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, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Powerlifting'
Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-six
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Training
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Weight training women
June 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Training
I’m a woman and I do weight training. For many people the statement above is an oddity. Why should I want to train at weights if I’m a woman? Tony Gentilcore put it perfectly when he summarised the fact that people frequently question why a woman is choosing to do any weight training whereas nobody [...]
Tags:Bone density·Figure·Glutes·Grip·menstrual cycle·Powerlifting·Training·Women
Lessons learned: good back squat form
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Exercises, Training
I’ve often seen trainers telling people that they shouldn’t squat because it is bad for their knees. Ok, that’s not true. What I tend to see or hear is people who have been told by their personal trainers that they won’t be learning to squat because it’s bad for their knees. By working out in [...]
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Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-four
June 20th, 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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Resistance training for weight loss
June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
Weight loss – part 6 This is the sixth part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. Last week I spent some time looking in detail at high-intensity interval training since there is plenty of research about So far we’ve looked at [...]
Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-three
June 13th, 2010 · 2 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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Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-two
June 6th, 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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Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty-one
May 30th, 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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Powerlifting progress 2010: week twenty
May 23rd, 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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Powerlifting progress 2010: week eighteen
May 9th, 2010 · 2 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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