I’m going to share with you a story that led to one of the most embarrassing days of my life, causing me to re-evaluate how I trained pull-ups. It happened about 13 years ago, when I decided to transfer from the Army to the Navy as a Clearance Diver. To be accepted, I had to …
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When I first started training with weights about 10 years ago, I remember walking into the gym thinking “okay, what’ll it be today, legs and shoulders or chest and arms”? This is a relatively common view on how to train, and it’s generally associated with bodybuilding or physique training. After many years of trial and error …
One of the greatest benefits of being a trainer would have to be the lifestyle. I train throughout the day, and I eat the food I want when I want. I get to bed early so I’m fresh for the next day. But my life hasn’t always been like this, and for a lot of …
I first started using kettlebells in 2007. I had done several instructors certifications that year so I thought I knew a thing or two about how to use them. One thing I didn’t know, unfortunately, was how important looking after your hands really is! If you get pain from your calluses while training, you’d be …
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Like most things in life, too much of anything can cause harm and exercise is no different. I like to think about exercise as if it were a drug, say panadol for instance. Not enough panadol and it will not produce the desired effect, too much might actually kill you. You must have the exact …
Back in my early 20’s I truly believed I was fitter than a Malley bull and if you had asked me, I would have said I was a very healthy individual. Looking back however, I really wasn’t. I had always carried a bit of extra weight and compared to today, I was weak and void …
Why Is My Deadlift Stuck? When I think back to how I used to train the deadlift, I can’t help but cringe. I would train it once a week and try to pull more than the previous session. I’d also aim for new PR’s each session. This is not entirely uncommon. The problem with this …
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This year, I promised that I was going to slow down my eating and focus on chewing my food properly. It may sound like a strange goal to have, but let me break down why it’s important. First, some backstory! When I was 25, I went on a cruise ship as a carer for my …
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I have recently had my love for the Hindu squat reignited by reading back through one of my old training logs from a time when body weight training was a huge priority for me. At that point in my life I was travelling a lot and rarely had time to get to the gym, so …
Last month, I wrote an article on the Hindu squat and I have been receiving a lot of questions about the Hindu push-up and how to program them together with the Hindu squat. So, I have decided to outline a very simple bodyweight program that you can follow either 2 or 3 days a week. You will train …
