One thing we talk about frequently at IFAST is fascia; the shrink-wrap that unites all of our muscles and creates fluid human movement.
But trust me – it’s not the easiest thing to grasp!
For those of you that want to learn more about fascia, here’s a great article to help you out. Enjoy!
MR
Hey, Mike Robertson from IFAST here. Just wanted to do a quick check-in.
I’m sure many of you reading this set a fitness-related goal, or resolution, for the New Year.
And here’s your first friendly reminder – are you on track?
Do you have a game plan to get you there?
Or has your resolution already fallen by the wayside?
And trust me – I’m no cyborg.
I’m far from perfect – I have lots of personal things I’m working on to become a better person.
But one thing that I realize is that while I may get knocked down, I control whether I get back up again.
If you’ve fallen off the wagon, or you’re not quite sure how to get started, why not put your goals in the hands of experts? People that will sincerely care about you and help you achieve your goals?
The things that are most important to you?
The bottom line is you have to make the first step – you have to reach out to us, so that we can help you.
Give us a call at 317.578.0998, or e-mail us at indyfast@gmail.com.
Whether you’re a new mom who wants to take off the last 5-10 pounds, or a former athlete who wants to get back into shape, we have a program that can help you get there faster, safer, and more effectively.
Have a great week!
All the best
Mike
Attention all current (and future) IFAST bootcamp members!
We’re making some small changes to our dates/times – this will make more sense very soon, but for now, here are our current openings for bootcamp.
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday – 6 pm
Tuesday and Thursday – 6 am
Saturday – 8 am
Learn to Burn classes will still be held at 9 am on Saturday mornings.
I’ve got more coming on the bootcamp front, but I guess you’ll have to check back tomorrow to find out what’s going on 
All the best
MR
Before we begin, I just want to say I hope you had an AWESOME Christmas weekend!
Today we’re going to continue our journey on the reasons why I think IFAST rocks. Just in case you missed Part 1 or Part 2, I’ll link them up below.
Why IFAST Rocks #1 – The Beginning
Why IFAST Rocks #2 – The Programming
Today we’re going to talk about coaching – and why it’s so important to your success.
First off, would you believe that we have clients who regularly travel from the following areas to work with us?
There’s are 3, 4 or even 5 hour drives – just to work with our team here at IFAST!
But here’s what make this even cooler: These aren’t average every day people wanting to get into shape, these are other TRAINERS!
That’s right – a good portion of the people who come to our gym are other personal trainers and strength coaches. And they come here to learn from us so that they can take the own coaching and training to the next level.
This tells me two things:
As your coach, we need to provide you with a lot of different things to ensure your fitness success.
Exercise Technique – Our first role as your coach is to be able to effectively coach and cue you with regards to exercise technique. After all, we could give you a perfect program and you might not get much out of it if you aren’t performing the exercises correctly.
Motivation – A good coach not only understands proper technique, but finds ways to relate to and motivate you as an individual. Too often, this is how the prototypical “trainer” is portrayed on TV. They may be great motivators, but their understanding of technique, exercise physiology, etc., is subpar at best.
If you want a great coach, they need to understand the X’s and O’s of training, while simultaneously keeping you motivated and focused.
Accountability – When you become really serious about achieving your fitness related goals, having a trainer or coach waiting on you to show up for a workout is a great motivator. After all – do you really want to be the person who bails out? Who skips a session just because life got tough?
Problem Solving – Last but not least, we’re here for you to bounce ideas off of. If your weight or fat loss efforts have plateaued, why did that happen? And what can we do to help you kick-start the process again?
Quite simply, a coach plays a lot of roles – all of them invaluable to your success.
The best athletes in the world have a coach…
The biggest and most lucrative businesses in the world have a coach…
So the question becomes – why don’t YOU have coach???
Give us a call at 317.578.0998, or e-mail us at indfyast@gmail.com to find out how our coaches can help you achieve success.
We look forward to hearing from you!
All the best
MR
Last week we discussed one reason why IFAST rock. In case you missed it, here’s the link:
Why IFAST Rocks #1 – The Beginning
So you’ve gotten assessed (or gone through your Learn to Burn intro bootcamp class) – now what?
The next step is on our end – it’s time to develop a program that’s geared to help you achieve your goals.
Let’s start by discussing the semi-private side of things.
Once your assessment has been completed, we have a ton of information about you.
We’ve discussed your specific goals, and what you want to accomplish from training with us.
We’ve determined what you’re really good at, and perhaps most importantly, what you’re not good at.
Now you’re probably thinking, “why is that important? Why do you want to find my weaknesses?”
It’s a great question, and one that not enough trainers think to ask.
Regardless of whether your goal is to build muscle, shed body fat, or simply get stronger, we all have weaknesses – chinks in the armor, if you will.
And while these things may not manifest themselves early on, what happens is the longer you train, those little issues creep up and become big issues.
It’s like a 20-year old car you keep in your garage. If the only time you drive it is to go 20 miles per hour to the grocery store and back, it will probably run a long time without any issues.
However, if you take that same car out and drive it down a quarter-mile drag strip, or attempt to drive across the country in it, any little issues you had before are sure to show up.
This is why the assessment is so valuable – we figure out what issues you have early on and head them off at the pass, so that you can continue on the path to success for as long as you’d like!
Too many trainees never achieve their goals because somewhere along the line they get injured or beat-up. At IFAST, that’s never an issue.
The next question becomes, “how do you customize the workout for bootcamp clients?”
With 15-20 people training at a time, the programming in a bootcamp is never as individualized as a semi-private client.
But that’s ok – if you follow some basic rules.
First and foremost, you have to know and understand where most people are weak or have the most issues. In this case, almost every client we assess can use more strength in their upper back, core, and the glutes and hamstrings (think backside of your body).
The need more mobility, or motion, in their upper back, hips and ankles.
So we take that knowledge and skew the program in that direction – in other words, we’re always going to do more work for those problem areas.
Furthermore, the programming is never one size fits all. Instead, we have a “base” exercise that will be the starting point for the workout, and then we also have a progression and regression for it.
So if the “base” exercise is too challenging, we have an exercise you can move down to that’s similar to the first but more appropriate for you.
If the base exercise is too easy, we have an exercise you can move up to that will be more challenging and in-line with your needs.
Quite simply, bootcamp doesn’t have to be mindless or cookie-cutter – you can absolutely make it a safe and effective way to achieve your fat or weight-loss related goals.
So there you have it – the second reason why IFAST rocks. Come back next week for our 3rd installment in this series!
All the best
Mike
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