If you want to see change, we challenge you to change things up!
The one key to making progress in the gym is to focus on building and maintaining muscle.
Why is this such an important topic?
Regardless of your fitness goal, building and maintaining muscle needs to be a priority. Whether you’re trying to burn fat, get stronger, or just live freely and fully outside the gym, the amount of muscle on your body will play a key role in determining your success.
When it comes to weight loss, what most people are trying to achieve is to burn fat. The only way to do that is by putting your body in a caloric deficit, which means that you want to burn more calories than you consume. This is where building muscle comes into play. You see, the more lean muscle you have, the more calories you’ll burn, in turn making it easier to comfortably stay in a caloric deficit and burn excess body fat.
Obviously, if you’re looking to make strength gains, building and maintaining muscle is key. Even if performance isn’t a priority and all you’re focused on is health and longevity, muscle still matters.
Several studies have tied increases in muscle mass to all sorts of reduced risks for negative health outcomes in the long term. Simply put, you need muscle to live a long, free, full life.
If you've been doing the same exact workouts and using the same exact weights since when you first started at the gym, then your body will not change or progress!
No matter how sore you feel after a workout, no matter how sweaty you got after a class, no matter how tired you feel after a training session - those are all incidental factors that don't have as big of an impact as most people think.
So how do you see and feel positive change in your body?
Starting September 2022, try something new and stick to it for a minimum of 6-8 weeks. We challenge you to commit to one or more of the following:
Join an 8-week Simple Strength Small Group Personal Training Squad (learn more)
Train and gain like a certified KB Instructor with 6-week Hardstyle Human (learn more)
Sign up for 1:1 or Partner Personal Training (learn more)
Sign up for 1-3 months of Health Coaching with Coach Molly (learn more)
If you’re a group fitness member, commit to attending a min of 3 group classes a week at FH!
Need help? Book a Member Check-In Here or email Molly to book time!
“WHETHER YOU’RE TRYING TO BURN FAT, GET STRONGER, OR JUST LIVE FREELY AND FULLY OUTSIDE THE GYM, THE AMOUNT OF MUSCLE ON YOUR BODY WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DETERMINING YOUR SUCCESS.” -NCFIT Coach, Gabe Yanez