UK Gym X Training Championships

GymXTC™

GYMXTC ™ is the platform to get recognition for the Sport of X- Training as an official sport through the eyes of Sport England.

Why? Because members of gym's are some of the fittest people in the world and deserve recognition.

Descriptive Terms

Gym Athlete: A member of a gym who trains specifically for a X Training Challenge (Gym Fitness Challenge)

Gym Based Sports: The evolution X Training as a sport

Gym Eagle: A member of a gym who competes in a Gym Fitness Challenge against another member from another gym.

League of Eagles: Gyms who challenge other gyms to Gym Fitness Challenges.

Convocation: A team of Gym Athletes - no more then 20 of both male and female and of various fitness levels.

The Orbital: Refers to an arena (usually a gym studio) that a Gym Fitness Challenge is carried out in.

WGC Gym Fitness Challenge: Two or three lanes of Gym Challenges comprising of more then one discipline, yet no more then 13 to be completed in a race format against the clock. Each event is created by a tried and tested event which has taken place in the last ten years and show a clear indication that the events are safe to run and have met the correct level of competence by organisers. Results will be available for members to see as soon as they finish the race, or within 24 hours.

'Events Entered' A recognised Gym Fitness Challenge that is recorded in the WGC database.

The Gym Athlete Leader Board

The Challenge database is a method to ensure that only those of equal fitness race each other and is available to compete in by any gym in the world making the sport of X - Training unique in it's own right.

The sport of X Training is split into three classes for both Male and Female:

The Challenges range in intensity and weight and are designed to encourage  variation, motivation and longevity to so somebody who trains in a gym.

The search engine for the database has various search methods of defining the class of competitor:

The Gym Athlete is someone who trains themselves in the varied skills necessary to utilise the oxygen transportation and energy required to complete these challenges in as quick a time as possible. They have achieved a verified registered time at a recognised event or by an official WGC verifier that records a time of:

Elite Gym Athlete (Premier)

• Male Under 15 minutes
• Female Under 16 minutes

Advanced Gym Athlete (Gold)

• Male Under 17 minutes
• Female Under 18 minutes

Standard Gym Athlete (Silver)

• Male Under 20 minutes
• Female Under 22 minutes

Bronze Gym Athlete

A Gym Athlete who entered a recognised gym challenge that is in the WGC database.

Novice Gym Athlete

A Gym Athlete who has yet to compete in a recognised WGC Gym Challenge.

Seasons.

The UK is the first country in the world to take the concept of a gym vs gym challenge. A season of Gym Athletics is scheduled annually so that the search for the UK's Fittest and Best Gym can be found based on Gym Fitness Challenges.

Early Season:

February - June

Late Season:

Sept - Dec

An event in the UK Gym Challenge Series, has a period of at least seven weeks between events.

Closed Events

A closed event can be run by any organisation that for some reason cannot allow other competitors to compete. For instance for security reasons. Points into the series will not be allocated in 2010 Championships.

Open Event

An event where other gyms are invited to compete against gym members if a Gym Fitness Challenge.

The UK Gym Fitness Series

A series of Gym Challenges that are competed by members of gym over a period of a year. Each member who takes part receives 'Fitness Points' (X Training Gym of the Year Award) for their gym and also fitness points for Gym Athlete of the Year Award. The club and gym member with the most points is deemed winner.

The UK X Training Gym of the Year

A single club that by members commitment reflects fitness levels and achievements in fitness challenges throughout the year based on events entered by members of a gym and personal trainers. In essence the fittest club in the UK.

Winner 2009 (Gorton Fitness First, Manchester)

Gym Athlete of the Year

Individual points gained throughout the year based on fitness gym challenges.

Male Winner 2009 (Jamie Spencer - Corals Health and Fitness Brighton)

Female Winner 2009 (Penny B - Gorton Fitness First, Manchester)

Scoring System 2010

Please note Personal Trainer and Gym Instructors have to be REP's registered and do not count in Gym Athlete of the Year, only for X Training Gym of the Year.

Team Challenge Scoring Zone (WGC Challenge Only)

The new team challenge makes entering events fair and teams being represented at the correct level. Scoring zones are attributed to the results tables. This will effectively mean that EFR (Equal Fitness Racing) is guaranteed and that each race will be represented at the correct entry level.

Team Captain

No more then 20 Gym Athletes makes one team called a 'Convocation' of various levels of fitness, both male and female.

As many in any category can enter, but they have to achieve qualifying times to recieve bonus points.

The scoring Zone

It is vital that Team Fitness Captains ensure that their members enter events at the correct level. Entry points will be awarded to anybody who enters an event, but bonus points will not. If members are obviously in the wrong class the scoring zone will reflect points that are attributed to those Gym Athletes that compete under 'fair gamesmanship' and of Equal Fitness (EFR)

All events that take on the WGC Challenge are entered automatically into the Gym Athlete Leader Board.

Terms for Racing

Equal Fitness Racing (EFR)

A 16 second differential of times (2 second per station) between competitors will ensure close racing every time.

Locked Racing (LR)

When racing somebody who has exactly or one second difference as you on the 'Gym-Fit' Challenge Database.

Team Racing (TR)

Football, Rugby, Running Clubs etc teams can race each other.

Team Event Racing (TER)

The formation of teams starts in your own gym.

Time Delayed Racing (TDR)

Start a race at delayed times, so that handicaps can lead to husband vs wife racing etc or male vs female racing.

No Judge Required (NJR)

The event is such that a judge is not needed, ie the race involves equipment that a time keeper can check the correct level of input for the machine being used (Life Fitness Bike level 12 for instance) and checks the correct distance is completed.

SeanBlyth©WGC2010