Grilled Chicken, Corn and Pomegranate Salad
9.05.12 | diet
After recently experiencing the wonder of pomegranate tea, and seeing a good friend of mine eating the real thing in a salad, I thought I would try this exotic fruit myself.
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The Dieting Addiction
There is a plethora of diet plans and weight loss programs available for people to follow to help them lose weight. Some are sensible, but there are many out there that are just outright bizzare and some that are possibly dangerous.
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Metabolic Conditioning
‘Metabolic conditioning’ or ‘metcon’ for short, is a term that has become quite popular among fitness professionals over the last couple of years. In this article I will attempt to explain what it is and why it is beneficial.
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2012 Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships
I recently competed in my first ever Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships. I’d been looking forward to this competition since competing in the final competition of 2011, the Matti Tikka Challenge. I took a few weeks off training over Christmas and started the new year with the goal of getting my deadlift back to 100kg for the Australian [...]
Powerlifting – Deconstructing the Bench Press
22.03.12 | exercise
It’s almost time for me to compete at the Australian Powerlifting Championships. It’s now under two weeks away. I’ve been training hard and hopefully in a few weeks I will have a positive post about how I went. In the meantime, I thought I would share with you my second instalment of my powerlifting series. In the first post [...]
Quinoa Salad Recipe
28.01.12 | diet
I have recently become a great fan of quinoa, a pseudo grain that unlike other grains, such as wheat and rice, it is high in protein and is considered a complete protein as it contains all nine essential amino acids. In addition to protein, quinoa features a range of other health-building nutrients, including fibre, phosphorus, magnesium [...]
Matti Tikka Powerlifting Challenge
On 3rd December, 2011, I competed in the last powerlifting competition for the year, the Matti Tikka Powerlifting Challenge, in North Sydney, following a successful competition I did back in July, 2011.
The Books I Read in 2011
29.12.11 | personal
I didn’t manage to listen to much music over the year, but I did manage to read a few books. I love to read and with my very busy lifestyle, I find reading a good book helps me relax and forces me to have some much needed down time.
Top 10 Workout Songs of 2011
19.12.11 | exercise
I haven’t listened to much new music this year, which has meant I haven’t been able to put together a list of my top 10 workout songs to share with you. However, my colleague Holly McDonald, a wonderful personal trainer and the other half of Thrive Personal Training, has listened to a great deal of [...]
Powerlifting – Deconstructing the Squat
14.11.11 | exercise
As a competitive powerlifter, I do a LOT of squats in my training, with many variations, such as back squats, box squats, and front squats. In this post today I will break down the the correct way to perform a back squat, as per the way I perform them in powerlifting competitions.
Quick and Easy Cous Cous Salad
13.10.11 | diet
Today for lunch, I have made myself one of my favourite quick and easy salad recipes and I thought I would share it with you. This cous cous salad recipe is not just quick and easy to make, but most importantly, it is healthy and delicious!
Healthy Fast Food in the USA – Eating Well Whilst Travelling
I have just come back from a wonderful month long holiday in the USA. Whilst overseas I was committed to maintaining my powerlifting training, as well as eating well. Many of you will know that going on a holiday generally means your normal routine gets thrown out the window. Suddenly you don’t have a kitchen [...]
