Important Lessons I Have Learned as A Coach
June 7, 2022
Let me share some important lessons I have learned in my time in the fitness industry.
1. Everyone and I mean everyone, has some sort of insecurity or issue they are fighting through. Take a look around the gym, and find the person that seems to have all of their shit together; they are in great shape and seem to have absolutely no worry in the World. That person, like every person, is battling insecurity.
Do not let your own insecurities stop your fitness journey; even the most confident people there have them too.
2. Your number one fitness goal should be health. I am not saying that you shouldn’t have performance goals; you definitely should. Health is the most important fitness outcome though. Unfortunately, with the portrayal in popular media, what we are presented as fit is sometimes anything but healthy.
3. Performance goals help with weight loss. This one I have come to appreciate over the last 15 years. When people have a specific performance goal, their training becomes more focused and consistent. When these focused efforts increase, so will the results.
4. There is no one best repetition scheme for gaining muscle. For years it has been promoted that muscle hypertrophy requires training between the 8-12 rep zone. This isn’t exactly true; from experience and backing of recent scientific studies, it has been shown that muscle hypertrophy can be achieved through various rep ranges.
5. Gimmicks will never replace the basic movement patterns. The fitness industry is full of bullshit gimmicks. A device or exercise that promises amazing results…usually unrealistic results, and people buy into this, with their time and normally with their wallets. The truth though, is gimmicks will never replace hard work and the 5 basic human movement patterns of Squat, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Carry.
6. Good nutrition relies on behaviours and habits more so than the food we eat. If sound eating behaviours and habits aren’t in place, then it doesn’t matter what diet you are on. It will only be a matter of time before your habits and behaviours overcome willpower and reverse the results your current diet has achieved.
Stop being fixated on diets and focus on implementing good behaviours and habits with your nutrition.
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Important Lessons I Have Learned as A Coach
June 7, 2022
Let me share some important lessons I have learned in my time in the fitness industry.
1. Everyone and I mean everyone, has some sort of insecurity or issue they are fighting through. Take a look around the gym, and find the person that seems to have all of their shit together; they are in great shape and seem to have absolutely no worry in the World. That person, like every person, is battling insecurity.
Do not let your own insecurities stop your fitness journey; even the most confident people there have them too.
2. Your number one fitness goal should be health. I am not saying that you shouldn’t have performance goals; you definitely should. Health is the most important fitness outcome though. Unfortunately, with the portrayal in popular media, what we are presented as fit is sometimes anything but healthy.
3. Performance goals help with weight loss. This one I have come to appreciate over the last 15 years. When people have a specific performance goal, their training becomes more focused and consistent. When these focused efforts increase, so will the results.
4. There is no one best repetition scheme for gaining muscle. For years it has been promoted that muscle hypertrophy requires training between the 8-12 rep zone. This isn’t exactly true; from experience and backing of recent scientific studies, it has been shown that muscle hypertrophy can be achieved through various rep ranges.
5. Gimmicks will never replace the basic movement patterns. The fitness industry is full of bullshit gimmicks. A device or exercise that promises amazing results…usually unrealistic results, and people buy into this, with their time and normally with their wallets. The truth though, is gimmicks will never replace hard work and the 5 basic human movement patterns of Squat, Hinge, Push, Pull, and Carry.
6. Good nutrition relies on behaviours and habits more so than the food we eat. If sound eating behaviours and habits aren’t in place, then it doesn’t matter what diet you are on. It will only be a matter of time before your habits and behaviours overcome willpower and reverse the results your current diet has achieved.
Stop being fixated on diets and focus on implementing good behaviours and habits with your nutrition.
