So over the last 6 months I really haven´t been able to lift heavy free weights due to back and shoulder issues caused muscle imbalances in the body that have steadily grown worse as I have got older. This meant that I have turned to body weight training as my primary training plan to build muscle and strength. After nearly 20 years of using weights I felt a like I was starting again but I soon realised I was wrong and with a little creativity my body is now much stronger and functional than it has been for years.
Now I love push ups and have always wanted to do one arm push ups since I saw Stallone do them in the Rocky films.I am nowhere near this at the moment but have just picked up a copy of convict conditioning which claims to be able to teach you proper one arm push ups plus other bodyweight super strength exercises such as the one legged squat, the one arm pull up and probably the daddy of them all the one arm shoulder press up!!. If you love your body weight training an
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
3 of the best stomach exercises for men and women and not a crunch in sight
So if your bored of crunches or looking like an idiot in the ab rocker here are 3 of the best stomach exercises you can do for flat sexy abs that don’t require you to round your back and will work the whole of your abdominal region.
To avoid unwanted stress on the lower back area and cut down the possibility of injury but also get those abs working harder than ever before, it is important to do exercises that incorporate a straight back.
My strategy is to perform these stomach exercises in a circuit fashion just after a strenuous interval workout like those found in Turbulence Training that gives me a great ab workout and makes sure I keep my metabolism high to burn a extra body fat.
The first exercise is the ab wheel rollout. If you haven’t got one of these at home or the gym a small barbell with a 5 kilo round weight on each side does the trick. Start from a kneeling position with your body upright and your shoulders above your hands placed on the wheel or
To avoid unwanted stress on the lower back area and cut down the possibility of injury but also get those abs working harder than ever before, it is important to do exercises that incorporate a straight back.
My strategy is to perform these stomach exercises in a circuit fashion just after a strenuous interval workout like those found in Turbulence Training that gives me a great ab workout and makes sure I keep my metabolism high to burn a extra body fat.
The first exercise is the ab wheel rollout. If you haven’t got one of these at home or the gym a small barbell with a 5 kilo round weight on each side does the trick. Start from a kneeling position with your body upright and your shoulders above your hands placed on the wheel or
Saturday, 15 January 2011
5 Reasons Why your Struggling to Lose Tummy Fat
So your on the diet and your going to gym 5 times a week but you still can’t seem to lose your tummy fat. What is going on? Here are 5 reasons that may shed some light onto this frustrating dilemma.
1 - You only do cardio training
Cardio is for burning fat and weights are for building muscle. That’s the simple and flawed premise upon which countless men and women have built their exercise regimes. The fact is that weight training is an important element of any fat-loss plan.
Firstly just weight training on its own can burn over 400 calories per hour plus it elevates your resting metabolic rate (RMR) for hours long after you have finished training. (To explain quickly your RMR is basically the number of calories that your body burns when you’re sat on your sofa watching TV.)
On top of that, any weight-loss eating plan means you will lose muscle as well as fat. If you’re lifting weights to gain muscle, a greater proportion of your weight loss will come from fat. Weigh
1 - You only do cardio training
Cardio is for burning fat and weights are for building muscle. That’s the simple and flawed premise upon which countless men and women have built their exercise regimes. The fact is that weight training is an important element of any fat-loss plan.
Firstly just weight training on its own can burn over 400 calories per hour plus it elevates your resting metabolic rate (RMR) for hours long after you have finished training. (To explain quickly your RMR is basically the number of calories that your body burns when you’re sat on your sofa watching TV.)
On top of that, any weight-loss eating plan means you will lose muscle as well as fat. If you’re lifting weights to gain muscle, a greater proportion of your weight loss will come from fat. Weigh
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Kick off 2011 with 2 cardio workouts at home that burn fat
So at the moment everyone I know is in the process of kicking off some fitness program so whenever I am out with friends the conversation soon reverts to fitness and how they can lose weight. Now most people are telling me they have started running outside or in the gym, cycling or going for power walks every day which is fine but it still amazes me that the moment most people want to lose fat they think of doing loads of cardio and not the intense variety.
Don´t get me wrong if your diet is strict and under control you will lose fat with “steady state” cardio but it just isn´t the most effective way of going about it.
As I write this post the weather here in Marbella is fantastic with blue skies and lots of sunshine. Very inspiring to get active and be in great shape for the coming year.
As I have mentioned in previous posts for the best result when it comes to burning fat especially those stubborn areas on the belly, lower back and thighs then forget about If you norma
Don´t get me wrong if your diet is strict and under control you will lose fat with “steady state” cardio but it just isn´t the most effective way of going about it.
As I write this post the weather here in Marbella is fantastic with blue skies and lots of sunshine. Very inspiring to get active and be in great shape for the coming year.
As I have mentioned in previous posts for the best result when it comes to burning fat especially those stubborn areas on the belly, lower back and thighs then forget about If you norma
Thursday, 6 January 2011
5 powerful strategies to lose weight fast and safe in 2011
First off let me wish any regular readers or those of you visiting my blog for the first time a happy new year and I sincerely hope that if your not already in great shape that you make this year the time in your life when you decide and more importantly take action to get in the best condition of your life regardless of your age or past experience.
There is so much doom and gloom out there at the moment that it is easy to get down and become de-motivated about things we have no control over. However improving your health and looking good is one of the few things that we can control and when you feel good about yourself the ability to cope and deal with whatever life throws at you is much easier and the world in general is a much better place.
(Even though it is only early January I am already thinking of getting away this summer. If you want to be in great shape for the summer or a holiday then you need to be starting now.)
On this blog I intend to give you all the information an
There is so much doom and gloom out there at the moment that it is easy to get down and become de-motivated about things we have no control over. However improving your health and looking good is one of the few things that we can control and when you feel good about yourself the ability to cope and deal with whatever life throws at you is much easier and the world in general is a much better place.
(Even though it is only early January I am already thinking of getting away this summer. If you want to be in great shape for the summer or a holiday then you need to be starting now.)
On this blog I intend to give you all the information an
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