Do you want to improve your performance, build muscle, lose bodyfat or just look and feel better? In order to do that, you think you need to workout.
Wrong! You don’t need to workout, you need to train! There’s a huge difference.
Have you ever seen someone walk into the gym, shrug out their shoulders, clap themselves on the back a few times and go straight into their workout? They’ll start off doing some bicep curls, then they’ll walk down to the cable machine and do some tricep pushdowns. On the way back down to do more bicep curls, they’ll see a chest press machine they like the look of so they do a few reps of that. Then, at the end of their workout, they’ll grab a bench and do 1-2 sets of a BB Bench Press. They’ll then finish off their session with some cable fly’s and maybe one more set of tricep pushdowns so they get a good ‘pump.’
That is the definition of working out. We’ve all seen someone like that. They’ve been going to the gym a while and randomly do different exercises during each workout. No two days are the same & nothing is built upon.
These are also the people who are not seeing the results they want. After a few months (and maybe years of trying) they will become disheartened and say things like ‘I’m different’, ‘the gym doesn’t work’ or ‘I can’t lose weight yet I’ve tried everything’ and give up.
What these people don’t realise is that they’re no different to everyone else and they CAN get the results they desire they just need to TRAIN properly and not workout.
Training is effective, it is planned and it is precise. Exercises are carefully selected and variables such as rep ranges, number of sets, rest periods, progressive overload and tempo are all precisely considered. Training means going to the gym with a plan and purpose and knowing exactly what you need to do each day.
I know the difference between working out and training because I spent a full year in college working out instead of training! Everything was done randomly and off the cuff. I saw some results at the start because it was a new stimulus to my body (this happens to everyone who starts working out for the first time) but then everything levelled out for about a year. No progress, no improvement.
It wasn’t until I got a programme off a coach that I started seeing some real results and understood how to train properly. I could’ve been one year ahead of myself had I started training earlier but that’s a lesson that I’ve learned.
Don’t make the same mistake as me and waste a few months or even a few years of your life working out. Follow a proven plan and TRAIN.
Fed up of working out and want to start training? I’ve got you covered. Get in contact with me today.
Adrian McDonnell 