Do you workout or do you train?

Posted by admin on Sep 24, 2009 in News Feed | Comments Off

Do you workout, or do you train? Do you know the difference between the two? For those of you not aware, I can’t stress enough that there is a difference between the two. Knowing the difference could have a big in how you approach your diet and exercise program. One leaves you spinning your wheels, never really making progress toward your goals. The other takes you to your goals and beyond!

If you don’t know the difference know, Ill explain it for you. Working out is just that. You go into the gym, maybe with no solid plan, you more than likely don’t have a well thought out program, and you probably don’t have a goal you’re trying to reach. You may, actually, have a goal, but how defined is it? Do you want to lose some weight, or are you trying to lose 20 pounds? How are you going to get to your goal? How do you have a defined plan of attack if you don’t have a goal to work towards? Are you going to bench instead of squat because you’re tired from a long day of work? Skimping on the cardiovascular work, or easing up on it because you’ve “Done enough” today? These are the things that happen when you just workout. You get to the gym, do some work, and get out, just happy that you made it in. While I will say that consistency is important, do you really think that its worth your time to go to the gym just to say you went? For those of you who use your gym time as another extension of your social life, there is nothing wrong with working out. But those who don’t…

Train. They have a completely different mindset in the gym. They have distinct goals. They know that they want to lose 20 pounds. They know they want to put 50 pounds on their bench press.  They have a defined program to reach those goals, and they execute.  They do the prescribed exercises, and don’t skimp on the cardio. Theyre not anti social, but they keep their mind on the task at hand. They’re in it to win it, and they are putting in the work to get to where they want to be.

Do you want to workout, or do you want to train?