A kick-ass way to increase your bench press

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Increasing your bench press is often considered the ‘holy grail’ in most gyms.
Every wanna-be meat-head gathers around the bench press in a pair of flip-flops, trying to impress their mates by lifting more than Oprah Winfrey’s mid-morning snack.

The technique I’m going to focus on, will see you bust through pretty much any plateau.
It’s a technique called ‘Ramping’. Read the rest of this entry »

The weight gain diet – 5 foods making you fat

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The fact of the matter is, we eat things which pack on the pounds without even realising it.
The media has a lot to answer for in a realm of contradictory information.
One day it’s ok to eat this, the next it’s not ok to eat that.

Give me a break already.

More often than not, it’s not what we are eating, but how much and when we are choosing to eat these things.
The following are 5 foods that are all part of a weight gain diet. They are going to add kilos to your waistline and turn your six-pack into a keg if you neglect a little thing called moderation. Read the rest of this entry »

The travel gym – Keeping the fat off whilst on holidays

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Welcome to the travel gym

Many of us like to maintain our shape when traveling for long periods of time abroad, but we don’t often think about the gym at all when we travel.

It can be a hard task – Drinking too much, eating our weight in exotic foods and then there’s the exercise part (or lack there-of).
The only form of activity seems to be lifting ourselves onto a deck-chair.

Is there a way to counter all of this man-boob-creating negativity? Absolutely. Read the rest of this entry »

10 more traits of a gym douchebag

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More gym douche bag traits…

I wrote about the Top 10 traits of a gym douchebag a couple of weeks ago and due to the overwhelming response, I now have another 10 to add to this seemingly ever-growing list!

Note: if you like this post, you will definitely like these
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Hilarious training gimmicks – #1 The Shake Weight

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Marketing has a lot to answer for when it comes to the fitness industry.
I’m often left wondering who would fall victim to such scams?
But in a world of billions of people, if your exposure is high enough, you are bound to bait a few dud fish.
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