Training without a certain level of commitment will not work if you’re interested in really progressing and hitting our monthly targets.
For example, if I think an individual needs to train three times a week and do one run without me, so they end up doing four sessions every week, then they should definitely improve AS LONG as they do the workouts requested at a certain level of performance.
I am happy to say that this indeed DOES happen very much most of the time.
Then now and again, you have the individuals who struggle to do some or most of the workouts without me.
Then the downward spiral starts.
When I usually measure people every 28 days, the measurements start getting worse. If that person stops losing body fat completely and starts putting weight on, then I have to confront the individual involved and ask them what’s going on.
After an initial denying that they are missing workouts or eating badly, then the truth comes out. All sorts of reasons are usually to blame, but the facts remain that they are not getting the progress they want.
Usually we can find a way out of it and get the individual back on track, but occasionally its worth asking the person involved if they really want to get fit and healthy, and is anything I can do going to work at this particular time?
As I said, 99% of people knuckle down and start hitting it hard again, but the odd person needs to reassess and get their priorities straight again.
This is why constant measuring is vital in keeping the individual in the right place physically AND mentally.
