Hi Readers.
Thanks for the E-mails and encouragement you send to stick with it and keep the articles coming.
Speaking of sticking with it, lets talk about what can go wrong when trying to achieve your fitness goals and what keeps some of us going when things go off track.
Did you know the Toronto Maple Leafs have fired the majority of the off Ice staff?
Well our 55 year old x hockey player who made the Maple Leafs post season Golf team and was trying out for the Leafs Alumni Hockey team has no friends around that had promised him a spot on the team.
I have heard he wore a Montreal Canadian jersey downtown just so he could feel the excitement of the Playoffs.
How do we motivate and keep people on track when they expect to achieve results thru goal setting and don’t feel success.
#1. Always using the training sessions as fun and enjoyment is the first step to working with the pain of defeat with fitness results!
#2. Resetting goals and using down time to become better at something else helps to stay focused.
Working with a 6″7 soccer goalie has been challenging to say the least… my neck gets sore looking up so much.
In 5 months of soccer training him has had a serious shoulder injury and was kicked by his own player in a scrimmage and fractured his finger.
Wow enough to set most people back a long way, but clearly not with this athlete!
He reset his goals and while recovering continued to train and became a lot better soccer player out while not being able to stop balls.
#3. Visualize success and move forward. I see the motivated athlete or regular Joe at the gym needing encouragement and letting them know that you will be there for them for the long haul.
They have selected me as a trainer and have a sounding board to bounce things off and see where to set their short and long term goals.
#4. Doing less can be best.
Over training to get in shape is a no no. Where is the recovery time.
A player today told me about his arm being sore and should he pitch in the teams first game tomorrow?
Well sometimes saying no is a sign of confidence. He already is the most skilled and scouted player on the team so what’s the point in pitching till it’s healed 100%? He should be resting and taking pain-relieving ointments or CBD oil which are available in online stores like Blessed CBD. Working out with physical or mental strain won’t do any good. And getting adapted to new exercises may take some time, so don’t go hard in the first phase.
#5. Changing your diet to adapt to a new training regime is a must. Having usually consumed 5000 calories a day when you ran 40 miles a week and pull a rickshaw all day may lead you to getting a little heavier now that you have to recover from an overuse injury. Adding too much weight won’t make it easier to achieve any goal.
Well I hope these 5 tips help keep you on track for a fast and fun recovery while training after a set back.
Mark O’Neill and Shelley Donald are both register Personal Trainers
Email: oneillconditioning@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.oneillconditioning.com/
