Training Anatomy

In 2006, when the God of torrenting was called Bithumen, and not nCore, a friend of mine sent me a link, asking me to check it out, because there was a home design program for architects that cost 3.6 million forints.

Of course, I had to download it, because torrenting is like free booze at company parties. You have to drink even if you don't want to, and even if you're already throwing up from the free vodka. You know, because it's free. That's how I felt about this program. I didn't need it at all, but I downloaded it because it was free, and I had to know what made it cost so much.

After installing it, of course, I understood nothing. I messed around with it for a while, and I was happy that I had a 3 million program, but I didn't really know what to do with it, so I deleted it, even though I'm sure it was a terribly useful thing.

By now, everything has simplified. Applications have appeared, which make information available in an extremely simplified, user-friendly way. By user-friendly, we mean that even clueless idiots can use them, thus achieving as many downloads and users as possible, and of course, half of them still won't understand it.

The essence of what Corney, Weider, Grimek, or even Schwarzenegger experimented with for 20-30 years, paving the way for higher levels of bodybuilding, and even much more information than that, can be downloaded to our phones for a few dollars.

These applications are incredibly useful. Just think of the myFitnesspal app, which, if used correctly, can easily outperform several years of dietetic training materials, not to mention that such an app is much more useful than a 5-year dietetic training in Hungary.

Then there are the apps specialized in gym workouts, which demonstrate exercises correctly with complete training plans, anatomical drawings, breathing advice, exercises for every muscle group, and for every body type.

Exactly 2 years ago, I found the coolest, most useful app of this type, called iMuscle2. Even the first release of the plain iMuscle brought the competition to its knees, but when the second version was released in 2013, iMuscle2 definitively took its place on that imaginary throne.

However, no matter how thorough and truly "user-friendly" these applications are, most people still don't know how to interpret them correctly. Because it's one thing that there are 75 different exercises for even the smallest tiny muscle, but a gym workout structure is much more complex than it first appears. In the past, I also thought it was so simple, then the deeper I delved into the mysteries of bodybuilding and body shaping, the more I realized that I knew nothing, and even less than that. The more one learns, the more one realizes they know nothing, or it becomes clear that what they once thought they knew, eventually turns out to be absolutely not true. It's like when you start dating. After a few years, you think you know women, then at 75, you're standing there, just staring ahead, thinking, "Damn, what was that all about?"

As I mentioned, iMuscle2 is a fantastic program, and it will help you a lot. But just as I understood nothing from that particular 3 million program in 2006, a beginner will understand nothing from iMuscle2, or will not be able to interpret it. So I thought I would process this app a bit and make a few things understandable, so that you don't just have an app with 3700 exercises, but you can also utilize it as some kind of system when you go to the gym.

First, download the application. When I downloaded it, it was 5.79 euros. It might cost more now, but don't worry about it, because it's worth every last euro cent.

If you weren't a penny-pincher, you now have a cool program. Now launch it, and you'll encounter a terribly ugly person.

Yes. This is the anatomical projection of the human body. If you click on the red areas, it will show you the exercises that can be performed for that specific muscle, and this is where the essence lies. Many exercises that should be systematized. Bodybuilding and body shaping are an art, and with proper execution, you can create incredible results and forms, but you can also ruin it just as easily.

In our case, your body is the canvas, the weights are the brush, the paint is the application of exercises, and the artist is none other than yourself, and this is usually where the problems begin. The characteristic of an artist is that they possess some talent, or if not, they try to compensate for it with learning, diligence, and a lot of practice. Many will still achieve nothing, and these will become the house painters, the biggest buyers of the world's 2-decilitre alcohol supply. We wouldn't call a painter an artist, but rather a simple craftsman, of whom there are many. Nothing special. They nicely paint the apartment, and nothing more. And painted rooms have never been exhibited in any gallery.

This is exactly the situation with the masses of people who are clueless in gyms. That they are house painters. They go down, mess around for years in the gym for countless hours, and then don't understand why there's no change. Of course, the truth is that in most cases, there are serious problems with the canvas itself. Yes. Unfortunately, there are bodies that are completely unsuitable for any kind of body shaping, but we work with what we have, so we have to make the most of what's available to us. But if the canvas is also garbage, the brush is fluffy, and the paint is a flood of crap, then you get Schmuck Andor.

The point is. If you want to get the best possible results from your body, you must keep four basic rules in mind.

1. Your body type.

2. The type of training. I won't go into whether Zumba is bad or bodybuilding is good. After 3 years and more than 600 posts, I assume everyone is aware of this by now. And anyone who still thinks Zumba is good should do humanity a favor.

3. Correct execution of exercises. If you don't go to a personal trainer, iMuscle2 is here for you.

4. You yourself, and everything really depends on this. I'm not talking about perseverance and all that other worn-out crap, but about your desire to learn. Want to get to know what you're doing. Take the time to get to know it, otherwise why would you start anything?

Your body type is what it is. If it's bad, the best you can do is accept it and make the most of it. Don't try to look like girls you see in magazines if your body structure doesn't allow it. This is one of the most important things. Acceptance. If you don't do this, you'll drive yourself to extreme limits. You'll work incredibly hard to achieve something you can't achieve. These usually end in huge emotional crashes, and you just stand there, looking at yourself in the mirror, asking, "But whyyyyyy? Why aren't you like that, even though you do so much for it." A blind person doesn't want to look at landscapes, but to maximize their life as fully as possible given the circumstances. You do the same. Maximize it. Because if you do, you'll look better than those women who may have been born with a luckier build, but if they do nothing, you'll be a better woman than them.

I really don't want to talk more about the right type of training. If you want to do the most effective forms of exercise, then it's HIIT, weight training, stair climbing, functional and bodyweight exercises. Period. Everything else is frills, bullshit, and messing around.

Aerobics and all its variations are horse crap. Zumba, Flabelos, Speedfitness and their idiotic counterparts are the tails of horses who are Black. So, a huge, massive horse crap.

The correct execution of the exercises is one and indivisible. There are no variations, there is only one way, which anatomy itself demands. The "Training Anatomy" series of posts will be perfect for this, for which again, huge thanks to the iMuscle2 programmers and the professional staff behind them.

So the point is, this will be a good series of posts. But of course it will be, since it's written here on LifeTILT.