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Time under tension or ‘TUT’, relates to the amount of time a muscle is held under strain or tension during a set. By incorporating TUT into your workouts, you are extending each phase of the movement to make your sets longer. There is a direct correlation between time under tension and muscle growth as the … Read more
It happens to the best of us. You’re making great progress with your weight loss, doing everything right and seeing results, when all of a sudden those scales refuse to budge. This road barrier often happens just after you’ve lost your first significant amount of weight, and then again when you’re reaching your target weight … Read more
You’ve no doubt heard of intermittent fasting at some point in the fairly recent past and wondered what on earth it is. Put briefly, intermittent fasting (IF) is a pattern of eating that switches between periods of fasting and periods of eating. The main difference between IF and many other diets is that the focus … Read more
Whether you’re an avid gym-goer, or a home gym convert, you should always be looking for new, challenging ways to mix up your workouts and keep progress coming, which often means looking beyond what regular dumbbells and resistance bands can offer and towards the barbell rack. Barbells are excellent at increasing strength and building muscle … Read more
There are so many diets out there today all claiming to help you lose weight. Some focus on reducing your appetite, while others focus on restricting calories, or cutting out certain food groups or macronutrients such as carbs or fats. There is no one special diet that works best as we are all different and … Read more
We all know how big an impact diet and nutrition has on our health and wellbeing. Consuming high quality foods is so important in fuelling our bodies and protecting them from inflammation and oxidative stress. If we’re not consuming enough of the right nutrients then we can suffer with anything from low mood and energy … Read more
One of the most effective exercises for increasing explosive power and strength is the snatch exercise. If you ever watch power lifting at the Olympics, you’ll see this featured as one of two moves that athletes compete in, which is why you may also often hear it referred to as an Olympic lift. So what … Read more
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Due to the ongoing pandemic, training at a commercial gym has been made almost impossible as a result of many having to close due to lockdown restrictions. People are therefore being forced to find alternative ways to exercise at home and, as such, home gyms are popping up everywhere. With so much uncertainty still surrounding … Read more
Exercise is well-regarded as being brilliant for our physical health, but did you know it can have just as positive effect on our mental health as well? Recent studies have shown that both team and endurance sports can lead to less depressive illness and led to fewer days of poor mental health from those studied. … Read more