"A habit is a routine behaviour that is performed regularly - and in most cases, automatically" - James Clear We all have habits that benefit us. Brushing our teeth maintains oral health and long term savings on dental work. Saving money allows us to splurge on a holiday or buy something we otherwise would't be... Continue Reading →

We all know that time. The time just after your initial enthusiasm subsides. You hit the first speed bump or wrong turn. You can either go home or adjust course and continue to where you want to be. Heres a familiar story for you. You start on Monday with wide eyes, a shopping list full... Continue Reading →

In this brief video I offer my advice on setting up a suspension trainer at home over a door if you don't have a squat rack, pull-up bar or O-bolt drilled into a solid wall to hook it on to. https://youtu.be/9YXLfESMbLQ Having watched that, feel free to ask me any other questions if you are... Continue Reading →

Working your legs and chest is easy peasy without weights because your bodyweight can provide the resistance. To target your upper back muscles, it's a little trickier without a pull up bar, weights like dumbells and kettlebells or suspension trainer. However, if you have any type of exercise bands you can adapt and overcome this... Continue Reading →

Strength bands provide resistance when being lengthened AND also when shortening. They provide their highest resistance when at their longest which just happens to be where exercises using standard weight exercises are "easiest". Using a Deadlift as an example the toughest part of the lift is usually taking the bar off the floor. However, using... Continue Reading →

Working out at home with minimal equipment can make it tricky to find ways to push yourself harder without spending lots of money on kettlebells, dumbells and even barbells and plates. Sure, it's easy to stick with 10 reps of bodyweight squats but just like running 3km consistently over time it gets easier. Too easy... Continue Reading →

Suspension cables or branded TRX trainers are a highly versatile and compact piece of gym equipment and can be used in any modern facility or in your own home. Many have an attachment that loop over the top of a closed door or can be anchored diectly to the wall. Either way, with safety in... Continue Reading →

Before I get to the exercises I should explain that "better" is a relative term. If you are a beginner to strength training and can't yet hold a Side Plank for 30s with relative ease then it's a great option. The following 3 exercises are performed dynamically and offer more cross-over to day to day... Continue Reading →

Too many times I see gym-goers making this all too common error right before they perform a Deadlift. Prior to lifting the bar from the ground you need to creat full body tension. The kind of full body tension you create when you've been on the Guinness and your still 20 minutes from home on... Continue Reading →

For this blog post I weighed myself first thing every morning, before eating and after using the toilet for a week. Before I started I took my weight on the Sunday evening before bed. Sunday 26th 11.45pm - 90.5kgThis was at the end of a full day of eating, not using the toilet to "evacuate"... Continue Reading →