Coach Ric

YOU HIRED THE WRONG COACH 🙅🏻‍♂️

Sometimes the problem is that we try to seek help, but we ask the wrong person. The worst case is when the person we ask acts like they really know what they’re talking about when they don’t. In our society, we’re pressured to act like we should "know it all," and if we don’t, we’re considered "nothing."

Every person is good at something specific. Coaches have specialties, though there are some who claim to be a jack-of-all-trades, but I’ve never seen expertise in someone who can do and know everything. If you want to be really good at something, there needs to be a "focus." Personally, I’m not that concentrated on the health side, or special populations, strength, and endurance training. I know some, but I’m not an expert in those areas, so I’d rather refer you to those who know more about that, instead of acting smart about the topic just to keep you. My focus is more on body transformation—changing people from fat to fit or anything else depending on your goal in a precise manner. So, I study everything about transforming someone’s body to improve myself.

THE COMMON PROBLEM 🤷🏻‍♂️

We go to gyms, enroll, and see pictures of trainers with their "credentials"—certified this, certified that—but they don’t mean anything with substance. What do I mean? I’ve been a coach in commercial gyms and attended such seminars. In 98% of seminars, as long as you attend or pay, you’re certified. I’ve been in fitness academy training, passed the exam, etc., but those who failed the test are just as certified as I am. Now, institutions and people will boast about their certifications, but the question is, which of those have you actually put into practice? Credentials have become more useful for marketing rather than delivering results.

Another issue is that almost all seminars for coaches focus on exercises, mobility, etc. But I’ve never seen seminars that pertain to step-by-step transformation for their clients. That’s why most coaches now know a lot of different exercises but fall short when it comes to transformation, which is what 9 out of 10 clients look forward to, which is why they enrolled.

It’s sad to say that if your coach tells you they’ll help you lose weight and says your workout is a fat-burning workout, it’s kind of a joke. First, any workout would help you burn fat because you’ll be using calories. Secondly, if you’re not hitting a deficit in your workout while your diet is the same, it’s like wishful thinking. Coaches that just tell you not to eat rice or to avoid sugar and salt are giving advice in a more bogus traditional way to someone who wants to lose weight. In short, you’re paying for coaching without assurance, hoping that things will work out. Personal or online, if your goal is transformation, especially body recomposition, hiring someone who doesn’t practice calorie and macro counting is more of a hit-or-miss situation.

MY ADVICE 💁‍♂️

Remember, when hiring someone, make sure to be specific about your goal. Always hire someone who is considered an "expert" in what they do, not someone who claims to know everything. If you’re focusing on strength and stamina, then find a conditioning coach. If you’re focusing on mobility, then find someone who specializes in that field. And as a coach, know your boundaries and field of expertise. Don’t just take on clients for the money if you can’t deliver results. So, it’s very basic—if you want to join bodybuilding competitions, then hire someone who knows about that, not an expert in kettlebells, and vice versa.

For those planning to hire a coach, it’s your sole responsibility to do everything the coach says 100%. If you don’t do it and blame the coach for it not working, then you are the problem. A coach is not the solution, but rather a help, a second eye, The best transformations are always done not by a great coach, but by a very well-coordinated partnership. At the end of the day, two is better than one.💪🏼

When do you burn the most fat?🤔

During your training? Nope!

Throughout the rest of the day.
so stop putting so much emphasis on your workouts, like more on upper body rather than whole body training.

Fat loss is the result of optimal nutrition, daily habits, quality of sleep, and of course, your workouts, over extended periods of time.
Your workouts represent only an hour of your day, you have 23 hours left to put all the other elements to work in your favour. 👊🏻

Coach Ric

CHASING THE "PUMP”? 💪🏼

👉🏼You go to the gym and do an arm workout and afterwards your arms look like they've doubled in size! This is great, but a little while later your muscles deflate and go back to what they were looking like before you went to the gym. This phenomenon many people are familiar with is known as the "pump".
But what is the "pump"?

👉🏼 The "PUMP" is actually what we call "transient hypertrophy" (transient=temporary,
hypertrophy=muscle size increase). Transient
hypertrophy ("pump") occurs because fluid
accumulates in the interstitial spaces of the muscle that comes from the blood plasma which is known as edema. You can also kind of think of it as inflammation.