By: Oscar Lang
Why doesn’t motivation stick? OviPhysiques knows that motivation is not meant to stick. Once you’ve taken the first step in a weight loss or fitness journey, you need to rely on your strengths and bring about your own consistency. CEO and founder Ovi Ilica, a seasoned personal trainer and nutrition specialist, knows that shredding pounds and gaining muscle isn’t about sticking religiously to a fad; it’s about empowering individuals to embrace a healthier lifestyle on their terms. When you embark on the fitness journey, the ability to weather the storms ahead is much more valuable than the trendiness or initial pop of a new gym program.
“I understand the struggle of not feeling confident in one’s own skin,” he explains. New trending diets and workouts are not designed for the progress of individuals who follow them but to keep clients in a cycle of chasing their fitness goals from an unhealthy angle. It’s easy to lose confidence—to lose a sense of control in your life. Oftentimes, confidence and consistency get conflated. People will drop their routines when they are in a space of self-consciousness or depression. On the other hand, people stick to a routine quite well when they’re feeling themselves! In fact, confidence is not what brings consistency. It’s when people lean into their strengths and make lifestyle changes to get into consistency that they can build a stable foundation for confidence moving forward. Through thick and thin, this consistency is OviPhysiques’s priority.
Ovi embraces adversity. He found his way into the fitness industry after feeling crushed by multiple job layoffs. Without a place of stability, He felt sad, angry, and distant from his own life. From this, he had to find a fire. Ovi emphasizes how he is adaptable. He wants to train clients to be adaptable in their lives because he knows that unexpected changes come around the corner from different sources, and the ability to adapt to new changes is a skill without limits. Whether it’s changes in work, at home, or in your social circles, self-confidence gained from a consistent routine makes your brain adaptable to all stresses. Effective training routines treat mental skills like physical skills—they treat the brain like a muscle!
Motivation is often confused as something long-term. Clients looking for achievable and realistic goals get bogged down with advertisements promising “motivation.” These advertisements trick them into blind reliance on the trend they’re buying into. In response, the OviPhysiques method was founded after many partnerships involving communication between client and trainer. Rather than motivation promising quick results with no backing, Ovi focuses on the long-term goals in his approach with clients. He recognizes that lifestyle changes are needed to achieve these goals, and he knows that individual situations vary.
“I let them dictate their own journey by really understanding their unique situation, not the norm of following what others are doing.” Ovi treats each client with care and attentiveness. He will consistently take the time to “dive deeper as to why they were not successful in the past and show them how to be successful in the future!” His personal passion and fire are deeply rooted in health and fitness, and his 800+ programs reflect it.
“Taking the time to figure out what works best for you as an individual can be one of the most liberating feelings of control that cannot be broken.”
What sets OviPhysiques apart is its commitment to understanding each client’s journey, from past to present. As a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Specialist, you can expect a strong science-backed approach rooted in your own personal freedom and the enhancement of your strengths to create consistency. It’s empathetic and practical—OviPhysiques often touts a simple thesis, “Eat the food!” because adequate nutrition is the foundation of weight loss and fitness.
Over the years, Ovi Ilica has accumulated numerous accolades, competing in bodybuilding competitions and transforming hundreds of his clients’ lives. His expertise has been recognized on platforms like The Box Entrepreneur TV Show, and his vast teaching repertoire comes from OrangeTheory and his years as a trainer.
As OviPhysiques grows, so does a brand of personalized exercise and nutrition planning. Looking towards the long-term is an effective way to make serious changes in your lifestyle. Rather than cling to outside sources, it’s important to find a trainer who can bring out your own lifestyle successes in order to keep them coming.
Published by: Holy Minoza
