Recent Posts Tagged With 'general training'

• 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. ...

• Strength training books - 6 of the best

  Posted on Saturday December 15th, 2007 at 09:59 in bodybuilding, weights, weight training, general training

  There’s a lot of useful information on the internet, but sometimes it’s hard to sort the wheat from the chaff. If you want to get serious about your strength training, it’s a good idea to get a decent book on the subject. Which to choose though...

• 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...

• Free weights and machines: the debate

  Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 18:22 in bodybuilding, weights, weight training, free weights, general training, exercise selection

  You will often hear or read people debating the merits of training with free weights or machines. Most people seem to fall into one camp or the other. A lot of it comes down to individual circumstances: the purpose of one’s training, a bad experien...

• Do your workouts scare you?

  Posted on Saturday November 10th, 2007 at 11:05 in progression, general training

  Mine do! I was thinking about this today as I was on my way to the gym to make another attempt on Ross Training’s 100 burpee challenge (that’s burpees with press-ups, of course). I know that it’s going to hurt, I know that it’s going to make ...

• 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...