Maybe you've seen some of those truly burly dudes where you work out who are completely ripped and you thought to yourself "Wow! Those dudes are strong!"
Well, what you may not get is that, yes, these guys are indeed strong in specific areas. However, they do not really have a type of versitile strength that may be applied to just about any area of life.
Instead they usually are only good at doing the sole movements that you see them do at the gym, whether that's bicep curls, bench presses, or deadlifts.
It makes you really ask yourself though, what is the point of all this?
I mean fitness isn't just about something that you do in the gym. You need to be stronger in a wider capacity than merely being able to do a military press or some other movement.
The end target of fitness and strength isn't the adoration of all of the other sweaty men at the gym. The end result of all this working out is to be powerful in your day to day life. This is the main reason why I like exercises like they have at www.ringtraining.net.
At the end of the day, you could probably care less about how many reps you can do of this exercise or that exercise. What you truly want is to be able to count on your body when you need it to be there, if that's on the job, while you are playing with your children, or when you are playing soccer or football with your friends on the weekend.
But so many people fall prey to the illusion of gym performance. The reps, the "warrior" mindset, the weight, the rock music playing while you're pushing yourself to get that last rep in.
Do not get me wrong. It's important to have a good way to measure progress when you are building strength, but it is criticlal to not lose touch with what you're really attempting to do from all of your exercising. It is a common example of not losing the forest among the trees.
So what does this mean in your day to day life? This means that you should not put so much significance on consistently attempting to squeeze out more reps, you should not push yourself to the brink of getting an injury, and you shouldn't feel guilty or shamed if you want to take a little time to advance at your own speed.
Remember, fitness is something you try to cultivate in order that you can enjoy the wonders of life and use your body when you must use it. So long as you have the ability do that, then there's truly no need for all of the fake machismo of the gym. Fitness is about having a good time and enjoying life.
Don't lose touch with the big picture, and do not forget to not let your life pass you by while you're working out in the gym.
Well, what you may not get is that, yes, these guys are indeed strong in specific areas. However, they do not really have a type of versitile strength that may be applied to just about any area of life.
Instead they usually are only good at doing the sole movements that you see them do at the gym, whether that's bicep curls, bench presses, or deadlifts.
It makes you really ask yourself though, what is the point of all this?
I mean fitness isn't just about something that you do in the gym. You need to be stronger in a wider capacity than merely being able to do a military press or some other movement.
The end target of fitness and strength isn't the adoration of all of the other sweaty men at the gym. The end result of all this working out is to be powerful in your day to day life. This is the main reason why I like exercises like they have at www.ringtraining.net.
At the end of the day, you could probably care less about how many reps you can do of this exercise or that exercise. What you truly want is to be able to count on your body when you need it to be there, if that's on the job, while you are playing with your children, or when you are playing soccer or football with your friends on the weekend.
But so many people fall prey to the illusion of gym performance. The reps, the "warrior" mindset, the weight, the rock music playing while you're pushing yourself to get that last rep in.
Do not get me wrong. It's important to have a good way to measure progress when you are building strength, but it is criticlal to not lose touch with what you're really attempting to do from all of your exercising. It is a common example of not losing the forest among the trees.
So what does this mean in your day to day life? This means that you should not put so much significance on consistently attempting to squeeze out more reps, you should not push yourself to the brink of getting an injury, and you shouldn't feel guilty or shamed if you want to take a little time to advance at your own speed.
Remember, fitness is something you try to cultivate in order that you can enjoy the wonders of life and use your body when you must use it. So long as you have the ability do that, then there's truly no need for all of the fake machismo of the gym. Fitness is about having a good time and enjoying life.
Don't lose touch with the big picture, and do not forget to not let your life pass you by while you're working out in the gym.
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