CLIENT PROFILE: FROM CONSISTENCY TO HABIT
Client Profile: Dave
CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY
We consistently preach the importance of CONSISTENCY. Take that first step of consistently doing something, it becomes habit. Sure, there may be bumps in the road, but over the long term, those ebbs and flows will smooth out and the overall trajectory will point in a positive direction. Our client Dave’s health and fitness journey is a great example of staying consistent, making specific changes, and making his health a priority, helping him overcome some major bumps on the road.
I’ve been working with Dave for about 17 years. When he first started at FE, he was working and living in Chicago during the weekdays. He would come home to St. Louis and strength train on Saturdays. That consistency was helpful to get some movement in his routine, but the stress of work and travel took a toll. Dave was dealing with type 2 diabetes and was on oral and injected medication. He also had high blood pressure that was treated with large doses of multiple medications. His weight fluctuated and reached a high of 287 lbs. during this time.
THE MAJOR HEALTH AND FITNESS SHIFT
In 2020, Dave made a major change in life, he retired. This meant no more traveling back and forth from Chicago to St. Louis. This also meant more training at FE! He started a 3 time per week regimen. Dave also focused more on his nutrition, implementing a game plan prescribed by Jaime. He tracked his food on an app to make sure he was getting proper nutrients and caloric intake. In a year span, Dave lost 20 lbs., decreased his body fat percentage by almost 5%, losing almost 17 lbs. of fat, while impressively increasing his skeletal muscle mass by almost 2 lbs. At his low point, Dave’s weight dropped to 228. His strength significantly increased as well. Blood sugar dramatically improved and medications were suspended! Blood pressure improved too, as medications were reduced to 2/3 of dosage. Dave even felt so good that in 2022, we started training four times a week. Weight continued to drop into the low 220’s. Body fat percentage decreased an additional 7%, dropping overall fat pounds by almost 30! Dave was on a roll.
THE EBBS OF FITNESS
As we mentioned though, there can be ebbs and flows in fitness and major bumps on the road.
Dave had one in August of 2022, suffering a mild heart attack, and getting 2 stents in his right coronary artery in September. Because of this dedication to his health and fitness prior, he was back training 4x/ week in 4 weeks. He was able to maintain his weight within a few pounds of his low point and maintained his nutrition regimen.
There was another major obstacle last year. Dave continued to feel some cardiac symptoms and was diagnosed with major blockage in his left anterior descending artery and severe aortic valve stenosis in the summer of 2024. He continued to train until the day of his procedure. The stent was placed in September and heart surgery performed in October. With all this, Dave was remarkably back to strength training 6 weeks later in addition to performing cardiac rehab. We went back to 4x/week this month and Dave continues to maintain his nutrition and show consistent InBody results.
Dave credits us for keeping him alive, but the credit goes to him. He consciously made a commitment to himself 5 years ago, making his health and fitness a priority. Thank you, Dave!
It’s client like you, that inspires us and reminds us why we love what we do.
Tony Muyco III, CSCS, PPSC, PPSC*KB, CFSC
Functional Elements Training and Nutrition
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