Welcome to the Kim Lloyd Fitness Neighborhood
Online Personal Training

If you have not already done so, please can join the private Facebook group here - there is an entire support network here for you.

 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What equipment do I need?

For the Neighborhood program, the assumption is that you have access to a gym or a suh-weet home gym set up. You will want access to the following equipment:

  • Barbell & weight plates*

  • Bench

  • Dumbbell’s or Kettlebell’s

  • Stability Ball

  • Cable machine or Bands

  • Pull Up Bar*

  • TRX*

  • Mini Bands and loop bands of varied resistance

    *If you don’t have access to these pieces of equipment, modifications can be made.

 

2. How are the workouts structured?

There are three full-body workouts programmed for each week of this 12 week program. Each workout begins with a warm up, and then focuses on specific movements that I want you to learn. Be sure to take the time to watch the instructional videos for each exercise. Record yourself performing the movements and then share those videos with me through the chat feature in the MyPTHub app.

Please limit the videos you send to no more than three in a week. There is a lot of repetition in the beginning so there will be an opportunity to share all of your movements with me throughout the first month if you choose to do so.

The program allows you to choose your own start date, and allows for 48 hours between workouts.

3. Can I workout on back to back days?

Absolutely. In the beginning it’s ideal to give yourself the 48 hours because you will most likely have what’s known as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) - also known as walking like John Wayne.

If your schedule is such that you need to workout on back to back days to get the workouts in for the week, you can do that. If at all possible, try not to do three strength training workouts three days in a row.

Much of this process is about feel, and listening to your body. You are the only one who knows how you feel, so drop in to your body and pay attention, especially if you’re lifting on consecutive days.

4. What if I miss a workout?

No problem - if there is one thing you can count on, it’s the life is going to get life-y and the best laid plans will get upended. There is no such thing as falling behind in the Neighborhood. You go at your pace and you fit the workout into your life. Yes the workouts are scheduled for certain days, but if you do one workout the first week and don’t do the second workout until week two, that’s ok. One of the biggest learning curves in developing a sustainable fitness routine is understanding how to give yourself grace.

You can’t do this process wrong. You do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Having said that, I have learned over the years that success is ultimately in taking shorter breaks. So as best as you can, try not to let two or three days off lead to two or three weeks.

If that does happen, you should still give yourself grace :-)

5. Can I split the workouts up?

All of the yes! The best approach for success in this process if flexibility. That means that if you don’t have time to do the entire workout, you can do your A and B sets one day and finish the C set the next day. The app will let you know that you have an unfinished workout, so just log the exercises completed on one day and then go back to that workout the next time you hit the gym.

6. How long are the workouts?

The workouts will take anywhere from 30-60 minutes. When you first start the program, there will be less reps and less sets, but watching the videos and practicing the movement will take a little more time. As you get comfortable with the exercises, we will gradually increase sets and reps. You should definitely allow for a little more time whenever you are starting a new month of programming, as some of the exercises will be new. You will notice when you get into the app that the first workout of a new routine has one set of each exercise; this is deliberate so that you can spend time watching the video, and getting the layout of the gym to figure out how the super set will work.

4. How should I track progress? Why are you talking about progressive overload and what the hell does that mean?

 

5. What is the best way to connect with you? The App? Email?

If you have a specific question about a workout, the best thing you can do is leave feedback once the workout is complete. This is where you can let me know if you have questions about a certain exercise, or any concerns about doing the exercise itself such as pain or discomfort.

You can also send me messages through the Chat feature on the app. This is also where you would upload videos for feedback on form.

The next best place to ask questions is in the Facebook group. There’s a good chance that whatever you’re struggling with, someone else is either struggling with the same thing, or has struggled in the past. I appreciate that some questions that might feel too personal and make you feel too vulnerable to ask, and for those, you can message me through the app or email me at kim@kimlloydfitness.com. I will make every effort to answer any questions within 48 hours unless it’s the weekend or I am traveling.