Category: Training & Fitness

Workout of the Week | Chest and Abdominals

This workout should not take you more than an hour and 15 minutes or so, just remember to keep your rest periods relatively short, about 45 seconds to 1 minute and 15 seconds. When training the chest muscles, I find that by really tensing and squeezing the chest on each rep, helps to keep focus […]

6 Intensity Boosting Tips For A Great Workout

We all have those days when we get to the gym to train, go through the motions and just get it done, but that burning, pumped-up feeling is simply not there. This is normal, after all we are only human and we have our ups and downs. The way you feel, your mindset and attitude really determines […]

Workout of the week | Legs Blaster (Thighs and Quads, Glutes and Hamstrings)

The (Upper) Legs are made up of, in the front, your thigh muscles and quadriceps, and at the back your glutes (your but) and hamstrings.  For this workout we will start with more exercises focusing on the front of the leg.  But don’t worry most of these exercises will still stimulate the hamstrings. This workout can be […]

Workout of the Week | Shoulders And Arms

We start off with shoulders and then move onto the triceps and biceps, where we super set the bicep and triceps exercises.  What is a super set?  A super set is where you perform one exercise straight after another. This workout can be done by pretty much anyone, male or female who has a bit of experience in the gym.  […]

Avoiding Common Beginners Diet and Training Mistakes

When starting out with anything in life, we never truly know exactly what we are doing, but as time goes on we adapt and start to learn and get better and better at it. Practice does make perfect after all. This same thing applies with training. A lot of young guys join a gym wanting […]

Why You Should Have A Plan Before Setting Foot In A Gym

Many times people walk into the gym without a programme or plan and end up doing a few exercises all over the place, depending on they are feeling or what mood they are in.   Now I’m not disputing this approach entirely as it may work for some people, but mostly the more advanced gym […]

Quick and Effective Home Cardio Workout

Pressed for time or don’t feel like going to the gym to do cardio?  Well here’s a great cardio routine which is quick and effective.  No equipment is needed, just your body and your will to do it!  It’s short (only about ten minutes!) but intense, and it will get your heart right rate up. […]

Crocodile Push Ups

These are just a variation of the normal pushups which we all know. This variation will also target your core as well as your abs and oblique’s. To start off get into the normal pushup position. Then lower yourself down as you would for a normal pushup but simultaneously bringing your right knee up and […]

Jumping Lunges

Start by placing your hands on your hips and placing your left leg forward and lowering yourself down so that you left leg’s thigh is parallel with the ground and so that the angle between your thigh and calf, at the knee is 90 degrees. While doing this lower your right knee to just about […]