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 new music. Below is a guest blog post from Holly, sharing her top 10 workout songs of 2011.
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.
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!
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 or fridge, or you're constantly eating on the run, which can mean a healthy diet can suffer.
On July 17th, I competed in my first powerlifting competition, since I injured my back in October last year, at the Hercules of the West RAW Championships at Adonis Athletics in Parramatta, NSW.
I recently attended my beautiful niece's 1st birthday party, and my sister asked me to bring along a green salad. As it is currently winter, I decided to make a warm salad to suit the cold Canberra climate. The salad was a hit with the guests, and so I thought I would share it.
Below is another favourite kettlebell workout out of mine. This workout is a little more advanced then Kettlebell Workout No.1 as it introduces single arm swings and the 'clean and press'.
Below is one of my many favourite kettlebell workouts. This workout is great for everyone, from beginners to the advanced. It is a workout for the whole body, and it is sure way to get your heart pumping!
This is the second installment in a series of articles about kettlebells. Here I will highlight to you, the benefits I have found in kettlebell training - in myself and in my clients.
Kettlebell training has become increasingly popular in the past few years, with many athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike adding kettlebell exercises and kettlebell specific workouts in to their training regimes. In this post I will highlight why these iron orbs have become so popular and the fitness benefits they can provide.