Giacomo Farci - Trainer for Actors, Producers, CEO’s.

Today I had surgery on my right knee: a partial meniscectomy to remove the damaged part of my medial meniscus.

Nothing dramatic. Nothing compared with the vascular surgery I went through last year.

Just another reminder that the body keeps a record of the life we live.

For most of my life, I’ve trained hard.

Football, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Strength training, BJJ. Thousands of hours hitting pads, kicking bags, lifting weights, sparring, drilling, competing, pushing, pulling, twisting, jumping, falling and getting back up.

I wouldn’t take those years back because they are part of who I am today. They shaped my body, my mind, my career, my life.

But there is a price sometimes.

Bodies change, joints wear and tear, while recovery takes longer. And longer. And eventually you realise that staying active for life isn’t about trying to preserve the body you had at 25.

It’s about adapting and re-learning how to work with the body you have right here, right now.

That requires something slightly different from toughness.

It requires resilience.

Resilience isn’t stubbornly doing what you’ve always done. Resilience is bouncing back while accepting that something has changed.

Adapting your training and finding other ways of moving. Dropping an exercise you love and discovering one you can still do.

Training around an injury instead of fighting against it.

Taking a few steps backwards when necessary, without convincing yourself that you’re going backwards in life.

In the last years, resilience meant dealing with something much bigger: hip replacement, peripheral artery disease, repeated angioplasties and then a major vascular surgery.

Today it means a damaged meniscus, a small operation and another rehabilitation.

Different scale. Same principle.

The objective isn’t to keep doing everything I did when I was younger. The objective is to keep doing as much as I can, for as long as I can.

Maybe a little differently. Maybe a little smarter. But keep going.

The body changes, but we adapt. And we thrive.

Based on my personal experience with multiple vascular surgeries, and under the supervision of the St. Mary’s hospital vascular team, I’m offering my tailored consultancy to patients with vascular compromise or risk of vascular decline, specifically:

1. Diagnosed vascular disease

* Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
* Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI)
* Post-revascularisation (angioplasty, endarterectomy, bypass)
* Diabetic vascular complications

2. Post-surgical population

* Lower limb vascular surgery recovery
* Delayed wound healing due to poor perfusion
* Post-angioplasty functional rebuild phase

3. High-risk profiles (pre-disease)

* Type 2 diabetes
* Hyperlipidaemia (especially elevated Lp(a))
* Hypertension
* Sedentary individuals with metabolic syndrome
* Smokers or ex-smokers with vascular damage history

4. Symptom-driven individuals (often undiagnosed)

* Intermittent claudication (calf pain when walking)
* Cold feet, numbness, or colour changes
* Reduced walking tolerance
* Slow-healing cuts/ulcers on feet

5. Age-related vascular decline

* 50+ population with reduced circulation efficiency
* Early frailty with mobility limitation linked to perfusion

6. Performance-constrained clients

* Individuals unable to train properly due to blood flow limitation
* Clients plateauing not from muscular limitation, but vascular insufficiency

For clarity:
This is not general fitness.
This sits between clinical rehab and performance training.

The process is:
Restore → Rebuild → Perform

* Restore blood flow capacity
* Rebuild tissue tolerance and movement
* Return to functional, then athletic performance

Exclusions:

* Acute vascular emergencies
* Unstable cardiovascular conditions
* Untreated infections (e.g. active osteomyelitis)

This is a service for vascular-limited individuals who are medically stabilised but physically under-recovered.

I’m here to help you get mobile and active again.

Get in touch for info re costs.

Next year might be very busy 🏋🏽‍♂️💪🏽 🎥

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I’m stepping away from posting on Instagram for a while.

Not because I’ve lost passion for what I do, actually quite the opposite.

But lately, creating content hasn’t felt aligned. It’s noisy, forced, and it takes me away from where I do my best work: coaching real people, solving real problems, and getting real results.

Much of my work also happens behind the scenes, where results matter more than visibility. Many of the people I train are under Non-Disclosure Agreements, which means the transformations that matter most can’t be shared here.

So instead of feeding the algorithm, I’m doubling down on the work itself.

If you’re serious about training, results, or getting back in control of your body, nutrition and sleep: message me.

I’ll still post the occasional story when there’s something worth sharing.

Quiet here. Busy where it counts.

Built for the screen. Proven in real life.

I don’t train my actor clients just for for aesthetics. I train them to perform under pressure.

Same standard I apply to:
CEOs. Traders. High performers.
Lawyers in the courtroom.
Dealmakers in high-stakes negotiations.
People who can’t afford to break when it counts.

Strength that shows up when it matters.
Control when everything is chaotic.
Presence you can’t fake.

Get Giac’d with Giac for:

An action-ready, pain-free body.
To stay in control under pressure.
To sleep deeper.

Get in touch for real change.

La versione Italiana del mio nuovo libro HIP 2.0 e’ ora disponibile in formato elettronico:

https://www.giacomofarci.com/store/p/hip-20-epub-english-l9p68-49s56

Che stiate considerando di sottoporvi ad un’operazione di sostituzione dell’anca, o che l’abbiate appena avuta, questo libro e’ per voi.

Giacomo Farci - HIP 2.0 - EPUB (Italian) Riabilitazione e Recupero dopo la Sostituzione d’Anca La protesi d’anca vi cambia la vita. Hip 2.0 vi mostra come riprenderne il controllo. Questo libro è una guida completa, basata sull’esperienza reale, per chi si sta preparando — o sta già recuperando — da un intervento di sostituzion...

My new e-book is out!

HIP 2.0 - Rehabilitation & Recovery After Hip Replacement

Hip replacement changes your life. Hip 2.0 shows you how to take control of it.

This book is a complete, experience-driven roadmap for anyone preparing for, or recovering from, hip replacement surgery.

I went through a full hip replacement at 44 and returned to kickboxing, sprinting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

This book blends real patient experience with science-based rehabilitation. Inside you’ll find:

• A precise, honest breakdown of what surgery really involves — physically and mentally
• Pre-hab strategies to enter the operation stronger and safer
• A day-by-day, week-by-week recovery plan you can actually follow
• Strength routines, mobility drills, walking progressions, and bone-health protocols
• Clear explanations of implants, surgical approaches, risks, and long-term maintenance
• Insights from working with dozens of clients preparing for or recovering from the same operation
• Guidance to break out of the “Mental Cage” that keeps people suffering longer than necessary

Whether you’re anxious about surgery, just had it, or want a smarter, structured way to rebuild your life afterward, HIP 2.0 gives you the clarity, confidence and actionable steps to come back stronger.

A new hip is only the beginning. This book teaches you how to build the body that goes with it.

Foreword by the amazing casting director Nina Gold.

Buy it here:

https://www.giacomofarci.com/store/p/hip-20-epub-english-l9p68