 In this article, I’ll share 5 benefits of having a personal trainer and coach. Some of the benefits may be obvious so I’ll focus more on the subtle things a coach can bring to your training. When you hire a coach you can allow them to take care of all of the planning, focusing your efforts solely on taking action and doing what they tell you. Good coaches will educate you on the why behind what you do so that you can start to develop an understanding and your own framework for making decisions against. Intrinsically, when you make the decision to hire a coach, you have already increased your chances of succeeding because you have taken the first step towards achieving your goal. Each day this week I’ll share another benefit of hiring a coach and what they can bring to your training.
 Whether your goal is fat-loss or athletic performance, most of your gym time should be spent on large multi-joint compound movements. These movements will give you the greatest stimulus for change allowing you to get the most out of the time invested in working out.
I’m about to share how I categorise these movements giving some insight into why they are important and what you can do. You’ll notice trends in that the exercises will sit within a continuum of movement for each pattern and that the best exercise for you depends on where your current capabilities lie and may well change as you get fitter.  In this article, I’ll share 5 of the most common mistakes that I see people make in the gym. These are the things that lead to you:
They are not ranked in any particular order, they are just the most common things I see that could be done better. When I look at making changes, I try to identify what is the biggest thing that is holding me back right now or what is the smallest thing I can change that will bring about the greatest boost to my results. Doing this, we can be more efficient with our time and effort and make sure we build habits and sustainable routines. As you read these tips and decide to take action, make sure to implement only one at a time until it is ingrained in what you do before trying to add on the next layer.  In this series I’ll share 5 fitness tips that will help you get the results that you deserve from your fitness program in 2019. Ultimately there a two things that will dictate if your plan works or not. Can you stick to it? Or in other words adherence. Can you keep it going for long enough to reap the rewards? Consistency. Rather than sharing specific exercises or things, I’ll share principles that will allow you to stick to your plan and keep making sustainable progress so that adherence and consistency become easy.
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AuthorAllan Young is a Personal Trainer and coach educator in Glasgow who operates Strength Coach Glasgow and is a 4x Scottish Champion Olympic Weightlifter. Archives
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