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Rachel T.
Attorney, two kids
Goal: fat loss without giving up the 5 a.m. slot
89
fasting glucose, from 104
Rachel had trained at 5 a.m. for years; the problem was everything after 3 p.m. We kept her morning sessions, moved dinner to our kitchen, and cut her cardio in half. Sixteen weeks later her physician asked what had changed.
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Dev M.
Product lead, travels monthly
Goal: get strong; stop the 3 p.m. crash
±0
bodyweight, −2 belt notches
Dev arrived wanting to lose weight. His assessment said he needed to eat and lift. Eight weeks at maintenance, then a strength block. Same bodyweight, different shape, and a deadlift that surprised him.
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Goal: consistency first, then pull-ups
Karin’s constraint was decision fatigue, not motivation. Standing 6:30 a.m. sessions, five dinners a week, and one text on Sunday. Her first pull-up came in month four; the eighth in month nine.
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Tom A.
Regional sales director, three flights a week
Goal: get fit around a travel schedule, not despite it
Tom’s sessions happen in hotel gyms with two dumbbells and a bench. We programmed for exactly that, shipped meals for the days he’s home, and reviewed on Sunday nights. Six months, one missed week.
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Priya N.
Software engineer
Goal: energy through the afternoon, and a first 5K
Priya started on Spark with a written plan and four sessions a month. By week five she was cooking less and sleeping more, and moved to Standard for the food. The 5K was a bonus she chose herself.
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Luis & Dana G.
Couple, two kids under ten
Goal: train together; end the takeout habit
3 → 0
takeout nights a week
Two people, one 7 a.m. semi-private slot, individual programs on the same rack. Fourteen meals a week replaced three takeout nights. Month four was the first month either of them had hit every session in a decade.
Results vary with adherence. Everyone above hit 85 percent or more of their scheduled sessions and meals during the period shown. That’s the part we can’t do for you — but we make it a lot easier.