WHY do we think you should track your results?

Our "PEAK mission" is to make 1000's of human beings Happy, Healthy and FIT - but how can we do that if we don't define what "Fit" really means?

And even more importantly, how do YOU know if you are actually getting the results you work so hard for if you don't measure your progress..?

We could end this blog post right there, because in essence those are the two main reasons why we believe that it's crucial to track your results when training with us.
But, the point of this blog is to give you some more WHY's and also a few HOW's to hopefully motivate you further on your journey of becoming the Happiest, Healthiest and by a proven measure FITTEST version of yourself!

Being strong is never a weakness, being weak is never a strength - but make sure to MEASURE your strength to see your progress!

REASON NUMBER #1: Progressing = motivation!

But if you don't measure your results, how do you know if you're progressing? Sure, we can "feel" fitter and stronger, and that's important too(!), but it's also subjective.
By keeping track of some of your most important fitness data, such as how many pull ups you can do, how much you can lift in some weightlifting movements, and as an example how fast you can Row/Ski 2000m, you can also get a defined measure of your PROGRESS.

And as much as we are absolutely big fans of "just showing up and doing the work while having FUN" in our PEAK Gyms, we also know that you signed up with us from the beginning because you were looking for some kind of results. And..:

REASON NUMBER #2: WE know that our training is working (based on the tracked results we see), and we want YOU to know it's working for you!

At PEAK Gyms we constantly test & retest certain variables of your fitness, like the ones mentioned above (and many others too), and every time we do we see a huge amount of "PB's" (Personal Bests).
We have just started a new Super Human Functionality Project (READ MORE HERE!) Test Period where we are measuring a bunch of our test markers that form part of our comprehensive testing protocol for measuring our members actual Health & Fitness level - and so far the RESULTS ARE AMAZING!

We have had more PB's than we can count and what's really cool is that the results are really exactly what we want them to be right now:

• BRAND WIDE: It happens in ALL 6 of our gyms where the reports are that most members PB'd at least 1-2 variables last week!
• BROAD STRENGTH PROGRESS: We see improvements in both pure WEIGHTLIFTING STRENGTH (we tested Squat, Deadlifts & Presses with incredible results) and for instance GYMNASTIC CAPACITY (we had multiple members adding to their max reps Strict Pull Ups & Push Ups + levelling up with FIRST Rope Climbs, and even Legless Rope Climbs).
• NOT ONLY STRENGTH, BUT ALSO FITNESS BASED: One of our benchmarks is "G.I. JANE" which is 100 Burpee Pull Ups for time (ouch!), and we saw some really great progress there with massive PB's + that we've also tested the 2k Row/Ski Erg or 10min Calorie Air Bike with plenty of PB's in the Cardio department as well.

Point being: Our Programming & Coaching creates world class results and we want to make sure that you also see the incredibly progress you're making when you're training with us.

REASON NUMBER #3: YOUR Super Human Functionality-Data gives you DIRECTION!

We have 5 different levels for ALL our Super Human Functionality test markers.

One of the best things about measuring your fitness across a broad range of test markers is that it also shows you what YOU need to work on to become even more well roundedly Fit & Healthy.
Our Super Human Functionality Project provides many great opportunities to use YOUR results to individualise your training with us moving forward:

• If you have for instance PERFORMANCE-Capacity in most of your weightlifting testers, but "only" Health/Fitness-capacity in Gymnastics & Cardio, you can focus on doing more reps and/or moving faster through your WOD's with lighter loads as that will then address your needs.
• On the flip side, if you have COMPETITION-Capacity in for instance the 5km Run & 2k Row, but "only" Performance-capacity in our strength markers, focus on heavier loads in WOD's and be ok with sacrificing some speed/volume in our AMRAPs as you will then target YOUR strength needs better.
• We also test for IMBALANCES in your lower & upper body and if you find that the UNILATERAL (one legged/armed) testers are very hard and your test markers not meeting the "requirement" for HEALTHY unilateral capacity - focus on using DB's & Kettlebells in your training more than Barbell (and do the unilateral program when the choice is there in our programming) and you'll see not only a lesser injury risk, but also better performance in the future! 

REASON NUMBER #4: YOUR tracked results makes our PROGRAMMING BETTER!

We measure everything to make sure we have the right balance between Gymnastics, Loaded Strength, Cardio etc.

In short: We are huge "fitness nerds" when it comes to programming, and we track everything we can when it comes to our PEAK Members training to make sure that we continuously address the biggest needs within our big community.

We do always program in a Constantly Varied way with the intent of ensuring that we develop Strength, Cardio Capacity, Gymnastic Skills, etc etc simultaneously - BUT we do also target direct needs that we see from our frequent test protocols. 
As an example if we see that all our members are PB'ing their Deadlifts & Squats and many are then ending up in the FITNESS to PERFORMANCE levels on the Super Human Functionality Project scale, but we see that many are struggling to hit even the HEALTH level on the 5km Run for time (which is sub. 30 minutes by the way) - guess what we'll be focusing on for the foreseeable future: RUNNING.

On the flip side, if we see that our members are all getting better at Cardio & Body Weight strength, but few are improving their weightlifting markers - well you know that you'll then see more opportunities to work on pure STRENGTH moving forward.

Right now, as mentioned above, we are super happy with the broad results we are seeing where we seem to be improving ALL areas of our members fitness, but that still means that we'll be able to analyse all tracked performances to tweak our programming as needed moving forward = YOUR RESULTS MATTERS TOO!

SO, PEAK MEMBERS: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LOG YOUR SUPER HUMAN FUNCTIONALITY SCORES HERE!

There you have it, make sure you track your most important variables of your training and we can pretty much guarantee that you'll never run out of motivation to stay consistent - and in the end CONSISTENCY is the most important variables of your fitness training but more on that next week.

For now, make sure you book your classes for the week ahead starting tomorrow because at PEAK Gyms we #NEVERMISSAMONDAY!

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