Why Functional Fitness?

Humans are the only animals who train isolated movements using machines or weights. And we’re the only ones with chronic back pain, core weakness, constant injuries, and out of shape physiques. Functional fitness the Monkey Bar way – using body weight to train whole body movements – has three huge advantages over traditional workouts.

1. Monkey Bar Functional Fitness is much safer than traditional strength training, and can actually heal chronic pain and prevent future injury

You know the stereotype of the bodybuilder, with giant pecs and biceps and arms that hang miles away from the body? That’s a formula for injury and core weakness. Traditional strength training goes for cosmetics over function.

When I was strength coach for the LA Clippers, I taught them an ankle-strengthening exercise that I had them do for 2 minutes a day. The result? Not one ankle injury during the entire season. That’s pretty much unheard of in basketball!

Weight training won’t do that for you, because weights are designed to build your “pretty” muscles, not the core muscles that give you stability. You are only as stable, strong and powerful as your core muscles. The Monkey Bar Gym trains you for stability first, and then progresses you to strength and power.

Think you have a strong core? Click here to take the pushup challenge and find out for yourself!

2. Monkey Bar Functional Fitness consists of anywhere, anytime, quick workouts that fit your lifestyle.

Ever “fall off” an exercise program before? We all have! That’s because programs are for computers, not for people!

There’s nothing wrong with belonging to a gym – unless your fitness program consists of sitting on big hunks of steel mechanically counting to ten – but let’s face it, a lot of people just don’t feel comfortable in a gym setting.

There’s the loud music, the “intimidation factor” of the bodybuilders, the “judging your body” attitude of the advanced members, the time commitments and inconvenience, the expense, and the pushing of ineffective and possibly dangerous pills, powders and protein shakes to make an extra buck.


When you take the Monkey Bar Gym 60 Day Challenge you’ll learn systems and routines that you can apply in very short intervals whenever you’re ready.

You’ll never “miss” a workout again.

Most of us don’t have the time to get to the gym for what amounts to two hours lost during the day. And it’s not necessary! You can get great fitness results in a few three-minute workouts with the Monkey Bar Gym. MyTrainer will show you how.

In addition to the gym and the training DVD, you get a 60 Day Challenge Guide and Workbook where you’ll choose routines that are right for you and track your progress. You’ll also get support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year on the MyTrainer Fitness Forum, as well as 2 LIVE coaching calls with John Allen, Michele, and other MyTrainer fitness experts and guests.

MyTrainer Support is free for 90 days, and then just $7.95/month until you say stop.

3. Monkey Bar Functional Fitness trains you for things you want to do better.

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