I was an XGym member for many years before relocating to Arizona. I have experimented with many different exercise protocols during my life, always looking for the perfect system which would deliver the highest level of both strength and cardiovascular fitness. After some intermittent periods of absence to try something different, the XGym eventually became the base of my program.
Consistency and progression are the keys to fitness. Whatever form of exercise you choose, it needs to fit into your life so that you can maintain your effort over long periods of time. The two twenty-minute sessions per week over a period of a year amount to 104 workouts. This is much better than attempting too much, and be always starting and stopping. The XGym protocol is safe and injury prevention is another key to consistency. Having a set appointment time helps too because showing up is responsible for probably 85 of potential success.
With the details of each workout recorded, the progression aspect is always addressed. This structured approach results in maximum strength gains in the shortest time period. Once you get close to your potential strength limits, the workout frequency can even be reduced to one session per week which still results in strength increases. Even a week vacation a few times per year becomes a well earned rest and never results in any loss of strength. In fact, I have made infrequent trips back to CA over the last year and always try to fit in a workout while I am there. It is amazing how much of my strength was maintained. Even I was surprised that between my last two trips, which were four month apart that I was actually stronger even though I had done no traditional weight lifting in the interim.
If you are looking for the most time-efficient route to strength and fitness, you need to give the XGym serious consideration. Along with an appropriate diet and lifestyle, it will deliver superior results with a minimal time commitment.
Tom Griesel, co-author of TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning Metabolism, Get Lean Fast and Leave Diet and Exercise Rules in the Dust (BSH 2011).
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