When Is The Right Time To Begin Training? Part 1
First, it is always a great time to begin training and working towards your goals, or simply, strengthening your body for life.
That being said, there are always variables:
Age
Sport(s) Goal(s)
Health Issues
Needless to say TIME is not a variable.
No matter who you are, so long as you have two legs that work efficiently, a brain that can reason, and eyes that can view the world you will always have 2 or 5 minutes available to sprint, perform jumping jacks, walk up and down stairs for fitness and health, curl a laundry basket full of clothes, and use your broomstick to perform front squats, single leg deadlifts, stretch and shoulder mobility exercises.
THERE IS ALWAYS TIME, AND ALWAYS RESOURCES SURROUNDING YOU.
Now, for age, we begin lifting items as soon as we can grasp and not let go. As we grow we carry stones, logs, drag stuff, and jump off of anything we can climb.
We even bounce off the earth when we fail at these things. We seem to survive.
To that, I say a child can begin training at any age, so long as they have good form, are never near their one rep max (or even 3 rep max) before the age of 12.
Of course, a adult should be supervising this. But the idea that a child is too young to take on more, when they clearly can, seems a little far-fetch.
Do I train young athletes with weights at Belley Fitness 12 and under?
No. But that is because I find the maturity level of children within my studio not quite up to par with potential danger if they make a mistake and hurt themselves with some weight plate, a dumbbell falling on their foot, etc.
Belley Fitness can resemble a playground at times, and to have focus, not just jump, play and possibly break stuff by accident (or on purpose as teenagers have in the studio) can be challenging.
And trying to monitor and help 2 or more kids at once potentially making a mistake can lead to missed observation of the athlete lifting the weight, or even worse, 2 kids really hurting one another.
It’s not like they’re running wild on a field or basketball court.
There’s actually really heavy weights that can literally lop off a finger or easily break a bone being used in the studio. so safety first with this age bracket.
Will my own children one day be training with weights before the age of 12?
Absolutely. So long as it interests them I will lovingly be there to guide them towards a much easier physical life through the gift and ability to perform fitness and prepare nutritious foods.
Not too mention the confidence and feeling of empowerment that comes with physical and mental strength.
Part 2 will cover sport and goal setting.
Robert Belley
Belley Fitness : Pembroke, Massachusetts
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FINALLY!
The last day of this horrific suffering.
Maybe not so horrific as much as challenging, but, it’s all relative and relatives this time of year can be painful.
BF13DOXHKSC2016 has been a long 13 days of labor, but you found a way to read this blog-post, and that itself is a rewarding single calorie deficit.
And what better way to end any religious themed challenge than a birth?
I do believe it is the birthing that usually adds fuel to the fire of these grassroots cults.
So we’re gonna end this baby burning those shoulders considering your thigh gap possibly has it’s own zip code now, if not it’s own Zillow Zestimate.
Without any further typing skills thank you for playing along with this unique 2016 Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering.
It’s almost as if holidays aligned, yet all the stars were on a cocaine binge the 1970’s through MC Hammer pants.
Oh, by the way, Princess Leia’s dead.
And the guy who doesn’t want to be a solo when he wakes up.
Yeah he’s dead too.
And Han Solo’s dead. But just the fictional Solo. Not Indiana Jones.
I heard the Messiah died too, but turns out it was Isiah winning Eastern Conference Player of the Week and Memphis Grizz died the slow death.
Not Jesus Christ.
Again.
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DAY 2!
Happy Kwanzaa y’all!
If you’ve never done a (wo)man maker you’re in for a treat.
Spawn is leading the Kwanzaa charge today in our 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering Challenge.
Spawn is a bad-ass.
Spawn is also evil.
Spawn also loves to hurt.
Hence he is the perfect pairing for today’s challenge.
Here’s a quick video of a man maker from Gym Jones resident superhero trainer Mark Twight:
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Merry Christmas!!
Today’s suffering challenge celebrates the continuation of a deadly old-age war question of who came first; Santa Claus, or Jesus Christ!
They battle it out every December, each vying for the peoples attention.
One wants all the commerce and wishes to unofficially nudge in on Halloween and Thanksgivings spotlight.
The other wants to continue to control the people’s weekend through a fictitious birthday (likely August or September as historians have noted – but hey, anything for a good selling book and story-line), and continue to divide the world of it’s 2,000 year old-stolen moral guidelines.
Where’s a old-school 7,000 year old Egyptian when you need one to settle this?
Or a dinosaur. Could someone get us a damn dinosaur to weigh-in?
None the less, we will honor Santa today on his 135th birthday.
135 Star Jumps!!!
Because you’re a rock star Mr. Claus!!
Just ask Mrs. Claus.
Unless you ask a Jehovah’s Witness.
Good luck to all, and to all a blood-thirsty, crimson colored, light-saber-battle for the ages!!!
Where is Prince when you need him?
Note: Prince did not celebrate Christmas as he was a Jehovah’s Witness 🙂
Fun Fact: Serena Williams is too!
Exercise Demo from 2010:
If it doesn’t start at 3:32, begin at 3:32 for demo by following this link:
https://youtu.be/kL4cMlaBxSA?t=3m32s
Scene from actual battle: December 2016…. somewhere in Iowa:
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Today marks the 4th of the 13 Days of Belley Fitness Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa 2016 Suffering challenge!!
I’ve become quite proficient at spelling Hanukkah and I think it’ll stick for life.
The workout challenge for Saturday is to perform 150 “Truth” Push-Ups and Chin-Ups.
By “Truth” I’m referring to full range of motion…
plus the spin on Wonder Woman’s Lasso Of Truth.
For the push-ups, simply perform hand release push-ups. They’re actually much easier than the constant supporting/tension variation.
Lay yourself onto the floor and push-up from the there to fullest extension.
For the chin-ups, either modify into a inverted row, or use some form of assistance if necessary (chair, box, bands, partner assist, jumping, etc.) to complete the full range of motion repetitions.
I’d recommend honoring Wonder Woman on her 75th birthday, and perform 75 reps of each the push-up and chin-up.
Or you can break it into as many reps as possible of each, alternating, until you reach the total of 150 reps.
The challenge is in your court!
Good luck!!!
Belley Fitness Pembroke Massachusetts
Belley Fitness
Pembroke, Massachusetts
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Holy crap!
Day 5 of the Challenge is here.
Not too many left.
Today we’re keeping with animal movements, swapping out the Spiderman Crawls for Panther Crawls.
Panther crawls are like a Spiderman crawl / Beast Reach hybrid.
You’ll see in the video below.
7 sets for 7 meters is the goal; roughly 23 feet of travel per set.
Good luck!!
Belley Fitness Pembroke
Belley Fitness, Pembroke, Massachusetts
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We’re all f^@%ed now!
Today’s challenge is brought you by a crazy man in a purple suit…
no, Prince is dead already.
It’s the Joker, and he doesn’t G.A.F.
So much so, that he’s looking to place you face down on the ground, balancing on your belly, waving your arms and legs frantically like a angel fallen to it’s death.
Inverted Snow Angels!
One of my personal favorites for making people ‘feel the burn’.
Good luck with all 666 Inverted Snow Angels.
Hands and feet must never touch the ground during your rep count.
Believe me, this movement sucks.
Good luck with the Joker!
The 2016 Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering Challenge
Day 7
Belley Fitness located in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Servicing residents of Pembroke, Marshfield, Kingston, Hanover, Duxbury, Scituate, and anyone with a means of transportation from anywhere 🙂
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Day 8 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016 is here!
Today’s challenge is pretty easy.
All you need is yourself and a little space.
The rep count is 500.
The amount of sets is based upon your current fitness level.
All you need to do is begin with Push-Ups, as many as you can bust out (you may want perform up to 2 minus your max), then, stand up and perform as many Squats as you possibly can in a row.
Someone may likely finish this in one set.
Some may take up to 50 sets.
In example,
Let’s say I complete 50 push-ups, then I complete 50 squats (50:50), then 30 push-ups, then 50 squats, 20 push-ups, 50 squats I am half way there (250 reps).
Finishing off with
15:35 x 5 sets.
15 Push-Ups:35 Squats multiplied by 5 sets = 250 final reps.
Not too bad!
So find you own rep count that works for you and give it a shot in your house in Pembroke, Marshfield, Duxbury, Kingston, wherever you are.
Good luck!
Belley Fitness Pembroke
Day 9 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Today is Kwanzaa snatch glory in the 13 Days of Belley Fitness Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering challenge of 2016!
DAY 9!!!
Did you know the celebration of the 7 days of Kwanzaa began in 1966?
In honor of that year, we must dumbbell snatch 1,966 pounds in total.
May seem like a lot but when you break it down it’s actually quite simple.
If you’re lifting a 20# DB overhead in the one-arm snatch you need only complete 98 reps total.
And 98 reps is really only 49 per arm.
So, if you’re handling 20# DB shoot for 7 sets of 7 reps per arm.
If you’re handling a 50# DB go for 18 per arm.
983#DB’s just one per arm.
See how easy that is.
Please do not attempt a weight load anywhere near over 70# unless you’re used to lifting this weight over your head regularly…. self-liability ya know 🙂
GOOD LUCK!!!
Day 10 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Day 10 of 13.
Shit.
So far, if you’ve been following along to a T, you’ve likely completed 829 reps of burpees, beast reaches, and bodyweight squats. I love starting with a B…. Bobby Belley.
And today, the 10th day of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering challenge of 2016 you can add another 352 merciless reps via….
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KONGS!!!
The Human Torch sports the latest infographic, beacuse, this exercise will f*^king burn.
Like badly burn.
And for a exercise demo you will find a video beneath 🙂
8 days of Hanukkah, 44 total candles… 8 sets by 44 reps… HAPPY HANUKKAH FOLKS!!!
Good luck!
