Dec 27, 2011

This week is the week of Christmas. It also marks the end of the 6 week weight training program that I am reviewing. For the next few weeks I will not have access to a gym, so I will be concentrating on a lot of outdoors Crossfit and HIIT training sessions. In the new year I will be commencing Phase 2 of the weight training program that I am currently...

Dec 22, 2011

  If someone told you could turn you body into a fat burning machine by doing a 4 minute workout you would probably laugh at them. If I told you that person was a doctor and his name was Tabata you should probably stop laughing and listen up. Izumi Tabata, Ph.D, was formerly a researcher for the Japanese National of Fitness and Sport. Back in 1996 Izuma...

Dec 18, 2011

I was keen to get stuck into this weeks training due to the last fortnight of training being interrupted by a bout of food poisoning. I started this week by training with a couple of close mates of mine. We all met up on a Sunday afternoon and got stuck into an intense Crossfit session. This week I also returned to playing Touch Rugby League and entered into...

Dec 14, 2011

  All processes in the human body that involve growth or repair requires protein. Whether you goal is to lose weight, gain muscle or the holy grail, a combination of both, you WILL need to train with weights. For more information as to why weight training is so important read this. To discover if protein powders are complete protein sources , keep...

Dec 11, 2011

For my first weight training session of this week, I completed my last session of week four of the new weight training program that I am trialing. My reason for this is I actually had food poisoning for a couple of days of last week and for the beginning of this week. Unfortunately for me it meant that I actually couldn’t train for a few days due to...

Dec 7, 2011

Day to day we can all struggle with a lack of motivation to lose weight and exercise. It is how you react in these circumstances that defines you as a person. Personally I have a bunch of reasons as to why I can’t exercise, shift work, young kids, long work hours, no gym membership. But you know what these reasons are all just eXcuses. Anyone can find...