A good Pull Up
Name: Pull up.
Also known as: Chin up.
Main muscles used: Back muscles.
Other muscles used: Arms.
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How to: Do a Pullup.
The difference between a sweat session and a “clinic”.
Some people have been surprised when watching me coach clients. They have expected a hard, rip-roaring sweat session…pushing people to the max like some drill sergeant. And to be honest, sometime that is my job. Sometimes I do need to push people out of their comfort zone in order to get them to their goals. But the main part of my job is not simply getting people to do more (a sweat session). It is getting people to do better (a technical session).
Good luck Bex!!!
Good luck Bex (click here), who has just moved out to Australia to make her fame and fortune! She is starting up her own training business down there, and I know she is going to do ace! I have worked with her loads when she still lived up here in Skipton, and I would train under … Read more
Has the calorie had its day?
Have you noticed this story (click here)? It is asking if we should change the way calories are marked on food labels. It is an interesting read. It mentions how some foods are processed differently in the body, so this affects how many calories we get from them. There are 3 bits in it that caught my eye:
How to: Do Back Extensions
Back Extension
Name: Back extensions Also known as: Back raises, porpoises. Main muscles used: Back. Other muscles used: Bum
How to: Do Single Leg Squat
Single leg squat – or a “pistol”
Name: Single Leg Squat
Also known as: Pistols
Main muscles used: Legs, bum.
Other muscles used: Hip flexors.
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How to: Do Box Jumps
Box Jump
Name: Box Jumps
Also known as: (if you know these by any other name, leave a comment below).
Main muscles used: Legs, bum.
Other muscles used: Heart.
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How to: Do Tuck Jumps
Tuck Jump
Name: Tuck Jumps Also known as: (if you know this by any other name, leave a comment below). Main muscles used: Legs. Other muscles used: Hip flexors. Top tips:
How to: Do Single Leg Deadlifts
Single leg deadlift
Name: Single Leg Deadlift.
Also known as: (if you know this by any other name, leave a comment below).
Main muscles used: Bum, legs.
Other muscles used: Back.
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How to: Do Squat Jumps
Squat Jump
Name: Squat Jumps.
Also known as:
Main muscles used: Legs, bum.
Other muscles used: Heart.
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How to: Do the Stepdown.
Step Down.
Name: The Stepdown.
Also known as: The Stepback.
Main muscles used: Bum.
Other muscles used: Legs.
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How to: Do a Dumbbell Squat Swing.
Dumbbell Squat Swing
Name: Dumbbell Squat Swing.
Also known as: Dumbbell swing.
Main muscles used: Legs, bum, back.
Other muscles used: Shoulders, heart.
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How to: Do a Deadlift
Deadlift – Good.
Name: Deadlift
Also known as: (if you know this by any other name, leave a comment below).
Main muscles used: Bum, legs, back.
Other muscles used: Forearms, lats.
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How to: Do the Romanian Deadlift (RDL)
Romanian Deadlift – RDL
Name: Romanian deadlift
Also known as: RDL
Main muscles used: Bum.
Other muscles used: Back
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How to: Do a Waiters Bow
Waiters Bow – Good. Note how the hips tilt and the spine stays dead straight.
Name: Waiters Bow
Also known as: (If you know this by any other name, please leave a comment below)
Main muscles used: Bum.
Other muscles used: Back.
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How to: Do the Lunge
The Lunge
Name: The Lunge
Also known as:
Main muscles used: Legs, bum
Other muscles used:
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How to: Do the Split Squat
Split Squat
Name: Split squat.
Also known as:
Main muscles used: Legs, bum.
Other muscles used:
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How to: Do the Side Crunch
Side Crunch
Name: Side Crunch
Also known as: Oblique Crunch
Main muscles used: Sides.
Other muscles used: Stomach.
Top tips:
How to: Do Windscreen Wipers
Windscreen Wipers
Name: Windscreen Wipers. Also known as: (if you know these by any other name, please leave a comment below). Main muscles used: Stomach, sides Other muscles used: Hip flexors, arms Top tips: