Your joints will explode

Quite literally

If you do one of two things in the gym

1-run or cycle

2-resistance machine exercises

Let's begin by discussing number 1-running or cycling

You have used these before right?

Well, according to IRSHA report, they are two of the most popular exercises that members do in the gym

Plus, they are the first two things that a personal trainer will put you on if you are trying to lose weight

Cardio to lose weight and all that bulls@it

Now, I am not going to go into a rant about how cardio doesn't work for weight loss - I've done this many times before

This time I want to approach it from a different angle

And that is...

Well, if we consider the average 'weight' of a beginner at a gym is around 12-14 stone

The actual IMPACT on joints when running for instance is proven to be around 4 times your own body weight vibrating 

through each joint especially those knees of yours... ^^^ouch^^^

Now, a few things to consider how this impacts the body

Bare in mind there are more but for the purposes of today I'll just share a few

*stress through your joints (cause for weight gain)

*inflammation build up (cause for weight gain)

*injury concern (cause weight gain and lifestyle effected)

*feeling of inadequateness  (imagine trying to run at that weight - how demoralising it must be) im not suggesting for 

one minute that you cant it just wont feel natural and will be really uncomfortable)

*once one joint is effected it tends to hand itself to effecting other joints, i.e. lower back problems

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Is this the same for cycling Joe?

In short, yes.

I know what you are thinking, "but you sit down when you cycle, Joe"

Yes you do,

But you also sit for 8 hours of the day if not more

Cycling, sitting however you want to put it for those many hours do lead to muscle length imbalance's and other 

technical things around bio mechanics but i'll spare you the jargon (I hate it when trainers try talking to clients in fitness 

language it should be in the language that you understand)

If anything, where by running can be what we call a self limiting exercise...this is where your body tells you when a 

enough is enough

The bike can actually 'MASK' this

e.g. the cycle starts to get a little tougher, so you decide to lower the resistance...which makes it easier but you still can 

continue to cycle though

did you know that a 45 minute 'spin class' is equivalent to approx. 4000 lunges

Talk about over training the joints

Try doing 10 lunges with a 4 second pause at the bottom... never mind 4000... haha!

The same goes for machine based resistance exercises- point number 2

For one, they work muscles only in isolation (one muscle at a time)

Only body builders really use them

Though gyms are packed with them

They essentially allow the body to push more load (weight) than the joints are capable of withstanding

Mainly operate in one plane of movement

Using only one to four muscle groups at time

By the way, tell me a time when you only ever use 'one muscle' when moving in the real world...

There isn't a time!!!

Ever!

The funny thing is...

The resistance machines are laid out randomly

No thought process behind it

Just whatever machines fit in the space available on the gym floor and we'll fit the rest around it kind of thing

By doing it this way I can more or less predict your program already and it will usually consist of the following

Leg press

Shoulder press

Leg extension

Leg curl

Lat pulldown

In that order as well...

So what are you getting at Joe?

Well, for one you're doing exercises in the order they are placed in the gym not what best for you

Two, it's exactly the same program as the other thousands of members at the gym

Exactly the same

Talk about a disservice

Or designing a customised program for your customised body

It NEVER happens in a gym

And it will never happen

So be my guest and join a commercial gym in the New Year

You don't need to as I've just shared with you the program they will give you

Here it is again

Cardio (bike or treadmill)

10 mins on each

Resistance machines exercises (3 sets of 10 or 15 reps)

Leg press

Shoulder press

Leg extenstion

Leg curl

Lat pulldown

No wonder the fitness industry is in decline

Too predictable

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