Lesson 7: Module I | Allostasis

Lesson 7 | Module I
John Kiley writes about replacing General Adaptation Syndrome with Allostasis as a way to explain our threat/response when it comes to training. We’ll dive into how Allostasis improves upon the GAS model, what the biopsychosocial model is and how it relates to our role as coaches, and wrap up with how our beliefs and expectations affect our outcomes.

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Discussion Questions

  1. Do you track the acute programming variables? If so, how so? 

  2. Have you ever used any of the traditional programming models? If so, how was your experience

  3. Discuss a time you had a program written out and something happened (either with you or a client). What did you end up doing? How did you feel in the moment? 

  4. How can the idea of allostasis apply to life outside the gym?

  5. How do you deal with clients without goals?

  6. When someone comes to you in pain do you make goals outside of pain reduction?