CLIENT-TRAINER RELATIONSHIP-"RESULTS IN PROGRESS"

This is one of my favourite parts of school. We are doing another 3 month client-trainer relationship. I train someone from my class for 3 months and they train me for 3 months. I find out what they want out of their training (results) and I let them know what I want out of the training and we make up different training programs to see what each type of program will lead us into for results. Some will result in weight loss, some will result in lean muscle mass and some can lead to extra strength. The first 4 weeks for my client I call a "warm-up". He wanted to gain lean muscle and loose his "belly". I wanted to see what he was made of before I started serious training. Unfortunately he hasn't quit smoking yet (this is a huge downfall) but is attempting to do this right now with his wife. Diet is a bit of an issue due to the fact he is in school and his wife hasn't found the right job yet to make her happy after all of the specialised training for a PSW position (which I could not do personally) she acquired at Medix as well. He has 3 kids that need special medication which costs a lot of money and they come first. So, needless to say he can't always look after himself like he knows that he should because of his unselfishness. Which in a strange way I am very proud to say I think he is doing the right thing because I would do this too.
His gains have been quite surprising and will attempt and complete everything I put his way. I am very surprised because I am not a nice trainer when someone tells me that they will stop at nothing to be what they expect from them self. He is one tough cookie. One gain has been that his spirit has been lifted to the point that I don't know who enjoys the training more him or myself. He is quite comfortable talking about problems in his life and that alone makes peoples shoulders lighter and they can focus on the training instead of worrying about what is waiting at home or how bad of a day it was earlier. You can almost have a breath of fresh air when you have a shoulder to lean on. This is a huge pat on my back if I can make someone happy just listening and making them comfortable.
He has lost a total of 8 pounds so far and I haven't even started on the hard part of his program. That starts tomorrow. We both can't wait to get it started. I haven't revealed the "new program" YET but it will be known tomorrow. Way to go Client.