Mom & Daughter Crushing It In The Gym

Thursday, February 19, 2009

When I started working as a Personal Trainer years ago the workouts were just that...personal and one-on-one...
the whole idea being one trainer working with just one client.

While Personal Training is still alive and kicking, there has definitely been an evolution over the past few years with folks discovering the benefits that come with group training, those being camaraderie, competition and lots of energy.

There’s also another very interesting and unique element that can only be found in group training, and that is what is called “the collective experience”.

Collective experience means that not only are you learning what the trainer is telling you, but you are gathering a wealth of knowledge by training side by side with people of all different athletic abilities and levels of experience.

It’s one thing to have a trainer tell you what and how to exercise, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you’re right in the middle of an intense workout with 6 or 7 other people and you're seeing how their responding, adapting, adjusting, and attacking the workout, because that gives you points of reference and markers for what you could, and/or should, be doing.

Bottom line: your abilities will grow at a faster rate because you are able to draw from the wisdom and experience of several people at one time versus just one.

Here’s a little video from the Crossfit files showing a Mom and daughter team attacking a workout together. Notice how every exercise is a “big” movement...no wimpy arm curls or inner thigh movements here.

Lastly, give some props to the Mom; it took me a couple minutes to actually figure out which one she was...that’s how good she looks!

Live With Passion,

Roy

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Workout Of The Day

 Run 1 mile
5 Deadlifts – 285 lbs men; 195 lbs women
Run 1,200m
10 Deadlifts – 265 lbs; 175 lbs women
Run 800m
15 Deadlifts – 245 lbs men; 155 lbs women
Run 400m
20 Deadlifts – 225 lbs men; 135 lbs women