21/05/2010 10:38:51
Recently two of our team, Steve Dunne and Niall Ebbs, completed the Poliquin BioSignature Modulation course in London. This course lasted for 5 days and covered a huge wealth of material related to nutrition and lifestyle. This course is fairly ...
01/03/2010 18:06:15
I've decided to post this blog to help out the often forgotten section of the exercising population - the gainers! Now I realise that for the most part people are concerned with shifting fat and getting lean. However it ...
25/02/2010 15:24:58
Consider this scenario:
You rush out the door in the morning, with no time to sit down and have a proper breakfast. Does this scenario sound familiar to you? You're not alone!
For many people it's often difficult ...
20/01/2010 21:42:48
This article is about the decision to change your life and to become fit and healthy - permanently! In fact you will start to become fitter and healthier as soon as you have finished reading this article!
To become extremely fit requires ...
20/01/2010 21:26:31
We all know that there are many ways to lose weight - through diet, exercise and many different types of therapies.
Now, as a trainer it is my job to help people lose weight through diet, exercise and therapies, but ...
11/01/2010 21:24:24
Without some form of resistance training, your muscles won't grow. It's a scientific fact. Resistance training causes the muscle fibres to tear, to be repaired by protein and become even stronger and more durable than before. This is how we ...
11/12/2009 23:37:00
Carbohydrate in its simplest form is sugar. Even complex carbohydrates such as brown bread, potatoes etc. are all composed of sugar units. The reality is that your body is only capable of storing a certain amount of carbohydrate at one ...
11/11/2009 10:52:58
Some of you may be wondering what we as trainers are doing in our own training, so I thought I'd post an example of what some of my own training involves. I personally don't do gym-based resistance training, but instead ...
14/10/2009 16:35:26
Are you on the road often? Do you stay in hotels regularly and have little or no time to hit the gym? Are you missing out on workouts as a result? Fear not, in the space of your hotel room ...
30/09/2009 15:29:05
The Swiss Effect!!
For anyone serious about core development, whether for sports or
general physical development, the Swiss ball is a must. Exercises using
the Swiss ball engage both the inner and outer core muscles, creating a
greater overload than ...
25/09/2009 12:35:23
Exercise: BURPEE WITH PUSH-UP (Advanced)
How It's Done: Squat down, place hands flat on the ground. Kick your legs/feet back until you are in a push-up position. From this position, perform one full push-up and jump both feet back ...
25/09/2009 11:29:28
This is the first of my kettlebell strength training routines. Here's a basic one to get you started:
Peform using one kettlebell at a weight which will allow you to
perform outlined number of reps below (8-10). Perform this as a ...
24/09/2009 14:44:28
Many of you may have heard of kettlebells, or even picked one up and
messed around with it a bit. Have you done a full training session with
them however? I'd be willing to bet you haven't. What if I told you
that ...
25/08/2009 11:08:50
There has been much hype of late about vibration training, resulting in people forking out obscene amounts of money for such devices. It was originally designed as a way for astronauts to retain muscle strength and bone density in ...
27/07/2009 21:36:56
This article is intended to help beginners get on the path to getting in shape safely and effectively ASAP. Below I have listed my top 10 tips for getting in shape fast. Below the top 10 list there is an ...
25/07/2009 14:14:56
At this time of year, people tend to stray from their usual mid-year schedules - kids are on holidays from school, courses are on a break, and generally term-based activities come to a halt until September. So it's no wonder ...
15/06/2009 11:52:19
Everyone who enjoys exercise knows how great you feel after a good training session. Exercise releases endorphins which can help to relieve stress and anxiety. This helps to keep all the little things that stress us out as exactly ...
14/06/2009 17:37:07
Interested in an effective way to burn-fat in minimum time while away on holidays?
Of course!
Here I have prepared an easy to perform fat-burning circuit that uses no equipment, and can be done anywhere, from on the ...
10/06/2009 18:32:01
We all lose motivation to exercise now and again. It's only human. Maintaining motivation can be difficult depending on what's going on in our lives at any one time. There are many reasons for losing motivation, including:
03/06/2009 22:14:00
I was reading the Independent there recently and there was an article about how drummers are as fit as premiership football players. Apparently they burn as much energy during 90 minutes as a drummer playing in a band would burn during ...