Christmas is well and truly on it's way. There's plenty of goodies in the supermarkets. There's that lovely aisle dedicated to all the Christmas themed deliciousness that you will most likely add to your trolley in the couple of weeks running up to Christmas...and beyond when they all get reduced to very tempting prices! It's... Continue Reading →
If you follow me over on my Facebook page you will know that I've set myself a challenge- couch to 5k. Anyone who knows me knows that I HATE cardio... most of all running. I am into my fourth week of the official couch to 5k app program and am still hating every second of... Continue Reading →
At 26 years old I was a home owner and a successful business owner. I bought my first house at the age of 19, I lived alone and I was earning enough money to have a good life, pay the bills and not go without. I did work hard, I was a barber and I... Continue Reading →
O.K. so following on from my facebook post on Tuesday 15th May, we're about to find out what happens to our fat when we burn it off...where does it go? When you eat more calories than your body needs, triglycerides (fatty acids) are stored in fat cells. Once you start eating less and/or moving more... Continue Reading →
We burn calories all the time. But how and why does it happen? How did you all do in anatomy in school because I have a little lesson for you. Adenosine tri phosphate (ATP) is your body's way of storing and using energy. ATP has 3 phosphates (hence tri). When a cell needs energy one... Continue Reading →
It's been a while I appreciate! I have actually had a bit of an injury and illness, as well as job change and taking on another huge motorcycle event to organise, so unfortunately it has left me with very little time to devote to Iron Warriors Lifting website and blog! I haven't been to the... Continue Reading →
If you're new to lifting then you may wonder what a compound exercise is, you may have heard the term being used but never told what it was. Compound exercises use several muscle groups in one movement. These are exercises like the squat, using the quads, hamstrings, glutes, core and upper body when holding weight.... Continue Reading →
You're on the last 3 reps and you can feel the bar slowly dropping from your fingers, you have to put the weight down, adjust yourself and go again. This is very common, but I apreciate it's also very frustrating. If it wasn't for my grip failing me I would have gotten a 130kg rackpull... Continue Reading →
Throughout the history of the human race, there has been one way to reduce your body fat and one way only. Calories in must be less than calories out. Let me tell you about a client I had through the door a few weeks ago. A lady in her late 50's came to me because... Continue Reading →
