The idea for this post came about the other day after my mate text me about going to the gym. It was then that I thought about the importance of mates in the gym and how they can inspire you to not skip your session and hit that new personal best. Sometimes getting yourself motivated to go to the gym is hard. Especially in Britain where the rain is heavy, the wind is bitter and the sun is just something you read. When you’ve finished work and you’re tired and exhausted, the last thing on your mind is going to the
For those of you who haven’t been an avid gym goer throughout the colder months and are only just starting to think about getting bigger for the summer, here are three powerful exercises you can do to help you look more muscly this season. Body Weight Pull Ups There are multiple types of pull ups you can try. This is a wide grip pull up. For this, your hands need to be positioned as far apart on the handles as possible before letting your arms lift you off of the floor. This is the hardest of all the pull ups to achieve, but if
In my last post I spoke about the three different positions of chest press and what the benefits are for each. However a lot of people don’t realise there’s a difference between using a barbell or dumbbells to perform these presses. So the questions is: barbell vs dumbbells? Barbell Naturally I start out with the classic barbell bench press. In the world of bodybuilding or physique shaping, you can’t get very far without this press in your life. Done correctly it is a building block exercise to get you en route to the body you desire. One of the main advantages of doing a
When chest day arrives, you’re probably most familiar with the flat bench. However, do you know the benefits of the other two bench press positions? Below I have briefly summarised the benefits of each to help you understand a little clearer what you’re training in each position. Flat This is the most common of the three presses because there is no reason to fix something that isn’t broken. The flat bench press involves less activation of the smaller muscle groups in your chest compared to the incline and decline press. Instead it engages the larger areas of the pectoral muscles,
I got into fitness just after I turned sixteen. I’d always been the chubby kid at school and after I finished my GCSE’s I quickly realised I needed to change my fitness levels or suffer the consequences of not being able to live the life I dreamt of. To me, the good job, the beautiful women and everything that surrounds the pair would only materialise if I did something about my weight. At that time, the gym was a little daunting so I started off with easy cardio. I rode my bike around the local town every day during the
