The Big Gym Mentality

If you are somebody that is prepared to commit to a path in fitness and be fitter after 40 what options do you have?

You could join one of the many large gym chains with an array of fancy equipment. However, step into the majority of these gyms and you'll discover that it's a world of confusion, dissolution. isolation, monotony, demotivation and ultimately disappointment. Over 90% of gym goers never reach their goals and that's ignoring the ones who continue to pay gym fees but rarely, if ever, turn up or those who have forgotten their original goal that made them join in the first place.

The reality is that the majority of these gyms are based around the body building mentality and it's been that way for over 40 years. No one questions whether or not the methods of training are acceptable to the general public because the people who work in this industry don't want to be exposed as unknowledgeable about fitness.

So let's take a closer look at the current state of the big gym:-

• Big gyms are based around the body building mentality - do you really want to be a body builder? Bloated, deformed and slow like prey: or would you rather be sleek, strong, agile, and lean like a predator?


• Static stretching before a workout - a complete waist of time that can lead to injury rather than preventing it. Have you ever seen a race horse do hamstring stretches before a race? No!


• Many exercises encouraged at the big gyms are based around isolation exercise such as bicep curls, tricep extensions and leg extensions. I've been to numerous gyms around the country and all you see is rows of guys doing endless bicep curls. Is this a bicep curling contest? Anybody caught doing bicep curls or tricep kick backs should be laughed at. Similarly for doing endless sit-ups in the futile hope that it will reduce an ever increasing waistline.


• A gym floor filled with endless rows of fancy machines. Do you really believe that you are going to get fit by sitting on a chair and pushing a weight that has already been stabilised and balanced for you? Reality check! Gyms use machines purely for economic reasons, meaning that they can employ cheaper staff as there is no skill requirement to train users on how to push a weight attached to a machine that does most of the hard work for you.


• Fat burning zones and spending hour after hour on treadmills and elliptical trainers. Do you really believe that you will become lean by training like this? I'm sorry but you are going to be very disappointed.


• A big gym would normally select one of two goals for you; bulk up and gain muscle or burn calories and lose weight. This can lead to unrealistic goals, a false sense of fitness and loss of motivation.

Isn't it any wonder that the majority of gym newcomers give up within a few weeks or rarely make an appearance. Obesity levels and falling fitness levels can only increase if gyms continue with these methods.

There is another way...

Over the next few posts, I'll show you the methods that will get you fitter at 40 plus than you were at 20. Stronger, leaner, more powerful, sleeker, faster and more agile. For those of you under 40 you have a head start.

Join the revolution.