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We know that big efforts don’t = immediate results

Imagine how wild it would be as an athlete if that was the case… what a bizarre world of sport that would be

We know that basic skills need solid foundations before going all in on the next big skill

The same goes will your physique

Get it out of your head that you will see changes after a week of sticking to the plan

That sh*t takes a while of consistent (and at times, boring) work on yourself

You can grow in so many ways in the meantime for sure

But physique changes take time

Some of your progress may suddenly shoot through the roof

Then it might stop and level out for a while

Then you may start to see smaller changes over a longer period of time

But the point is, it’s happening

You just have to be damn patient and not drop the ball when you believe it ‘isn’t working’

Imagine if I stopped in 2021 when I spent most of it using the same weights in a home environment during lockdown

I certainly wouldn’t be half of who I am now

Physically, mentally, the lot

If you have wanted to, or even THOUGHT about giving up because you aren’t seeing results quick enough

Don’t, just don’t

You might just need a helping hand…

Can I tell you something?

Sometimes I can’t be arsed

I cba to go train and would rather stay in bed a bit longer

I can’t be bothered to finish off all the sets of an exercise

I don’t fancy making an effort with nutrition

I really sometimes just don’t want to, there’s no other explanation and no excuse to it

And this isn’t some ‘discipline’ mantra sh*t I’m gonna throw at you

I will always remember a line from one of my gym coaches when it came to conditioning, maybe we’d not finished the reps the sets or executed them well (trust me when I say you DON’T want to be caught out cheating in conditioning omggggg iykyk)

She would say “okay but you’re only cheating yourself”

Now I get it

No one can force you to do anything

And that’s why accountability can be scary, because you have to own up to s**t you don’t do when you don’t get the result you want

Let’s use the other day as an example

Conditioning I wanted to pack it in

I felt a bit naff… that’s literally it

But I knew I’d be cheating myself and therefore potentially embarrass myself when it comes to Turf Games

I don’t want to reflect and say the reason I haven’t hit my goals is simply because I couldn’t be bothered

Nope, no thank you

It’s a scary thing to admit that the only person that will actually stop you reaching your goals is you

But is that not slightly exciting at the same time?

You have the power to make anything you want happen

If you want it, do everything you can to go and get it 🚀

Leaving a bottomless brunch NOT feeling bloated af was an achievement in itself 🤝🏼🥂

How I used to spend Saturday mornings vs now

From early morning diving sessions to working from bed with a coffee

It’s the small things in post athlete life ☕️

Just like nearly every single athlete I work with, Maia felt like her drive for taking part in sport and training had dwindled, and with that, her strength took a drop too ⬇️

We actually spoke in dms for a while, discussing her new venture into a commercial gym

Trying it with friends, partner but just couldn’t get it to stick consistently with a plan that worked for her

When I know I can help someone, I tell them and that’s exactly how it went

After checking in with her and seeing how the training was going, we realised that little progress had been made alone and actually - the help was needed

We devised a training plan that worked with her busy coaching schedule but also would be efficient to building strength and delved into nutrition tips and tricks to keep her energised, well recovered from sessions and still allowed room for socialising

It’s fair to say that in a short space of time Maia has made some incredible progress 🔥

Not only can she fit back into (and even have more wiggle room too!) a pair of Zara jeans that she couldn’t prior to joining Ex-Athlete Enhanced… but now feels proud that she can feel confident going into a gym setting AND others are noticing her increase in strength and physique changes 🙌🏼

6 weeks apart, 2kg down & a whole lot of confidence gained 🤩

Maia is just one of our LivFit Ladies in the Hall Of Fame 🎥

You could be next 🫵🏼

You may have felt exactly like Maia, maybe you still do

The only difference is Maia joined our program exclusively for ex-athletes… and you haven’t yet

If you want to get that excitement back for training, and actually start to see and feel progress from doing so, then DM me the word ‘READY’ or submit an application form via the link in my bio 📲

I have a confession 🤐

I genuinely believe that my sport made me more confident in bed

I’m not going to pretend I’m stiff as a rake

And I loved the choreography side of my sports so I like to think my hips don’t lie (gave myself the ick writing that but equally I’m laughing at myself so it’s staying in the caption HAHA)

But just because I’m happy to get steamy with the lights on now, it doesn’t mean I was always buzzing to get my kit off

Quite the opposite actually

There was a time post leaving sport where I was so self conscious in my body that I’d keep my top on and lie there like a dead salmon

With the mentality of ‘hopefully he doesn’t ask me to take this off’ 🫥

There was a layer of fat over my stomach that I didn’t like

I had only really just got to the other side of puberty too so I wasn’t overly used to the 🍉🍉 yet either 😂

I get it all might sound odd to some of you

But I know someone will read this and resonate 👀

Someone will notice they don’t let themselves go with their partner, not because they can’t move their body but because they are in a body they don’t feel at peace with

If it’s not just affecting you, but also those closest to you…

Then please , do something about it

It should be done for YOU, but if there needs to be another reason to pull the trigger then let this be it 🤷🏻‍♀️