Gym fitness talk

The vast majority of people don't get the results they want in the gym. It's not because they don't work hard enough, but because they choose the wrong training logic to suit them from the beginning. They blindly follow the "universal plans" on the Internet and compare weight and time with those around them. All their efforts are in vain.

Last month I met a child who had just finished the college entrance examination. As soon as he came in, he followed the five-point plan of a bodybuilding blogger. On the first day, he deadlifted 120 pounds. On the second day, he couldn't straighten his waist and went to the hospital to take a film. Fortunately, it was just a muscle strain. It’s interesting to say that with more and more fitness tutorials appearing online, it’s easier for people to get confused about what they want. Different training systems have different requirements, and being rigid will only be counterproductive. If you want to increase your strength and be able to show off your deadlift weight to your friends in the future, the low-rep and heavy-weight training of Jianli will definitely work; if you want to wear T-shirts to show your shoulder width and wear pants without sagging your buttocks, medium-weight and high-rep for muscle hypertrophy are more suitable; if you usually sit in front of the computer for 8 hours a day, and your shoulders, neck and waist hurt from time to time, don't join in the bodybuilding craze. Practice core and joint mobility with a functional training teacher for a few weeks first, which is better than anything else. There is really no "best training plan for the whole network", the one that suits you is the right one.

Speaking of fasted aerobics, which is the most talked-about thing, two friends around me are completely opposite examples: a 200-pound boy climbed stairs for 40 minutes every morning and lost 40 kilograms in three months, with no problem; another fitness coach whose body fat has dropped to 14, tried fasted aerobics for a week, lost 1 kilogram of muscle, and lost 5 kilograms of bench press weight. Is there any absolute right or wrong? Novices with a body fat of 25 or above already have low muscle mass. If you lose some muscle with aerobic exercise on an empty stomach, it is better to eat an extra bite of eggs to replenish it. Of course it can be used; if you have low body fat and want to sculpt lines, you must be cautious. It is best to drink branched chain amino acids before training to avoid the risk of losing muscle.

As for asking a private tutor to decide whether to cut leeks or not, I have been through this myself. The first personal trainer asked me to buy 50 classes as soon as he came. He asked me to ride the elliptical machine for half of each class, and he would teach me two movements for the rest of the class. It was purely IQ tax. Later, I changed to a coach with ACE certificate, and the first class started with me. They measured my body composition and looked at my squatting movement pattern. They said that my femurs were too long and were not suitable for back squats. After changing to front squats, the knee pain I had been suffering from for more than half a year was relieved immediately. The 300 yuan per class was well spent. If you have a strong learning ability, you can slowly learn the details of the movements by watching the professional teaching videos on Station B, and you can get started after practicing for half a year. But if you are half-understood and do not know how to figure it out, you will injure your waist, shoulders and knees if you do not do the movements correctly. That is picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon.

In fact, the interesting part of the gym goes beyond training. When you bench press to the point of exhaustion, the stranger next to you will take the initiative to come over and protect you. When you are tired, you will sit on the edge of the equipment area to rest and chat with the people next to you about your recent training status. Occasionally, you can also come across the protein bars brought by others. Of course, there are also bad things. There are always people occupying the gantry to use TikTok for half an hour. When you ask him if he still needs it, he raises his head and says "it's still useful", and then continues to lower his head to browse. There are also people who occupy the Smith stand for 20 minutes to pose for fitness photos. When this happens, I usually just go to other areas to practice. I don't want to let this matter affect my training mood.

My view on fitness has changed a long time ago. I used to force myself to practice 6 days a week, and I didn’t feel the effect until my legs were so weak that I couldn’t walk. Now I practice 4 days a week. Sometimes I paddle when I’m not in good condition, and I pack my things and go home after running for 20 minutes. To put it bluntly, fitness is to make your life more comfortable, not to make yourself suffer. There is no need to compare bench press weight with others, and there is no need to pursue the so-called "fitness traces." You can come three times a week and practice for 40 minutes each time, which is better than anything else. Oh, and one last reminder, don’t forget to take away the water bottles, wristbands, etc. you brought when you’re done with them. I just lost a two-year-old wristband last week, and I still feel bad about it.