Comparing ourselves unfavourably to others – or ‘compare and despair’ – is becoming endemic in this modern life. It is particularly apparent in fitness, with it’s natural sporting competition, comparison of physiques and alpha behaviours.
This MMA-inspired conditioning workout is a high-intensity blast that will leave you with jelly legs and arms but a satisfied smile on your face. Each round is 5 minutes in total. You will need an interval timer for this one.
We all associate barbells with getting strong, but did you know that you can use them to get fit and lose fat too? Enter the barbell complex!
The best way to overcome your weightlifting frustration is to learn how to master your emotional response to missed lifts. The mental game takes practise.
A major cause and contributory factor to a host of common running injuries is due to weak and lazy glutes – the muscles that surround your hip and butt. Developing your glutes is the best way to prevent injury for running. This article shows a range of glute activation exercises for runners.
In the 24 hours following your competition, you’ll be fired up to dive back into the gym! But it’s important to take it easy for a week or two, to avoid the post-competition blues.
I believe… Strength training can improve life for everyone. It will improve your physical health and ability; make you proud of your body and what it can do; help you feel braver and more confident in a world of increased anxiety and stress. This will have a positive effect not only on you but on […]
Feeling like you are going to fall over when in a deep squat position is very common. Most people think it’s just lack of flexibility but it is also lack of balance. Follow these drills to improve flexibility and improve balance.
It’s fun to come up with your own workouts and programs! But many people don’t try because they are worried about doing strength programming ‘wrong’ or they just go round and round in circles. It’s tempting to go to the gym and just do what you enjoy/what you’re good at (these are usually the same thing). So here’s my method for constructing a quick and easy strength workout that will actually benefit you.
In 2013 I had my best ever result in a national olympic weightlifting competition, winning a bronze medal. It started with a small, cheap notebook.