Tag Archives: weight loss
Medicine ball madness
Medicine balls are a great piece of equipment. At home or in the gym, you can use a medicine ball to create an awesome intense cardio/conditioning session! Try this one out for yourself. 5 rounds: 10 slams 10 swings 10…
The pros and cons of calorie counting
Calorie counting is premised on the idea that to lose weight you must be in a calorie deficit – that you need to burn more calories than you consume. This is true, however it is also a massive oversimplification of…
Beetroot Salad And Broccoli Salad Recipes
A few months ago I bought a new kitchen appliance which came with it’s own recipe book. In it is two salad recipes that have become a weekly staple for me – they are really quick and easy to make…
Don’t Let Goals Stop Your Progress
Every Saturday morning I get up early to do my powerlifting training. Last Saturday was no different, except for the fact I was testing out my max competition lifts, all in the one training session. I hadn’t done this since…
5 Reasons Why Women Should Lift Heavy
Being a competitive powerlifter, I obviously have a love for lifting heavy weights and being a personal trainer, I love to share this love with my clients, especially women who before training with me would never have thought about giving…
Tabata Training
The tabata training method is named after the Japanese scientist who brought this type of training to the worlds attention following his 1996 study. Tabata training is a type of high intensity interval training (HIIT), an exercise strategy that uses…