The Ups and Downs of Arthritis
Homework.
Say it to most school kids and this is likely to be the reaction.
The world moves in mysterious ways. Sometimes those ways are seven shades of suckfullness. My last week has been pretty much in that suckfull zone.
It's weird when everything changes.
It's no secret that Pokémon has taken over in the last week or so. If you haven't heard people talking about it, you may have noticed people out and about looking intently at their phones. If you haven't been aware of this latest craze.. well time to come out from under the rock you have been hiding under.
A some of you may know.. I haven't been well over the last week or so. Nothing communicable thankfully but it's been this lingering annoyance that presented itself as a mild cold - for 5 WEEKS. During this time, I've felt pretty good. Not 100% but well enough to work, train, play tennis.
It all went to shit this last week.
When you first start weight training, your goals are to get stronger. For guys it is to get stronger and to also put on some lean muscle mass. For ladies, it's actually exactly the same thing however we have the common statement of:
Meal Prep is the abbreviated term for Meal Preparation.
When talking with new clients I ask them about their diet and the challenges they face when it comes to eating healthy choices. Time, portion sizes and general laziness are the main excuses I receive and it doesn't surprise me.
Here's a bombshell for you:
A bit of a 2 for 1 message today.
A client told me today that she was discussing the various exercises we do with a good friend of hers as a subtle nudge to get her to start exercising. Her friend's response?
"Oh I'd like to have PT but I need to be a bit fitter before I do that!"
It's amazing how such an insignificant moment in life can have such a significant lesson for us all. That is.. if we are open to recognizing said significance!
Now for me to elaborate!
When someone says this:
"I've been weight training now for 5 weeks and I have put ON weight instead of losing it! This isn't working!!"
OR
"I've been training now for 8 weeks and I am still the same weight! What gives??"
This is what I see in my head.