Pat Van Galen

Take Five: Training Doses and Dosages Depend! On….

The Individual: Dig Deeper as the client Ages through the Stages!! Delve into ……

Training History [Hx] and Training Age [formal S and C]
Athletic, physical labor and physical activity Hx [upbringing] - physical competency AND ‘wear and tear'
Perceptions, attitudes and mindsets towards ‘the physical'
Medical Hx, MSK Hx, surgeries, MEDS, family Hx and longevity
Body composition, body fat distribution and metabolic health
Build-Frame: lanky-stocky, tall-short, slight-substantial, and Somatotype: Endo-Meso-Ecto-Morph [Clydesdale-Quarterhorse–Thoroughbred]
More thorough and appropriate screens, assessments and evals!

The Individual: For WHAT ‘physical' purpose am I [the client] training? To be able to DO what? To have the foundation, function and capacity to ………

build a buffer so my chances of injury are lower when I wakeboard and play soccer …..
have the stamina to be able to engage in my recreational and leisure-time pursuits …
have the strength to take care of my disabled parent…..
continue to compete in ……….
have a body that ‘works for me'.... no specific physical purpose, but I want to ….. see #3.....
The Individual: WHY am I [the client] training? Beyond the ‘physical'…..

To have the energy, vitality, vim and vigor for the things that I need to do, want to do, and enjoy doing.

To keep all of my family traditions, travel and vacations going for generations to come.

To give me the confidence to just to do things automatically without worrying about injury.

To live an active life for as long as I can ‘where'I want to live it.

For the structure that training provides to my day and my life.

For that sense of accomplishment and sharpness of mind that training gives me.

To better deal with the dis-stressors and curve balls of life.

To help me stay ‘on track', since I quit drinking 20 years ago.

To keep an aesthetic physique and control my weight.

To age ‘younger for longer' with healthy bones, joints, muscles, heart, circulation, body fat, etc.

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Saturday, October 20, 2018