Start a Journey

Have you been a diligent gym goer for years?

Are you in good shape, but you look the same as you did last year?

Do the same workout and exercises every week?

Well let's start a journey to "re-boot" your body and start to reverse the clock and change your physique.  If you are ready for a mental and physical challenge that will send shock waves to your body and wow your friends, then stay tuned.  But first lets start by looking at traditional Isometric based workouts versus Compound movement based workouts.

Let's first look at life.  Is life made up of single Isometric movements?  Do you only use your lats when you start a lawnmower?  No, of course not.  You engage your legs, back, core and even neck muscles.  So if this is the case then why would your workout be made up of solely Isometric movements?  There is no reason, it is just simply "how we were taught".  I am not taking away from the benefits of a bench press, but there is no reason to do it every week.  There are hundreds of other movements that target the chest, but add an additional muscle group, thus making it a compound movement.  When you realize that your body and more specifically your muscles are like cogs in a machine, the better off your workout mentality will be.  You will begin to do things you could never do before.  I am 39 years old and regularly do box jumps of over 48 inches.  Am I a special athlete, no.  I am just a guy who wanted to jump higher and looked at what I needed to do to accomplish this.

Personal trainers cost a fortune and I see them in my gym everyday, watching me.  It is really funny, they will even imitate the movements that I have created.  I take this as a complement, and strive to work even harder.  Think of me as your R and D department.  I have done the research, and with your motivation can turn you from a V6 to a V8.  Below is a link to my Bodyspace page where you can see my transformation over the years.

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/arrakis_rugby/


IF YOU FOLLOW THIS BLOG YOU MUST OPEN YOUR MIND.  A good deal of what I will describe is against conventional weight lifting theory, but the results are real.  If you want to change you body then stay tuned for the Smart Body Initiative Blog.

Train to failure everyday!
Alex