10/01/2022
Lesson number 1.
Program design.
One of the biggest mistakes you could make this year is starting the year off without a plan! There you go I said it. However you knew that.
Now that we have that out of the way, let's talk specifically about your training or what you call when you hit the gym.
80% of the programs that you will find on the internet and on social media will not suit you or your goals and without proper direction could even set you up for failure.
One of the first considerations that you need to understand is without any assessment you won't know where you are on the ability scale. Are you proficient enough to do the exercises or are you even past them. Remember not everything has to be complicated.
Second. Jumping around doing hiit circuits, endless crunches, burpees and more jumping around will not get you the body you are looking for and will very rarely yield the results you are looking for unless the exercises above are the goal. The likelihood of injuries are also very high.
Third. As per our second point knowing how these would effect you and your physiology. Without specifically targeting an area for discussion, these include CNS load, cartilage and tendon stress, DOMS, Rpe, stress, hydration loss, muscle atrophy/hypertrophy, nutrition/digestion, TDE or even your libido.
Fourth. How do you determine what is right for you? It's very simple you need to talk to somebody who understands the anatomy, goal, physiology and direction you want to take your body. Knowing what it's going to take and being able to determine the stepping stones you will need to cross. E.g skills needed to aquire to progress in a functional ability.
Fifth. I will also leave it at this point for today. Congratulations if you have made it this far. This is the most important attribute to programming. Once you have established yourself with a knowledgeable coach, set your goals, recieved correct programming to your abilities and have a clear understanding of what you are doing. Then this fifth point will be the most important.......trusting the processes and staying unwaveringly CONSISTENT.
If you are in this position DM me now and let's fix this for you.