{"id":38395,"date":"2015-03-20T13:29:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=38395"},"modified":"2021-05-18T01:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:54:15","slug":"yn-true-beginner-workout-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/cm\/yn-true-beginner-workout-program\/","title":{"rendered":"DailyBurn True Beginner: Jump-Starting Weight Loss and Back into Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to remember who you used to be. That 20-plus pounds lighter, active individual who used to fit into those smaller sized jeans and be able to button that collared shirt. But then something happened.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was a new job or moving to a new city or grad school, or maybe it was coping with a loss or an accident or an injury. And suddenly your life changed: You stopped playing sports, the activities slowed down until eventually you weren\u2019t doing much at all, and the weight started coming on. Before you knew it, your favorite clothes stopped fitting and your reflection started to change. But it\u2019s been years now and while that person in the mirror is familiar, it\u2019s not you. Going to the gym feels embarrassing because you\u2019re so far from where you used to be. So what do you do? How do you start over again? The answer: with a program called <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/truebeginner?partner=yahoo&amp;mtype=2&amp;ldate=032015&amp;grp=wills_story&amp;crtv=text_link&amp;dev=1&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=content_text&amp;utm_campaign=wills_story_032015&amp;utm_content=text_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">True Beginner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Will Clifton: A True Beginner<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3KbWA06uRSc?rel=0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>A Life of Service<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Will Clifton joined the Air Force when he was 17 years old. He was used to being active, whether it was wrestling as a kid, or trying Tai Kwon Do in his teens. While he never had a consistent workout routine, he also grew up playing golf (he is a scratch golfer at his home club), and always enjoyed a good hike. But he also enjoyed eating.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992, Will left the Air Force and joined the Marine Corps at the age of 23. And while he wasn\u2019t in bad shape, he was packing on a few extra pounds. \u201cWhen I shipped to bootcamp I weighed 203 pounds and was told I had to drop eight pounds,\u201d he remembers. \u201cI went to the physical conditioning platoon [PCP] and dropped it quick \u2014 I lost a ton of weight.\u201d Will got down to 179 pounds and with more training started putting on bulk until he was a solid 195 pounds of almost all muscle. \u201cI was in the best shape of my life,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the life of the party. In January of 1995 when Will was 25, his buddies talked him into going to a comedy club in La Jolla, California and getting on stage. \u201cI put together three minutes of horrible jokes, but the adrenaline rush was awesome,\u201d says Will. He started doing more shows on base and traveling <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/no-equipment-back-exercises\/\"   title=\"back\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"501\">back<\/a> up to California, particularly LA, to spend more time on stage.<\/p>\n<h3><b>A New Career<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Will eventually decided he wanted to go even bigger with his comedy routine. In 2002, after he\u2019d joined the Army, he called up a comedy club in West Virginia and managed to land himself a gig. The act was a hit and Will realized he could make a career of it, which was good because he continued to put on pounds.<\/p>\n<p>In his new life as a comic on the road, his routine became to hit Denny\u2019s or a drive-through on the way home from a show, get to bed by 3:00 a.m., wake up at 6 a.m. and drink a pot of coffee to do radio shows. He\u2019d eat a big breakfast, then go back to sleep for a few hours before waking up to prep for the nightly performance. \u201cI was about 220 pounds at this point,\u201d says Will. \u201cI couldn\u2019t make weight anymore for the Army.\u201d So he dropped out and pursued comedy full-time.<\/p>\n<h3><b>A Life-Changing Tragedy <\/b><\/h3>\n<p>On May 16, 2011, while his wife and kids were safe at home, Will\u2019s life was turned upside down. He got into a horrible automobile accident \u2014 a woman T-boned his car so hard that she sent it spinning. Will was rushed to the hospital but because of the nerve damage done to his spine, the doctors said there wasn\u2019t much they could do. At 40 years old, he was told he was paralyzed. \u201cI was rolled out to my car and instant devastation and depression set in,\u201d he remembers. \u201cI basically saw my life go downhill at that moment.\u201d How could he be a comedian in a wheel chair? He had on a neck brace, was on painkillers and couldn\u2019t even bathe himself. So Will planted himself in front of the TV and ate and ate and ate until he topped the scales at 318 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Will\u2019s wife had not given up hope. With two daughters who needed to be walked down the aisle by their father later in their lives, she began to look for a new neurosurgeon willing to meet her husband. \u201cDr. Leary told me nothing that had happened to me was permanent,\u201d says Will. \u201cHe said he could scrape off the bone that was falling off my spine, replace the C3, C4 and C5 bones, repair the rotator cuff in my right shoulder, put a titanium cup in my throat and lower back to protect my spine.\u201d After a long surgery that December, followed by rigorous&nbsp;physical therapy, by July 2012 \u2014 just seven months post-surgery \u2014 Will began to get the feeling back in his legs and was eventually walking again. \u201cThey were saying it was a miracle,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28977\" title=\"True Beginner\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10050449\/True-Beginner_21.jpg\" alt=\"True Beginner\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10050449\/True-Beginner_21.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10050449\/True-Beginner_21-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Getting Back to Basics<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Now that he&#8217;d been walking again for about a year, Will knew it was time for him to do something about his weight. He came across a casting call to be a part of a fitness video series for people who were starting out with exercise, or starting over. Will knew this program was just what he needed. He landed the role, along with seven others, and began his weight loss journey the following week. The program, now available to anyone struggling to get started, is <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/truebeginner?partner=yahoo&amp;mtype=2&amp;ldate=032015&amp;grp=wills_story&amp;crtv=text_link&amp;dev=1&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=content_text&amp;utm_campaign=wills_story_032015&amp;utm_content=text_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyBurn True Beginner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Home Workouts with DailyBurn True Beginner<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re trying to take the first steps into exercise or are ready to finally push past an injury or obstacle that\u2019s been holding you back, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/truebeginner?partner=yahoo&amp;mtype=2&amp;ldate=032015&amp;grp=wills_story&amp;crtv=text_link&amp;dev=1&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=content_text&amp;utm_campaign=wills_story_032015&amp;utm_content=text_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">True Beginner<\/a> is the program for you. The goal is to jump-start your weight loss and ease back into fitness, focusing on strength, stamina and stability over four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to me the strength and balance I\u2019ve gained from doing DailyBurn True Beginner,\u201d says Will. \u201cIt\u2019s been eight months and I\u2019m already down to 239 pounds \u2014 I lost 30 pounds!\u201d And he\u2019s not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the personalized approach that DailyBurn trainer Justin Rubin takes with True Beginner, each participant is encouraged to make progress at their own pace, without ever feeling overwhelmed or uncomfortable. And while you may have given up on programs in the past, expect this time to be different. \u201cJustin is so motivating and actually cares about us and notices our changes even when the cameras aren\u2019t rolling,\u201d says Will. \u201cWhen I started doing True Beginner I had to use a chair to modify every move. Now it\u2019s nice to have the chair, but I don\u2019t need it. I can do push-ups and sit-ups and my strength is back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re tired of hiding behind your weight or the fear of failure, give <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/truebeginner?partner=yahoo&amp;mtype=2&amp;ldate=032015&amp;grp=wills_story&amp;crtv=text_link&amp;dev=1&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=content_text&amp;utm_campaign=wills_story_032015&amp;utm_content=text_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">True Beginner<\/a> a try. All of the exercises can be done in the comfort of your own home or on-the-go if you\u2019re traveling. And with Justin, Will, Sharon, and others just like you, it\u2019s a program you can do on your own \u2014 without feeling like you\u2019re alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has a starting point and I\u2019m that,\u201d says Will. \u201cI\u2019m the runner\u2019s gun and while I\u2019m not at the finish line yet, I\u2019m a quarter of the way around the track and I\u2019m coming at you in the lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>To get started with True Beginner, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/truebeginner?partner=yahoo&amp;mtype=2&amp;ldate=032015&amp;grp=wills_story&amp;crtv=text_link&amp;dev=1&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=content_text&amp;utm_campaign=wills_story_032015&amp;utm_content=text_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyBurn.com\/TrueBeginner<\/a>&nbsp;to sign up today, free for 30 days.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Note to reader: The content in this article relates to the core service offered by DailyBurn. In the interest of editorial disclosure and integrity, the reader should know that this site is owned and operated by DailyBurn. For those seeking to lose weight, keep in mind that extreme weight loss can be harmful to your health if done improperly or too suddenly. Always talk to your doctor before beginning any exercise or weight loss program. DailyBurn users who do five or more 30-minute workouts weekly for 60 to 90 consecutive days report an average weight loss of about one pound per week.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone needs to start somewhere. 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