Intro
Meeting
STEP 1
Assessments
STEP 2
Follow-up
Meeting
STEP 3
Workout
Plan
STEP 4
Progression
STEP 5
We will start with an informal meeting to discuss your goals, past exercise experience, and any pain, injuries, or chronic conditions. If we decide that we’re a good fit, you will fill out a New Client Questionnaire and we will conduct a few easy movement assessments to get the process started.
All fitness programs should start with assessments. These are critical to my process and allow me to see any postural or movement impairments that need to be addressed. You may not even know that you have them. They may or may not cause you pain, or the pain may present in a completely different part of your body. Even if you don’t have any pain, there is not one human body on this planet that doesn’t have some posture or dysfunctional movement pattern (mine included). Everyone has something that needs attention and correction. Read this post to learn more about muscle imbalances and how they contribute to suboptimal movement patterns.
These movement assessments allow me to identify any signs correlated with dysfunctional movement patterns such as altered shoulder mobility, core strength, hip mobility, and / or ankle mobility. I will compile the results from your assessment into a chart that I will share with you and this will become the roadmap for your training plan.
Read this post to learn more about the importance of assessments.
We will schedule a follow-up meeting to discuss the assessment results and my recommendations. If you are interested in personal training sessions, this meeting can be done prior to our first session. The purpose of this meeting is to help you understand the reasons behind all of my recommendations detailed in your training plan and our plan forward to help you meet your goals.
Whether you are interested in personal training sessions or purchasing a custom workout plan to do on your own, this step is pretty much the same for everyone. Your custom workout plan will include exercises that I recommend be avoided until optimal movement is restored, as well as the intervention protocol that will help restore optimal movement patterns. It will include foam rolling, stretching, and resistance training exercises with detailed instructions on how to perform each.
In order to see continued progress, you must apply progressive overload to your workouts. Progressive overload is a principle in strength training that involves gradually increasing the demand placed on the body to ensure continued adaptation.
If you purchase a custom workout plan, detailed progressive overload instructions will be included and I am always available to offer guidance. If you are interested in personal training sessions with me, I will keep detailed records and notes to ensure that progress is continually being made.