Alexander Miehr , PhD, 38, Munich, Germany

Before: October 2003
180 cm
Weight: 198 lbs
Body fat: 14%

Now: February 2006
Weight: 210 lbs
Body fat: 9%

When I started working with Sean, I already had 15 years of weightlifting, and several years of semi professional tennis and martial arts under my belt. I was fairly strong (120 lbs dumbbell incline presses for reps; 305 lbs front squats for reps). Still, after all those years, I carried a fairly high percentage of body fat. Even excessive cardio never got me to a point below 10% body fat.

The first sessions were extremely frustrating, actually the first 6 month were frustrating. It took me forever to get my form right. Once I did, I wasn’t able to lift as heavy anymore (no cheating), which was very difficult for my ego. At the same time I saw the results, but after so many years of doing it wrong, even apparent success was not enough to keep me consistently on track.

Nutrition: I have a doctorate in chemistry, and had long, intense discussions with Sean on this topic. It is possible to know how to do things right, show others and not being able to do implement them for oneself.

After about 3 years, I feel that I have learned how to do things right, and more importantly, that there is not short cut when it comes to nutrition and hard work. If I do not get the results I was expecting, I know that I was cheating.

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