From Small To: April Whitney
From Small To: April Whitney
From Small To: April Whitney
F O R W O M E N 5 ’ 4 ” A N D S H O R T E R
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PRIORITIZE PROTEIN........ 20
How to get that metabolism UP…
5 - D AY W O R K O U T P L A N . … 28
A week of workouts designed for you…
35
W H AT ’ S N E X T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A better way to live + love…
PETITE PWR.................... 37
Learn more… JULIE
GAINED CONFIDENCE
“My confidence has dramatically
M Y S T O RY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 increased and I feel ready now
more than ever to make big life
My journey… decisions and stick to it.”
ü EAT WELL
For long-term, sustainable results
You know you need to find a better way to get All fitness programs on the market and
in shape than doing hours of cardio and eating even serving sizes at restaurants are
fewer calories. At first you saw some results, but engineered for those of average or taller
now it’s become completely unsustainable, and height. So it’s not your fault! I’m here to help
you wonder if you are the problem—maybe you you figure all this stuff out so that you don’t
just aren’t meant to lose the fat (not true). You’re have to put in the time and energy required
willing to put in the work, but at the same time trying to tailor the world to your needs and
you’re not sure what to do at the gym or what goals, because, well, if we don’t adjust
the best foods are to eat. You should feel things to us, we aren’t going to change.
immensely proud of everything you’ve done for
your health up until this point, and if you’re being Your vision for your health is big, but
completely honest with yourself, you know you’ve you’re just not sure how to bring it to life
already tried a lot. You really just want to reach in a healthy and enjoyable way anymore.
the point where you consistently eat well and (Not to mention, you’re not sure you even
exercise, and the fat comes off in a way that have the time.) I want you to know, I’ve been
equals the effort you’re putting in. right there with you as a petite myself, and I
promise, there is a better, healthier and
But you’re also really frustrated that it seems so happier way to achieving your goals. I am
much harder for you to lose weight than your confident that this is just the beginning for
taller friends. You’ve seen your taller friends try you, and you have lots of progress ahead!
a diet or cardio and get amazing results—
seemingly overnight. But when you try the same ARE YOU PETITE?
approach, it leaves you hungry, exhausted, and PETITE JUST MEANS
just unhappy. Not seeing the same results THAT YOU’RE 5’4”
leaves you feeling like you’ll never do enough AND SHORTER. IT HAS
to get to where you want to go. Before we go NOTHING TO DO
any further, I want you to know that this is
WITH YOUR WEIGHT
common for petite women to go through, and
OR BODY SHAPE.
you’re not alone in this.
TRIED
PORTIONS ARE CONFUSING. YOU FEEL DEFEATED BECAUSE “EVERYONE
IT
You’ve come to realize that most ELSE” IS SEEING RESULTS.
ALL…
presentations of food and eating When your taller friend wanted to lose a few
are geared towards people of pounds, she just dieted and did cardio and “voilà!”
taller heights—and it’s everywhere she lost a few pounds. But when you try this, it’s not
around you. It’s really hard to live in exactly smooth sailing; You’re hungry all the time
a world where foods marketed as and want to eat everything in sight, especially on
snacks could have as many calories days you work out. You often feel like your short
as you can budget for a full meal. height is working against you during this whole
You’re not always able to fully process, and you can’t cut your calories anymore,
enjoy yourself when eating, because that would be too limiting—you’re already
especially when dining out, because eating so few calories. You’re frustrated and not
you’re worried you’re eating way sure what you need to reach your goals. You admit
too much for your size, and that you that you’ve thought more than once that being short
don’t deserve to eat. You want to sucks, and that there’s no solution to this problem,
be able to eat what you are because you can’t change your height.
constantly told is a “normal”
amount, but you know that “normal”
isn’t your normal. It’s exhausting and
draining to constantly scale back
portions and cut foods out that you
love to eat, plus, you don’t even
know if you’re eating the right
portions sizes for your height, or
even the right foods. You feel
constantly confused and go back
and forth between restricting and
letting yourself eat your favorite
foods.
You’ve tried all of the fad diets, Whole 30, cutting carbs,
intermittent fasting, and juice cleanses (to name a few).
CARDIO
You’ve tried the most popular fitness programs out there that
seem to work for everybody else.
What you really need is a fitness & nutrition program that’s tailored
to your body type.
You might have even hired a personal An approach to nutrition that will fuel you, not
trainer at one point, but we both know
starve you.
there’s millions of Instagram trainers out
RDN-approved nutrition that solves your short-
there selling programs using highly-edited
girl struggles and keeps you full & happy.
images of themselves. Plus, many of these
coaches have no experience training petite
A fresh perspective on your height
women specifically, are not petite
The support, coaching, accountability and
themselves, and don’t understand your
community to help you step into your power as
unique physiology and struggles as a a petite.
short woman.
You need someone who understands your struggles, has been in your
shoes, and can give you a clear path forward to getting fit as a petite.
TRIED
IT
ALL…
YOUR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ARE ON THE LINE
You know you can’t just keep doing more cardio and eating
fewer calories. It’s not working, and it’s not your fault. But if you
continue down this path, you’ll start to think it is.
When you look through your closet each morning and choose
the loosest, comfiest outfit, you step into the world hiding a part
of who you are. You know this isn’t the real you, and it’s
impacting the way you show up in life.
You’re not feeling your absolute best, which means you can’t
give your best. You have something incredible to give to this
world, but you need the healthiest version of you in order to
step into your power.
YOU’LL GIVE UP
You know the path you’re on isn’t sustainable. And if you don’t do
something about it soon while you’re motivated, you’ll stop trying all
together, giving up entirely on your health, and losing any of the
progress you’ve already made so far.
You’re here to lose fat, tone up + feel powerful, strong and confident in your petite body.
You’ve already put in a lot of time and effort to make this happen—and even if it hasn’t
panned out the way you were hoping, I don’t want you to ever feel like your efforts are for
nothing. Everything you’ve tried up to this point was just a stepping stone on the journey to
where you want to go, and now that you’re here, you can finally take your fitness to the next
level.
That’s where my signature process comes in. I’ve taken everything I’ve learned as a petite
woman myself on my own fitness journey and combined it with my certifications, coaching
experience, and background in the sciences to put it all together into a fitness and nutrition
program designed specifically for you. This method isn’t for everyone, and it’s definitely not
for you if you want to continue to spin your wheels doing hours of cardio and dieting.
This is for you if you’re ready to start living a life of true, sustainable health. This is for the
petite woman who is willing to do something different from what she’s always been told over
the years. I can’t wait to show you what’s next.
PRIORITIZE PROTEIN
Rather than create a cookie-
cutter program modeled after Next, you’ll ensure that protein is the main serving in each meal
popular 30-day diets and you eat in order to increase metabolic efficiency to help you get
workout fads, this method takes the most out of your workouts.
PHYSICAL PROGRAMMING
PHYSICAL
PROGRAMMING
FYI:
The first step towards a more powerful PETITE WOMEN HAVE
you is to start lifting weights while
SLOWER METABOLISMS
BECAUSE HEIGHT
keeping the rest periods to 30-45 INFLUENCES RESTING
seconds between exercises, just as is METABOLISM
outlined in the free week of workouts in
The long bouts of cardio can also cause
this guide. This method of training, as
your appetite hormones, leptin and
opposed to cardio, will help you rev your
ghrelin, to go bazerk. Have you ever
metabolism as a petite, which is slower
noticed that you’re absolutely starving
due to having smaller organs overall.
after your cardio sessions? Increasing
your cardio can throw these hormones off
At this point in your health journey, you
balance, and once they are tampered
haven’t seen fat loss because, not only is
with, it becomes impossible to fight them,
your metabolism a bit slower than your
and you’ll give into your cravings.
taller friends to begin with, but what
you’ve been doing has further caused it
This isn’t your fault; it’s your biology.
to come to a halt. Too many petite women
Luckily, we can re-engineer your biology
approach fat loss by doing cardio (in
to work in your favor and get your body
long bouts), which breaks down precious
to realize its highest fat-burning potential.
muscle tissue. And when you lose muscle,
you diminish your metabolism, which is the
number one priority for you as a petite
when it comes to fat loss.
PROGRAMMING
You’ll want to approach your goals On the flip side, when you take the metabolic
by starting with these metabolic approach and begin working out for your body
workouts because building muscle is type, you literally become a fat-burning machine.
factor in helping you to burn fat and fit. If you’ve already ditched the cardio and
even while you’re at rest. opted for lifting weights, then that’s great—you’re
on the right path, but make sure you know how to
If you skip this step, you won’t be increase your weights and intensity for success, and
able to lose fat and keep it off in a that you’re doing exercises that are ideal for you
sustainable way, unless you want to as a petite, such as total body, compound
be stuck eating low-calorie diets movements that are metabolically demanding.
PRIORITIZE PROTEIN
Anyone can create a “fat loss” program and sell it for FYI:
fifteen bucks on the Internet these days. The next step is B E C AU S E I R E A L LY
not about following a cookie-cutter meal plan, but
BELIEVE IN SCIENCE-
BACKED SYSTEMS, ALL
learning about your unique nutritional needs as a petite
SMALLETICS NUTRITION
and how you can support your metabolism for optimal
I N F O R M AT I O N ,
results.
INCLUDING THE MEAL
P L A N S , H AV E B E E N
This stage builds upon the first because, again, the name VETTED BY A
of the game is metabolism, and nutrition plays a big role. REGISTERED DIETICIAN.
As a petite woman, protein should make up the main
portion in each of your meals. Prioritizing protein will
allow your metabolism thrive in combination with the
physical programming.
PROTEIN
PROTEIN CONT’D
S T AY I N G P O W E R
By this stage in the process, you’ll already be seeing great results—your metabolism will be
revved, your waistline will be slimmer, your clothes will be fitting better, and you’ll
understand how to fuel yourself for sustainable results.
Now that you have a revved metabolism and the confidence that you have finally figured it
all out, it’s time to take these new habits and turn them into your new lifestyle—for good.
You are here because you are looking for a lifestyle, not a diet or a quick fix. You know and
have seen that with diets and 30-day cleanses, once you go back to your normal life, any
results quickly disappear. This stage helps reinforce that the life you have been living to get
your new results is your new normal, and helps teach you haw to continue to live this way
moving forward.
With consistency, repetition, community and accountability, you’ll adopt the mindset you need
to solidify your new lifestyle and see results for years past the twelve weeks.
By the way, this is the stage that is missing from every workout program and 15 dollar meal
plan. Without this road map to continued success, I see women fall off programs and lose the
results they worked so hard to achieve. They find themselves in a “stop and go” mentality of
living a healthy lifestyle for a few weeks, falling off, and then getting back on a month later,
only to see no results from their efforts.
This is the process you need to create and live a lifestyle you love—forever.
5 - D AY W O R K O U T P L A N
This free week of workouts was pulled straight from the Petite PWR Program. Even though the
program is more than the workouts, I’m giving you preview so that you can see the difference that
a plan that’s made for YOU can have in your life. Give it a go for as many weeks as you like, and
remember to click on each of the exercises to view an HD video tutorial to help teach you proper
form. If you feel inspired, feel free to tag me on Instagram @smalletics post-workout!
GLOSSARY
Repetition (Rep): The # of times you raise and lower a weight in one set of an exercise
Set: A # of repetitions of an exercise that are repeated in a row before taking a rest
Superset: Performing a # of reps of two exercises back-to-back without any rest in between
DB: Dumbbell
KB: Kettlebell
M O N DAY: T OTA L B O DY S T R E N G T H
Reaching Single-Leg
3 10 each side
Romanian Deadlift
Superset
DB 5-10
Static Lunge 3 8 each side
Superset
T U E S DAY: T OTA L B O DY C I R C U I T
Triceps Dips 12
Jumping Jacks 40
Push-Ups on Knees 10
Circuit
SB Plank Rollout 10 SB
W E D N E S DAY: T OTA L B O DY C I R C U I T
Glute Bridge 15 RB
Triceps Dips 15
Leg Lifts 20
Circuit
Push-Ups on Knees 15
Inchworm Walkouts 10
Bent-Knee Jackknives 10 DB 5
My Advice: If you’re new to working out, or haven’t been exercising regularly prior to starting this program,
take today to rest.
T H U R S DAY: T OTA L B O DY S T R E N G T H
Superset
Hamstring Curl 3 10 SB
Superset
Underhand Inverted
3 10
Row
F R I DAY: 2 4 - M I N U T E H I I T
ROUND 1
Click here for foam rolling routine
Click here for dynamic warm up routine
In And Outs 20
AMRAP: As Commandos 20
many rounds
as possible for
6 minutes Toe Touches 20
1 MINUTE REST
ROUND 2
Squats 15 DB 5-10
Jumping Jacks 20
1 MINUTE REST
WHAT’S NEXT
YO U D E S E RV E M O R E T H A N J U S T
A N OT H E R “ TA L L G I R L” P R O G R A M
I’ve put so much time and energy into creating Honestly, the real reason I’m here is because
this guide for you because I know what it’s like to it truly doesn’t exist anywhere else. When
go from feeling stuck and unable to progress, to you look at what’s out there, there’s not a
getting your metabolism revved and finally single expert focused on helping petite
feeling how effortless fat loss can really be for women get results and feel powerful in their
you as a petite. I’ve been right there with you— bodies. Not to mention, there’s no
trying to fight the hunger while on a diet, sifting representation in the media or magazines
through the overwhelming amount of information for petite women. We’ve been told our
on the internet, doing hours of cardio per day to whole lives we aren’t enough. I’m here to tell
try to lose just a pound on the scale—and I want you that you are, and show you how you can
you to know that it doesn’t have to be this way. truly own your unique power as a petite.
What’s more, it’s completely within reach for you. the Petite PWR framework and start to shed
I’ve seen it again and again with my clients who fat effortlessly over the next 90 days. You
have implemented the Petite PWR method and have the potential to bring your vision for
dropped anywhere from 5-10+ pounds within your health to life, and I want to show you
the first few weeks. Some have dropped even how fun and doable it can truly be.
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M Y S T O RY
MY
STORY
Still, growing up petite was tough, and to
this day, I still get made fun of for being
5’1. Even though I know there is no ill-will,
the comments and the jokes are not
always funny. Growing up, I never felt
like I matched up to my fencing peers,
some of which had Nike and Adidas
sponsorships.
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