the seminar for free but the gym was sure trying to sell supplements, and definitely personal training sessions. The funny thing too was the questions that the trainers at the gym were asking. They should have already known the asweres to them, but some of them did know there stuff which was a relief. I realize a gym is still a business so sell what you want. I just think it sucks for the people that are some uneducated in this field are still not getting answers.
I'll probably think of more later but it's hard to think of all the stuff talked about.
I got to tell you my mouth almost dropped to the floor with the kind of stuff being said. Many of the simple nutrition facts weren't clarified very good either. Many people there were hoping to gain a lot of insight regarding fitness/nutrition but they were kind of being misguided in a way. Some of the things he said were really corny, and I almost wanted to go up there and get another microphone so I could speak.
Like I said, a lot of people at the seminar are not very experienced and don't know much about diet or training. They are the one's that need the most help and these people seemed like they were taking everything he said like it was written in stone. I bet many people there are going to go home and try the things he said.
Since he stopped competing he has lost a lot of weight. He said he weighs about 212 right now and is focusing more on shape since he is an aspiring actor. Loosing weight and getting into shape was the focus of most of the seminar. The problem though is that he didn't focus on calories much at all. He kind of beat around the bush when talking about nutrition in general. He said that if you eat fat, you'll get fat. I was like woooooooooohhhhh, back it up. He also said he "probably" eats around zero carbs
He had his trainer there as well sitting next to him, but he seemed to know a little more than him but still not impressive. He did admit that the trainer knew more than he does, but it still suprised me you know. Every time a question that the audience asked and was a little more on the science side he would let the trainer answer but the trainer would even answer it directly.
By the end of the seminar they were talking about meals and then came out the supplements that 24 hour really pushes because they say it's the best. I thing Kevin may have done the seminar for free but the gym was sure trying to sell supplements, and definitely personal training sessions. The funny thing too was the questions that the trainers at the gym were asking. They should have already known the asweres to them, but some of them did know there stuff which was a relief. I realize a gym is still a business so sell what you want. I just think it sucks for the people that are some uneducated in this field are still not getting answers.
I'll probably think of more later but it's hard to think of all the stuff talked about.
