The Most Important Factor in Making Gains

Progression in our health and fitness is something we undoubtedly strive for, we may continue exercising with a goal to make gains, or even maintain but never go backwards. I have been a personal trainer for many years and dealt with people from all walks of life.

I ask myself, what is the most important factor for one of my clients to achieve their health and fitness goals?

Is it program design, exercise selection, specificity to the individual? These are all important things, yes but not THE MOST important. Is your barber or hairdresser the greatest to ever live? Most likely not, so why do you go to them? Its because you trust them.

The single most important factor for a client to achieve results is for them to have belief and trust in not only themselves, but their trainer/program too and therefore be highly motivated by both.

No amount of research, experience or credentials can make up for that, however, a personal trainer with the three aforementioned is more likely to do so.

The Diet

A well-designed program or a good personal trainer is the first hurdle, your results will depend on your diet, if you eat more than enough, you may gain a little of bodyfat and an adequate amount of strength, if you eat less than enough, you may lose a little bodyfat and an adequate amount of strength.

The diet is not that complicated so long as you are contempt with eating similar foods every day. The people who nail this part are able to diet flexibly to keep their macronutrients and taste buds in check.

No Dumb Programs

Health and fitness is a vast facet with more than just gain muscle and lose bodyfat, there are people who want to gain a specific type of strength, improvement in athletic parameters, mobility, balance and proprioception, core for post-natal, prehab, rehab, etc.

So long as the program isn’t just sit on one machine for 3 sets of 10 repetitions, and repeat for the rest of the week, then a trainer or program which highly motivates you should do the job.

You can find programs suitable to all abilities, whether be customized or readily made at Online Training or Workout Programs

Progress Comes In Spurts

Nobody, unless you are a beginner will make gains in any facet of health and fitness continuously, you may gain strength for the first 4 weeks, then stagnate for the next 4, then make more progress in the following 4, etc.

It is why I don’t like to get my clients too excited about short-term gains, it may make them feel adulated but only to feel disappointed or kicking themselves when things don’t go their way.

In the long term, those who are consistent, put their head down and do not let setbacks push them down completely are the ones who will achieve gratification in their health and fitness.

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