1.) Functional Equipment Being Used for Bodybuilding ExercisesI guess this is more or less a pet peeve, or it can be viewed as a lack of variation in exercise selection. How many times have you ...
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1.) Functional Equipment Being Used for Bodybuilding ExercisesI guess this is more or less a pet peeve, or it can be viewed as a lack of variation in exercise selection. How many times have you walked around your fitness center and marveled at all the new functional equipment that it had? I classify functional equipment as any cable apparatus that has moveable arms, pulleys, or is multi-vector (most notably Free Motion, Paramount, Keiser, and some Precor, Life Fitness and other reputable equipment manufacturers). So, the most annoying thing to see in the gym with this arsenal of movement improving equipment is some guy performing your typical cable crossovers or double biceps curls. We have all seen him (or her). The selection of functional exercises that can be performed due to the mobility and angles at which each pulley can be placed is numerous. But why perform your typical sagittal plane crossovers? Are the cable towers occupied? Is your chest workout incomplete without the crossover exercise? Is this the idea of variation from saythe peck deck machine? Obviously, there is lack of knowledge of the usage of these pieces. Although, crossovers and double-bi curls can be performed on them, why choose to do it on a machine that is designed for multi-planar functionality? Learn more exercises!
2.) Too-Wide-of-a-Grip Lat Pull-DownsUnless you are 62 and above, there is no reason to go wide on your lat pull down grip. The old fallacy of go widerget a wider back; or go narrowget a thicker back are exactly that: old bodybuilding fallacy. According to the NASM, using a wider grip actually brings in more scapular movement and involvement (which it is involved during the movement) but the majority of work comes from abduction of the scapula and rhomboids---not the lats. The lats are what you want to work together with strong scapular retraction and depression. Also, going too wide of a grip also tends the lifter to constantly elevate the shoulder blades with each rep. The proper way to perform the lat pull down is with shoulder blades depressed down and kept in that position throughout the set. We tend to raise our shoulder blades and thoracic spine because these muscles are eccentrically weak. Thus, we should focus on strengthening the scapular retractors/protractors and stabilizers to perform a perfect lat pull down.
3.) Medicine Balls Used for CrunchesI dont know if this one is meVern Gambetta popularized a lot of medicine ball movements in the mid-1990s including wood-chops, oblique twists, and lunge twists. Medicine balls have become so popular that they are also manufactured with handles! In my opinion, and hopefully other strength coaches, weighted medicine balls should be used primarily for power movements --aka: throwing against a concrete wall to maximize power output of a specific movement: chest pass (soccer throw); oblique transverse passes (tennis racquet), vertical leaps (basketball dunk), and many more).
I have a problem with this vital tool being used by many gym-goers across the US as a way to load the ab crunch. We have all seen them.guy or girl gets on the bench or ball and holds the med ball overhead with straight arms and crunches. Is a dumbbell not suffice for this movement? Did you know we used to use dumbbells for stuff like this before med balls were ever in gyms? The only thing is we couldnt throw dumbbells or we got thrown out of the gym! Medicine balls are designed to be thrownto take a beatingwitnessed by the material they are made up! Use them for what they should primarily be used for: Power!
4.) Boyfriends Teaching Their Girlfriends How To LiftI am guilty of this, but I hopefully know what I am talking about. Every week, I spot half a dozen couples working out together and they are made up of big buff guys teaching their pilates-addicted girlfriends how they workout. So what is wrong with this? Many guys who are in between the ages of 25-45 have grown up with watching the likes of Arnold, Dorian, Lee, and Ronnie (pro-bodybuilders). So if you are like me, you grew up wanting to be big, strong, and cut. Well, if you subscribed to all the magazines like I did, you learned a lot of the sagittal plane exercises from the bodybuilding sample routines. So flash-forward to the present day: boyfriends teach their girlfriends the bench press, lat pull-down, bent-over row, lateral raises, squat, leg press, curls, kickbacks, and many more. So girlfriends begin training like men who train like bodybuilders. What is wrong with that? Nothingbut if you know conventional bodybuilding routines youll know that they contain a lot of sagittal presses and most bodybuilders have the resulted syndromes of such training: upper and lower-cross syndrome & protracted shoulders. So why are you going to mess up your girlfriends body? The solution ladies? Seek out a qualified fitness professional to show you how to perform an abundance of multi-planar exercises including bodyweight, bands, balls, and core work. Dont pass up the free session that you get upon joining a gym. It is your opportunity to ask questions and be instructed on the proper way to perform a variety of exercises. Back in the day, when a woman said I dont wanna look like one of those bodybuilding people, now I know what they meant.
5.) TVs in front of Cardio EquipmentI can write an entire article on this and I probably will. Managing a YMCA fitness center for the last 2 years, I have found the reason why people are not losing fat. They are coming into the gym to watch TV and workout. Did you hear what I said? They are coming in to watch TV and workout. You and I go to the gym to workout and maybe, if Rescue Me is on... watch TV. Todays general population clientele (GPC) has misunderstood what exercise is thanks to the ACSM. People pick the cross trainer or treadmill in front of a TV, plug in their headphones, put on their favorite show and walk at a 2.5 pace. After a half hour, they have not even broken a sweat and their cardio session is complete. They feel content because, according to present-day guidelines, they just achieved an important factor in their longevity and got to watch the latest episode of 24. Their real intent is to pay attention to the show on TV and walk. To pay attention to the show, they need to walk at a reasonable pace that will not cause them focus on maintaining balance, endurance, and effort. The very things needed to generate power output to expend the most calories in the least amount of time, thus losing fat! I am not saying this is the majority of gym-goers, but it is what I witness 80% of the time. It is to no surprise that many of the people I witnessed still look the same year after year. Fitness centers need to get rid of all these TVs and cardio theater systems in front of cardio equipment and focus more on member goal attainment and not dollar signs. More to come on this subject
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Ggggrrr annoying gym people and the health and fitness industry...?
So its Spring here and the conversation at work always veers to gym-talk. What gym do u go to, how many times a wk do u go, bla bla bla. Ppl look at u weird if u say u dont go to the gym.Im not jealous or anything, im slim and i get exercise without paying for some ridiculously expensive gym where Im stuck with other sweaty ppl.
Why is it so fascinating to hear about other people s gym habits?
Why is it OK for people to point out if you are unhealthy when you dont go to the gym? Whats their problem?
When did it become OK for ppl to know what I do to become fit?
Does anyone else think that the health and fitness industry is ripping people off by their high membership prices?
Yes the Gym is a rip off.
You could just go for a walk or something. Iwent clubbing on friday and danced for 4 hours non stop that has to be a more fun way of getting excersise.
Ill stick with wine, fun and no gyms thank you
Any help with these fitness problems?
im 13 and i have little problem with stuffi have a huge appetite, and im trying to eat healthier snacks, but the only things i eat now are like "low in sodium" or "reduced fat", would you say this is okay?
im not really concerned about losing weight, but from bottom of my abs to the beginning of my pelvis i have this hill sort of thing that s annoying me and makes me think i look im the early stages in pregnancy any way to get rid of that or make it smaller with no push ups. i have gym once a week with a harsh/good teacher and i figure skate 3 times a week for an hour to an hour and a half
Stay away from the "low sodium" and "reduced fat" snacks all together and your stomach will start to thank you in due time.
Food manufacturers are very smart and know that they still want to sell their product, even to the health conscious ones. When they reduce fat, they do mean it. But to make it taste good, they ll usually increase the carbs and or sugar to makeup for it. That s not healthy at all. Take a look at gummy worms or red vines next time you re in the supermarket. They ll state, "fat free", which is true b/c sugar isn t a fat but everyone knows that all that sugar is very bad for you.
So what do to? stick to fresh vegetables and fruit. Also incorporate lean protein into every meal (chicken, fish, turkey, eggs). Stick to a low carb diet. If you get the majority of your carbs from vegetables and stay away from all that refined flour in addition to eating protein in every meal (chicken breast), you ll start dropping weight quick. Trust me man. It s not easy to adjust your diet but you ll be motivated once you start seeing results.
Workout wise, you need to hit the free weights. Muscle helps burn more fat at rest, so remember that. Google "compound exercises" and go from there. Hit the cardio for at least 30 min on your non lifting days.
Fitness First won t give me my money back though I have a proof they owe me it. What can I do?
My experience with Fitness First Lewisham (UK) wasn t very pleasant either. I signed in only for 3 months and at the beginning they offered me money return if I buy 2 hours with personal trainer (25 which I was supposed to get back after I go to the gym at least 7 times in the first 28 days). I was there 2-3 times a week, I signed up on their page and never saw the money back because the person who signed the contract with me either didnt know why I didnt get that money back (so she promised to check) and when I went there again she already was gone (didnt work for Fitness First any more). But ok, I thought, I liked that trainer and what he thought me was mine any way, so I let it go. Then every time I went there something wasnt working, either showers, or sauna, or sun bed, or soft drink machine etc. On top of it all the staff was really arrogant and had bad attitude towards members. Try to ask them about something when they are on the phone with a friend or sending text to someone and youll get nasty look saying What the **** do you want from me?.I bought myself 60 min. sun bed because I was going to the weeding (abroad) and wanted to look nice and tanned. I used it once for 5 min. and the very next day they closed sun bed saying there is a construction work and I cant use it, that I can come back in two days time. I came back and they had the same story for me (cant use it). So I came back again and again same text: come back later. I got really annoyed with Fitness First and I cancelled my membership (I was already a member longer than 3 months). The same day I looked for some information on-line about the gym and I found so many negative forums about them and stories from people who cancelled their memberships and still paid the fees. I got scared, went back there the very next day and asked for a copy of my membership cancellation. I spoke to the manager (initials I.S.)), who even printed out and signed a letter for me confirming he will give me back the money for my sun bed. He seemed nice and unlike other employees of Fitness First he seemed to be willing to help. He said I had to wait one week to get the money back.
I never got the money, plus after I cancelled my direct debit with the gym (I waited a month before I did this because I wanted to be fair and gave them a month notice), they charged me again using details from my card (without my permission or knowledge) which normally you provide while signing a contract, and this is illegal (fraudulent) as the bank consultant told me. I went to the Fitness First back again and I found out there is a new manager (initials S. J.), I explained to him what happened, showed him the letter I got and the copy of cancelled membership form. He called head office and they told him that according to them Im still a member! Though at the Fitness First Lewisham computer I wasnt a member any more. So that manager convinced me that he will deal with it and he will give me a refund. I was happy, finally someone sensible, he told me to go home and I should get all the money back within 2 weeks. Guess what, nothing happened! He even lied to me saying that he has a proof that the money was sent to me and printed it out to me. A piece of form he filled in with my name and the amount of money that I should get back, which he probably filled the same day I came back with more questions about my refund. I went to the bank (which is opposite to Fitness First Lewisham) because as he told me there must be some problem with my bank statements and thats why I dont see the money FF sent back to me. I went there to check. A lady in the bank told me the guy in Fitness First lied to me and I hadnt received anything. I went back to the gym immediately. The manager told me he will take care of this and call me back at the end of the week. He never called. He never did anything. Its over 3 months now and Im still going there 1-2 times a week and every time they try to convince me they already solved it and I should wait, but recently the old manager came back and hes avoiding me.
I have a bank statement proving Fitness First used my card details to charge me and Ive signatures from both managers on letter printed out with the amount of money they owe me. And its still not enough for them (they dont consider it a proof). What should I do? Anyone knows what I can do?
BTW, don t sign contracts with them. Look for some feedback on-line before you decide to sign in with them. I made a mistake and looked for it after it was too late.
I think a visit a to CAB for advice, they will point you in the right direction.
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