You’ve seen them before. Those programs that promise you the world. They’ll show you how to have general, overall, and balanced fitness. But is that something you should really try to do?
Here are a few reasons why a balanced fitness program isn’t really in your best interest.
First, like many fitness myths “balanced” is often a euphemism for “spread too thin.” When you try to focus on being balanced, it often means that you are not focusing on certain areas of aspects of your fitness in a way that will reaps substantial results. If you work on your arms one week, then your legs the next, followed by your chest and abs after that, and so on... What are the chances that you’ll really see meaningful results in any of those areas?
Odds are you’ll just “feel the burn” for a day or two and then that will be it.
It’s a lot better to focus on one area at a time so that you can improve your arms and get solid arm strength first before you shift to another area of the body.
Second, even if you do focus thoroughly on each body part in your balanced training, you probably won’t have enough time to actually enjoy life. To fully and completely train every part of your body in a balanced fashion you would need to spend hours and hours training every week. Say goodbye to your family or anything resembling a life of your own. You’ve got to spend the next few months living at the gym.
Instead, isn’t it better to spend a small amount of time focusing on one muscle group at a time. Your workouts can be compressed to 30 minutes a few times per week rather than hours and hours spent at the gym.
I’m sure your family will appreciate your presence around the house a lot more.
And finally there’s a common belief that you’ll lose your gains if you focus on one part of your body at a time. This really isn’t true since your muscle systems are actually interconnected in a very elaborate way. Many times when you work one part of your body, you’ll be indirectly training another part of your body.
Truth be told it is actually easier to maintain your gains after 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’s just the same way with your body.
So, don’t try to pursue a “balanced” fitness program. Instead look for one that focuses on building solid results in a specific area so that you can truly focus on that area and master it, whether that be gymnastic ring workouts, parallettes, or anything else for that matter. It’s better to have a deep understanding of something than a broad understanding.
Here are a few reasons why a balanced fitness program isn’t really in your best interest.
First, like many fitness myths “balanced” is often a euphemism for “spread too thin.” When you try to focus on being balanced, it often means that you are not focusing on certain areas of aspects of your fitness in a way that will reaps substantial results. If you work on your arms one week, then your legs the next, followed by your chest and abs after that, and so on... What are the chances that you’ll really see meaningful results in any of those areas?
Odds are you’ll just “feel the burn” for a day or two and then that will be it.
It’s a lot better to focus on one area at a time so that you can improve your arms and get solid arm strength first before you shift to another area of the body.
Second, even if you do focus thoroughly on each body part in your balanced training, you probably won’t have enough time to actually enjoy life. To fully and completely train every part of your body in a balanced fashion you would need to spend hours and hours training every week. Say goodbye to your family or anything resembling a life of your own. You’ve got to spend the next few months living at the gym.
Instead, isn’t it better to spend a small amount of time focusing on one muscle group at a time. Your workouts can be compressed to 30 minutes a few times per week rather than hours and hours spent at the gym.
I’m sure your family will appreciate your presence around the house a lot more.
And finally there’s a common belief that you’ll lose your gains if you focus on one part of your body at a time. This really isn’t true since your muscle systems are actually interconnected in a very elaborate way. Many times when you work one part of your body, you’ll be indirectly training another part of your body.
Truth be told it is actually easier to maintain your gains after 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’s just the same way with your body.
So, don’t try to pursue a “balanced” fitness program. Instead look for one that focuses on building solid results in a specific area so that you can truly focus on that area and master it, whether that be gymnastic ring workouts, parallettes, or anything else for that matter. It’s better to have a deep understanding of something than a broad understanding.
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