Category: Professionals



December: the mma wrap-up
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December: the mma wrap-up

I always watch the Prelims of every UFC because it’s great to keep an eye out for future talent breaking through. I also honestly think that some of the best fights are often on the under card. I do sometimes get frustrated by those that come into the UFC and immediately attempt to protect their [...]


Guy Pearce’s Bodybuilding Background Helped Him Bulk Up For Action Movie
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Guy Pearce’s Bodybuilding Background Helped Him Bulk Up For Action Movie

Aussie movie star Guy Pearce didn’t have to struggle to get into shape for new action film Lockout – he was a teenage bodybuilding champion. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert star admits he became gym obsessed in his mid-teens and started wowing with his muscles. He says, “I entered a competition and [...]


Tips for beginners motivation. 2 quick
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Tips for beginners motivation. 2 quick

It’s at this time of year when most New Year resolutions are about to be broken. It’s not intentional but, after the over indulgence of Christmas, people get all fired up to improve their lifestyle and diet and set off with great enthusiasm and dedication.   But its around now, it suddenly hits you. You [...]


High intensity training (hit)
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High intensity training (hit)

High Intensity Training is a form of strength training that gained its popularity during the 70’s, popularised by Arthur Jones of Nautilus and MedX. It was later championed by Mister Universe winner Mike Mentzer and is usually associated with this legendary bodybuilder.   In later years the Mr Olympia winner Dorian Yates would become renowned [...]


Secrets of training
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Secrets of training

What stimulated this article was an experience I had last week. As described in the About Me page I’m currently living in SLC Utah training full time at the speed skating oval trying to make National or Olympic qualifying trials (making the team, of course, is the ultimate dream).   Anyhow, last week I made [...]


A reliable trainer
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A reliable trainer

A question I get from time to time is how to choose a personal trainer. And while many are happy to work it out on their own and train by themselves, the simple fact is that many people do benefit from personal trainers. Whether it’s from a motivational/accountability standpoint or simply having an ‘expert’ teach [...]


To be your own coach
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To be your own coach

In any case, during the seminar, one question that came up from one of the attendees was “How does someone coach themselves?” Dan gave a usually thorough, but I fear somewhat undirected, answer (a problem Dan has is that he has so much great knowledge that he often gets side-tracked by all of it and [...]


Efficiency of training
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Efficiency of training

Sooner or later, you’re going to have to make important decisions regarding your training. You may already have had to do this. It quite simply boils down to one principle that you should always be consciously trying to follow: what is the best option for making me a more efficient trainer?   If there’s one [...]


Tips goodie bag training
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Tips goodie bag training

Since Christmas I’ve watched many people start up training, and as a coach, I get asked several times for simple techniques, approaches or ideas to enhance someones training results. Here’s a selection of training tips and ideas to kick-start your year.   xSprint. And if you don’t already, then start now but start slowly. Fast [...]


Train for Forearms Directly
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Train for Forearms Directly

Adam: What’s much more useful is to examine why your forearms are currently lagging behind, before attempting to find a solution to fix them. As with any bodypart, are you growing and progressively getting stronger on the exercises that hit them? If the answer is honestly yes, then let’s make a swift move into looking [...]


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