Podcast #43 – Listener Case Studies

Here at the Coach Robb Podcast, we are always looking for ways to provide our listeners with information that resonates and specifically addresses their frustrations, needs, wants and desires, and provide specific steps to correct and/or eliminate them.  Going forward, as a new feature (or format), we take a deep dive into specific case studies of our listeners once a quarter.

Here is how it will work. 

Step One: Send an email to Contact@CoachRobb.com outlining your current situation.  It can be a frustration that you are dealing with, a situation that you have conflicting opinions about, or anything that is keeping you from reaching your fullest health, wellness and/or performance.

Coach Robb will choose four case studies per quarter from the entries he receives and complete a FREE one hour phone consultation with the individual(s). In this call he will get the background information necessary to build a strategy to turn around, correct, or eliminate the hurdles or road blocks and get you moving towards your desired outcome. There will be a 30-minute bi-weekly conference call with Coach Robb to discuss your progress and next step suggestions.  At the end of the month, we will complete a beginning – ending evaluation and determine a long term strategy for success.

In this podcast, we are going to evaluate four case studies, one from each of our business segments, and tell the story of how we were able to address both the mental and physical challenges and frustrations of each to put them on a path to success.

General Fitness/Weight Loss:

Gender: Male – Phil

Age: 32

Frustrations:

  • Can’t fall asleep & stay asleep for more than an hour at a time without taking sleeping pills
  • Anxiety – anxiety pills (morning and evening)
  • Can’t drop weight – low calorie and high intensity training 3x a week

Progress Report:

  • Off the sleeping pills
  • Off the anxiety pills
  • Dropped 17 pounds and 21 inches (head to toe)

Speed & Agility: Soccer Specific

Gender: Male – Kenny

Age: 15

Competitive Level: High School – Travel Team

Frustrations:

  • Lack of explosive speed
  • Lack of endurance after 20 minutes of intensive play
  • Side stiches and calf cramping

Progress Report:

  • Improved speed (50 yard sprints)
  • Improved endurance
  • No more cramps and/or stiches

Motorsports: Off Road-GNCC

Gender: Male – Paul

Age: 22

Race Class: Weekend Warrior – wants to step into racing competitively  

Frustrations:

  • Doesn’t have the energy to ride past 30-40 minutes without getting tired (sits down)
  • Has limited range of motion in his lower back associated with fused disks
  • Has bone on bone which restricts his physical activity to cross train

Progress Report:

  • Has completed two 3 hours sessions with consistent lap times
  • Improved biomechanics on the bike – maintain proper attack position longer
  • Reduced wrecks – reduced down time

Endurance: Ultra Runner

Gender: Matt – Male

Age: 39

Frustrations:

  • Chronic injuries: knees, lower back and arches of feet
  • Fueling training efforts over 2 hours
  • Pace falls off after 90 minute mark by more than a minute per mile

Progress Report:

  • No injuries at all – improved biomechanics
  • Have a definitive nutritional and hydration strategy for all race distances
  • Consistent pacing for all distances

If you like this format, be sure to send us YOUR situations, frustrations, and hurdles that are keeping you from reaching your highest level of health, wellness and performance!  Send them to Jennifer Watkins at Contact@CoachRobb.com.

Listener Questions

Listeners around the world wanted to know more about heart rate lag; ITB and Sciatic sources and solutions; training with a sweatshirt – yes or no; calorie burn rate while flying; the reason behind Coca Cola during racing – pros and cons.