You’ve probably noticed that pull ups are a significant part of my workout structure. This has been a conscious decision for three key reasons: as a woman there is real satisfaction in being able to do good quality reps of pull ups, rather than the partials that you so often see people doing in the [...]
I’ve just spent the last four weeks dedicatedly stripping excess fat. On Monday I explained why a had to take a different approach to my cutting phase this time, compared to last autumn, and I also explained the changes that I had made to my diet. This post will explain what changed to my exercise [...]
Tags:Training·weight loss
I’ve never been able to touch my toes. Even when I did years of ballet as a child and then yoga as a teenager I couldn’t get there unless I’d just done a 2 hour session of leg-focused yoga. So imagine my amazement last week when, after only 2 weeks of doing the Romanian Deadlift [...]
Last October I introduced the Turkish Get-up and said I was going to find a way to introduce them into my program. Needless to say, I didn’t get round to it. In the last couple of months, Turkish Get-ups seem to have had a new wave of interest and the following three posts and articles [...]
2 years ago I was still working away at my abs with little success. I was trying every exercise I came across but my abs were so weak that anything that was too hard for them gave me lower back ache. Lying on my back on a bench or the floor could even cause my [...]
2 years ago I was still working away at my abs with little success. I was trying every exercise I came across but my abs were so weak that anything that was too hard for them gave me lower back ache. Lying on my back on a bench or the floor could even cause my [...]
2 years ago I was still working away at my abs with little success. I was trying every exercise I came across but my abs were so weak that anything that was too hard for them gave me lower back ache. Lying on my back on a bench or the floor could even cause my [...]
Not so much lessons learned this week, as a lessons learned over the last few months. Grip is one of the most ignored but also one of the most vital parts of lifting. If you can’t hold onto a bar weighing two or three times your bodyweight, it doesn’t matter how strong your legs are [...]
Tags:Grip·Muscle gain·Training
A very short blog-watch this week to point you in the direction of a good introduction to the Turkish Get-up. I’ve been toying with introducing this exercise into my workout for a while. It is a fantastic all-body compound movement and should particularly help me with shoulder stability which I’ve struggled with in the past. [...]
Following on from part one’s tips on how to improve your nutrition at work, this week I’m continuing the theme with tips 5-8 covering workouts, stretches and other cunning things that I’ve found I can do at the office without anyone noticing, to keep me loose. 5. Keep a tennis ball in your desk drawer [...]
