09/12/2026
When I’m training a client, I’m not just watching if they can do the exercise—I’m watching how their body chooses to do it.
The body naturally wants to move toward the path of least resistance. If something feels difficult, tight, weak, or unfamiliar, we will often shift, rotate, shorten the movement, or recruit another muscle to make it easier.
That doesn’t always mean the exercise is wrong for you.
And just because something feels uncomfortable doesn’t automatically mean it’s bad.
Sometimes that discomfort is simply your body being asked to move in a way it has been avoiding.
This is where good coaching matters. We slow it down, adjust the position, improve the technique, and teach the body a better movement pattern instead of allowing it to keep finding the easiest way around the work.
There’s a difference between pain and discomfort.
Pain is something we pay attention to.
But controlled effort, muscle fatigue, stretching, shaking, and feeling challenged can all be part of learning how to move better.
The goal isn’t to make every exercise feel easy.
The goal is to teach your body how to do it correctly.