Are you missing out on the benefits of progressive strength training?

Coach Wendy Maree Drouin Studio

If you keep doing the same thing, nothing will change, and you’ll never reach your goals.

Are you.....

• Doing the same exercises, same weight, same level, same heart rate?

• Doing workouts far too advanced for your level?

• An unconditioned beginner doing HIIT because you were led to believe that’s the best way to burn calories? You get sore and exhausted instead of improving. It’s no way to enjoy life feeling so sore you can hardly move. That’s NEVER AN INDICATION OF A ‘GOOD WORKOUT’. In fact, it’s the opposite.

• Getting your heart rate way too high for your age?

• Maybe not working hard enough, inconsistently, or only doing yoga, Pilates, or cardio at the expense of strength training?

I can help you with that!

Are you stuck doing random exercises scrawled on a whiteboard, chosen 5 minutes before a generic class or PT session without much thought by the instructor?

It's too hard for most of the participants, sometimes they ask if you need modifications, but they just give you a replacement exercise that isn't going to help you or they couldn't think of anything better out of hundreds of suitable options - like "don't do squats", when a variation of squats might be what you actually need to do to get better (but not 50 Squats).

Let’s look at push-ups, one of the real shockers I see all the time in gyms, socials, reels. Beginners who just want to lose weight and get fit, are made to smash out 10, 20, 50 push-ups on their knees with their upper body hunched up, arms too wide, head drooping down, bum high, abs pushing outwards, and pushing DOWN on their pelvic floor. They’re not improving or getting fitter, and in danger of being injured - hello back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, shoulder injury, even Prolapse......

Instead, what if we find the right exercise progression for your current level?

Push-ups are awesome, and one of the best whole body, bodyweight exercises we can do if done correctly. I will teach you good form and technique, and find your exact level of challenge so you can finally learn how to do them properly. Maybe that’s starting with incline push-ups at exactly the right height.

At the same time, we’re working your whole body with relevant, functional strength exercises that develop deep core strength, body stability, improve upper and lower body strength and mobility, develop your glutes and posterior chain, reduce aches and pains, etc.

Over time (maybe a few weeks to a few months) you’re finding it easier, we gradually increase your level to suit your capability, until you can do full push-ups on the floor with good form – Wow, it feels amazing! You now feel confident, motivated, proud of yourself, as well as reaping the benefits of improved strength, muscle tone, mobility, healthier metabolism, and the list goes on. You can literally feel your body firming up, and you can now squeeze your glutes, you actually HAVE glutes, can feel them working now, and you never had to do multiple exercises that burn your muscles and hurt.

Progressive training is what makes your muscles adapt to become stronger, resilient, conditioned, and ‘toned’. It’s improving your whole body, including your cardio fitness, to reap all the health benefits. Don’t worry, you WILL NOT BECOME ‘BULKY’ or look masculine (unless you want to - and that's gonna take the highest levels of dedication and hard work over a long period of time).

If you do want to get JACKED, that’s awesome and I can help you with that through 1-1 Coaching.

My 1-1 Personalised fitness clients start to notice real improvements in body tone, strength, and their ability to do more challenging exercises in just a few weeks. Paying careful attention to how clients are performing on the day and over time, programming adapts interactively, while working towards their goals. They get exactly the right exercises to be challenging, working really hard but not getting tired, too sore, or exhausted. If you do happen to get too sore, we'll investigate the cause - maybe you tried a new exercise, did an exercise you haven't done for a while, or worked your muscles at long lengths more than usual.

Get out of the fitness rut and bust out of your plateau, and exercise because you love your body - not to punish yourself for something you ate.

Change how you think about fitness and strength training. Details on my website. Find out how we can work together so you can start getting better results and attain the goals you never thought you could.

www.coachwendymaree.au

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