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Train for Your Goals

By Sue Wells on 18 February 2021

Train for the Body Type/Goals you want to achieve....

When I ask someone what they would like to achieve with their fitness goals the answers are usually, want to lose weight (no mention of gaining muscle from the ladies) and change bum, arms, tummy whilst grabbing said bits and giving them a jiggle… all of which are changeable !!

However, it’s not all going to get served up to you on a plate or happen over night… we can lead you to the tools (knowledge and toys) required to do the job but it’s how you use them that counts ….
Give a builder the tools to build a house and he will build an amazing home with all the trimmings…. all warm and cosy when it gets cold and it’s chucking it down outside. However, give me exactly the same tools who has not a Scooby Doo how to use them I will be a jabbering wreck in a tepee made of twigs I’ve stolen from a birds nest, cold wet and snivelling for my mum.. (on a serious note.. I would have a bloody good go but that doesn’t have the same ring to my story…)

Anyway it’s the same with fitness…

January Gym Goer… gets given a card (tools) and is on same said card 3 months later with no progression on reps weights etc… no results.. leaves Gym in March… all seen that right ? Wonders why the hec the training card says rest between sets so proceeds play on fb for required 45/60 secs. If you’re doing it right and hard enough then your body would give you a slap after you’ve pushed out the final couple of reps and make you rest until it’s ready and replenished for the next set.

Now use the same tools when you know what you’re doing with them and you will progress your workout as your body adapts.

Shock – Tiredness and soreness as the body recovers from new exercise.
Adaptation – body overcompensates to the training and starts reprogramming so it’s ready to deal with it if you do it again.
Staleness – Once the body can deal with the exercise you are doing it will no longer adapt as there’s no need to keep reprogramming so your progress plateaus….Time to ramp it up.
Train for the body type/goals you want…

Imagine swapping the 4 athletes around in piccies… they would all ache like hec as, yes they are athletes but have very different programmes they are following for very different needs.

e.g.
Endurance - Mo Farah – He runs over 15 miles per day split am and pm with a 22-27 mile run on a Sunday. A 6 mile run is classed as his evening recovery. He will do Strength and condition for his purpose ie swiss ball/body weight. You probably won’t find Mo in a squat rack.

Hypertrophy - Increase is size of muscle – I read this bit today and it’s true… ** don’t panic no one just wakes up one morning ‘too big’ Hypertrophy is progressive SLOW. Women, unless you alter your hormonal structure through the use of androgens weight training cannot make you turn into a man. Your body will not accidentally start producing more testosterone than your body was born to do** Girls you NEED weights in your life xx

Strength/Power - Usain Bolt – He will spend 90 mins training for Strength and Power to maintain hitting speeds of over 27mph… he needs to be fast and explosive – Bunny Hops/Box Jumps/Bounding with some cable knee drives and hanging leg raises for stretching his stride with some body weight core-centric conditioning. Doubt you would find 15 miles steady state daily. Did you know that he has scoliosis!

Strength – Strong Man.

Ps .. If you tell me you want to get skinny… I will tell you to find another trainer x

Train for Your Goals

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