Haylee Corron
Left: Corron at the start of her program. Right: Corron at 8 months.Courtesy of Stefanie Tsengas
  • Tsengas said she helped her client burn fat and build muscles.

  • She said that Tsengas first had Corron master the basics and then make small progress.

  • She divided her workouts into push, pull, and leg exercises.

Haylee Corron was unsure of herself when she first started working out. In their first meeting a year ago, the Cleveland-based trainer said that Corron wanted to lose fat, build muscle, and gain more confidence in her body, even though she was not sure how to start an exercise routine.

Tsengas said she used Corron's goal to create a twice-a-week plan that would hit the entire body and then build on it to get the best results. Corron said Tsengas showed her how strong her body was.

Corron was able to go to the gym on her own two to three times a week in addition to her sessions with Tsengas.

Stefanie Tsengas
Tsengas said that adding a little more weight and reps every week is how she and her clients see results.Olivia Wenger/Courtesy of Stefanie Tsengas

Corron first mastered the basics

Tsengas said that Corron's initial program was about mastering the technique of basic exercises. She said she started Corron on machines because they are easier to perform on.

The average amount most people commit to is two days a week. Tsengas said she divided her workouts into push, pull, and legs to make sure she hit every part of the body. Tsengas said that Corron did push and pull exercises on a daily basis.

The chest, shoulders, and triceps are the targets. Tsengas began Corron with push exercises like the chest press, chest fly, shoulder press, dumbbelllateral raises, front raises, rear delt fly, and cable tricep push-down.

According to Tsengas, pull exercises mostly hit the back and bicep. She said Corron's initial program included lat pull-down, single arm dumbbell rows, pull-ups, and bicep curls. She said that a leg day for Corron included squats, hip thrusts, lunges, leg extensions, and leg curls.

Tsengas added a little more every week

According to Tsengas, she made sure that Corron was progressing in small ways. She made sure that Corron wrote down her workouts so she could add to them whenever she wanted.

She said it's always about increasing, whether it's just doing one extra rep, adding an extra set, or changing the weight.

Tsengas said that progressive overload is when you increase the demands on your body in order to maximize gains.

She said she got more confident as she saw how much she was getting better.

Tsengas were used to target specific muscle groups that Corron wanted to work on.

When Tsengas took photos at eight months, Corron saw the most clear fat loss and muscle gain. As she saw how effective the program was, Corron was more confident in the gym. She has been training with Tsengas.

Left: Corron at 0 weeks Right: Corron at 8 monthsCourtesy of Stefanie Tsengas

Consistency and commitment are essential

Tsengas said that consistency is the most important part of an exercise program. She said that Corron's biggest challenge was sticking with a program.

Corron said that training with Tsengas made her trust the process because she had more confidence in herself.

I see a lot of change in me now that I've been with her. She wants to keep going.

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