Do you have a training personality?
Vanessa M. Kercher, Ph.D., SSC, M.Ed., BESS, Sep 16, 2019 wrote a great paper on this called -What’s your training personality? i summarise this in this video.
She summarised how experience and exercise beliefs can all influence training styles, by looking at the the September-October 2019 issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal where Patrick Freeman described the six different training styles.
I personally recognise some of these styles in my own sessions – do you?
What happens when goals and needs require addressing:
Injury occurs?
You stop progressing?
Ready for change?
Keep your training style in an ideal state by focusing on these four key areas when working with clients.
1. Goals - Creating a framework that fits your goals – realistic? Achievable? current ability, potential capability. Likes, Dislikes – comfort zone
2. Safety - Do you take safety of your sessions into consideration? – ability level
3. Training IQ: Are you training at or above your level? Maintaining your current level -ISQ - consistency in your – comfort-zone? trg preparing for something? Competitive in nature?
4. Satisfaction- What is going to keep you on track - belief? Do you trust in your goals, aspirations? PT-nutritionist -wt loss coach etc do you need external support?