The other day I met with a guy by the name of Reid for the first of a couple sessions a friend of his purchased as a gift certificate.

Reid was tall, a little over 6 feet, and though he appeared to be in good shape, the body-fat calipers stated otherwise. He definitely wanted to lose his little gut and other excess fatty areas.

We actually had met for a consultation prior to our first meeting and I told him what he could expect.

Since we would only be meeting once a week (something I normally never do), I strongly emphasized the importance of implementing a nutritional program that would compliment his exercise regimen. Without it, he wasn't going to see results.

Anyway, since he really didn't have much strength training experience and I didn't want to overwhelm him, I started him off with 6 body-weight exercises. These all can be found in - The In-Home Personal Trainer

He performed each exercise exceptionally well, doing 2 sets of 12-25 reps. He had terrific form also, not using momentum like most people do.

The first thirty minutes were great, then...

Well, after about forty minutes, Mr. Reid met Mr. Dizzy and soon wanted to make a trip to Mr. Trash-Can (hint...hint...)...Before I knew it...dude passed out on me!!!

I immediately picked him up and he came to.

"Are you O.K?" I asked.

"Yeah...I don't think I'm used to that." he said slowly.

"What have you eaten today?" I inquired.

"Well, I had a banana at 9, a sandwich at 12 and another banana at 3."

"Oh." I said

Jim Coughlin has Weekly Emails on Motivation, Fitness, Health and Maximum Success for You! Jim's weekly tips will inspire you unlike ANYTHING you'll read on the internet today. And they're free. Sign up right now. Name Email

Since he wasn't feeling too well at the present moment and I didn't want to make him feel worse then he already did, I told him, "Don't worry about today, you did great...I will give you a call this week and we will discuss how you can easily avoid this from happening again."

"O.K Jim...Sorry about today." he said

"No, No, you did fine...we'll get this down!"

So, why did Reid pass out on me?

Was my workout for him too hard?
Did he do too much cardio prior to our meeting?
Was he weak and out of shape?

No, No and No.

The reason Reid kissed the floor, was because he didn't stabilize his blood sugar levels prior to our meeting.

Each time he ate a banana, he should of also coupled it with some type of protein, such an egg, piece of chicken, turkey, cottage cheese, etc.

When you do this, you stabilize your blood sugar levels or in other words, you properly sustain your energy levels.

Although he did have a sandwich at 12, his caloric consumption and blood sugar levels were much too low.

While what happened to Reid is common among green-horn exercisers, YOU can easily avoid this.

If you or someone you know is new to exercise, make sure you don't underestimate the importance of nutrition while participating in an exercise program. Properly stabilize your blood sugar levels prior to working out. If you need help, check out this article -http://www.fitnessandresults.com/articles/done_right.php

Jim Coughlin is a personal trainer and the owner of Coughlin Fitness & Results, a nationwide personal training company. He is also the author of The In-Home Personal Trainer, a helpful guide to successful in-home personal training in addition to other products and many other popular fitness articles.

Jim is very passionate at motivating people to empower themselves to live a healthy lifestyle through consistent exercise and proper nutrition. He has free weekly success tips which you are welcome to subscribe to on his website http://www.fitnessandresults.com