Don't Fear the Fish : Client Transformation Series: Paco

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Client Transformation Series: Paco

8 Month Transformation

Age: 51
Height: 6'

Coming to you now is CTS's first master's trainee - Paco. Coming to us at 51 years of age, Paco is a native of Mexico. I first met Paco over by a smith machine back in November of 2012. After watching him attempt to perform deadlifts on it, I felt it was my coach's duty to intervene in this troubling event. Over the last 8 months, Paco has worked incredibly hard to improve his diet, his cardiovascular system, and of course, his body composition.

As a young man, Paco was an avid Yogi, but years of inactivity and neglect had led him to develop a kyphotic (rounded) thoracic spine (upper back), a greatly immobile shoulder girdle, global inflexibility of his entire body, poor eating habits, and high cholesterol. Today, Paco stands tall (literally) at a lean 169 lbs. His posture, mobility, and flexibility are comparable to those of a college athlete, and his newly developed strength rivals that of men nearly half his age. His blood lipid profile has improved dramatically, and don't forget the tremendous spike in testosterone he's experienced that *actually sets off the metal detectors in airport security (how does that even happen?!)

*dramatization

Through barbell training, improvements in his diet, and sporadic metabolic conditioning workouts (metcons), Paco has become a new man and an inspiration for other +40 year olds. His new, hard taco man shell speaks for itself: it's never too late to get your life (and body) to where you want it.