Level up your fitness, with guidance and accountability.
We'll break down barriers currently getting in the way of your fitness goals.
Fixing environment, mindset, food culture, or lifestyle habits is where we'll begin to make sure your foundation is strong.
Get unstuck, establish foundations, and propel your progress.
Finally see the results you've been working so hard to get.
Basic coaching helps you to establish nutrition and fitness habits that can set you up for long-term lifestyle transformation that keeps you progressing for years into the future.
I tried hours of cardio, salads, green juice drinks, nothing worked till I learned how to eat smart, and train smart. Then my body transformed.
“Commitment leads to action. Action brings you closer to your goal.”
Have patience with yourself and the process, and you will enjoy the journey. A lot of energy goes into learning about how your body responds to different training and nutrition. The longer you are committed to your goal, the better results we can achieve.
Yes, you’ll be assigned personal macros, with some suggestions about post exercise nutrition. These macros may be adjusted at check ins depending on how things are going.
The type of nutrition plan you're assigned will be based on your level of ability to comply or follow a plan. For some, a simple guided portion size plan may be where we start first, then work our way towards actually tracking macronutrients and following a more specific plan.
Sometimes there's confusion on the difference between "macronutrient programming" and a meal plan.
I won't be prescribing exact foods for you to eat. I want to leave that up to you and your doctor to decide. But within that I give you custom macro targets to hit that match the training I've assigned to you. For the great majority of people, controlling macronutrient quantities (protein, fat, carbohydrates) is all you need to keep progressing.
That said, make sure to eat a diversity of foods to help keep a balance of micronutrients that vary from different macronutrient sources.
While I don't require it, there are benefits to having the app membership in conjunction with Basic Coaching.
Basic coaching doesn't include training programs, so you can do your own workouts, bring workouts from another resource, or signup for an app membership and use those programs.
Because I wrote the programs available on my app membership, I can more effectively match your nutrition to the training style in those programs.
Yes. Every two weeks you will get an email to check-in and send me your progress via FitSpacePro.com.
I expect you to take initiative to make sure you access that email and follow through with your check-in. I cannot hover by my inbox and chase you down when you don't check-in.
We’ll review your progress, and feedback on how your body is responding to the current macronutrient protocol and keep you accountable! We may adjust the plan from there when we find it appropriate.
For Basic Coaching - a late check-in is better than no-check-in. So don't tell yourself you'll just wait until next check-in just because you missed check-in on that day. My policy on my response time to late check-ins may change from time to time, and I will communicate that, so if you're not sure, just ask.
Form critiques are not part of the Basic coaching plan. That is part of the optimized coaching. If you'd like to learn more about that visit the optimized coaching page.
As part of your plan you will be assigned cardio, if needed. I like to do only minimal amount of cardio to help based on the goal and stimulus phase. So many of you come to me severely under-eating and overtraining, and I don't want to reinforce that on your body. Healing and progress is what we're after.
Remember basic coaching is about establishing the foundational environment and lifestyle that allows for healthy progression to your fitness goals. It's not about quick-fixes or fast-transformations.
That is totally up to you. I have many clients that have been with me for a very long time. Others will work with me for 6 months and then try to venture on their fitness journey independently, and then may or may not come back to coaching when they feel they need more guidance.
There is no right answer to this question, it's up to you and your preferences.