How Low Should You Go?
Why Squat low? Generally a full range of movement (ROM) in an exercise is going to deliver better results by using more muscle fibres, improving flexibility and placing stress in the desired places. 1/4 Squats, we’ve all seen, I’ll hold my hands up I’ve been one of them ‘1/4 squatters’ luckily I took the humble…
Deadlift Quick Tips
The Deadlift is one of the best exercises you can do. It involves multiple muscle groups, improves performance, great for building power, strength and muscle all of which are needed to create a strong body. It works the muscles of the body that are responsible for maintaining good posture, which are often neglected in todays…
Variety In Training, Is It Needed?
Variety In Training You may have heard the following statements “You gotta keep the body guessing to make progress” Or ” You need to confuse your muscles to grow ” What’s muscle confusion? There is no such a thing as muscle confusion, there is something called the S.A.I.D principle (specific adaptation to imposed demand) meaning…
7 Tips To Help You Along The Training Journey
1. Patience We live in time where it is easy to get caught up comparing your self to others…DON’T! Sure seeing someone lift 200kg above their head is amazing and i appreciate this but the reality is your favourite lifter has been training since they were a child,put in years & years of training, are…
Boost Your Pull Ups
Do you struggle with Pull Ups? Try these quick tips next time you are training. Don’t be a half repper! Use a full range of movement to maximise the benefits of this exercise. Starting from a full hang, to pulling your self up & above the bar. If you have been performing shitty reps before…
Overcoaching
COACHING FOR THE SAKE OF COACHING I think this goes for both the coach & the client. Let’s say I’m coaching a client online or person I watch them squat, I see a few things we can work on so we get to working on these over the next few months with cues/technical changes. There…
Rep Ranges, What Should You Use?
Which rep range to use? Rep ranges: Heavy – 1 to 5 reps strength Moderate – 6 to 15 strength/size Light – 15+ reps muscular endurance We know that muscle can be built using a variety of rep ranges in both untrained and trained individuals. Rep ranges are important but they are one of many…
Short On Time Workouts
“I want to lose fat & build some muscle. I can only train during my lunch break but my time is limited, I have 30 mins to train, what should I do? ” This is a question we often receive, so I’m sure some of you reading this can also relate. You can have a…
Choices
It’s really not that difficult is it? Do you know what foods to be eating to make up the majority of your food intake for a healthy lifestyle? We are bombarded with health food images everyday through social media, so I’m sure you have a good idea! You know that eating a pack of biscuits…
When Should You Do Cardio?
When Should You Do Cardio? Contrary to popular belief that you should perform cardio after a strength session, the current research offers mixed results. Dependant on your training goals, it may provide you with a different answers. Schumann et al. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20101919) Compared the effects of 3 different 8-wk training programs endurance training, strength training and…
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