3 days till we open applications for the April risk free trial of the Group Transformation programme – Friday 28th March
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We did a member feedback survey recently.
We do them every couple of months or so to see what we could be doing better.
It was the best feedback yet, which was cool.
Awesome to hear countless stories of people successfully losing weight and changing their lives and bodies permanently.
For the first time ever in most cases.
We also like to hear what people thought / were worried about before they started with us.
And how they felt about this at each stage after starting.
The general concerns were the same as they always have been – but definitely less and less as we do a better and better job of getting more info about what we do out there.
Mainly to do with “Will it be a restrictive diet?” which you hopefully know from recent emails that it’s not – more a change of habits, ways of thinking and lifestyle.
And to do with the exercises being ‘too hard’ and ‘doing too much’.
We definitely don’t believe in doing too much.
Much of what we do is based around the idea of ‘Minimum Effective Dose’ – the least you can do to produce a good result.
If 10 times the effort or time produces 30% more results – is that worthwhile?
That’s why our sessions are only 45 minutes.
About 25 minutes of main session with warm up, cool down and a game to finish works perfectly.
More, or multiple sessions, is counterproductive.
And we recommend working at 80-90% of your maximum.
More like 50% for the first few weeks as people get used to it.
The right amount so that you leave the session thinking “That was a good, effective workout and I enjoyed it and look forward to doing it again”.
Never 100%.
I’ve only worked at 100% twice in my life.
And I regretted it after.
It didn’t make me want to do it again.
The first time was 10 years ago in a rowing machine challenge in Sheffield.
I came second with 1:25.1 for 500m.
But absolutely died after.
Fell off the machine.
Took hours to regain the ability to focus and walk properly.
Then again in 2008.
Another gym challenge.
500m on the rower, 50 press ups and 50 squat thrusts.
Took about 2 and half minutes I think.
But took me hours to get out of the gym after.
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So, as a quick reminder for those that already work with us, or as reassurance for those that are thinking of doing the risk free trial in April – three or four 45 minute sessions at about 80-90% is plenty. 50% for the first few weeks.
If you feel the need to do more, then use that time to buy / prep some healthy food instead.
Much love,
Jon ‘Train Smart’ Hall and Matt ‘Eat Smarter’ Nicholson
P.S. Tomorrow, I’m going to cover what happened to Oli, my eldest, at his first Karate lesson last week – and how it applies to you trying new stuff
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