BLOC Party Q&A #377

<p>Enjoy the panel Q&A that ended the 2021 BLOC Party. Listen to Dr. Puder, Matt Reynolds, Gillian Ward, Niki Sims, Andrew Jackson, & CJ Gotcher answer questions from the BLOC Party attendees.</p> <p>Topics include nutrition post-vacation, finding clients in a new location, training to looked more jacked, and countering the effects of sitting.</p> <p>0:00 Introduction</p> <p>2:20 Finding Clients in New Location<br /> Deliberately seek out communities and meet people. Go to the same places and talk to people and get to know them well. Build relationships. Talk to your barber or stylist and have them help spread the word. Don't spread yourself thin, but rather seek out the places where the type of clients you want to coach will be. Social media can also help. Make it super easy for people to find you and sign up for your coaching on social media and search engines. Lastly, the people who are asking you questions about lifting & coaching are potential clients.</p> <p>5:47 Identifying & Helping Clients with Suicidality or Depression<br /> Some people may be chronically suicidal. If you find out that that person has a plan, you may want to escort that person or ensure he or she gets help. Lifting and training will help them feel better, but it might need to be easier and meet them where they are. <br /> For depression, you might see change of appetite, loss of interest in things, express guilt or shame about just about everything they do. </p> <p>9:19 Missing a Week on 3-Week Program<br /> For something like this, can usually do the previous week over. When you come back, you should probably lift heavier weights than you think but less volume than you think.</p> <p>10:33 Psychological Hurdles to Training & Healthy Habits<br /> People can develop just about anything to avoid discomfort. You might just need to get people walking. Dr. Puder specifically is very repetitive and will discuss movement, exercise, and moving toward training. It's about little wins.<br /> It helps to have them identify as a lifter and see thems