The power of training

To me there is a fundamental difference between "going to the gym" and training. Typical gym workouts involve the segregation of strength and cardio into two distinct, non-overlapping entities. Most often I hear.............."well I do cardio for 30-minutes and then I do weights". Further, weight training is broken down into even more distinct subsets like chest and back one day, legs the next day, shoulders and arms the next day.....blah, blah, blah.

This style of training was invented by bodybuilders........for bodybuilding. There is nothing wrong with this style of training if you are aiming to be a gym star and want large, non-functional muscle. However, this style of training totally omits the variability of athletic endeavors and omits important elements like speed, agility, quickness, coordination, balance, and power.

Training in my opinion should be geared towards completing the individual, making the person stronger, faster, quicker, and more explosive. Don't fret, training still makes your pecs and arms bulge and gives you "great glutes", but it promotes symmetry and balance. Training is an endeavor towards greatness......working out is an endeavor towards walking down the beach.

The question is, do you want to train or do you want to go to the gym? Training does not have to consume your life, it takes the same amount of time as working out but the approach is different. Stay tuned for more.

More cool video of ju-jitsu phenom Shinya Aoki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GKneOIyXyA

Talk soon, M