When your workout buddy needs intervention

Alex shows up for our Tuesday training session claiming he’s been ‘perfecting his squat form’ all week. Evidence suggests otherwise.

When your workout buddy needs intervention

Twenty minutes into our circuit and I’m watching him do something that vaguely resembles a squat if you squint and tilt your head sideways. His knees are tracking everywhere except where they should be, and don’t get me started on the ankle mobility situation.

‘Let me show you,’ I said, which in workout partner language means ‘please stop before you hurt yourself.’

Form check: Elena vs Alex

Side by side comparison tells the whole story – sometimes you need the visual proof.

The man can design a perfect patient care protocol but apparently thinks his femurs follow different physics rules than everyone else’s. At least he listens when I coach him through it. Progress, not perfection, right?