Category Archives: Strength
Building Your Back
To those of you who have been following my writing, for the second time this year thank you and again my apologies for the delay. There’s been quite a break, however for me this has meant a plethora of different … Continue reading
3 day-per-week Full Body toning program
As the old cliche goes “absence makes the heart grow fonder” I’m using this to summarise my feelings for not having done an article since late December 2011, my apologies to those of you who have been following my blog, … Continue reading
Strength Training, Muscle Gain and Rest
One of the hardest questions to answer when it comes to strength training is How much rest does one need between sessions to maximise chances of positive adaptation such as muscle growth? Over the past six months I’ve written quite … Continue reading
Exercising Your Legs and the Effect on Testosterone Levels.
What really inspired me to write on this topic today was the number of people I see in the gym who don’t do enough, or completely neglect exercising their legs. Moreover they seem to spend more time on isolated upper … Continue reading
Shouldering the Weight
Shoulder exercises are important for the overall strength of our upper bodies however are we pushing it too far with exercises for the palpable muscles and perhaps neglecting others such as the rotator cuff. Posture and Exercise Before continuing on … Continue reading
Training the Sub-Qualities of Strength
A few weeks ago I looked at the resistance training variables from the point of view of achieving muscle endurance, muscle strength, and muscle hypertrophy today I will take you through training the sub-qualities of strength, which can be summarised … Continue reading
Resistance Training Variables and Guidelines
Have you ever wandered about the science behind why we do a certain number of sets and repetitions of an exercise? Well today I’m going to explain it in the simplest terms so that you can review your own training … Continue reading
Your Exercise Routine and Progressive Overload
In an earlier post I touched on some of the reasons why you might not be achieving the results you are after with your exercise routine. There is no doubt that having an Exercise Routine is an essential part of … Continue reading
Setting Your Fitness Goals and the Principles of Training
In May, I posted Are You Achieving Results With Your Training, as a related topic today I’m going to talk about the importance of setting your Fitness Goals and some fundamental Principles of Training that will guide you towards achieving … Continue reading