Posted on December 2nd, 2010 by
james in
Bodyweight Workouts
When it comes to burning fat over the holidays, many people make 3 big mistakes with their workouts: Mistake #1) Too much cardio Cardio is always the first form of exercise that people try when they want to lose belly fat. But the problems are that cardio work...
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Posted on November 5th, 2010 by
james in
Bodyweight Workouts,
Training,
Workouts
I have written a series of post covering the benefits of body weight workouts for men and a sample bodyweight workout for men. Today lets have a look at what you need to do so that you can get ripped with bodyweight workouts. Now first of all you have to be br...
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Posted on September 30th, 2010 by
james in
Other
Here’s a question I get asked all the time. ”How often can I do interval training ? Can I do it every day?” The short answer is that you shouldn’t be doing interval training ever day. If you are able to do it day in and day out then there’s e...
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At times you can stumble upon ideas and information in an unusual manner. We all know that boxing workouts are great for your fitness and great for burning fat because of the high intensity and full body nature of the workout. Basically anytime you do a full b...
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Part One – Correct Setup Part Two – Six Basic Punches Part Three – Footwork Basics Part four in the series, lets have a look at how to hold and use the focus pads or focus mitts. The key with focus pads is to be confident and strong, so that you are ...
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by
james in
Hobart Personal Trainer,
Other
This morning I did something that I have been putting off for at least five years. It is something I have truly been fearful of. Fearful to the point that when I thought about it I would feel nauseous, sweaty and my heart rate would rise. When I found out I wo...
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Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by
james in
Training
Following on from the success of the post 8 More Ways To Instantly Improve Your Eating, here is the workout version. Too often we get caught up focusing on minutia instead of getting the basics right. If we take the back basics approach, more often that no the...
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Posted on June 4th, 2009 by
james in
Training,
Workouts
In one of my recent posts I mentioned that if you are short of time and can only do three, half hour, sessions per week that one of these sessions should be an interval sprint session. Now running doesn’t agree with a lot of people (neither do I for that...
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Posted on May 26th, 2009 by
james in
Training
Whilst the workout is the focus of a lot of our thoughts, we need to make sure that the warm up isn’t over looked. Gone are the days of running a few laps and then doing some static stretches for the quads, hamstrings and calves. Instead you want to do s...
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Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by
james in
Other
A is for Avocados. Good fats, plenty of fibre, great with any meal. B is for Burpees. Old school, simple and effective. C is for Crunches. Ditch them in favour of Killer Core Exercises. D is for Deadlifts. Great exercise for your legs, arms and butt. E is for ...
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