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.

GYMXTC ™

Gym X Training Challenge

Gym X Training Circuit

Gym X Training Championships

Gym X Training Competitor

Gym X Training Challenge

Gym X Training Coach

Gym X Training Community

Gym X Training Charity

Gym X Training Competition

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

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Descriptive Terms

Gym Fitness: The conclusion of a gym based physical exercise which has a timed based element based on predetermined weight, repetition and distance for the duration of individual or circuit based splits and results recorded on World Gym Challenge.com

Gym Athlete: A member of a gym who trains specifically for a Gym X Training Challenge (Gym X Training Challenge) and have their results recorded on World Gym Challenge.com

Gym Based Sports: The evolution Gym X Training as a sport

WGC Gym X Training Challenge (GYMXTC ™): 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.

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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 GymX Training Challenge.

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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.

Open Event

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

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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 Gym 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.

Gym Athlete of the Year

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

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.

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