Back
, , ,

1 % better and closer to your goal!

Best sports personal trainers and sports performance coaches in south jersey area

Just get Better and achieve your personal training results!

There was a person I was working with on improving their movement performance. The client, in their mid-50s, taught me a great lesson.

One morning, my back felt a little tight. I was supposed to get up and meet my 5 AM workout crew, but I decided, “Well… better not push it. I’ll sleep in today.” So I slept in.

That client was my first session of the day. I saw him, greeted him (I know—so polite), and asked how he was feeling. He looked at me and mentioned five things that were bothering him that morning—way more serious than my back issue—but he said, “Don’t let me slack. I want to push it.”

Then he crushed his workout. Even with everything he had going on—and every excuse to cancel—he showed up and gave it his all.

Take away:

100% true story. And while I don’t necessarily condone pushing through pain, I also believe people often find reasons not to succeed.

In this story, I can use myself as the example. My back was bothering me—did I really need to sleep in? Or was going in and just riding the bike an option? I may not have wanted to push to the limit, but what about just getting 1% better?

When a plan changes, it can be hard to adjust expectations. In those moments, remember the vision. What are you trying to achieve?

It’s frustrating to pivot when your mind was set on one thing, but the question remains: is it better to do nothing, or to adjust and get a little better?



Written by:
Kirill Vaks
BA, CSCS

Take action… Now!


Training Aspects Personal Training and Sports Performance locations:

Voorhees Flyers Training center.

Ice land hockey rink

The Hollydell ice arena, in the main building.

Recent posts
  • Top 3 In-Season Speed Exercises for Elite Performance
    Cherry Hill sports performance, Hockey Performance, Personal trainer tips, Sports performance
    Top 3 In-Season Speed Exercises for Elite Performance

    Top 3 In-Season Speed Exercises for Elite Performance Everyone is always looking into how can I get faster? What’s the best new exercise out there for speed? There’s a ton of them! The only problem is they may not be as effective as they could be if your foundation of movement is strong and efficient…

  • The desire to be successful rather than the idea of being successful
    Uncategorized
    The desire to be successful rather than the idea of being successful

    Want vs. Willing: The Difference That Changes Everything We’ve all said it before… “I want to lose weight.” “I want to get stronger.” “I want to perform like an athlete.” The desire is real. The goal is inspiring. But when the excitement fades and the reality of the work sets in, the early mornings, the…

  • Top 5 In-Season Exercises to Develop Movement Strength 
    Cherry Hill sports performance, Hockey Performance, Personal trainer tips, Sports performance
    Top 5 In-Season Exercises to Develop Movement Strength 

    Top 5 In-Season Exercises to Develop Movement Strength Everyone is always looking for the best ways to get stronger and stronger but isn’t movement the name of the game when it comes to almost every sport?? Now strength obviously plays a role too, so that’s why its essential to terain the body for movement strength…

Subscribe to our newsletter
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.