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(Personal Training)

Personal Training Method

A good personal trainer does four things: finds out where you are, sets a goal you can reach, writes a plan for your week and changes it as you improve. This program teaches you to do all four for yourself, step by step, so you train with a plan instead of guessing.

  • All levels
  • 8 lessons
  • 6 workouts
  • Gym or home
$47USD, one-time payment
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  • 7-day money-back guarantee
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Man in a white training top standing in a studio

What you will be able to do

  • Assess your starting point with simple movement checks and tests
  • Choose a weekly split that fits your real schedule
  • Write your own program and progress it week by week
  • Read your training log and adjust instead of stalling

Who this program is for

  • Beginners who want a coach's structure without paying for sessions every week
  • People who train regularly but have no real plan
  • Anyone who travels or trains at odd hours and needs a program that adapts
(Curriculum)

The 8 lessons

In a deliberate order. Each lesson explains the why, gives you the session or the tool, and ends with an assignment.

  1. 01

    How the Personal Training Method works

    You will know what this program covers, how to use the eight lessons, what equipment you need and whether you should check with a doctor before you start.

    10 min read

  2. 02

    Self-assessment: movement checks and baseline tests

    You will run a set of movement checks and simple fitness tests and record a baseline you can repeat in 12 weeks.

    12 min read · includes a workout

  3. 03

    Setting a goal a coach would accept

    You will turn a vague wish into a specific 12-week goal with a clear measure, weekly behavior targets and a date to check it.

    11 min read

  4. 04

    Choosing a weekly split for your schedule

    You will pick a weekly training split that fits your real schedule and know how to keep it going when a day falls through.

    11 min read · includes a workout

  5. 05

    Building your sessions from movement patterns

    You will build your own training sessions from six movement patterns, choosing exercises, order, sets and reps that suit your body and equipment.

    13 min read · includes a workout

  6. 06

    Progressive overload: how to progress each week

    You will use double progression and effort ratings to decide exactly when and how to make each exercise harder.

    12 min read · includes a workout

  7. 07

    Your training log, deloads and bad weeks

    You will read your training log like a coach, plan a deload week and adjust your training when sleep, stress, travel or soreness get in the way.

    12 min read · includes a workout

  8. 08

    Writing your 12-week plan

    You will write a 12-week training calendar with progression, a deload and a retest, and know how to write the next block yourself.

    14 min read · includes a workout

What is included

  • 8 complete written lessons
  • 6 workouts in tables with sets, reps and rest
  • Gym and home options for every exercise
  • An assignment at the end of every lesson
  • Printable, or save any lesson as PDF
  • Lifetime access, including future updates

How you receive it

Right after payment you see your access button, and the same personal link is emailed to you. Open it on any device to read every lesson. There is no account and no password to remember.

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Before you start. This program is general fitness education, not medical advice, physiotherapy or a personalised prescription. If you have a heart or blood pressure condition, an injury, are pregnant, or take medication that affects exercise, check with your doctor first. Stop if you feel sharp pain, dizziness or chest discomfort. Read the health and safety notice.

(Best value)

Want all six programs?

The Complete Program includes this program and the other five, 48 lessons in all, for $147. That saves $135 against buying them one by one.

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