Since High School I have been exposed to several get rich quick schemes and methods of net distribution. Anywhere from selling knives, to nutritional supplements, financial planning and insurance to...Advocare. After becoming exposed to Herbalife, I was turned on to the idea of trying something out.
Ever since I decided to start working out and lead a healthier life, I've come to pay attention to what I eat, trying to shred those last stubborn beer pounds and prolong my life. Food Inc. was a huge help but I'd still have my shortcomings. I figured nutritional supplements of some kind would be a worthy investment.
Tried Hydroxycut, then found out it not only started killing people, but was undergoing a nationwide recall. It still sits on my shelf, gathering dust.
This passed semester I had a class where the professor required his weekly presenting students to provide their fellow classmates with dinner. His reasoning was that we sit in class from 4:30 to 7:00, miss dinner and are hungry. He figured a well fed class would stay alert and in better spirits to take on the wonders of Research Methods material.
I believe he was correct.
One student brought this powder known (I did not know at the time as Spark) to mix with water. Feeling rather fatigued that evening (as one fellow student decided to point out), I decided sure, why not? Herbalife (from my exploits with Tucson Dodgeball) turned me onto the idea of being able to drink a Gatorade like substance without bringing in unnecessary sugars and this was a free offering so why not give it a shot? I tried three cup fulls in my tiny, six oz glass of water and felt the effects about half an hour later.
I got to the YMCA where I work on call, and participate in a Monday night Volleyball league early and decided to work out before my game. I did my normal routine for about forty minutes and then hit the treadmill. I figured I'd run a mile and a half as my PT test was on the horizon and it was about time I started prepping for it; I wanted to keep the "excellent" rating I had earned last year. I blew passed a mile and a half under the 7.5 setting and continued until passed two miles (as my teammates were waiting for me to join them in the gym and I had to quit although I didn't want to).
I had so much energy I felt I was on cocaine.
Whether it was psycho-somatic or it legitimately gave me a much needed burst of energy, I was all over the courts, wanting any excuse to run or release bursts of energy.
Something worked.
I figured I'd try it again, get a hold of the student that was promoting it and see what was up. I knew I was walking into some kind of pyramid scheme/net distribution setup but I didn't care. I've started playing a lot of Dodgeball, began personal training three times a week, I wanted energy. I'd be willing to throw down thirty-forty bucks for something "natural" and sugar free.
Fast forward about a month and my personal trainer, who is a younger incarnation of Dulph Lundgren and loves to beat the crap out of his clients recommended me once more to Advocare. I met with one of the representatives, an Army Officer in the making (ROTC) that I have some connection with back in the day when I was in Air Force ROTC and he was a cool guy. I didn't receive the typical spiel about 67% of Americans hate their jobs, why not give yourself the freedom to blah blah blah in any other gross misrepresentation of statistics. Instead I was given an idea of the products that would be best for me to maximize my time (as its not going to last forever) and efforts to get completely ripped in conjunction with personal training, my active lifestyle and adjusted eating habits. I was given another Spark packet for use this morning and I had fuel.
Again, psycho-somatic or not, something worked and I was able to continue when my shoulders and legs didn't want to. I'm also running off of three hours of sleep, though that was more of an accident and from over sleeping the night prior to last.
Needless to say, I ordered some products and became a distributor accidentally. I struck a solid deal with the representative so not only do I get these things on discount, but if I sell others to them I'll receive a commission. I couldn't care less about making 1 to some odd thousands of dollars a month but if I do, awesome. So long as this stuff works, I'll be happy and if it works, I'll recommend it to those friends and acquaintances of mine that want to better their lives. I do it anyway. I share what makes me happy, I share what works for me.
I know there are skeptics out there and normally I'll read and research but dammit, I don't feel like being discouraged. I look at the rep and my trainer, sexy ass (no homo) gods of men that personally train at L.A. Fitness. If they say it works, then by God it must work. And I know that it requires work, hard work I am more than willing to put into and I have been. This will just give me an edge. It will fuel my body with what it needs to realize my potential.
To those skeptics, or nay sayers, consider this blog as living proof. I will be the proof. This blog will serve as a documented journey into achieving success with this product or why it failed. If I am successful, I will help others be. If it is not successful, well, so be it.
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