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Instruction and interpretation
All too often, those who are new to the gym sign up with a trainer that offers a low effort programme that sees 3-6 exercises...
Movement swaps
This is a topic of contention and rightly so, as many struggle to work out when to swap movements in and out, whereas some others make...
What are D-Handles?
A d-handle is an attachable handle that offers freedom of motion to the user. It can attach to cable pulleys through the use of carabiners...
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Introduction
Injuries can have both physical and psychological affects regardless of your training level and chosen discipline. For this reason, it is highly important that you undergo thorough examinations...
Introduction
Joint alignment is often overlooked, not through being deemed unimportant but usually due to the fitness industry not presenting how important it can be for both joint health but also better...
What is stimulus to fatigue ratio?
Think of this as a hybrid between return on investment and risk to reward ratio. Stimulus to fatigue ratio can simply be seen as the amount of stimulus that target...
Consistency, adherence and time will be the determining factors in fat loss. It will take a few weeks to get noticeable results so allow for that time. The opening 3-4 weeks may see a dramatic reduction...
Introduction
Warm up sets are one of the most underutilised tools in the training arsenal for all forms of weighted exercise, however this article will delve specifically into hypertrophy training. They...
Introduction
In the context of hypertrophy training, we are looking to provide as inefficient of an environment as possible in order to place the target tissue (muscle) under the highest levels of tension...
Introduction
The exercise set up for any movement can dictate how well that lift is performed. Ensuring a good set up can mentally prepare a lifter, especially when performing physically taxing sets...
Introduction to Training Intensity
A variety of factors contribute towards muscle growth, from the length a muscle is exposed to down to the total amount of sets and reps; however, one factor remains...
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