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Richard Vint Date Added: 21st April 2011
Gym:Fitness First Fleet  
Competing Level:Premier Fastest Challenge Time (mm:ss): 13:30
Region: Hampshire Country:United Kingdom
Year Of Birth: 1979
   

Richard Vint is the UK's Ultimate Gym Athlete. WGC chatted to Rich to find out about how he trains and sport of Gym X Training.

The UK's Ultimate Gym Athlete is Richard Vint. Out of around 7 million gym members in the UK and around 120 million members worldwide, it boils down to just one.

The Ultimate Gym Athlete is available to do at any gym and for that gym to record results via their personal trainers and gym instructors. The fact they choose not to is immaterial - it's a bit like the lottery slogan,'You gotta be in it to win it'.

It is estimated that only around 5% of any gym worldwide would attempt this challenge if given the opportunity. It is those 5% that World Gym Challenge.com seeks.

To challenge for the title of the Ultimate Gym Athlete will take months of preparation. Your chance starts now, to see if you wish to take on this challenge and be labeled the World's Ultimate Gym Athlete.


How do you feel about being a world record holder?

The initial feeling was relief as I put myself under quite a lot of pressure on the day.  Now it has sunk in it feels good to hold a record although records are made to be broken so I'll have to stay sharp against any challengers.  
What would you like to see happen to the sport?

To become recognised by sporting bodies around the world as a measure of combined fitness, and given official status as a sport.

How would you feel if your record was broken next year?

Good if it's by me.  If someone else breaks it then it will fuel the competition which is painful for me but good for the sport. 

Training: "20 mins bike ride averaging around 170 bpm"
How do feel about the image vrs performance related results issue?

I may be biased as I come from a sporting background where performance is everything, and the people I respect the most are the ones who are competitive enough to sacrifice themselves rather than listen to their body which is invariable screaming for them to stop.  Vanity is a very different sentiment.  I'll leave it there. 

 Speaking to Active TV after the event.
 
What did you have for breakfast on that day?

Scrambled eggs on toast.

Would you like to see the watt bike introduced as a standard bike for the challenge?

The bike is the only real variable in these challenges so standardisation is essential for times/records to mean anything.

 "Pain and lactic tolerance have to be trained for"
How did you prepare ?

I did some strength and threshold cardio training leading up to the competition. A couple of weeks before concentrated on the specific exercises in intervals for quality.  I've been working long hours recently so didn't get to rest up as much as I would have liked but that's life.

How many times a week do you train ?

6 times

Give an example

Superset chest and back 9 sets of each (6-10 reps) followed by 20 mins bike HR averaging around 170.

Or circuit/interval training eg


3 x (50 bench jumps, 50 sit ups, 30 x 30 kg shoulder press, 50 step up with 12kg dumbbells, 40 x 40KG bench press) timed for speed.

4 min recovery between sets.

Followed by bike interval session eg

10 x (1 min hard, 1 min steady)

Thanks to Rich Vint, who continues to be a great spokesperson and ambassador for the sport of Gym X Training.



 
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