DO IT THE RIGHT WAY WITH AFITNESSADDICTION.COM
Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing the same way and expecting different results. We look at going to the gym without an annual workout plan and expecting to see change in your body composition as the fulfillment of Einstein’s definition. Doing something is better than doing nothing right?
Not necessarily so. Look at our blog post on serious gym injuries and then…
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A gym member walked up to a trainer and said, “I am doing three sets of ten reps and adding five pounds of weight each week. That’s good right?” The trainer wisely replied, “I don’t really know. What phase of training are you in?”
Most people in the gym are guessing. Maybe doing something is better than doing nothing – maybe not. If you do not know where you are or what you are trying to accomplish, you cannot get there. The trainer who was asked about three sets of ten correctly responded.…
Was the person working on strengthening the muscle at the same rate as the tendons and connective tissue? Had he been on an extended vacation? Was the person coming off of an injury?
Was this an athlete who was at the end of a season?
Was this an athlete at the beginning of a season?
Is the person attempting to put on size – a hypertrophic affect?
Is the person trying to lose weight?
How long has the person been doing this?
What percentage of the person’s one rep maximum lift is the person using?
What is the rest period between sets? What is the rest period between days?
What actually happened here?
Most likely this was a routine question for the trainer to field, but the answer is correct. Without a specific program and a specific goal there is no answer to the question. Perhaps the individual wanted a little “free training advice.” The member of the gym wanted free advice without paying trainer for his expertise. Free advice is the worst advice.
Here are the AFITNESSADDICTION.COM options:
- Enter the type program you want? Do you want to generally gain size, gain maximum strength, maintain and develop symmetry or lose weight?
- After signing up for the program you want, you will receive a workout that can be done AFTER you determine your Select your group. Are you an adult, senior, youth or needing a woman’s specific program.
- one rep maximum lift for each exercise. No you do not actually lift your one rep maximum weight. You do from one to ten reps and the program calculates the weight you will use for each distinct phase you are in. These are typically three weeks to six weeks.
- Review your progress and should you change your mind you can go to your PREFERENCES page and actually change your year ly program– say from core to weight loss or from weight loss to core.
- Decide if you want to receive today’s workout on your computer or as a mobile handheld application.
- Signup your friends for the AFitnessAddiction.com program that they need. Maybe they are guessing and asking personal trainers in the gym for unpaid unsolicited tips. We are only $ 19.99 per month!!
