Recent Posts Tagged With 'conditioning'

• Improve your running mile

  Posted on Sunday April 6th, 2008 at 06:56 in Technique, conditioning

  Photo by latvian Being able to run fast and strong is a pretty useful skill. Although it is trendy in some strength training circles to bash running and other cardio exercise, the fact remains that it is useful – even necessary – for taking part ...

• Indoor rowing training

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 19:46 in workouts, conditioning, rowing

  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, w...

• Indoor rowing technique

  Posted on Saturday March 1st, 2008 at 12:34 in getting started, Technique, conditioning, rowing

  Indoor rowing is one of the most misunderstood exercises in the gym. This is partly because indoor rowing is somewhat counter-intuitive: it looks like a machine where you just pull on the handle as hard as you can. Few people really think that going ...

• Other strength websites (1)

  Posted on Friday January 11th, 2008 at 22:03 in websites, conditioning, squat, powerlifting, general training, ross training, female training

  People often go on about how much crap there is on the internet, especially when it comes to strength training. But amongst all the rubbish are some real gems, and I will be highlighting my favourite sites on here from time to time. To start with, he...

• Crossfit London sunday workouts

  Posted on Saturday December 22nd, 2007 at 08:35 in conditioning, olympic, weights, weight training, free weights, crossfit, general training, functional strength, my training, strength endurance

  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. ...

• One-arm dumbbell swing

  Posted on Wednesday November 28th, 2007 at 19:11 in conditioning, weights, dumbbells, free weights, kettlebells, top 10 functional strength exercises, explosive strength, female training

  This is the second 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. Many of these exercises are never ...

• One-arm dumbbell snatch

  Posted on Friday November 23rd, 2007 at 21:36 in conditioning, weights, weight training, dumbbells, free weights, crossfit, top 10 functional strength exercises, exercise selection, explosive strength, ross training

  This is the first 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. Many of these exercises are never f...

• How to be hard as nails

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 18:47 in conditioning, general training

  Ten ways to be the toughest girl or guy in town: 1. Train outdoors in all weathers. Rain, wind, snow, hail. Train when other people just stay in bed. 2. Add a ‘finisher’ to your workouts. Train your socks off, until you are lying on the floor...

• Types of strength

  Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 18:14 in bodybuilding, conditioning, weight training, crossfit, general training, explosive strength, max strength, strength endurance

  If you are after all-round strength, it’s important to understand the different types of strength – or even that there are different types of strength. It will help you to pin down what kind of training you need to do to reach your goals. It will...