TRAINING FOR YOUR GOALS

 
 

Not all training is universal. 

It’s important to understand that being clear in your goals is incredibly helpful. Communication keeps you and your coach on the same page. If you’re interested in building strength, modifying your body composition, wanting to make it through the day more easily, or any other reason that may bring you through our doors, it’s helpful for us to know, as that will give us direction for what should be included in your training program.

This information will also help us be able to clearly communicate expectations about the workouts and the short, mid-, and long-term plan.

For Example

It isn’t prudent to take a client wanting to increase their running ability through the same training program as someone who wants to increase their muscle mass. In order to meet each of these goals, the training plan should be tailored to meet these specific adaptations. For the runner, the program should include relatively heavy loads for certain exercises, while others may be lighter but with an emphasis on speed of movement. That’s because running is a whole-body activity; the exercises should mostly consist of multi-joint movements with single-joint exercises sprinkled in.

Conversely, someone wanting to build muscle mass has different training needs, which may include performing more reps per exercise, more single-joint exercises than the runner, and where training rapid speed of movement is less conducive to the goal, but more time under load can be a greater muscle-growth stimulus.

Please, Share Your Goals!

Therefore, be sure to share your goals with your coach, even if there are multiple! We can work with you to determine if certain goals can be addressed simultaneously or if one may preclude another, helping ensure that we’re able to tailor your workouts to be as effective and efficient as possible in helping you reach your goals!

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