One Year Later: What We Thought Would Work vs What Actually Did
- Jeremie Guarderas
- May 1
- 2 min read
One Year Later
May 1st.
One year ago, we officially launched our semi private training program.
But this was not something we threw together quickly.
From January to May, I was fully locked in.
Building systems. Designing programs. Learning from mentors. Investing in education. Testing structure.
And putting together what became a 500 slide presentation.
We turned it into an event.
Chairs set up. Projector ready. Wine for everyone.
It felt like a big moment.
Because it was.
At the time, I truly believed this was the next level for everything we were doing.
And it was.
Just not in the way I expected.
What We Got Right
The foundation was strong.
We moved away from random workouts.
We introduced structure.
Clients started following real progressions instead of just showing up and doing whatever was written on the board.
We emphasized strength training more.
We created a better coaching environment.
And most importantly, we started thinking long term instead of workout to workout.
That part worked.
What We Got Wrong
We still thought training harder was the answer.
We still leaned too much into intensity.
We believed more effort meant more results.
And like most gyms, we lived in that middle zone where everything feels hard, but nothing is truly structured for long term progress.
Clients were working.
But not progressing the way they should have been.
And that forced us to ask a better question.
The Shift
We stopped asking: How do we make workouts harder?
And started asking: How do we make results more predictable?
That led us deeper into:
Strength phases Conditioning zones Recovery Progression models Energy systems
And instead of trying to fit everything into one type of session, we separated it.
The Evolution Into Hybrid
That is what led to the hybrid system.
Strength training focused on progression and muscle development.
Conditioning structured around heart rate zones and energy systems.
A balance between pushing and recovering.
A system that actually supports real life instead of breaking people down.
This was the missing piece.
What This Means For You
Most people are still stuck in the old model.
Random workouts.High intensity every day.No structure.No progression.
It feels productive.
But it is not.
Real results come from:
ConsistencyStructureProgressionRecovery
That is what we have built over the past year.
Not just workouts.
A system.
See Where This Started
This did not start as a perfect system.
It started with a vision, a 500 slide presentation, and a room full of people willing to trust the process.
I posted a photo from that day on Instagram along with a short breakdown of what was going through my head at the time.
If you want to see the starting point behind everything we do now, check it out here:
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