Most people enjoy sports of one kind or another, so it makes sense to incorporate that pleasure into your workout program. All to often people start workout programs with the best of intentions but end up quitting because they don’t enjoy them.
There are two ways of incorporating the sports you like into your fitness program. The first is simply to do them – join a football team, sign up at the local tennis club, whatever you really enjoy.
The second way to include your love of sports into your workouts is to add dynamics and some sports specific workouts to your overall training program. At F.I.R.S.T., as most of you have already discovered, we try to incorporate as much dynamic exercise into every exercise we have you perform. And, as many of you may not be aware, we also incorporate a lot of sport’s specific workouts into all of your routines. For example, our plexiglass program incorporates a lot of training techniques utilized by collegiate and Olympic wrestlers, sprinters, gymnasts, hockey players, and downhill skiiers. And, I’m quite certain that those of you who have experienced our plexiglass training methods will agree that they are very effective.
These workouts can include a variety of activities – from weight training to cardio to flexibility work – all designed to help you improve your performance in your chosen activity.
This will make a difference in two ways. Firstly, because you now have a very clear goal in mind – improve your performance – your gym workouts will be more fun. When you are climbing the stairs, running around the lake, sliding across the floor, swinging the sledgehammers or cranking out the weights, you’ll know it’s going to help you play better, feel and look better.
Secondly, the increased fitness from these targeted workouts will improve your performance. You’ll be quicker, stronger, faster, have more stamina at the end of a game, and as a result you’ll play better.
So now you see, there is a method to my madness! My goal is for you to reach your goal. And, to do it in a manner that is fun and always changing.
