Rips, tears and bloody hands. As much as I hate to say it, they’re just a part of being a Crossfitter. Or, that’s what I used to think – that there was no alternative, and I just needed to toughen up and grit it out. But I was wrong. Through…

You know it and I know it – the cold weather is just around the corner and that’s only going to make the trip to the gym that much harder. Thankfully, there’s another option. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already thought about setting up your own home gym, and…

When it comes to strength training, be it hitting the gym or following along at home with free weights or body weight, should you let your kids get involved? Starting strength training at a young age is a contentious topic – is it safe? Is my child at risk of…

2021 here we come! A new year is a chance to start fresh, to set ourselves new goals and make a plan to achieve them. We can all agree that 2020 was a challenging year. However, with a new year upon us, we can allow ourselves some time to revisit…

So you want to build your own home gym?  We’re always busy and sometimes we miss out on making it to the gym. Maybe you need to keep an eye on the kids, maybe you’re working late and just don’t have the energy for a late night sesh. We get…

What’s orange, rough and makes you cringe when you see it? ….It’s every gym owner’s pet peeve and something that makes the biggest difference to the way a gym looks and feels to new or existing members. RUST! Rust doesn’t just look bad, it’s extremely uncomfortable to use and it…

It is now well known that when anyone who hasn’t exercised in a long period of time (or ever) does anything that their fitness will improve simply by having done anything. But, what this does not mean is that this anything is the answer for everyone’s fitness goals. People need…

Individual muscles have their own characteristics and respond to training differently. No matter how many times you squat or train your legs in a week your lats won’t care. This is why ‘bro training’ where you hit every muscle 1-2x/ weekisn’t optimal for intermediate to advanced trainees. One muscle may…

The top 3 things to MAINTAIN a healthy lifestyle change in the fastest way possible It’s always going to be the small incremental changes you make every day which will make the biggest difference to your life in the long term. Living health and happy can actually be one of…

Created primarily to stimulate the hamstrings the GHD represents one of the most effective isolation exercises around. Similar in appearance to the regular back extension machines, the GHR has become increasingly popular over the past two decades amongst the serious and even lay lifting community. For powerlifters and athletes in…