创造者Lagree Fitness Methodand the Megaformer machines, Sebastien Lagree, does not want you to work out all the time. He recalls training as a bodybuilder for as many as 40 hours a week in his youth. “I hurt myself doing that,” he says. “I think in your 20s — and it was back in the ’90s — you thought, ‘well, if I train a little bit, I have a lot of results; if I train more, I’ll get more results; and if I train the most, I get the most results. The more I train, the more in shape I’m going to be!’ And that is absolutely not true.”
Lagree Fitness方法的卖点之一是它确实有效。他为课程和设备量身定制，在短短25-45分钟内提供超强锻炼。这些课程可能很短，但是它们会让您酸痛几天。专利的25分钟锻炼专门提供L.A. studio, but other classes are available atLagree studiosin cities all over the world — and Megaformer machines are found in studios that are not necessarily affiliated with Lagree.
HOW THE MEGAFORMER WORKS
诱人的和令人生畏的method is that you can’t phone it in. Your legs and arms are strapped in position among various tension-filled cords and cables, making it impossible to cheat. (Believe me, I’ve considered it.) I have a real love-hate relationship with these Megaformer classes — I even find myself getting nervous an hour before. “Will I survive this one?” I often wonder. Sometimes I try to think of excuses not to go — like doing my taxes. But, the next thing you know, I’m strapped to a Megaformer, legs shaking, as I try to push a mobile carriage away from my body, while clownishly attempting to gracefully maintain a lunging position.
For the uninitiated, here’s what you can expect from a megaformer class: “It’s all about that constant tension,” Lagree explains. “We do long sets of very slow, controlled movements.” Get ready for slow, precise movements that’ll work each and every muscle in your body, and a fusion of strength, endurance and cardio training.
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对我来说，Lagree的最大挑战实际上是坚持下去。我可以觉得它正在使我的身体成为一个美好的世界，但是选择更轻松的锻炼总是很诱人。拉格里说：“我们有倾向于桂冠的趋势。”“用法语，我们有一个说法‘L'Appétitvent engeant，’只有培训的习惯才能激励您继续这样做 - 这就是为什么我建议与一个朋友签约，该朋友一开始就可以帮助您继续前进，直到您可以激励自己继续前进。”
Lagree培训师Jen McChesney说，掌握这项锻炼需要时间。她说：“就在您认为自己已经知道的时候，它会变得越来越困难，因为您开始更加推动自己或修改以使事情变得更先进。”她补充说，大型大多数人都以我们大多数人不习惯的方式工作肌肉，这使许多新手挣扎着在头等舱中找到自己的平衡。她建议设定咬合大小的目标以保持强大：“ Lagree方法使您在一定的时间内保持一定的运动，因此每次都设定目标，以便能够进行更长的时间，而无需采取任何行动打破或设定目标，以尝试更高级的某些东西，即使只有10秒钟。”
她补充说：“这是一次谦卑的经历。”“我们经常有运动员进来，谁处于超级状态，然后说‘刚刚发生了什么？’”
LEVELING UP: THE SUPRAFORMER
Just when I thought I knew what to expect, I was told that the Lagree classes are about to get even more challenging — which is both exciting and terrifying for anyone familiar with the popular workout. Sebastien patented yet another machine, the超级形式，到目前为止，只能使用洛杉矶的学生。使这台机器与众不同的是，它可以倾斜和倾斜，迫使您在尝试通过每种动作时与重力作斗争。他还致力于不断发展泥泞的锻炼，以使快速运动爆发以触发快速的肌肉（从理论上讲，促进更大的肌肉生长）。
他说：“女人不再害怕肌肉。”“今年，随着机器的进步，我们将开始增加一些爆炸方法的爆炸性培训。”自2006年创建第一次锻炼以来，他说他对机器进行了500多次改动：“这是很多进化，但这是我的本性。我认为这也是我的一部分。当您锻炼时，我希望它是一个完美的锻炼。”
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