Gym Jones

There are a lot of training programs out there that get the job done (i.e. achieve a specific goal), however that’s really the easy part in our profession. Reaching goals, as long as they are realistic, is all scientific. Measurable. A fitness professional may work in many different specialties but I guarantee you they have a single interest that propels them to research human science. For myself, I find that even though I work with a variety of fitness levels, I love experimenting in the question of how strong and well-rounded can the body become.

Enter Gym Jones in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can find some of their videos within this blog. They are the guys that transformed the actors in 300 into Spartans. What they do is amazing. Why? Before the whole 300 movie workout craze Gym Jones was finding out how far the body could go. You won’t find unnaturally muscle-bound men and women here; in fact you might think that not much is going on there just by looking at these guys… until you watch one of their videos (or all of them in my case!) These people train to become strong, not just look strong. The training they do is reminiscent to the evolutions I endured training to go to BUD/S and the exercises I did as a gymnast and their work-ethic is that of a collegiate-level wrestler.

One interesting thing about Gym Jones founder Mark Twight is that he isn’t a certified personal trainer. As far as I can see he is just an amazing athlete who has studied what the body can do on a personal level, started a gym located in a huge warehouse, and invited friends to challenge them to physical superiority.

After writing this article I will start contacting the gym to open up lines of communication. I will keep you all abreast of what comes of it.