Who are you...? Where are you going? Where did you come from?
What are these questions?
Are you an athlete?
Just trying to improve your fitness?
Move better?
Quality of life?
Busy mum/dad/wife/husband?
Enjoy the gym and training.
Where are you going..? (What are you trying to achieve?)
Strength?
Performance?
Feel good and look good?
Or impress your friends? Social media?
Pressure from others?
(Your approach to your goals determines what your trying to achieve)
Training should be fun yet at the same time you have to apply discipline, structure and commitment. But it’s doesn’t have to be complex and insane.
Where did you come from? examples..
Someone that was really into sport and fitness all your life?
Really not into any fitness?
Overweight in your past?
Injuries?
Did you overcome adversity?
Someone that had a small frame?
Big structure but never very athletic?
We all have different backgrounds, which makes us unique. Now we can have common goals but many of us have different starting points.
We may not reach the line at the same time.
My point is, example myself.
Who am I?
Business owner/Trainer/Coach/mum/former athlete.
Now I say former as currently not at my peak fitness/not committed to the training required/life etc my goals have no been focused on myself as an athlete. I still lift and enjoy training. Not to say i dont want to change this. I always seek that athlete in me.
I actually loved sport and fitness but always small framed/ yet also times in my life when I carried more weight/Also a low body weight.
I may never have the structure For certain sports and lifting. Doesn’t mean I do not have goals in these areas. May take me longer. I may have to put in more work in areas I’m weaker at.
Even myself, I have been in top physical fitness, I also have been burnt out and injured. I have had starting points all over again. Al I can do is one step at a time. Move more everyday, few times a week, work weakness, but be kind to myself. It doesn’t happen over night Unfortunately.
But what am I trying to achieve? Where am i going?
currently my focus is too prioritise myself, running a full time business in a gym and my focus is training my clients.
for me training keeps me sane, but can not have my full focus. Most days I’m short on time and energy, my workouts now maybe only 30 minutes at 5-6am before my working day. But even that much right now is important.
It is hard not too focus on who i was..
At peak comp training (strongwomen) 6-9x week. Not to say i need to go back to that level, may not even be neccessary for that many sessions, some being recovery/conditioning, which i tend to stick on the end of most main sessions now. or may even be my training session.
I try to have a step by step approach with most clients especially when they are new to training and fitness. Have hectic lives. Low confidence. Big picture is don’t chase others. Chase your goals, your progress.
Start steady. Aim to workout more than you rest ideally 4x a week making 2-3 sessions strength based. A combination on strength and conditioning works well for most with busy schedules.
For example I have an older gentleman that is a postman walks all day every day. I have him on a 2x a week upper/lower body split. It’s works best around his work and family life. He came to me with some problems with back and knees. Getting up from a chair. I designed his programming around his needs.
Now as he progresses he can go from there and change up with me his movements and even increase the days.
My point is always be in a place you can add more. Not take away.
Something you can build on. Stick to. Most want everything now. Fast quick results.
From my own personal experience and my clients, this usually results in a rapid decline also. be kind to yourself. With my help to keep you on track and in check. I’m here to help and support.
Just rememebr step one is turn up!
Put in work. Recover. Repeat. Start with 2-3 sessions if it’s 2 then the next week 3 then maybe 4. Or maybe it can only be 2 a week. Let’s make them count. Cover what we need if that’s strength and move better. Then great. Maybe you can be active in everyday life. Take the kids to the park and join in, go swim, take a walk. Maybe your very physical in your job and you need more fitness, then let’s work on that.
Do not try to be everything at once.
The saying keep the body guessing has a lot of truth in it but also keeping it progressing in one piece is also important.
Your not usain bolt, don’t try to be.
Athletes have a team around them providing them structure, recovery and optimal training environments.
Is your sleep In check? Nutrition? Massage and self care?
What prompted this post was seeing people jump onto the latest crazy workout that they are not ready for... even people with lifting/training experience.
Especially athletes like myself who are not in the current position to be putting themselves through anything intense... its ok to rebuild..
You can ask yourself..
Who are you...? Where are you going? Where did you come from?
use this to evaluate where you currently are right now!
I hope this helps anyone from any level/starting point in fitness/sport.
after about 30 years of competing in some form of sport/fitness.. and 15 years in the fitness industry its easy to get lost/confused/complacent.
Let me point you in the right direction
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