Russian Kettlebell & Bodyweight Training DVDs, Workouts, Exercises

UNDERGROUND ARTICLES

Do you want to look good without your clothes?

By Greg Mihovich

Most people work out for one simple reason – they want to look good without
their clothing. Let’s say Allison wants to loose 20 lbs and her fiancé Jack wants
to add 15 lbs of ripped muscle to his frame. Both want to do it in three month for
their upcoming wedding.

That’s a good start. You have a goal with a deadline and now let’s draw a plan
how to get there. First let’s start with a shocker…

Do not train merely for Appearance, even if that is your Primary Goal –
train for Function instead.

What?!

Didn’t I just say that I will show you how to look great? And now I’m telling you to
train for something that “has nothing to do with your goals”?!

Wait and listen. I will show you how do just that and so much more. Trust me, I
have done it before.

Understand that it is the Function (Ability) that always dictates the Form (Looks).
If you train for superior Function your Form will reflect that. If you, however, will
train for Form as a Primal Objective, your Function will be greatly diminished and
undeveloped.

What bodybuilding promises is a sculptured body and with the help of machines,
supplements, drugs, tan oil and in case of great genetics it delivers… just that.
This body however, is “all show and no go” – an injury-prone collection of
separate body parts incapable of working together.

Most gymnasts, Olympic weightlifters (with the exception of the super
heavyweights), kettlebell lifters or sprinters within the year or two of training
possess a body that would rock the world of an average bodybuilder (steroid-
bloated “pros” opinion might be different, but let them stay in their misery). Yet
those athletes would crash their bodybuilding “competition” in terms of inter-
muscular coordination (the ability of your muscles to work as a team), agility,
flexibility and core strength.

The form follows the function and not the other way around. If you train for
superior performance, whether it is lifting more weight at once or for reps in a
functional manner, running faster, jumping higher, performing a difficult
bodyweight movement, or, preferably, all of the above the body’s shape adapts
to the imposed demands.

If, on the other hand, you are motivated solely by the looks, the consequences will
be a greatly diminished athletic ability. What good is a fancy sports car in your
driveway if it cannot drive well?!

A broad set of muscular shoulders, powerful legs and buff chest are direct results
of an Olympic Weightlifter’s ABILITY to move big loads with great power, speed,
grace and surgical precision.

Rock-hard glutes, rugged forearms and a healthy set of lungs and heart, that can
outlast a horse, are direct results of a Kettlebell Lifter’s ABILITY to perform
Kettlebell Lifts with great intensity for up to ten minutes at a time.

Chiseled midsection, wide back and muscular arms are direct results of a
Gymnast’ ABILITY to exhibit tremendous body control, while performing various
skills on a variety of apparatuses, as well as without any equipment at all.

A ripped physique and powerful cardiovascular system are direct results of a
Sprinter’ ABILITY to run short intervals at top speed repetitively.

Of course, someone might say: “I’m not an athlete and I don’t care for athletic
ability – I just want to look good!”

Well, first of all, read on, I’ll get you there faster than on a diet of bench presses,
lat pull-downs, leg curls and occasional crunches.

And secondly, find an inner source of motivation for your training instead of the
way others judge you. You will go further, achieve more and train with more
enthusiasm than ever!

Poor range of motion, undeveloped coordination and general weakness (that is
what I said) are direct results of an average person’s blind following of a
conventional fitness & bodybuilding model – somebody who “works out” for
Form, as a Primary Goal.

Such a person usually, even if he understands the importance of improving one’s
Ability, chooses the wrong Ability ideal.

He / she work hard (and often till complete muscular failure) on single joint, one-
dimensional and often unnatural and harmful exercises like benching, curling,
crunching (all while sitting, laying or supporting himself otherwise in attempt to
“isolate the muscles better”), frequent long distance running and a big dose of
Aerobic Training.

His physique reflects his Functional Ability. He looks like a person that can move
weights in single dimension at a time, while sitting or laying down.

Pretty good result for a handicapped person that through some great misfortune
lost his Ability to move freely in three dimensional environment. It is great,
though, that he did not lose, or, may be found a greater deal of determination
and focus to keep himself in condition than most so called “healthy” people ever
possess.

I respect a lot that kind of focus and desire to maintain yourself in great
condition. And I understand the greatness and irreversibility in most cases of a
handicapped person’s Movement Ability loss. I hope it will never happen to
anybody.

However if you are reading those words there is a pretty good chance that you
are not a handicapped person.

Than my next logical question is: than why would you train like one?!

What are your true goals? The kind of goals that will benefit you, instead of your
ego? To turn yourself into a “good-looking” handicapped person?

Or to

•        Feel Great (Primal Goal – Great Health & Pan-Free Mobility)
•        Perform with Great Ability (Secondary Goal – Maximize Your Ability to
Perform under any circumstances)
•        And Look Great (merely a side effect of proper Multidimensional
Functional Athletic Development that my Compound Conditioning Principals
offer to you)

In other words, you should train like a Multidimensional Athlete in order to
maximize your Functional Ability. Even if your Primary Goal is the looks, select
your list of Functional Abilities according to the physique type that you desire.
Your Primal Goal should be to feel great. Your Secondary Goal to perform great.
And you will achieve a great looking physique naturally.

Greg Mihovich
Performance Enhancement & Combat Arts Specialist
www.UndergroundGym.com

Come train with us and we guarantee to make it
an experience of a lifetime!

You could chose from Private and Semi-Private Training or Group
Classes options.

Call us at (732) 829-1164 to GET STARTED NOW!
Or contact us via email

In case if you live outside of a reasonable traveling area to our NJ,
Monmouth County location, you can still utilize our extensive experience
and distinctive know-hows by taking advantage of our Training DVDs,
Online Training Program, Phone Consultations and Seminars.