Psssst . .
Come closer . .
For what i am about to say is for your ears only . .
The secret . . the BIG secret to the perfect exercise program . .
Wanna know what it is?
The answer is YOU!
As personal trainers . . we write up a program based on the information you give us . .
Exercise history . . how injury prone you are . . previous injuries . . medical concerns . . last time you trained . . type of training you've had . . how your body reacted . .
The more information we find out . . the more we can write out our plan of attack based on your goals . .
HOWEVER . . at the end of the day . . it's all a guess . .
Sure . . it's an educated . . scientifically-based guess based on our experiences . . our interactions with previous clients . .
But there's no way of knowing EXACTLY how your body is going to react to a particular exercise program . . to a particular exercise . .
Programs are a GUIDE . . they are the Melways and you are the taxi . .
Programs are designed to be altered . . if you're following each program to the T each every time you work out . . you're not HEARING your body . . your body is talking to you . . LISTEN to it!
I'm not saying eff your program off and go NUTTERS . . i'm saying programs don't take LIFE into consideration . .
How you slept the night before . .
When your last meal was . .
How quickly you recovered from the last sesh . .
Fatigued stabilizer muscles . .
Any injuries you have . .
Tight muscles . .
Go by how you FEEL not how you SHOULD be feeling . .
You may have a MASSIVEEE amount of strength one session . . go heavier. . get that extra rep in . . that extra set . . take ADVANTAGE of your hulk-like strength days . . they're one in few . .
Or you're feeling FLAT and lifeless . . so you shouldn't go to the gym, right? WRONG . . go to the gym SLACKER. . inhale the energy of the other lifters . . the sweat, the blood, the tears . . the sweet sound of the chiming of the weights . . the ROARING from the racks of hell . . pretty sure your mood will change . . VERY QUICKLY . .
and if it doesn't . . do some prehab . . stretching . . cardio . . ANYTHING . .
Your rotator cuffs are playing up again . . but tonight's sesh says bench press . . don't be a D***HEAD and come up with an alternative . . there's PLENTY out there . . reverse grip benches off the power rack . . this puts the rotator cuff muscles in a better mechanical position and can stabilize the shoulder more effectively . .
floor presses . . neutral grip DB presses . . partial reps . . change up the range of motion . . figure out what works for YOU based on your circumstance . .
TRIAL & ERROR . . how your body reacts to high or low reps . . pre-exhaust sets . . half reps . . drop sets . .
That's the FUN of it all!
What's better than knowing your body that little bit better . .
All you need is YOU to figure out that one exercise program . . created by YOU . . and the knowledge and experience from your personal trainer doesn't hurt either!
Together . . you're a force to be wreckened with.
Now go train!
All you need is YOU to figure out that one exercise program . . created by YOU . . and the knowledge and experience from your personal trainer doesn't hurt either!
Together . . you're a force to be wreckened with.
Now go train!

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