Weekend Randomness

After a busy week of training I was able to have a Saturday off and spent it relaxing. Went to see Hall Pass, which was hilarious, and then made my way to Home Run Burgers to eat some lunch. Not the best thing to eat but everyone has to enjoy a cheat day every now and then. I have also been working with a co-worker on putting together some things for a future business. We are looking to create a name and start messing around with some online training. We also have a possible set up at a local country club to run a  summer bootcamp program.

I really dislike the word "bootcamp" these days. I feel like it has over-saturated the industry and everyone under the sun runs a bootcamp here and there. The biggest issue I have with it is that majority of bootcamps are just an hour of exercises thrown together to make people sweat. Just because it is a larger group doesn't mean the trainer can't incorporate a little individuality. I like to think that most people in the general population have very similar issues including tight hip flexors, weak glutes, and forward-rounded posture. With that in mind the programing can be generalized but there is still the fact that each person is an individual and some people have more ability than others. So with a more in depth set up there needs to be some progression and regression available in a program. Having easier as well as harder options for certain exercises can make it a more individual workout instead of having everyone do the same thing even when they are on different levels.

Another issue with bootcamps is the lack of progression. A lot of times I see bootcamps be random each and every session. If that is the case then there is no progressive overload. Bootcamps should be just like individualized programs and include rep, set, and rest progression to ensure that each session is creating improvement.

Bootcamps are just like personal training sessions, just on a larger scale. If you are looking for a bootcamp, ask these questions and make sure you are signing up for something more than just a series of random workouts.