I suspect all of us have emotional routines attached to our training sessions that play a big part in the training process. I often feel nervous before a workout, but at the same time I know this is a good thing. If I don’t feel nervous, a little voice in the back of my head […]

Joining a club is a great way to train for a new sport because you can rely on the club to set your training sessions and you get the opportunity to test your progress in competition settings. I belong to the rowing team at the Glendorgal, Newquay, where our coach Tommy Gee plans our training […]

I came across this interesting tool on the Crossfit Seattle website: a programme of athletic skill levels. It covers four levels from well-rounded beginner through intermediate, advanced and finally elite. The programme lists, by type of strength or conditioning, an appropriate benchmark for each of the four levels
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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 […]

Crossfit London does Fight Gone Bad
I’m in London for the festive season so I have grabbed the opportunity to get some quality Crossfit sessions in. I’ve been going to the weekly Workout On Sunday sessions down in Stratford, east London. As you can see from the picture above, there’s no poncing about in gyms, we […]

There’s been a lot of noise this year about the training methods used by the cast and crew of the Frank Miller film “300” to get super-fit. They trained at Gym Jones, which specialises in functional strength and conditioning. The workouts are characterised by high intensity, high reps and the use of a variety of […]