Resources discussing strength, health & well-being.

The 5 Reasons It is Important to Ease Back Into An Exercise Programme

Exercise is an extremely challenging activity for a great deal of us. Over 80% of Americans do not reach the recommended 150 minute of moderate exercise a week guideline, making it crucial that more is done to help people exercise on a regular basis. In this article I am going to discuss why it is so important to ease into an exercise training programme rather than starting with a high intensity to begin with.

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Try These 5 Go To Assault Bike HIIT Workouts

The assault bike is one of my go to machines for helping both clients and myself improve VO2 max using HIIT workouts. These intervals are tough, there is no shying away from that, so make sure you bring plenty of intensity in order to reap the rewards in terms of adaptation.

6 min read

The 8 Best TRX Back Exercises For Your Home Workouts

The TRX is an excellent tool for working the muscles in the back, but coming up with new exercise variations for your own training can be a challenge. It can also be hard if you’re a personal trainer who has the habit of using the same exercises day in day out. That’s why we created this list of 8 TRX back exercises that you can use in your workouts whether at home or in the gym.

10 min read

Creating a Progressive Overload Workout Plan At Home

Creating a home workout plan can be challenging enough as it is, especially if you have limited equipment. Adding onto that, trying to apply the principle of progressive overload when you don’t have the simplicity of just adding weight onto the movement. This article will help you both understand the principle of progressive overload while also giving you a practical example of how progressive overload can be used in at home training plans.

7 min read

The 8 Dumbbell Exercises For Seniors For Elderly Adults Dumbbell Workout

Dumbbell exercises for older adults are a great entry point into resistance training as there are many easy dumbbell exercises and you can start with very light weights. Dumbbell exercises are some of the most effective exercises for seniors.

5 min read

Which Is More Effective: Pistol Squat vs Bulgarian Split Squat

Sometimes when we are selecting exercises to use in our training plans it can be difficult to see what the difference between certain exercises is. When we cannot accurately see the similarities and differences it becomes hard to make informed decisions about exercise selection. In this article I hope to provide you with the knowledge required to make informed decisions for your exercise selection between the pistol squat and Bulgarian split squat.

7 min read

The 5 Best Lower Back Barbell Exercises

Having a strong and robust lower back is an important preventative measure for lower back pain. Have no doubt that the barbell is one of the best tools you can use to prevent this lower back pain. Some of these exercises do require a good level of technical ability, that being said, if you’re able to dial in the technique these will be some of the best exercises you can use to improve lower back strength.

6 min read

Which is More Effective: Split Squat vs Bulgarian Split Squat

The split squat and the Bulgarian split squat are both exceptional exercises that can be used in a wide variety of training programmes. However there are some rather large differences between the two that will be important to understand if you are looking to make logical exercise selections. In this article I hope to explain the differences between the two exercises and provide insight into when you might want to us them most effectively for your training.

7 min read

Try These 8 Resistance Band Exercises For Legs in Your Next Lower Body Workout

Resistance bands are one of the most effective pieces of training equipment when it comes to training at home with a minimal set up or while traveling. Training the lower body with resistance bands has multiple positive and negatives that I will discuss in this article along with providing 8 exercise variations you can use.

8 min read

Try These 5 Runners Lunge Variations For Improved Performance

It is now well known that runners should be doing at least some form of resistance training if they are looking to maximise performance. Lunges should play a crucial part of a runners strength programme because they are one of the most effective single leg strengthening exercises, which provides the adaptations a runner is looking for. Let’s look at 5 different lunge variations you can use in your strength programming.

7 min read

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