“Exercise has always been a part of my life. I have always had the discipline to workout or get to the gym at least 3 to 4 days a week, but I have not had the discipline to eat healthy all the time. I thought as long as I work out or get to the gym, I can eat what I want. So, I most often did, sometimes even coming home from the gym I would have Taco Bell waiting for me. Over the past year I had been feeling discouraged about where I was at weight wise, and for my age and for the amount I exercise weekly. I weighed more than I ever have in my life. Most everyone tried to make me feel better by saying muscle weighs more than fat.
Read More"I came to Madison (name twin!) in January of 2019 after following her Instagram page for quite a bit of time. A little back story on me: I grew up as a very serious dancer, dancing ballet 6 days per week in high school and being a member of the varsity dance team in college. I rarely spent much time on my own in the gym or thinking about exercise. My junior year of college, I had surgery to repair a torn hip labrum. It was roughly 4-6 months before I could return to dancing/exercise completely and I gained some unwanted weight. Even though I made it back close to what had been “my norm” during my senior year, post-grad brought on a whole slew of changes. Nobody tells you what happens to your body as you approach your mid-twenties and your metabolism just can’t keep up like it used to. After college, I struggled with maintaining a consistent and effective workout routine that I enjoyed. I was constantly discouraged that I wasn’t seeing changes in my physique that I thought I would be. After about a year and a half of this, I found Madz.”
Read More" In January of 2015, I remember looking at a picture of myself with my family we took New Year’s Eve and was completely shocked at just how much weight I had put on. It was then that I knew I had to do something different. I started eating clean, drinking a lot of water, and exercising a lot. I was able to drop significant weight and inches and felt amazing. That same year, I got pregnant with my now three-year-old son and had him July of 2016. Of course, with having a baby, I gained weight and endured a lot of physical, mental, and emotional changes. My body was not quite bouncing back to Crossfit workouts as quickly as I would have liked. My times were slower, my weights were lower, my stamina had diminished. Simply put, I was struggling, felt defeated, and resorted back to unhealthy eating habits and sweet tea consumption. Despite defeat, I continued working out but was not losing any weight. What I was failing to see was that I could not outwork my poor nutrition.
Read More"Fitness has been a part of my life, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I loved running around outside, riding my bike and playing on various sports teams throughout middle school and high school. I always loved playing sports and being on a court or field felt like home. However, despite all my time spent practicing or playing in games, I had almost no knowledge about fitness; I was lucky enough to be “fit” by default. Nutrition and conditioning were never taught to me; my gym didn’t even have a weight room in high school. When high school ended and my routine changed, I had no idea what to do with myself and how to effectively use my time.
Read MoreI feel so much better- not just in the gym, but everywhere! I am making intentional, purposeful, delicious nutrition choices to fuel my body with what it deserves. I am not on a diet. I have changed the way I eat…forever! Thank you, Madison!."- Heidi
Read More"I’ve always had trouble sticking to any workout program or “diet”, and have always had a weight issue. I’ve done Jenny Craig, beach body, Kayla’s Sweat workouts, and just counting calories. Nothing has ever stuck and the weight always came back. I finally decided to try Muscles by Madz after my SIL recommended her MONTHS prior to doing it. My brothers wedding was 12 weeks away and I was Maid of Honor so I needed to be happy in the dress standing next to the bride and groom.
Read More"Working out has always been the furthest thing from my mind and you can ask everyone I know how true this is. I was already very active growing up with cheerleading and never really struggled with my weight. Then I welcomed my mid 20's where my metabolism started to slow down…
Read More“Reaching out to Madison to prepare for an upcoming audition was one of the best choices I have ever made! I felt more prepared and more confident than ever before and I can honestly say most of that was from working with Madison. It was extremely hard for me to swallow my pride and admit that I wasn't able to change my lifestyle on my own. I had been struggling to tone up some trouble spots and thought I was making healthy choices, but I wasn't seeing results.
Read More“I have always considered myself to be fairly fit. I was a competitive gymnast in high school, and during that time I could “eat whatever I wanted” and still be at the top of my game. But, my inconsistency with eating a healthy diet through my teen years led to a very unhealthy cycle of eating through college and then into my adult life – eating “healthy” for a few weeks, and then eating all the treats and tasty foods with the mentality, “I earned this,” followed by guilt.
Read More“About 2 ½ years ago my wife and I tried Crossfit for the first time. My wife had already run a marathon and had been quite active. Me, not so much. We kept going back though and I started to see some results. I didn’t change my diet however and eventually got to a point where I plateaued.
Read More“I never gave much thought to how I ate or if I exercised -- until I saw a photo of myself. What a shock!
That's when I knew something had to change -- so I started running to get in shape. I have since run a handful of 5K's, some 10K's, a half and a full marathon -- but the scale wasn't moving the way I wanted it to….
Read MoreAbout a year ago my sugars were pretty high. I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I didn’t take it very seriously even though I should have. We all know the record between large black males vs diabetes, it ain’t great. My father has diabetes and has lost a leg and a few toes from the other foot so you can imagine what could be in store for me if I don’t make some change.
Read More“Since I was a teenager, I've had borderline high cholesterol. Not because of my weight or the way I ate, but because it runs in my family. I'm not saying that I ate perfectly, but I pretty much
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