Exercise motivation with Turf Games founder Andy Manteit

<p class="p1">Some of my own big fitness goals recently have been just that - fitness goals. Not so much the running or the swimming, but all round fitness that includes strength, endurance and power.</p> <p class="p1">But how do you motivate and test yourself with these less linear goals?</p> <p class="p1">Well for me, Turf Games came along and gave me the answer.</p> <p class="p1">My guest on the podcast today is Turf Games founder Andy Manteit, who tells us more about what the Turf Games involves, who it’s for, and some of the benefits.</p> <p class="p1">We talk training and competing, motivation, community and teamwork, and at the end of the interview I give Andy some quick fire exercise-related questions!</p> <p class="p1">There may be a bit of less-than-common terminology in this episode so here are some explainers:</p> <p class="p1"><strong>AMRAP</strong></p> <p class="p1">A workout where you complete As Many Reps (or Rounds) As Possible in a given time</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>EMOM</strong></p> <p class="p1">A workout where you do an exercise for a given number of reps Every Minute On The Minute for a prescribed number of minutes</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Ski Erg</strong></p> <p class="p1">An indoor cross country ski machine like this one: <a href= "https://www.concept2.com/skierg/concept2-skierg">https://www.concept2.com/skierg/concept2-skierg</a></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Double Unders</strong></p> <p class="p1">Skipping rope exercise where you pass the rope underneath your feet twice for every jump</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Clean</strong></p> <p class="p1">Bringing a barbell (or dumbbell or kettlebell) from the floor to the front rack position on the shoulders</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Snatch</strong></p> <p class="p1">Bringing a barbell (or dumbbell or kettlebell) from the floor to an overhead position</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>D-Ball to shoulder</strong></p> <p class="p1">A D-Ball