Every once in a while, a client surprises me. I'm not surprised about their commitment or strength of character. And I'm never surprised about their potential. What gives me a kick is that rare occasion when a client does everything I ask them to do. And when they take the principles we discuss so seriously that they want to rigorously test them in the ultimate workshop - personal experience, this may be the best job in the world.
This is Jon. He's a great guy and a no-nonsense type who had a specific agenda when we started and was willing to do what he needed to do to make it happen. Here are the results in less than three months of training and modifying his eating habits:
- Nearly 40 lbs of fat lost
- Body fat percentage cut in half (now in the low teens)
- Strength gains between 50 - 70%
- More than double aerobic capacity compared to pre-training condition
Jon's 62 and has a desk job. He's also well on his way to eliminating a chronic shoulder injury as a training obstacle (his every day functionality was severely limited at the start of our training).
What's special about Jon? What distinguishes him from some of my other clients? He's more intent on getting everything he can out of our work together than he is vulnerable to the other distractions that could easily pull him off course (backsliding and skipping between-session solo workouts; eating impulsively). He's simply made addressing the issues that brought him to me in the first place a top priority, and kept them as such.
Thanks Jon, for giving me one more (big) reason to love this work.
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