This week I shadowed Joe during another client session. He is trying to expose me to different types of clients with different profiles, goals, and challenges. The session was completely opposite of my first experience.
Joe was training a male client in his mid-forties whose primary goal is to add muscle and stay generally fit for his recreational basketball passion. He is a married professional with no children who trains 2x week. He is in generally good shape and health but does struggle with some minor lower back issues that mostly express themselves through stiffness. Joe is careful to not overdue lower back focused exercises, like dead lift and bent over rows.
Currently they are in a mass building phase. Joe has him on a standard mass program, mid to high reps, moderate to light weight, and a lot of variety in exercises. The only difference in this clients program is that traditional strength work is mixed in periodically because he wishes not lose the progress he has made in his strength gains.
I personally have a passion for body building so shadowing this session was very interesting for me because it gave me a first hand look into a mass building session.
Currently they are in a mass building phase. Joe has him on a standard mass program, mid to high reps, moderate to light weight, and a lot of variety in exercises. The only difference in this clients program is that traditional strength work is mixed in periodically because he wishes not lose the progress he has made in his strength gains.
I personally have a passion for body building so shadowing this session was very interesting for me because it gave me a first hand look into a mass building session.