You have seen them before. Those plans that promise you everything under the sun. They will show you how to have broad, overall, and balanced fitness. But is this something you should actually try and achieve?
Here are some reasons why a "well balanced" fitness plan is not actually in your own interest.
First, "balanced" is often code for "spread too thin." When you try and focus on being balanced, it usually means that you are not targeting specific areas of aspects of your fitness in a fashion that will get you significant results. If you concentrate on your arms one week, then your legs next followed by your abs and chest after that, and so on... What are the odds that you can truly get real results in any of those areas?
Odds are you'll just "feel the burn" for 1 or 2 days and then that will be it.
It's a lot better to concentrate on one area at a time so you can improve your arms and attain sound arm strength first before you advance to another area of your body.
Next, whether or not you do work on totally on each body part in your balanced plan, you probably won't have enough time to actually enjoy life. To fully and totally train every part of your body in a carefully balanced way you would need to spend hours and hours training each week. Say goodbye to your family or anything looking anything at all like a life of your own. You've got to spend the next few months living at the gym.
As an alternative isn't it better to devote a bit of time concentrating on one muscle group at a time. Your workouts can be shortened to 30 minutes a few times per week rather than hours spent at the gym.
I'm sure your loved ones will appreciate your presence around the house a load more.
And lastly there is a common belief that you will lose the gains if you focus on one part of your body at a time. This really isn't true since your muscle systems are actually inter-connected in a very elaborate way. Many instances when you work one part of the body, you will be indirectly training another parts of your body.
In fact it's actually easier to maintain the gains when you've got them. It's kind of like how once you get a ball rolling down a field, it's got some momentum to it. It is just the same way with your body.
So, don't try and pursue a "balanced" fitness program. Instead find one that focuses on building sturdy results in a particular area so that you can really target that area and master it, whether or not that be gymnastic ring workouts, parallettes, or anything else in fact. Its better to have a deep understanding of something than a broad understanding.
Here are some reasons why a "well balanced" fitness plan is not actually in your own interest.
First, "balanced" is often code for "spread too thin." When you try and focus on being balanced, it usually means that you are not targeting specific areas of aspects of your fitness in a fashion that will get you significant results. If you concentrate on your arms one week, then your legs next followed by your abs and chest after that, and so on... What are the odds that you can truly get real results in any of those areas?
Odds are you'll just "feel the burn" for 1 or 2 days and then that will be it.
It's a lot better to concentrate on one area at a time so you can improve your arms and attain sound arm strength first before you advance to another area of your body.
Next, whether or not you do work on totally on each body part in your balanced plan, you probably won't have enough time to actually enjoy life. To fully and totally train every part of your body in a carefully balanced way you would need to spend hours and hours training each week. Say goodbye to your family or anything looking anything at all like a life of your own. You've got to spend the next few months living at the gym.
As an alternative isn't it better to devote a bit of time concentrating on one muscle group at a time. Your workouts can be shortened to 30 minutes a few times per week rather than hours spent at the gym.
I'm sure your loved ones will appreciate your presence around the house a load more.
And lastly there is a common belief that you will lose the gains if you focus on one part of your body at a time. This really isn't true since your muscle systems are actually inter-connected in a very elaborate way. Many instances when you work one part of the body, you will be indirectly training another parts of your body.
In fact it's actually easier to maintain the gains when you've got them. It's kind of like how once you get a ball rolling down a field, it's got some momentum to it. It is just the same way with your body.
So, don't try and pursue a "balanced" fitness program. Instead find one that focuses on building sturdy results in a particular area so that you can really target that area and master it, whether or not that be gymnastic ring workouts, parallettes, or anything else in fact. Its better to have a deep understanding of something than a broad understanding.
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