One group of clients that I typically see are men who are either:
stressed out
exhausted
have ‘weekend warrior’ injuries
have a ‘niggle’ that has become worse as time has progressed ie
back ache, knee problems
wanting to lose some weight
wanting to get fit so they can play football with their kids
They often attend a gym or go for a run/walk 1-2 times per week when
they have time, but it doesn’t quite solve the issues that they are
becoming more aware of.
Typically, this results in the man being grumpy, unsatisfied of where they
are, frustrated at their current situation. The story I hear is “I am tired of
not being able to keep up with my kids!”
Many “transformation” programs start out too hard, not assessing where
their clients health (on a daily drug, feels run down and easily picks up
bugs or has aches and pain) and don’t look at their current physiological
load(PL) is on their body(work stress/eating garbage food/ staying up
late) leading people to show up late, cancel and go to crickets when their
trainer reaches out to book in their next session.
I know it’s not easy but nor is being stressed out, in pain & grumpy all of
time(apart from when you have had a few drinks)
What many of our clients need FIRST is to build their energy levels up
first. This can be done through stretching, mobility, core stability and
“Work in”(energizing programs) to start with. The goal is to have enough
energy to last the day then thrive then increase and progress your
physical program 1-3% of what you did last time. If you can’t, you need
to REST.
Then once your energy begins to increase, you can begin increasing the
physiological load on the body PROVIDING you have begun decreasing
the PL in other areas of your life.
Add in LITTLE tweaks to your diet and lifestyle like drinking the right
amount of water(Body wgt(kg) x .03), getting to bed on time and
investing in a nutribullet to optimise your nutrient intake.
Lastly, look for good lifestyle habits being formed:
You are walking 1 more day per week than normal, I am going to the
gym 2 times per week for the past month/3/6/12 months, I am eating
more veges in every meal.
Notice physiological improvements:
I have more energy, I am sleeping better, I am happier more often and
don’t get triggered by “catastrophes” at work/home. Your back or joints
doesn’t feel so sore.
NOT how much weight you have lost…..