This past Friday started like a typical Friday.
Up at 4 am, to be in by 5 am, for a Potential New Member.
Really nice guy, over 50, who is looking to get in shape for his kids wedding next year.
We had already met once, and had a conversation about his goals.
One thing I always insist upon is medical clearance from a doctor, for resistance training specifically.
He had clearance and because of some previous heart issues, he was hyper-aware of how his body felt if he was in a poor state.
He came in Friday at 5 am.
We did his movement assessment to address any limitations and then administered the strength tests, which he passed.
Like anyone, he has a few movement things to work on, however, based on these assessments and tests, he was ready to take class at 5:15 am.
As we do in every class, we went through our RAMP (Range of Motion, Activation, Movement Prep) or ‘Warm-up’ sequence.
These exercises get you moving well, and are a little strenuous, so as to increase blood oxygen and get your heart primed to start pumping more blood.
Then we moved on to our CORE segment, or Ab exercises, which were tough, but doable for this man, based on his assessment.
Then we moved into our POWER segment.
He asked to take a break.
That’s never an issue, because we know you are the CEO of your body and encourage you to listen to it.
When our hearts have been pumping a little bit, as this gentleman’s had, sitting down isn’t conducive to heart health … so, I asked him to step out front of the studio, get some air, and keep moving a bit.
He went out to get some air …
I came back in to resume class and one of my students noticed this man swaying a little.
We went out to check and as I got closer to him, he started drifting away from me, stumbled, and fell backwards onto the ground.
I couldn’t quite grab him in time before this happened, and his head missed a set of concrete steps by a couple inches.
He was still awake, just really loopy and my student called an ambulance, while another student came out to help me with this man.
I had my hand under his head, and she was checking for his pulse, as I was getting ready to administer CPR.
I called this man’s name and he spoke, more conscious, and took some deep breaths … I did not administer CPR 😉
My heart started beating again at this moment, as I could tell he was there with us and just needed some air, a little water and a maybe hug.
I could feel the adrenaline coursing through me, followed by the cortisol dump … it was scary.
He was embarrassed and apologized profusely.
“John, I’m really sorry.”
I assured him there was nothing to be sorry for, as there was no way to predict this event, and that he did nothing wrong, there is no blame.
We can still get him where he wants to be … and that he can only go up from here, because having an ambulance called on your first day only ends one of two ways … and he’s still with us.
The moral of this story is … there is no sense beating yourself up … only sense in building yourself up.
- Mentally.
- Physically.
- Nutritionally.
I applaud this man for wanting to better himself.
Keeping yourself healthy and capable is not a guarantee of anything, except that your body WILL NOT be a limiting factor in your enjoyment of life.
Science is proving the benefits of Strength Training and is the one thing that is GUARANTEED to keep your years younger and more enjoyable.
Read that again …
Strength training GUARANTEES you more youth and fun … nothing else does that.
No matter your level of health and fitness, no matter your age, no judgement here …
You DO NOT have to be in shape to work with us.
You DO NOT have to feel bad for where you are.
You DO NOT have to know how to get to your goals.
All you have to know …
Is WHY you want to change AND be committed to it.
Life is precious.
We can go at any moment.
Make sure you don’t die with your music still inside.
Play it baby … Play it!
Be Well – John
Changing the way Life is done.
Mindset. Fitness. Nutrition.
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