AESTHETIC

To us, aesthetic means that the client’s goals are related to body composition or the way that they look.

While you do train for aesthetic goals differently than performance-based goals, there are many things that carry over. For example, nutrition, lifting, and recovery will all play vital roles in changing the composition of your body. You will need to eat a certain way to lose fat, gain muscle, or gain weight. Lifting will be more focused on specific muscles as well as building those muscles up. Lastly, recovery will play the same role as with performance related goals, you will need to recover properly to capitalize on the benefits of the things mentioned above.

We recommend using some sort of body composition test as a baseline test along with your weight. Weight should be taken first thing in the morning after using the restroom, but before you eat or drink too much. The idea is that you should weigh yourself around the same time whenever you do it and you should be fasted. Try to keep this process as similar as possible every time you do it. When it comes to body composition testing, DEXA scans are the gold standard. You can use a DEXA scan, Bod Pod, hydrostatic weighing, bioelectrical impedance, or skinfold calipers when it comes to getting a body composition measurement.