Sunday 16 March 2014

Fitness banking

I've invested in a lot of fitness related products over the years. Things like lifting gloves, hand grippers, battling ropes, gliders, trx, fat gripz, powerball, a dipping belt and many more! Some I've felt like I've just thrown my money away, others definitely have their place. I was just thinking about which one I would say I've had the most returns from my investment on, the result.....



The trigger point grid! This foam roller has been a fantastic, key tool in my training as well as every single one of my clients! Getting down on one of these things will help with recovery, mobilty, postural correction, flexibility and de-knotting the muscles. This act of rolling your muscles over the roller is know as self-myofascial release (SMR). When the pressure of the body against the roller is sustained on a trigger point the Golgi tendon organs (GTO) will turn off muscle spindle activity, allowing the muscle fibres to stretch, realign and relax. They can also be used as a great core training tool. Well worth the cash if you ask me....



Saturday 15 March 2014

Arms 5x5

Following on from my last post on 5x5 training, here's my arms routine I've been following. It's a great well balanced session that will improve your strength and size on the elbow flexors and extensors. Give it a go!...




It's worth mentioning I used fatgripz on the seated dumbell curls, to increase the dumbell handle width. This will recruit more motor units. With the dips aim to keep your torso up as straight as you can to focus on the triceps. Leaning over and into it will shift the emphasis onto your chest. I also had a few questions regarding exercise 2A. Scott bench reverse curls are great for targeting the brachialis, which is a ball shape muscle that lies between the bicep and tricep on the outer arm. Unfortunately the forearm work I did isn't pictured.





Tuesday 4 March 2014

Back and shoulders 5x5

Just did an awesome back and shoulders 5x5 session that I have to share with you guys! The main aim of this session is functional hypertrophy and strength...