October 25, 2012
Starting the week well and then tapering
off, making excuses and allowing other commitments to get in the way or just
straight up laziness. The reasons for avoiding the gym are numerable and
varied. Lack of motivation and the ease of turning a blind eye to your own poor
levels of commitment often get in the way of an athletic physique. Many people
will claim: “Once I’m there I’m OK, it’s just getting there.”
And that’s the key. It’s not the quality of
training that makes the bigges...
August 13, 2012
The following workout maybe a little intense for beginners and it
might be a good idea to spend a few weeks getting to know these
exercises. Practising good form with light weights and increasing your
stamina with some cardio will prepare you for whats to come. Enjoy!
MONDAY: Chest
Dumbbell Flyes - Sets:1 Reps:8-12 (medium weight)
Bench Press - Sets:1 Reps:8-12 (medium weight)
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press - Sets:1 Reps:8-12 (medium weigh...
August 13, 2012
To build serious muscle you need to go heavy! If you're a beginner
take some time to get to know these exercises with light weights
first and practise good form before jumping into the full workout. Get
stuck in and prepare for some freakish muscle!
MONDAY: Back
Front Pull-Downs - Sets: 3 Reps:6-8 (go heavy)
Reverse Grip Front Pull-Downs - Sets:3 Reps:6-8 (go heavy)
Bent Over Straight Arm Pull-Downs - Sets:3 Reps:10-12 (medium weight)
...
August 13, 2012
If you are a beginner you may find this workout particularly mind
blowing! To develop your aerobic base (AB) try just taking aspects of
the workout and adapting it to suit your abilities. It usually takes
8-12 weeks to develop your AB, so hang in there, take some time to read
up on endurance training as a whole and dont forget, diet and body
conditioning are extremely important to ensure development within the
8-12 week time frame.
Monday
I...
August 13, 2012
This is the workout future 80kg UK Bodybuilding Champ Gavin Jones
uses. Gavin designed this to make the best out of his time in the gym,
bearing in mind that he also has a full time job. This workout
plan along with reps, sets and time changes according to how Gavin feels
and to what he thinks his body needs. He may increase the rep range
when a competition is just around the corner; usually upping it to 8-12
per set. However, Gavin says this is not something he paricula...
August 13, 2012
This workout includes six different stations, two exercises per
station, with suicide shuttle runs between each station. Each station
consists of a cardiovascular workout and a muscular endurance workout.
This should take 45 seconds per exercise moving straight onto the next
exercise (total of 1 minute 30 seconds workout each station) and then
straight into suicide shuttle runs – three cones, sprint to each cone
and back. When you have completed a station and s...
