Name: You Are Your Own Gym
ISBN: 9780345528582

You Are Your Own Gym

From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere program for getting into amazing shape For men and women of all athletic abilities! As the demand for Special Operations military forces has grown over the last decade, elite trainer Mark Lauren has been at the front lines of preparing nearly one thousand soldiers, getting them lean and strong in record time. Now, for regular Joes and Janes, he shares the secret to his amazingly effective regimen—simple exercises that require nothing more than the resistance of your own bodyweight to help you reach the pinnacle of fitness and look better than ever before. Armed with Mark Lauren’s motivation techniques, expert training, and nutrition advice, you’ll see rapid results by working out just thirty minutes a day, four times a week—whether in your living room, yard, garage, hotel room, or office. Lauren’s exercises build more metabolism-enhancing muscle than weightlifting, burn more fat than aerobics, and are safer than both, since bodyweight exercises develop balance and stability and therefore help prevent injuries. Choose your workout level—Basic, 1st Class, Master Class,and Chief Class—and get started, following the clear instructions for 125 exercises that work every muscle from your neck to your ankles. Forget about gym memberships, free weights, and infomercial contraptions.

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felixhummelFeb 2023

Our goals seem very alike, so I'd recommend this Book:

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises -- Mark Lauren

I actually read its German translation (AFAICT) called "Fit ohne Geräte".

The book starts with some useful insights about basic motivation and eating habits.

Following its training program I went from slightly overweight to "normal" / slightly muscular. I'm in my late 30s and can do all sorts of sports. Lifting my girlfriend comes easy.

Bonus points: First bodyweight training means that you need no extra gear and second there is little time investment of ~40m per day on 4 days a week.

Hope this helps. :)

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damjanv1Feb 2023

yes get some olympic rings. look into the (free) app You are your own gym(Yayog) Buy overcoming gravity (or join the reddit group where the author answers many of the questions). Working out with bodyweight is fantastic imo

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littlecranky67Jan 2023

Bestselling "You are your own gym" (YAYOG) by Mark Lauren is a good book to get started as a beginner. Good list of example excercises with progression plans and training regimes, overall good writeup of fitness basics.

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zuzuleinenFeb 2022

I do a set of exercises from the book You are your own gym. They also have an app and it's easy to follow.

My brain feels amazing after them. The trick is having the motivation to do them. I guess any type of exercise will do.

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dceddiaDec 2021

I’ve been using Mark Lauren’s material for a few years. He has a few books with exercises and progressions - You Are Your Own Gym, Strong and Lean, Body by You.

There’s also a subscription video service which I’ve gotten a ton of value out of, Mark Lauren on Demand, which has a bunch of exercise programs from beginner to advanced. I think it’s $9/month. All bodyweight stuff, and most exercises don’t require any equipment (a few need stuff like a pull-up bar, or a bench/table). They’ve been releasing new material regularly, most recently a program based on short 10-20min workouts. I like the balance of strength and mobility/flexibility work.

https://marklauren.com

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dceddiaJun 2021

A few years ago I found a book which is basically this, called You Are Your Own Gym. It's full of body weight exercises, plus a 10-week program built on these exercises. It seemed like it was written for exactly me -- someone who doesn't like going to the gym, and doesn't like long boring cardio. I had some good success following the book's program on and off for a few years.

Then a couple months before the pandemic I joined the author's new subscription service called Mark Lauren On Demand. It's a library of workout videos and programs, organized by difficulty. It's like $8.99/month and I think it's the best thing I pay for. I'm definitely in the best shape I've ever been.

Workout videos are surely not a new idea, but I hadn't tried that format before this, and I like that the videos are literally him doing the exercises along with you, including warmup and cooldown. It means I can look at the timestamp and know exactly how long it'll take to do a workout that day. And I like that it's all scheduled out for me. I just have to show up (in my basement).

Book + workout program is at https://marklauren.com/

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