During the Covid-19 national lockdown in early 2021, we asked our members to tell us about their home gym for strength training. Pros and cons, what to buy, will they use it after lockdown? Our members train in powerlifting, olympic weightlifting and strongman, so the ideal home gym is full of weights and strength equipment. […]
Today’s home workout is full body, but particularly works the hips (hamstrings and glutes) and horizontal pushing strength. Start with a bodyweight warm up. Superset for legs and core A1: Backpack single leg Romanian Deadlift, 3 sets x 12 reps, tempo: 3 seconds down
This is an action-packed home workout, working all muscle groups. You can use a weighted backpack for this workout. Start with a bodyweight warm up, then: AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 5 minutes This block is a great all-body warm up! A. Inchworms with squats, increasing squat reps by 1 each round (option: […]
A new challenge in today’s workouts! We are focussing on isometric holds to build strength – holding a challenging position for time. We’ll be doing a variety of holds for different muscle groups, including legs, core, shoulders and arms. You’ll need a timer on hand or a wall clock to get the best out of […]
Today’s full body workout includes a squat variation and a deadlift variation for the legs. We also have push ups and two different plank variations for the core. The finisher today is backpack floor-to-overhead intervals. Load up your pack or use home weights if you have them. Strength cycle 16 – Tues 30 June 2020 […]
Today’s workout is heavily posterior focussed, working on glutes, hamstrings, adductors, lower and upper back muscles. We’ll be using a backpack for one of the exercises. Strength cycle 15 – Sat 27 June 2020 Download the PDF and enjoy!
We begin today’s session with a leg superset. We then have a core and press-focussed circuit, and we finish with a lunge challenge! Strength cycle 15 – Thurs 25 June 2020 Download via the PDF above and enjoy!
Today we’re using chair and backpack as props! Block 1 features chair step ups and chair tricep extensions. Block 2 includes backpack row and press. For this workout we are working to time rather than number of sets.
A full body workout today, starting with a block focussed on anterior muscles (quads and chest), before moving onto posterior muscles (back, hamstrings and glutes). Strength cycle 14 – Sat 20 June 2020 Download PDF above and post comments below.
Tough session today with some challenging holds for time, including a single leg wall sit and reverse plank with leg elevated! You’ll need a weighted rucksack for this workout. Strength cycle 14 – Thurs 18 June 2020 Download via PDF above and post comments below!