How Not To Build A Successful Fitness Workout Program

Posted by Eddie Lomax on 21 April 2009 filed in Blog, Exercise Advice

By Coach Eddie Lomax
BestAtHomeWorkouts.com

The more dependent your fitness workout program is on machines, devices and other complexities… the easier it is to destroy!

Some fitness programs employ the use of machines, devices and other complexities to “ensure” success. And in the complexity of the fitness program lies its downfall. The more your fitness program relies on exterior things for its success… the more prone to failure it becomes.

Your best results come from basing your fitness workout program on equipment readily available like bodyweight exercises, dumbbells and barbells.

A complex fitness program dependent on specific equipment or specialized “professional” monitoring for success resembles a house of cards.

One Wrong Move…

And The Fitness Program

Comes Crashing Down

For example…

You have to go to the gym because they have the machines you need
You need the heart monitor to tell you how hard to work
You need a personal trainer to ensure you train

What really happens is when any of these things are missing? They become the excuse as to why your training is not working.

“My gym burned down… I can’t train anymore.”
“My batteries we dead… so I skipped the workout.”
“My trainer is sick… so I don’t know what to do.”

And these excuses become the reason your fitness workout program ultimately fails.

“It’s not my fault… such and such happened…”

Now I am not saying you should necessarily avoid gyms, equipment or trainers in your quest for fitness, health and physique. I‘m only saying the less dependent you are on them the better. For example, if you based your fitness program on equipment you own (like your own body, a set of dumbbells or a barbell set), you would never have an excuse not to work out!

Your Fitness Program Should
Depend On What You Control

Fitness workout programs should rely on something that you control… your desire to get fit and stay fit and some readily available equipment is really all you need. Make the foundation of your fitness program as simple as possible and you will never be left wanting for a way to increase fitness, improve health and develop your best body.

Build your fitness, health and physique improvement efforts on a strong foundation of simple, proven effective methods for guaranteed long term success. With this simple fitness foundation in place, you can then explore other training methods as the opportunity arises. Use the other stuff when available, but do not base your fitness program on something you cannot 100% control.

Your success ultimately depends on you, and only you… like it or not. Look for a fitness program that helps you increase the effectiveness of your physical training… not that make you a slave to specific equipment, people or places. Bodyweight programs, dumbbell programs, barbell programs (or a combination) are your best bet!