Also known as the 1-legged Romanian deadlift, this movement provides an awesome lower body workout however, the benefits of this exercise are more than just muscular. Whether you’re a runner, a pro sports player or just after functional strength and fitness, the single leg, straight leg deadlift is a great addition to your exercise arsenal. Read more → EXERCISE OF THE WEEK – SINGLE LEG, STRAIGHT LEG DEADLIFT
Macros – firstly what does it mean? Macros is short for Macronutrients, and the macronutrients are Carbohydrates, Proteins & Fats. You also have a group called Micronutrients, which are vitamins and minerals, but we won’t be talking about these today. The principal of counting your macros, is that you will be keeping track Read more → MACRO CALCULATOR FOR CUT – MAINTENANCE – BULK
This Halloween why not make great use of your pumpkin and complete a workout with it! It needs to be a full pumpkin that you haven’t gutted and cut up. WARM UP: Firstly get yourself warmed up with 5 minutes of light cardio and some dynamic stretches. THE PUMPKIN Read more → HALLOWEEN WORKOUT
Most gym users aspire to having a strong core and a good set of abs, and for this reason, people often dedicate quite a bit of time to getting a washboard stomach, performing crunch after crunch and sit up after sit up – often with very little progress to show for it….other than a Read more → EXERCISE OF THE WEEK – AB WHEEL ROLLOUT
goal: hypertrophy Hypertrophy is the increase in size of skeletal muscle resulting from the increased size of individual muscle fibres. gaining muscle Increased muscle mass can be achieved by combining the right sort of training (strength / resistance) to provide the stimulus for muscle growth, with a balanced diet containing the essential nutrients Read more → NUTRITION FOR BUILDING MUSCLE