Last weekend I cracked. On the Saturday I finally admitted a temporary defeat and decided to completely re-write the training program from scratch. I had two main reasons: work-related things at the moment mean that it would be handy to have a bodyweight equipment-free workout that will be effective and which I can bring out [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Training'
Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-nine
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
I am serious about wanting to qualify and compete at powerlifting. When I started out on this series there were several key problems, such as poor hip mobility. Having had some reasonable successes at the end of 2009, fixing the remaining problems while also driving up the strength numbers are now the priorities of the program. [...]
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Lessons learned: keeping training records
July 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Training
Many trainers will tell you that it is vitally important to maintain training records. I was starting to think about changing my workout and putting a few new exercises in recently. As a result I had to dig back through my training records which reminded me about the importance of keeping them. What to record [...]
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Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-eight
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
I am serious about wanting to qualify and compete at powerlifting. When I started out on this series there were several key problems, such as poor hip mobility. Having had some reasonable successes at the end of 2009, fixing the remaining problems while also driving up the strength numbers are now the priorities of the program. [...]
Tags:Powerlifting·Training
Blog-watch: some pregnancy articles
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet, Psychology, Training
Since I’m a woman and am aware that I am trying to write this blog for women, articles about pregnancy always catch my eye. Here’s a pick of some of the best or most interesting that I’ve seen recently. It seems that BBC News has been getting excited about pregnancy at the moment. The first [...]
Why I squat
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Exercises, Training
A few weeks ago I did a post about back squat form. Building on this I was going to do a post about the different types of squats and what they are beneficial for, but it struck me that there are more than enough of these types of articles elsewhere on the internet. What you [...]
Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-seven
July 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Training
Oh dear. This post would be better titled “Powerlifting regress”. Last week I ended up with only one workout at my disposal due to work commitments. I used the session to find some new depths that I could squat to and deadlift from. As a result I went into this week with my eyes wide [...]
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Weight loss progress and ongoing success
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet, Psychology, Training
Weight loss – part 9 This is the ninth, and final, part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. Over the last few months I have found out about all sorts of diet and exercise related issues that should help with weight [...]
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Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-six
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Training
Post holiday it has been tough trying to get myself to start working out again. Work doesn’t help either. Following the late night arrival from holiday, I elected to skip out my Sunday workout last weekend. I was a physical and mental mess. Unfortunately I also knew that I’d be away with work on Wednesday, [...]
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Exercise for weight loss – other considerations
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
Weight loss – part 8 This is the eighth part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. This is the final post of three about exercise for weight loss, wrapping up a couple of final thoughts, ideas and studies before we move [...]
