Tag: gym

The Fit Five! 5 Tips For Becoming Vegetarian

I recently became vegetarian (a few months now) and initially was slightly worried about how it would affect the fitness and bodybuilding side of things, but there really was nothing to worry about. My weight didn’t drop or anything drastic like that. It can be difficult since you may be unsure of what or how to […]

One On One With ESN Sponsored Fitness Athlete From India, Shweta Sakharkar

Quick STATS Name: Shweta Sanjay Sakharkar Age: 24 Height: 5’4 Competition weight: 49-50 kgs Current weight: 58 kgs Current city: Mumbai, India Occupation: Sponsored athlete with EVOLUTION SPORTS NUTRITION and marketing executive with the same. Tell us a bit about your life growing up: Born and brought up in Mumbai, my mom is herself a […]

ARMS And ABS Training With Damian Wade du Plessis

Biceps: What are your 3 best go to biceps exercises? Preacher curls Standing straight bar curls Seated dumbbell curls In that order. What are your top 3 tips when training your biceps? Focus on the burn. Slow reps. Squeeze at the top(end of each rep). What are some common mistakes people make when training their […]

Ab Training Tips and Common Ab Exercise Mistakes

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 […]

Leg Training And Full Leg Workout With Nicolene Booysen

What are your 3 best go to Quad/thigh exercises? Leg press Squats Lunges What are your 3 best go to Hamstring/Glute exercises? Stiff leg deadlifts Hyperextensions Sumo squats Which is the most overrated leg exercise in your opinion? None. You need them all to work the different muscles that make up the leg. And the […]

ARMS Training With Castro Barreira José- Cazé

Read Castro’s Full interview here! biceps routine: 1. 21’s – EZ bar curls Wide grip: 7 half reps. 7 half reps. 7 full reps. 5 sets light to medium: 10 – 12 reps heavy Rest period 45 seconds 2. Single arm Concentrated Curls 3 sets medium: 10 – 12 reps heavy Rest 45 seconds 3. […]

One On One With Comback King Muscle Model, François Beya

Quick Stats Name: François Beya Age: 35 Height: 1.75 m Competition weight: +- 84 Kg Current weight: 90 Kg Current city: Johannesburg, South Africa Occupation: Employee Relations manager / Labour Lawyer Have you always lived a fit and healthy lifestyle? How did you get started? No, I have not always lived a fit lifestyle, in fact […]