Strength and Conditioning Coach. Olympic Weightlifting Coach
Do you ever get DOMS really bad when you start a new program or workout routine?This is how you can make sure they’re milder symptoms.DOMS means delayed onset muscle soreness and happens when we work the muscle harder than it’s used to. During weight training you create microscopic tears in your muscles and it needs... Continue Reading →
If you’re new to strength training and not sure where to start with your programme you NEED to see this. Download How to Build Your Own Beginners Strength Programme It can be really confusing and the more you look for programmes online or search for help on how to write your own programme. There are... Continue Reading →
A lot of the people I work with come to me wanting to be fitter, get a bit stronger and change their body composition. A lot of my clients have never done this kind of exercise before. Still stuck with the myths of what strength training actually is. When talking about strength training there are... Continue Reading →
If I could only choose 1 piece of equipment to use to workout at home it would be a suspension trainer. There are so many different brand that all vary in price but I use a really great one that cost me £20 from Decathlon (no affiliation)…in fact I have 2 so I can hang... Continue Reading →
Ok so I have had a pretty hectic couple of months with my personal life. There has been a family death on my side and another on my partners side. This has meant travelling 200 miles south west and back again, then 200 miles north and back again. Teaming this with 2 weeks of trapped... Continue Reading →
Ladies... Do not fear the weights room! I promise you, that strength training WILL NOT make you big. Let's look at what it takes in order to build substantial amounts of muscle. An intense strength programme. Unless you are training 6/7 days a week, having 2 hour, hard sessions twice a day and hammering the... Continue Reading →
Do you do fasted cardio? Does fasted cardio work? What is the evidence that fasted cardio is better than non fasted cardio? Some people bang on about fasted cardio and how it helps you burn more fat. The reason behind this is that your body will use energy from fat stores rather than energy from... Continue Reading →
The range of reps and sets you do correlates to which muscle fibre types you are targeting. They all have their place and they can all be used in conjunction with each other to reach your goals. They are 3 types of training. 1- Endurance 2- Hypertrophy 3. Strength. An easier way to remember this... Continue Reading →
I see a lot of people discussing how easily or not they can lose fat or put on muscle. Some people don't believe me when I tell them I find it super easy to build muscle. Even with being a girl I can pack on muscle quicker than some of my male friends. What's the... Continue Reading →
When you embark on a new journey to reach a goal you have set, you want to see results yes? A scenario that I encountered the other day whilst discussing goals and exercises with a couple of gym users who had come together, left me a bit annoyed. These 2 poeple had come to the... Continue Reading →
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