Way back when I first started training in 2009, there weren’t many “fitness personalities” kicking around on the internet.
I attribute this to the fact that social media was still very much in its infancy (Facebook only became available to anyone over the age of 13 three years prior and Instagram still wouldn’t exist for another year).
However, there were a couple of people who had already made a name for themselves in those early days.
One such character was a chap called Scooby of scoobysworkshop dot com who I understand is now retired.
For the uninitiated, Scooby is a top bloke who has gifted the world with a veritable Library of Alexandria’s worth of free fitness material.
And yet….
Yours Baldly has only come to appreciate his work in the last few years.
To my eternal shame, when I was first starting out I actually dismissed everything he had to say, even going as far speaking against it on internet forums from behind a screen name like the arrogant (and fat) little keyboard warrior I was back then.
Why?
One video he made in particular.
In it he espoused the importance of “steady state” cardio like walking and running, and how there’s no good reason why an otherwise healthy person can’t run considerable distances at a steady pace.
At the time mine was the view that “cardio kills gains”. A view shared by every fat man (and most fat women) who got into lifting because it offers a way of training that involves a lot of sitting down.
So it bruised my ego greatly to hear a man not only say in no uncertain terms that walking, running, and whatnot are non-negotiables but also set a standard my feeble heart and lungs couldn’t possibly meet using the methods I favoured. And in a textbook example of the psychological phenomenon known as “reactance”, I decreed that Scooby was not worth listening to and retreated into my safe echo-chamber filled with other little lazy piggies who wanted to be strong and in shape but weren’t prepared to do the needful to achieve the latter.
There is no singular point or lesson in this email, but both abound if you’ve eyes to see and ears to hear them.
Though I will say that if you’re unwilling to do a fair amount (but not an excessive amount) of cardio then my three-month personal training programme “Silver Era Secrets” is definitely not for you.
This is because I will teach you how to write efficient, effective, and balanced programmes based on the sustainable methods practiced during the pre-steroid era of bodybuilding, and getting into the habit of doing modest amounts of cardio is a non-negotiable part of that.
So.
Provided going for a run or cycle or whatever a couple of times per week is not a problem for you, visit the below linked page to learn more “Silver Era Secrets”:
https://philtyreman.co.uk/programme
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman