Shorter hours, darker days and cozier beds beckon as winter rolls round. Leaving the house becomes just that little bit harder and when the city has fallen to hibernation your training may seem meaningless. However, this could not be further from...
Read moreYou see them in nearly every single gym these days. Little cylinder-shaped tools of pain, some of them even have little teeth designed to inflict greater discomfort. I’m talking of course about foam rollers. These little guys are an...
Read moreWith Christmas fast approaching, it’s very easy to get caught up in all the festivities. End of year office parties are aplenty, a celebratory morning-tea seem to be on every Friday and the weekends usually involve catching up with family and...
Read moreBench Press 1 – Push Your Feet Into the Floor You won’t believe how much stronger this will make you. Since power comes from the ground up, learning to push your feet into the floor with all forms of pressing will increase stability and...
Read moreIf you’re looking to increase your squat strength then progressive overload can only get you so far. Eventually you will hit sticking points and when this does happen it’s good to have some squat variations in your arsenal to turn to to blast...
Read moreIf you’re an athlete, or performing any amount of physical exercise, you should never be “anti” carbohydrate. We require carbohydrates as human beings for optimal performance, function and hypertrophy. What we should be worried about when...
Read moreToo often people walk into the gym, throw 60kg on the bench and just start repping. Skipping your warmup is a good way to injure yourself and restrict your mobility and strength in your lifts. Contrary to popular belief a warmup & stretching...
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