Pumping Iron is now a well known phrase in relation to heading down the gym and lifting some weights “Wanna go pump some iron?” but it wasn’t until 1977 and the release of the low budget documentary ‘Pumping Iron’ that the phrase was taken to the mainstream. Continue Reading →
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Lennox Lewis & Micheal Watson visit the gym
The great Lennox Lewis recently visited the real fight club gym to train a group of lucky kids from the area for the afternoon. The ex heavy weight world champion was there on a charity mission and the kids were all from disadvantaged backgrounds, Lennox has always been one of the ‘good guys’ of the sport and the fact that he offered his services for free is also a great testament to his very king and giving nature. Continue Reading →
4 Tips For Getting Big!
Eat 6 Meals a Day: This is the only way to be able to eat enough food while getting maximum nutrient absorption. Also eating 6 meals will keep your blood sugar even throughout the day avoiding highs and crashes that are associated with fat storage and sluggishness. Continue Reading →
You owe it to your children
I was watching an episode of holiday swap over the weekend, yeah I know.. too much time on my hands but even though the producers try in their way to stir up friction and to make it fun with their silly jokes in the voice over, for me it was quite sad viewing and I’m about to tell you why. Continue Reading →
Get a sprinter’s body
If I ask people of all the athletes in the Olympics who you’d most like to look like, 90% of the time they will tell me the 200m or 100m runners. And why not, they look muscular, lean, strong and healthy, they have the perfect body. Continue Reading →
How to treat an injury
Most of us have at one point or another have injured ourselves while training and if you haven’t the chances are that at some point in the future you will experience some degree of injury and although it will probably not be all that bad you face an important decision…. what to do next? Continue Reading →
5 Tips to Avoid Gaining 7 Kilos at Christmas
First of all I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy christmas (if you happen to be reading this at christmas time that is). Now christmas should be a time for enjoying yourself with your friends and family and course that will involve some eating and drinking of the traditional christmas fair. I for one will be do exactly that and I see it is as a reward for be disciplined throughout the year. Continue Reading →
My Ten Commandments For Fat Loss
You’ve decided you want to get into shape, you’ve started looking around the internet or in books for exercises and advice, you may have even asked friends who’ve done it themselves before. But Where does this leave you? Swamped in information, literally pulling your hair out and eventually giving up! So here’s my 10 commandments to fighting fat to help you cut through all the b.s and stick to what works…. Continue Reading →
How a food diary can accelerate your weight loss
When it comes to weight loss it really is the little things that can make all the difference and a food diary is exactly that, it may seem like something insignificant but read on to find out exactly how you can make it work for you….
Fat Burning Exercises
When your goal in the gym is to lose weight then you want to make the most of time and you want to know what are the best Fat Burning Exercises. There’s no point standing around doing bicep curls with the 3kg dumbbells, you need to be moving more than one joint at a time my friend. Single joint exercises like dumbbell biceps curls just do not use enough calories or produce enough of a hormonal response. Continue Reading →