Following on from Crossfit London’s excellent Ring Training guide, they have now published a Kettlebell Training guide, which I am stocking.
Like the Ring Training guide, this Kettlebell Training guide is a snip at only £3.50 and if you buy it via gubernatrix.co.uk you will also be supporting this site and helping me to continue to […]

This is the seventh article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
What is the push press?
A push press is a press from the shoulders to a […]

This is the sixth article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
What is the overhead squat?
The overhead squat is a deep squat performed while holding a barbell […]

This is the first article in the series Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide. A PDF version is also available to download for free: Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide PDF

1. Why lift weights?
4. Exercise technique

2. Types of weight training
5. Training programmes

3. Starting Out

6. Create your own programme

Why lift weights?
Women are often not […]

This is the second article in the series Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide. A PDF version is also available to download for free: Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide PDF

1. Why lift weights?
4. Exercise technique

2. Types of weight training
5. Training programmes

3. Starting out

6. Create your own programme

Most commercial gyms have a […]

This is the third article in the series Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide. A PDF version is also available to download for free: Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide PDF

1. Why lift weights?
4. Exercise technique

2. Types of weight training
5. Training programmes

3. Starting out
6. Create your own programme

Starting Out
Most people structure their routines […]

This is the fourth article in the series Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide. A PDF version is also available to download for free: Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide PDF

1. Why lift weights?
4. Exercise technique

2. Types of weight training
5. Training programmes

3. Starting out
6. Create your own programme

Exercise Technique
To maximise the benefits from […]

This is the fifth article in the series Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide. A PDF version is also available to download for free: Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide PDF

1. Why lift weights?
4. Exercise technique

2. Types of weight training
5. Training programmes

3. Starting out
6. Create your own programme

Training programmes
A training programme arranges exercises […]

This is the sixth article in the series Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide. A PDF version is also available to download for free: Getting into weight training: a female-friendly guide PDF

1. Why lift weights?
4. Exercise technique

2. Types of weight training
5. Training programmes

3. Starting out
6. Create your own programme

Create your own programme
Creating your own […]

This puzzles me because almost every strength website I come across these days has the obligatory “why women should lift weights” article. Yet despite all these attempts at myth-busting, it appears the message isn’t getting through.
Body Pump, a group exercise class involving free weights set to music, seems to be as popular as ever with […]