Goblet
Basic Set-Up – Hold the equipment at chest height with both hands, keeping the elbows tucked in to the body
Jeremy has worked in the health and fitness industry for almost 20 years. He has written for numerous magazines and newspapers and has his articles syndicated across the country. He currently trains clients in Lancashire and delivers training courses to fitness professionals internationally.
Low-Hold
Basic Set-Up – Hold the equipment at arms length with the arms by the sides and the hands at hip height
Racked
Basic Set-Up – Hold the equipment in front of, but close to, the body at roughly shoulder height
Understanding Your Program – Part 2
Understanding Your Program – Part 2 In Part 2, you’ll learn how to understand the names of different exercises and what they involve. If you haven’t read it already, please check out part 1 here. Exercise Names The name of most exercises will follow a common structure (shown below). This will tell you what equipment…
The Bowel Transit Time Test
The Bowel Transit Time Test The Bowel Transit Time Test is designed to assess the speed at which food passes through your digestive system: The Test Testing BTT can be done using charcoal tablets available at most pharmacies and health stores. Although charcoal is the preferred method for this test, some people have successfully used…
Physical – Technical
Intelligent design scientifically applied.
The 4R Protocol 101
The 4R Protocol 101 Welcome. If you’ve ended up here, then either you’ve been incredibly lucky with google, or you have some kind of gut related issue. Assuming it’s the latter, you’ll probably have been told about, or advised to follow, the 4R program/protocol. And with good reason. The 4R protocol is one…
Chef’s/Kitchen Knife
When it comes to prepping food, a good kitchen knife can make all the difference in terms of speed and safety. Regardless of the knife you choose, it should be left sharp and stored safely. With that in mind, we have two recommendations based on the following criteria: Design – This is based on how…
Blood Pressure Monitor
Blood pressure monitors are an excellent way of establishing a benchmark for the health of your heart and overall cardiovascular system. With stress levels on the rise and currently up to 10x higher than for fighter pilots during World War 2, tracking your blood pressure can be a valuable early warning tool in terms of…
Back Pain 101
Back Pain 101What is Back Pain? Pain in the lower back or non-specific lower back pain is a common concern, affecting up to 90% of the population at some point in their lifetime. Up to 50% of those people will have more than one episode. Lower back pain is not a specific problem or disease,…
What is effort and why does it matter?
What is Effort? Simply put, effort is simply how hard you’re working in relation to hard hard you’re capable of working. One of the reasons it gets confusing is that this means there are no arbitrary numbers you can use as a reference. For example, if you went for a run and sustained a 6…