Legion of Fitness

@the_catechized_coach1d

How to know if you’re working out too much or too little.

Most Catholics are doing one of two things wrong in the gym. Here’s how to tell which one you are. Training too much looks like: • Joint pain that never fully goes away • You’re tired all the time and but can’t sleep • Mood crashes, irritability, low or momentum • You dread workouts instead of wanting them • Performance is going down despite more effort Training too little looks like: • You feel “soft” and fat no matter what you eat • Low energy and brain fog are your baseline • You don’t sleep as well as you should • You’re stressed mentally, but never physically • You talk about getting in shape more than you train Here’s the truth The body God gave you was built for ordered work. Not too much or too little. Too much training can be prideful and controlling Too little is sloth cosplaying as balance The goal isn’t to destroy the temple or neglect it. It’s to tend it. Intentionally and Consistently. That’s what stewardship actually looks like. “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?” 1 Cor 6:19 If you need a deeper conversation on this topic to make sure you’re doing the right about DM me Balance

@the_catechized_coach4d

How to train for Endurance

Here are my top recommendations for endurance training. 1. Set a realistic goal - you have to have a goal or some way to measure progress, like your event, this is a marathon not a sprint. 2. Do less than you think you need to - for the first two weeks (if you’re a beginner) do less than you think you should. Build consistency first 3. Choose if you want strength or endurance. -If you want both, train them separately in different seasons or one week of each and then switch 4. Make sure to still lift weights - just because you’re running, swimming, biking doesn’t mean you don’t need strength train Want to know more about endurance training? Shoot me a message!

@the_catechized_coach6d

Fitness and Faith are United

Your body and your spirit aren’t divorced from each other, so your Catholic faith and your fitness shouldn’t be either. CCC 364: Explains that the human body shares in the dignity of the “image of God” because it is animated by a spiritual soul. It explicitly states: “Man, though made of body and soul, is a unity.” If it’s in the catechism, it’s good enough for me. Unite your fitness and your faith today.

@the_catechized_coachMay 14

If you don’t plan, you’re planning to fail.

Yesterday I had a chat with a client and my business mentor (yes same guy). Earlier this week I explained how I was feeling burnt out and didn’t know how I was going to make it to my goal. For me this was about business, but in fitness (and faith) if we don’t have a goal we can see, we might burn out or lose hope completely. If you haven’t ever planned out more than a month of workouts before and you have no idea what your goal should be… ask these questions! - Where can I realistically be in 90 days - How much time can I actually dedicate to daily actions - What has to be non negotiable for me to reach my goal - Am are you willing to let someone help you if you can’t answer these questions? If you answered the last one no, check your ego. God calls us to be humble servants and different parts of his body. If you answered the last one yes, but can’t answer the other ones with confidence or clarity. Consider hiring a coach, or at least asking this forum if what you wrote is reasonable. God Bless and Happy Ascension Day ✨

@the_catechized_coachMay 13

Consistency > Perfection

Last week and this week I have been at a construction site for my work with the Air Force. I don’t have a gym I don’t have a break to go to the gym I’m outside for 10+ hour days… I won’t be going to the gym after So here’s how I’m staying consistent: - I found heavy objects to lift a few times a day - I do bodyweight exercises once every couple hours - I brought bands for some light resistance training - I prepared meals I can eat at the site that stay within my plan. Is this perfect for my goal? No Is it better than nothing? 100% Staying getting results that last isn’t about perfect workouts or diets, it’s about good information applied consistently over time. If you struggle with consistency, I can help. Shoot me a DM and I’ll personally help you become more consistent I. Your prayer and fitness than you are now.

@the_catechized_coachMay 13

7. Share your Temple Generation Here

Send me a picture of the temple you’ve envisioned and had AI generate for you if you’d like it to be posted here

@thelegionMay 11

@akeda_here just completed "Becoming a Temple of the Holy Spirit"

@trulytheresemarieMay 11

Question about Fasting

Hello 👋🏻 I have been doing various fasts since 2024. When I was doing it alone, I was capable of completing it and sticking to quite rigid and extreme fasts. In the past year until now, however, it has been quite challenging because I am often with other Catholics, and they express much concern about my fasting habit. Some often go so far as to dissuade me from doing so. Not maliciously, but out of concern. Note: I don't broadcast my fast. I would rather be alone when I am fasting so that I wouldn't have to go through all of the trouble of explaining it. But, I am placed in social situations (with grand feasts even) all the while being called to fast. My question is - how do you maintain an active and highly social lifestyle while still being able to fast and not garner unnecessary attention to oneself while also not having to break fasts all the time for others out of "charity"?

@the_catechized_coachMay 6

Full Course Live!

My full course on how to become a temple of the Holy Spirit is live!

@the_catechized_coachMay 6

6. Putting it All Together

These four domains have been invaluable to me and are the basis of how I coach my clients, but there’s one thing that separates those are are more successful with this method than those who aren’t. Visualization. No I’m not talking about sinful manifestation or woo woo stuff. I’m talking about visualizing your Temple daily and having a visual remind of who you’re letting God transform you into. Something that gives you and extra push on hard days and leaves you thinking about your decisions after you look at it or prayer with it. Normally I reserve this for my clients but I’m sharing it here because realistically the method just isn’t as effective if you don’t do this. The Temple Builder visualization exercise. Here’s what you need to do. Set aside a few minutes to pray, ask God what He wants your temple to look like, where is it located, what do the walls look like, who lives there, what kind of church or monastery sits on top of it? Pray through the environment, the walls, the city, and the cathedral. Then write it down and customize this prompt to have an image generated for you. Remeber to include the environment, walls, city, and cathedral. “An oil painting of a walled city deep within a heavily wooded mountain range. Tall pines and a natural river surround the city's massive stone walls armed witrh Ramparts and large balistas. Inside the city walls are sheep pastures, blacksmiths, and simple thatched-roof homes with smoking chimneys. At the top of the tallest hill in the city,y there is a white cathedral carved entirely from marble. The cathedral has many stained glass windows glowing with light from within. a light rain falls on the city from a warm, grey sky.” Once you have an image you like. Print it out, make it your phone background, or stick it somewhere you’ll see it everyday. When you do this you’re reinforcing your commitment to who Gods calling you to be and creating a strong mental model to take care of your body and spirit on a daily basis! My generation is in the picture below Lastly, if this resonated with you. You know you need to build your temple but you also know you can’t do this alone, you’re exactly who I want to coach. Since you’ve finished this course I’m offering you a 1-1 call with no pressure to buy anything. I just want to help you grow physically and spiritually. The code for the call is BUILD. Send it to me in a DM and let’s both work towards you becoming the the physical temple of the Holy Spirit. God Bless, Coach Evan