Category: Bio/Athlete interviews

Shoulder Training Tips And Shoulder Workout By WBFF Pro, Cristina Silva

WBFF Pro, Cristina Silva’s Full interview What are some of your favourite shoulder exercises? Wow, all of them! But my preferred one is the Arnold shoulder press. Do you work your shoulders on their own or group them with other body parts? I normally have a day for shoulder training only, but it depends on my goal at that […]

WBFF PRO Marco Araujo, Chest & Triceps Workout [VIDEO]!

We have decided to give you a glimpse into how some of the best athletes in SA train to help you learn more about them and to gather as many tips as possible from them to help your own training! In this video we see how Wbff Pro Marco Araujo trains chest and a bit […]

Calisthenics Training And Tips And Where To Start, With Matt Curran!

Read Matt’s Full interview. For someone getting into the basics of calisthenics training, How would someone start off and what sort of programme could they follow? Much like conventional methods of gym that have your compound movements such as squats, bench press, dead lifts  etc., body weight too has its own. The foundation movements are push-ups, pull-ups, […]

One On One With Calisthenics Enthusiast And RipCore Co Founder, Matt Curran

Quick stats Name: Matt Curran Age: 25 Height: 1.81 m Current weight: 80 kgs Current city: The land of gold, JHB South Africa Occupation: HR consultant and aspiring entrepreneur How long have you been training in calisthenics and how did you get started in it? Roughly a year now, but competitively for 6 months. What […]

One On One With Personal Trainer And WBFF Pro, Cristina Silva

Quick Stats Name: Cristina Silva Age: 29 Height: 1,64 m (5’5”) Competition Weight: 50 kg Current weight: 56 kg Current city: London, England Occupation: Personal trainer Have you always lived a fit lifestyle? How did you get started? I lived in Mexico for 21 years before coming to Europe. I  was very active and I actually starting going to the […]

Calisthenics Training And Tips And Where To Start, With Adam Deane!

Adam Deane is an advanced calisthenics expert and trainer and I was lucky enough to have the chance hear his answers to a number of useful questions that many people ask when it comes to calisthenics. Take a read below and hopefully your questions also get answered, whether you are a complete beginner or advanced athlete. There […]

One On One With Calisthenics Trainer And RipCore Co Founder, Adam Deane

Quick stats Name: Adam Deane Age: 29 Height: 1.72m Current weight: 72 kg Current city: Cape Town, South Africa Occupation: Sports Event Manager How long have you been training in calisthenics and how did you get started in it? I’ve been solely focused on Calisthenics for roughly 18 months now. After seeing some Barstarzz videos […]

One On One With Software Developer Turned Fitness Athlete, Shweta Mehta

Quick stats Name: Shweta Mehta Age: 26 Height: 5’3’’ Competition weight: 103 lbs Current weight: 113 lbs Current city: Bangalore, India Occupation: IT Professional / Fitness Athlete / Fitness Counselor Tell us a bit about your life growing up: I hail from a small town in Haryana called Fatehabad. Like others, education was the only […]