Prisoner Fitness - The True Book of Power (Chapter 3 Part 2)

Last week, the editor brought to you the Prisoner’s Fitness - The Book of True Power (Chapter 3, Part 1) Now the editor brings the second part of the scam of modern fitness

I praise anyone who leaves the sofa to exercise, but among the many people who go to the gym to exercise (you may also be in it), how many have truly achieved their fitness goals? The facts are not gratifying. Most people will use the methods described above to exercise, but the results are very little. Those focused guys "trek" to the gym week by week, but perhaps apart from the initial little progress, there is almost no change in them, let alone reaching peak physical fitness.

This is the case for those fitness workers who insist on exercising. 90% of people will withdraw after two months because they cannot see the results. Considering the unrefined slim figure and such a boring method, who would still bear to blame those fitness workers who have lost their motivation? At 50 In California, some chain gyms implemented a lifelong membership system and were affordable. "Lifetime" means that as long as you pay the payment in one go, you can come to the gym to train at any time, and it will be effective for life. It sounds like a good deal? It is indeed good, but that is for gym owners. Among the many people who spend money, 99% of them withdraw after several months, and they are never willing to come back. In fact, gym owners know this well, and this situation is completely within their expectations. Therefore, the withdrawal rate of gyms is surprisingly high.

Are you the same? If you have ever walked in with passion and good wishes. Will you give up on the gym soon? If you are not like this, you may have heard of other people having similar experiences. But if going to the gym is really as valuable as advertised, why is the withdrawal rate so high? People don’t achieve the results they expect through exercise, which should be part of the answer. The general fitness schedule of a gym is not only inefficient, but also inconvenient. Not just training, the first question you have to face is how to get to the gym. Opening a gym requires a lot of space to accommodate enough equipment. Most gym owners cannot afford the rent of land in the city center, so they usually You will rent or buy an open space in the suburbs or old towns. This way, most fitness workers have to drive or take public transportation. Before departure, you not only need to prepare sportswear and fitness bags, but also bring membership cards, water and toiletries. How many people are in the mood to prepare these things after working hard for a day or after a day of class?

　　After you arrive at the gym, you will find that the equipment you want to use is often used - this is more common during non-working hours. It will not make people feel comfortable in a gym full of people covered in stinky sweats (unless you have this special hobby).

Then why do you still make yourself bored? Because there are publicity everywhere - if you want to have a perfect figure, you have to go to the gym. If you want to be the focus of others' attention, you have to become a gym member; if you want to have distinct abdominal muscles and developed pectoralis major, you have to use expensive fitness equipment; if you want to avoid sports injuries, you need to have professional sports shoes; if you want to be big, you need to eat protein powder or other nutritional products... Why do you tell us this? Everyone, after all, it is all for money. The "experts" in commercial advertisements tell you that if you want to exercise pectoralis major muscles, abdominal muscles or other muscles, you need this or that kind of equipment. In fact, they are selling these things The same is true for nutritional supplements. Magazines that show professional bodybuilders and promote nutritional supplements are not funded by bodybuilders. Professional bodybuilding itself is not as profitable as expected. These magazines are not sponsored by companies that produce these nutritional supplements, or published by companies - the latter accounts for the majority. However, the bodybuilders' strong figure in these publications is not made of protein powder, but the credit of steroids.

In the modern society driven by money, the so-called healthy lifestyles that merchants promote to the general public are actually a huge lie. Most consumers are trapped in people In the scam, you don’t need these messy products to make your strength and health reach its peak.

　　All you need is your own body, correct knowledge, and a firm attitude.

　　1. There are very few equipment needed to exercise with your own body weight

　　No strength training system can be more in line with the principles of "independence" and "simplification" than using your own body weight, and it is unique. Even those who are keen on weight training have to admit this.

　　For "old-school" gymnastics masters, their bodies are a gym. In fact, most gymnastics movements do not require equipment. Sometimes you may want to use some external objects to increase the intensity of the movement, but you can find such objects even if you don’t leave your home. What you need is something that allows you to grab and hang in the air, and you can find them by just a look—doors, pipes, and even tree rights. You don’t need to go to the gym at all, and even exercise at home will not require a lot of space—just as long as you have a place the same size (sometimes even smaller) as your body.

Other strength training systems require metal weights, ropes, chains or some equipment to exert resistance on you. Unlike most gymnastics movements use the most at your fingertips—you Your own weight. No need to be in the gym or the help of fitness equipment means you don’t have to prepare a lot of things so that your home will not be messy. In addition, it also means you can exercise anytime, anywhere, whether on vacation, on business, or at work, without a limited location. This is why gymnastics survived and shined in prison - where there are very few fitness equipment, and prisoners cannot choose their own residence, and sometimes even have to be confined alone.

　　A big advantage is that gymnastics exercise does not cost money. No equipment means no investment, and no gym means no membership fee - never.