Forget The Gym Train Like A Champion At Home

Fitness Articles | August 22, 2011

Hate the gym but want a high intensity work out? read on to discover the solution.

The Problem With Gyms

The biggest problem I’ve found with going to the gym is the hassle factor. My average daily commute to work is 50 mins, plus I work a regular 8 hour day often more. This means I either need to get to the gym super early, or I need to be there late. Next hassle is the gym location. My gym is located about 10 mins away from where I live. That’s at least 20mins travel not including the workout. Sometimes, I often need to wait to use the popular equipment. Of course, then, there is the cost. First of all there is the high monthly cost. Then there is the fact that this cost doesn’t include coaching. I have to create the program myself and I have to work out what I’m doing.

All this hassle means I always find and excuse to “go to gym tomorrow”, and tomorrow never comes.

A Better Way

After sharing my experience with my friends one of them suggested I try using a home workout program. Using a home work out program means no more travelling to the gym, no more waiting in for specialized equipment, and no more fussing around. For most programs you only need a few different hand weights and some clear space. You simply pop in the DVD and go for it!

Now, I always thought these home programs were the dance style aerobics and never really gave them much thought!

That was until I discovered some of the programs have been developed by world class athletes and MMA champions. Now you’re talking, that’s just my style.

Why Champions Make Good Trainers

While I accept that champions do a lot more exercising than what they do in their DVDs, most people who are at elite levels of fitness also have a whole crew of people advising them. To me, people in high caliber training videos are both “presenters” of the exercises and “users” of the exercises.

Why Does This Matter?

An elite athlete doesn’t simply go around on their own and guess what the right foods are and what exercise they should do, they are advised by a team. In some cases a big team of highly specialized people. When an athlete creates a new training program you can bet it’s influenced by a number of experts. This is one of the key reasons I prefer to follow a training program by someone I’ve heard of outside fitness circles. I want to see them practice what they preach! If you’ve created a mixed martial arts fitness program, I want to know you’re a MMA fighter!

It’s About What Works

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If you want to look like a champion you have to train like one. Train with Georges St-Pierre and learn how his training program RushFit made him one of the fittest athletes on the planet.