Recent Posts Tagged With 'books and websites'

• A-Z of training books

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 07:06 in books and websites

  Need some inspiration for your next training book? Or even your first? Check out the list below. There are over 30 books here and although I know them all by reputation, I haven’t read them all. I am keen to hear opinions both of the books ...

• Mythbusters! The best of the web

  Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 10:44 in fun, books and websites

  “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic”. - John F Kennedy How true this is of fitness! One of the missions of this site is to b...

• Review: The complete guide to training with free weights

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 10:43 in reviews, training guides, books and websites

  The Complete Guide to Training with Free Weights by Graeme Marsh was published in 2008 and is part of the Complete Guides series from A&C Black, which also includes Anita Bean’s The Complete Guide to Strength Training. It is great to see a te...

• Bridget Jones’ Powerlifting Diary: episode 1

  Posted on Sunday October 19th, 2008 at 17:44 in fun, female training, books and websites

  Spinster, lunatic, powerlifter… 19th October 2008 Bodyweight: 61kg Squat: 80kg Deadlift: 110kg (good) Bench: 52.5kg (poor) Argh! Have stalled on my bench press again!!!! Am complete and total failure at powerlifting! Should prob back off for a ...

• The Wisdom of Dan John

  Posted on Wednesday September 24th, 2008 at 15:16 in attitude, workouts, free weights, books and websites

  Who is this man who has such a suitably evocative name? ‘Dan’ conjures images of a deadly judo master; ‘John’ is reminiscent of the prophets. Even T-Nation calls him “Yoda”… Dan John is one of the few strength pundits who is both te...

• Kettlebell training guide

  Posted on Saturday April 19th, 2008 at 11:14 in getting started, Technique, free weights, kettlebells, crossfit, books and websites, conditioning and cardio, exercise how-tos

  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...

• Something for the weekend

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 05:07 in books and websites

  It’s about time I shared some more great links with you, to give you both food for thought and entertainment. Today I’m introducing a new forum, a video series, some great blogs and a fab free training guide. You can always check out my...

• Muscle-up and ring training guide

  Posted on Tuesday March 4th, 2008 at 18:47 in Rings, Technique, crossfit, bodyweight, books and websites, muscle-up

  The muscle-up is one of the most challenging tests of strength for the amateur trainee. If you’ve mastered dips and pull-ups and you are looking for your next challenge, add the muscle-up to your arsenal. If you want to learn this difficult mov...

• New links page now live

  Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 21:20 in books and websites

  I have added an extensive links page to the site, with loads of great material from around the web. All strength topics are covered, from Anatomy to Zercher squats . The material includes individual articles, websites and blogs, videos and e-books. I...