Tag: motivational athlete

10 Motivational SA Male Athletes You Should Be Following! 4th Edition

Mikyle Mikster Naidoo Follow Him: 23mikyle23 wayne lucas Follow Him: waynelucas_fit adam active Follow Him: adam_active david watkeys Follow Him: davewatkeys_rsft tiaan barnard Follow Him: tiaanbarnard Damian Du Plessis Follow Him: damian_duplessis aslam jeewa Follow Him: aslam_e_jeewa nkululeko makhaya Follow Him: nkululeko_makhaya rudi strydom Follow Him: rudistrydomsa Duan Van Den Berg Follow Him: duanvdb Bonus! tumi seeco Follow Him: tumi_seeco Jason Mc Auliff […]

The Fit Five! 5 Tips To Holding A Handstand

If you are interested in calisthenics training and bodyweight exercises, the handstand is a great exercise/hold to master and begin with. From there you can build on to it and do more advanced exciting things like the handstand push up, various yoga poses and planches. It is a great way to build strength in your […]

The Contenders | Olympic Training Inspiration!

A very motivating video that will make you want to get up and train immediately! Athletes spend more than 40 hours a week training for the Olympics. Here’s a look at a few athletes striving to make the US Olympic Team this year, plus some insight into what makes it worth it.

Fit & Flex Fridays! Calisthenics + Bodybuilding Back workout

This is the first of the Fit & Flex Fridays (FFF)! posts, where I will just highlight one of my workouts I did during the week, for anyone to give a try or modify for themselves. After switching to only calisthenics training for quite some time I decided to include some weights back in, to increase overall strength […]

One On One With Fitness Athlete, Kirsten Allnutt

quick stats Name: Kirsten Allnutt Age: 24 Height: 1.71 m Competition weight: 63 kg Current weight: 68 kg Current city: Durban, South Africa Occupation: (Well this is a funny thing to answer- I am by qualification a journalist, but I literally recently quit my job as a rep so lets leave this one blank haha) […]

Jessica Arevalo Motivation!

“At the end of the day it’s how you feel about yourself and if you like/love yourself or not. THAT’S THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS!”   “I feel most women avoid this exercise (bench press) because they think your boobs will turn into muscle? This has to be one of the biggest myths in bodybuilding […]

Social Media Truths And The Personalities We Follow

Social media has become part of life nowadays, to some people it is as much as part of their everyday life as REAL life and it can be hard to sometimes differentiate the two. Social media has many great aspects, such as keeping in touch with friends and family, a source of motivation and encouragement, […]

Leg Training Tips Plus Full Leg Workout by Dr. Kim Bishop!

What are your 3 best go to Quad/thigh exercises? Sumo Squats Reverse Hack Squats Jump squats What are your 3 best go to Hamstring/Glute exercises? Cable Kickbacks Ski jumps Dumbbell stiff-leg deadlifts Do you utilize much isolation leg exercises or mostly compound exercises? I definitely use both compound and isolation exercises. What are your top […]