Week 32
What exercise level are you?
So now it’s time to test your knowledge… on yourself. The last three weeks have been focused on exercise. You should have a base knowledge now that allows you to improve your health through intelligent exercise. We’re going to break you up today into three groups: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced, as defined below.
Beginner- If you don’t exercise consistently, or you call curling your cup to your lips or lifting the remote exercise then you are here. Even if you were at one point in your life an exceptional athlete (Uncle Rico) if you are out of shape and out of practice, start here.
Intermediate- If you exercise, but not consistently or have made some progress but still have a ways to go, you belong here. Even those of you who are very much in shape, if exercise isn't a passion and you don’t know the difference between pronate and supinate, or you can’t tell someone the difference between your traps and your glutes, sorry, but you’re intermediate.
Advanced- If you think you are here, you better be an Olympian, a college athlete, a freak of nature, or have 10 plus years of consistent training under your belt. If you think you should be here, but you don’t fit into one of the above categories, newsflash! Your ego is advanced, but your level of training isn't.
Beginner- If you don’t exercise consistently, or you call curling your cup to your lips or lifting the remote exercise then you are here. Even if you were at one point in your life an exceptional athlete (Uncle Rico) if you are out of shape and out of practice, start here.
Intermediate- If you exercise, but not consistently or have made some progress but still have a ways to go, you belong here. Even those of you who are very much in shape, if exercise isn't a passion and you don’t know the difference between pronate and supinate, or you can’t tell someone the difference between your traps and your glutes, sorry, but you’re intermediate.
Advanced- If you think you are here, you better be an Olympian, a college athlete, a freak of nature, or have 10 plus years of consistent training under your belt. If you think you should be here, but you don’t fit into one of the above categories, newsflash! Your ego is advanced, but your level of training isn't.
Homework:
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Beginner Assignment:
O - Take the information you learned in Exercise 1010 and set up your basic program. Be sure to include both cardio and strength training. Start with one day per week for a cardio day and one day for strength training. Quickly progress over the next two months to where you do some vigorous cardio 3 days per week of at least 20 minutes and 2-3 days per week of strength training activities followed up with some light stretching after each session. O - Track your progress for the next two months on your 8 week cycle . When combined with some good dietary principles, you should be happy when you look in the mirror and you should no longer sound like Darth Vader playing soccer with your kids. Intermediate Assignment: O - Take the information you learned in Exercise 1010 and adjust your current fitness routine to be more balanced and include a better variety of cardio and strength, along with some improved flexibility. If you are happy with the balance and your performance and physique are within your accepted range, just up the intensity a little bit, track what happens, and polish up your routine. O - Continue to track what you are doing. It is important to track things over time so you can see what works and what doesn’t . Often what we think will work doesn’t and what we swear won’t do us good gets us to our goal. Advanced Assignment: O - There’s nothing we can tell you in a short assignment that will drastically improve what you’re doing or where you are at. However, we have access to some of the best trainers and coaches in the country. Email us if you have a question on something, or you have stalled in your advanced state. We can put you in contact with the trainers of one of the best crossfit females in the world, world class strength coaches, black belts, coaches of UFC fighters, and pro level fitness competitors and diet coaches. Keep up the good work! O - Send us a short write-up of what you do to stay fit and why you love it, along with a picture so we can spotlight you on our website |
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