Fast forward a couple of years and those habits are gone. Coincidentally, I receive a message out of the blue from Cam, simply asking how things were. This is a detail I’d like to point out that from a business standpoint and a personal standpoint is very important. The remembrance of a client and the care for them is shown time and again to be a top priority for Cam. Anyway, I update him on what’s been happening recently in my life and we decide to work together again as I fell back into my bad habits.

That was 6 months ago, and now I can confidently say that this time around, I’ve learned so much on this cut/body recomp. I’ve gotten some of the best results physically in a very long time. What many people, including myself, don’t realize when they start working seriously with a coach is that not much changes. You milk the most out of the macros given, you stick to the exercise program, maybe there’s a tweak here or there every couple of months but that’s it. So, it’s essentially you versus your own mind and time in the bodybuilding game. You must be patient and disciplined. I had gone through so many ups and downs, wanted to quit, wanted to binge eat, wanted to skip a workout and lie in bed. But I didn’t. And this where Cam shines. His attention to even the minutiae detail makes him great. The fact that he keeps you accountable by tracking everything and sending in weekly email updates instills good habits for you. His precision at seeing where your body is at and where it will go in the next week is very sharp. Trust me when I say he knows where your body is at better than you.

Going deep into a cut for six months takes its toll, and I expressed this to Cam a few times, even cheated a couple of times, but his care for you and understanding the balance of living your life with events like the holidays is again what sets him apart from other coaches. You become part of the family with Cam and LPC. He helped me achieve my initial goals, but the most important thing he has helped me with is the strengthening of my own mind and knowing how far I can push myself safely. And the funny thing is that, that happiness I mentioned, in the beginning, doesn’t come from the end result, it comes from the structure and daily grind of disciplining yourself to be the best version of yourself. And this carries over to every other facet of your life. This is what Cam gives you when you work with him.

Thank you, Cam and LPC.

I was injured, burnt out, hated food, got extreme anxiety at the idea of taking my shirt off anywhere and it simply perpetuated the body image issues I had that every person faces and probably more so in the physical culture community. I rationally knew things weren’t right, I had a ton of my own lifting experience, a formal education in kinesiology and had read countless articles and taken a ton of additional courses because I love to learn about it all. Contrary to this though, I also know I’ve only scratched the surface for knowledge and a coach is a very beneficial tool for any level of athlete assuming they have your interest at heart.

During this time, I had several friends telling me to trust my gut, one friend in particular who said for lack of a better term “screw him, cut and change your training, do what works and what you enjoy.” Finally, the tipping point happened when after minimal contact with my coach, sub-par replies when he did contact me back with a pile of excuses as to his negligence, he finally skipped town leaving all his clients high and dry…as a client and student myself, I was out over 1500$. For no one’s fault but my own, I paid far in advance as I knew down the road I’d still be doing this and the investment was worth it. At this time, that one friend reached out to me and told me he also was offering coaching, not once did he solicit his services to me due to his morals and ethics when it came to poaching clients. I respect him for that a ton, but screw that bastard’s morals, he should have offered them sooner because then I would have been shredded sooner! Haha…but moreover he also knew the financial hole this created and gave me 3 months of free coaching that to this day I appreciate endlessly. He’s helped me with more things than just training, through everything, I consider him one of my best friends and family at this point.

After starting with him, instead of slowly growing a sense of self-doubt and constantly saying to myself to simply trust the process and blindly following the tutelage of a coach, I felt the opposite…I hesitantly was gaining my confidence back as my physique slowly improved, injuries diminished and I was encouraged to give feedback as to what works for me. It was nice not only thinking that things were going to workout (no pun intended) but that I could actually see things working. Slowly my other friends and family members started seeing changes which only motivated me further. I went from hating food to enjoying it, I went from a crippling fear of taking my shirt off to taking my shirt off and trying to find that perfect lighting. The changes you see in this picture were more mental than physical as corny as that sounds and involved a ton of hard work, but just because it was hard doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy every moment about it. The point of this is to always remember that you need to enjoy what you’re doing to succeed in something. Secondly, that it’s important to put your trust in people and keep an open-mind but be able to distinguish that from blind faith. Lastly, at the end of the day, it’s never too late to change, as crappy as things may seem at that time or how dark they may appear, as long as there is a will, there is a way.

I just want to thank everyone who’s been supportive and especially thank the friend and secondly coach who’s helped me from that point. Cam Lam

Ps. Thank you for dealing with me, even though you say I’m not so bad, I know I’m hard to handle and deal with.

In the thirteen weeks I have worked with Cam my physical changes have been beyond what I ever envisioned. Even more importantly, my emotional and spiritual wellness has drastically evolved. I will be working with Cam up until my very first show next year and hopefully for many after that. I cannot picture my life right now without his guidance, and I wouldn’t want to. I am eternally grateful for all of the positivity he has brought into my days. Words will never truly be able to describe the impact he has had on my life and the gratitude I have for him. I am beyond excited for what the future holds. Cam is changing my life. It isn’t something you can measure or weigh, let alone put into words.

Under his guidance, I have seen my body transform and I can not wait for the final package!