Are you after the answer you want to hear or the one which will see you resting your sorry ass on the couch for at least a week.
There is a grey area involved for anyone that’s powering through their exercise routine on a 3 to 4 day basis each week.
We don’t want to stop for anything. Let alone a pesky bacterial cling-on who has made it’s home in our nasal passage.
I’m sick with a chest infection as I write this, so take it from me when I tell you the following information — there is a time for fitness obsession, but this isn’t one of them. (more…)
I’m not a PT, and I know it’s not as simple as taking an exam on the weekend to become certified, but unfortunately I see a bunch of them making mistakes that I thought were reserved for the unqualified.
It’s gotta be the minority giving the majority a bad name right?
This controversial list applies to those that can be found in large Fitness First type gyms and doesn’t necessarily apply to everywhere. If you’re offended, I’m sorry (kinda). (more…)
I feel like this topic is well-trodden ground, but it’s hype induced articles such as the one posted in the news this morning that caught my attention.
It offers no new information but instead applies simple logic to the calories in vs calories out equation.
The crux of the article is basically stating that you can pre-fill your stomach with a couple of glasses of water before every meal, therefore hindering your ability to eat more than you should.
Over the course of 12 weeks, you’ll potentially lose 2.3kgs. (more…)
The second gimmick or scam to be brought to my attention recently, is the Power Balance Band (or bracelet), brought to you by the almighty Hogwarts! errr, I mean Power Balance!
This has to be the biggest and BEST scam to have taken hold of the general population in decades.
It’s not only the fact that it’s a pile of cockamamy bullsh*t, but it’s an EXPENSIVE one at that. (more…)
Everyone is searching for the holy-mutha-f*$ken-grail of training splits.
How does one go about deciding which circuits or body parts to train on any particular day?
After all, there are literally hundreds of variations out there. This can drive you insane.
They work for a while, then nothing
Each split will give you results for a finite amount of time before the body starts realising that you’re trying to trick it into gaining unnecessary muscle whilst shedding its precious fat. MMMmmmmmm fat. (more…)
