Did you ever find yourself in this situation. Initially you feel really motivated and excited to do something, be it to get started and get in shape or to work on something in the hopes of achieving a goal. You set out and start to get into a rhythm knowing that you have to be […]
When you go on holiday it is very easy for you to drop the exercising and head straight for the buffet. Then whenever you feel like complaining that you have put on weight you can use the excuse that you are on holiday. Unfortunately our bodies don’t go on a fat free holiday when we […]
If you have ever tried to do pull ups, you will know just how tough they are and how hard it is to even do a set of 10 reps! If you want to add more reps to your pull ups then you may need a little help. Here are two advanced exercises that you […]
FitNish Favourites will be a series on FitNish.com where we discuss a few cool and convenient things which we have come across and thought you should know about. The idea in the future will be to give exposure to smaller businesses and shed some light on cool and useful products. *The views here are our […]
A great way to add resistance to certain exercises is through the use of resistance bands. They are great to use when you seek an alternate to using weights or when you do not have access to a gym. A few different exercises which can be done to target certain muscle groups are demonstrated below […]
Are you one of those gym rats who leave the ab exercises for last after your training? You then pick one or two and speedily run through the crunches and exercises just to say you did some abs for the day. If that is you, you could be wasting your time or rather you could […]
With ‘fitness’ ever expanding and growing in the world, there seems to be more personal trainers than ever, some with great advanced degrees but some with a certificate completed within a few months. It’s not to say with such short qualifications they are bad trainers, but one should enforce a bit more caution to be […]
Picking the optimal weight is very important. But what is the optimal weight? As a gym lover, we often get used to what our bodies can cope with and what works best, but what about if you’re just starting out? This is a basic guide to introduce the idea of how you can make sure […]
We all experience off days where we just can’t seem to focus or zone into what we want to do, its part of life and something which needs to be acknowledged and taken into account in order to keep our progression going. We are only human and cannot expect our bodies or minds to always […]
How often do you train your abs? Off season I never do abs, I only introduce abs training 4-5 weeks before comp and then do them 2-3 times a week. How many exercises/sets/reps do you recommend when targeting just abs? I recommend 3-4 different exercises. Reps can range anything from 15-20 reps even to failure. I usually […]
