Work Your Core A Stage Further!!
This is a great core exercise to work your obliques (sides of your core), normally a hard area to work but using this functional exercise in a transverse plane we can really work it hard without putting any stress through our lower back. Remember: Core tight the whole time, looking up and forward (not at […]
How Do You Feel After A Workout…….
Why BMI (body mass index) Is Inaccurate.
BMI (body mass index), which is based on the height and weight of a person, is an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass, bone density, overall body composition, and racial and sex differences. BMI = weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Research shows that […]
How Do You Squat?
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What Are You Training To Achieve?
Variable Training goal Strength Power Hypertrophy Endurance Load (% of 1RM) 80-90 45-55 60-80 40-60 Reps per set 1-5 1-5 6-12 15-60 Sets per exercise 4-7 3-5 4-8 2-4 Rest between sets (mins) 2-6 2-6 2-5 1-2 Duration (seconds per set) 5-10 4-8 20-60 80-150 Speed per rep (% of max) 60-100 90-100 60-90 60-80 […]
Is Bread Bad For You? If So Why?
It has been known for a long time that white bread and refined grains in general aren’t particularly nutritious. Nutritionists and dietitians all around the world have encouraged us to eat whole grains instead. But grains, especially gluten grains like wheat, have been under intense scrutiny in recent years. Many respected health professionals now claim that bread and […]
Finding Time To Exercise……
Try this…….write down what you spend doing every hour on average during in a day. For example the average person spends: 8 hours sleeping, 1.5 hours eating, 8.5 hours working, 4 hour watching TV, 2 hours of various other activities. Now looking at that surely you cant tell me that you ‘don’t have time’ to […]