EUGENIZATION.

“Train, do not aimlessly ‘work out’.”

What’s the difference?

Working out implies lack of purpose.  There’s a randomness inherent to the concept of working out.  “Working out” conjures up the image of a gym goer flitting from one exercise to the next, pumping away five or six sets of biceps curls, reading the paper or a magazine in the time between sets. 

Training, on the other hand,  implies order, structure, and logical progression.  When you train, you train for something - whether it’s a marathon in 6 months, a judo intramural at the end of the semester, or the first bikini day of the year at Long Beach.  Training always has an end result, a goal to be reached.

It goes without saying that people who “train” generally achieve the ends they’re seeking.  Sadly, trainees with equal motivation and consistency who “work out” don’t.

Are you training, or merely working out?