Joe Cahill
February 25, 2018 17:46
Brendan Morr is my trainer at Austin Simply Fit, and he 'fits' me very well. I came to him in my late 50's with the request that he help me get a functional and resilient body to take into old age. I had read that quality of life in people over 60 often declines drastically after a sprain, or twist or fall or some other seemingly minor physical disturbance. The readings also suggested that training muscles with meaningful resistance was critical to maintaining a quality life while aging. I also came with a shoulder that isn't quite right, it grinds, clicks and sometimes pops. Each session with Brendan has been directed to my explicit goals, never once has a session felt like a copy-paste from someone else's session, or from my last session. Each session Brendan watches my form, at the beginning of a new move and near the end of my reps, to catch and correct bad form or to adjust the resistance to achieve my goals. Each session Brendan asks about my shoulder and tailors the session to the limitations of my shoulder that day, not previous limitations. I've never had a session that left me injured, even slightly. I've had plenty of sessions that left me with the "I've worked out well" feeling. It has been several years now, and the lower back issues that had me walking all stooped over like an old man for days every month in my 40's and early 50's are no longer a problem, and sneezes, slips, trips and stumbles haven't given me any troubles.Time and money well spent.