65: Silver Linings and Virtual Training

Returning from a short hiatus, Mike and Adam dive right into some of the challenges, lessons learned, and surprises they’ve encountered when the world changed overnight and were thrust into the world of virtual personal training.  During the first third of this episode they talk about the 180 degree turn our lives have taken: How isolation has affected our personal relationships, and how the virtual workouts are going, especially as compared to in-person workouts with access to high-end machines and tools.  The rest of the episode deals with the logistics, helpful hints and in-home routines with minimal equipment. If you’re having your doubts that virtual workouts can be effective or if you are looking for some solid ideas how to workout at home until the world opens again, give this a listen. As always, your feedback and suggestions are always welcome.

Check out these Alternate Home Workout videos on our YouTube channel...
Robert     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAeciCU3Oc
Shayla     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDKIZNRvoLY&t=142s
Mike        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaT93vw8EgY

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65 Inform_Corona 1_April 6 Transcript

Arlene [00:00:01] The Inform Fitness Podcast with Adam Zickerman and co-host Mike Rogers is a presentation of Inform Fitness Studios, a small family, of personal training facilities specializing in safe, efficient, high intensity strength training. On our bi monthly podcast, Adam and Mike discuss the latest findings in the areas of exercise, nutrition and recovery with leading experts and scientists. We aim to debunk the popular misconceptions and the urban myths that are so prevalent in the fields of health and fitness and to replace those sacred cows with scientific based up to the minute information on a variety of subjects. We'll cover exercise protocols and techniques, nutrition, sleep, recovery, the role of genetics in the response to exercise and much more. 

Arlene [00:01:00] On this episode, Adam and Mike have an informative, plus also a heartwarming conversation about their experiences training their clients in this new way... Virtually, during the Covid virus pandemic. 

Adam [00:01:13] I've had sessions with people, we did three exercises. And they were like, that's good enough. Let's just have a cup of coffee together, and I'll see you next week. 

Mike [00:01:21] That's always the problem. The first time everybody sets up their iPad, I'm looking at the ceiling. They said are you sure? I'm like yeah, I see like, your head! So, I can't train you really now...

Adam [00:01:33] Hello, everybody. 

Mike [00:01:35] Hi, Adam. 

Adam [00:01:35] Hey, Mike. How you doing over there? 

[00:01:38] We are for the first time, actually maybe we've done it before, but we're ahh...I'm was about to say it's the first time we're doing our podcast away from each other because everybody's away from each other right now. 

Adam [00:01:49] Yes, we are in the middle of the Corona epidemic. Pandemic. We haven't been around for a couple of months doing this, but if there's anything to get us back into it. Well, this crisis is gonna do it. And here we are, from our respective homes. So now we're gonna hopefully do more of these over the course of the next few months as it relates to how we're all dealing with the coronavirus. Today I wanna, I guess we'll start at the beginning and talk about in home workouts, virtual training, how it's going, how our business is changed and how we're coping with it. And how our clients are coping with that. 

Mike [00:02:25] So it's a new world. I mean, I almost can't believe how things have changed around us. I mean, forget exercise just the world around us and how we have to behave around each other. I have two kids, Adam's got two kids. And it's interesting how we have to relate to our friends incorporating homeschooling. 

Adam [00:02:41] Virtual cocktail parties. 

Mike [00:02:42] I mean, the thing is like I'm just. Those are the things that I guess we have to do all of those as well. But I'm thinking about this like how we're all trying to continue providing our services to our clients at a level that is exceptional, because I like to think that we always do. And I think nobody has right answers yet. But we just gotta, like, we have to go with what feels right. But we have to keep moving. And I think we have to stay very confident. I want to see if we can really keep our business going. Keep our clients trained. And thus far I've gotten very aggressive at just keeping our relations going and organizing workouts and making connections. And so far, it's it hasn't been bad. 

Adam [00:03:20] No, it hasn't, you've done a great job with that. And I get asked all the time about, you know, how are we gonna maintain? You talk about maintaining the quality that they're used to at the gym, how we maintain that virtually when you only have a ball and a rubber band and a chair, maybe a light pair of dumbbells, if you're lucky. 

Mike [00:03:37] And a jockstrap. 

Adam [00:03:38] Maybe a jockstrap. Well, you know, the principles still apply. We know how to use whatever tools are available to us. And whenever you have somebody watching you pushing you, it's always better, especially when that person pushing you understands how to use whatever tools it is that's available to you. Even if it is just a dumbbell. But before we get into some of those techniques, I want to kind of also add to what you said about maintaining relationships and staying in touch with our clients. We're all well aware of the stresses that we're all under right now. Everyone's going through the same thing with kids being home and and not working and social distancing, not being able see your friends. But I've got to tell you, you know, if there was a silver lining to this and there are several silver linings to this, I have to say that the connection that I'm making with my clients and even my long term friends through all this. Even the clients of mine that aren't actually doing the virtual workouts. We're still talking we're still checking in with each other. It's really heartwarming. You really find out who your friends are. And even though I'm in isolation, I almost feel in some ways closer to the way my family and my friends and my clients and than than I've ever been before. 

Mike [00:04:47] We're very we're very fortunate to have a very nice family at Inform among that the trainers as well as t...