Articles Posted October 2011
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AC’s Workout of the Week!
For this weeks workout of the week we are going to work the full body using only a barbell. We are going to do mainly compound exercises but we are keeping them relatively light as you don’t have equipment like a squat rack to help you. Certain exercises however will be done heavier. This routine [...]
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AC’s Playlist of the Week!
In my opinion, music is one of the biggest motivating factors in my training. When I am listening to music in the gym I feel so much more psyched up, full of energy and focused on performing to the best of my ability than if the gym were silent. A song can make you want [...]
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Chris Paul – Making 5 Positive Changes to Your Environment!
A different theme to my normal articles, but today I want to voice out loud the 5 biggest changes I’ve made to my environment (both home and work) to help me get to where I want to be that little bit quicker. I’m a firm believer that lots of change in a short period of [...]
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Sci-MX GRS-5 Protein System Reviewed!
Sci-MX GRS-5 Protein System is arguably the best blended protein powder on the market. It holds an incredible nutrient profile, which blow its competitors out of the water!! It delivers a mixture of 5 proteins (Whey Protein Isolate and Concentrate, Calcium Caseinate, Egg Albumen and Soy Protein Isolate), which all have their own benefits and [...]
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Keto diets – The basics
There are many different types of diets out there for you to try. Whether it be fat loss, muscle gain, improved performance or general health. There are far too many different diets to know which one to choose and which one will work best for you as an individual. Every person react to the different [...]
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The power of Green Tea!
By Mark Gilbert B.Sc Hi All, As this is my first column for FitMag, I thought I would start by considering which questions about nutrition and supplements I get asked the most. There are three or four that come immediately to mind but the answer to one of those questions doesn’t get as much attention [...]
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October Writer of the Month
By now you guys know the score, every month we select one of our writers as ‘writer of the month’ and reward them with a FREE tub of protein. Each and every month new writers join the ranks, making it harder and harder to choose for us all of the time. What we really look for [...]
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Sian Toal – Trick or Treat?
One thing I’ve learnt over years of training myself and training clients, is that you can only rely on yourself. Particularly when it comes to food. I pretty much, 90% of the time prepare my own food and take it with me. I do like to eat out but there are a few things I [...]
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Pre-exhaust for big gains
The principle of pre-exhausting a muscle during training to me makes a lot of sense. It basically relies on the theory that in order to make a muscle grow or improve you need to take that muscle past the ‘point of failure’. The point of failure is where the muscle cannot perform any more repetitions [...]
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3 Reasons to Use the Priority Training Principle!
Each and every one of us who hit the gym to gain muscle will have weak and strong body parts, fact. Some may have a full chest with a girly back as where others will have the opposite. Therefore, whilst you want to continue building on your strengths you also want to focus on your [...]
