4 HIIT workouts to try now Bodybuilding Exercises Weight loss by admin - 7 June 20197 June 20190 4 HIIT workouts to try now So you want to be one of those super-fit (and perky) people? Set a goal and time frame and train using these HIIT workouts.High-intensity interval training (HIIT) involves alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with active recovery sessions. These short, intense workouts burn high levels of calories and improve athletic capacity.How: Try the following routine over two to four weeks and complete two times per week.
Full body workout by Jen Jewell Bodybuilding Exercises Training Methods Weight loss by admin - 3 June 201929 May 20190 This circuit-based routine won’t take you hours in the gym each day. You’ll be combining some of our favourite exercises, performing them back to back with minimal rest between sets. This approach will help you to build strength, increase endurance and of course torch calories while helping to earn tight, lean and shapely muscle. Importantly, you’ll enjoy it
Are you addicted to exercise? Bodybuilding Exercises Training Methods by admin - 21 February 201815 February 20180 Exercise is great for the mind, body and soul, right? But what happens when it starts to take over your life? PT Marisa Branscombe ponders the dangerous effects of too much exercise Exercise is generally accepted as a positive behaviour associated with enhanced physical and psychological wellbeing. But is it possible to do
Train and gain! with this dumbbell workout Exercises Training Methods Weight loss by admin - 29 January 20186 February 20180 Here’s how strength training can get you a better bikini body... More and more women are strength training when they hit the gym, but if you’re still not convinced, then you could be missing out on some serious benefits. Whether you’re using the TRX, doing a kettlebell class or using a pair
Burn maximum fat in 4 weeks with the ‘wheel’ workout Bodybuilding Exercises Training Methods by admin - 30 December 201731 December 20170 THINK OF A workout as a big wheel. The hub is your main exercise—the one that drives most of the changes you’d like to see—and the spokes are the other lifts that help promote progress on the main lift and train the muscles it doesn’t hit. The program that follows will have
4-week full body circuit by Nichelle Laus Bodybuilding Exercises Training Methods Weight loss by admin - 22 October 201722 October 20170 Work up a sweat, tone and sculpt with this four-week total body workout by WH&F trainer Nichelle Laus.The workout:The following circuit can be performed three days per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.On the other days between (Tuesday and Thursday) perform moderate cardio for 20 minutes.Week 1: Perform 2–3 sets of the circuit with 1 minute in between exercises.Week 2: Perform 3–4 sets of the circuit with 1 minute in between exercises.Week 3: Perform 3–4 sets of the circuit with 30 seconds in between exercises.Week 4: Perform 3–4 sets of the circuit with as little time as possible between exercises.1. Dumbbel single arm split squat to pressPerform 8 reps per legAssume a split squat position with your left foot forward. Hold a moderately weighted dumbbell in your right hand. Hold the dumbbell at the height of your right shoulder and brace your core as you descend into the split squat
Bar pull-ups: tips and perks Exercises Training Methods by admin - 26 July 201730 June 20170 Bar pull-ups: tips and perks Increase your back strength with bar pull-ups. Here’s how to get it right.A strong back is integral to a strong, high functioning, lean body, and pull-ups are like a laser pointer for your flip side. They’re also bloody tough.“Pull-ups are one of the toughest bodyweight exercises you can do and they do take a long time to master,” says PT and founder of business KE Fitness Kris Etheridge.Yet beginners who withstand the burn will witness rapid gains. “You’re going to have to be patient, but you should be improving in strength each week when you first start out.” Etheridge advises strengthening your biceps and upper back using the assisted pull-up/chin-up machine, lat pull-down machine and seated row machine. “If you don’t have access to these machines, a great way to work on your chin-ups or pull-ups is to loop a large power band (a thick circular rubber band) over a chin-up bar and put one of your feet in it,” Etheridge says.
Dynamic warm up routine Bodybuilding Exercises by admin - 29 April 201729 April 20170 Warm up your muscles with September cover model Alexa Towersey’s favourite warm up sequence.Alexa always incorporates a structured dynamic warm-up before every training session. It’s the perfect opportunity to prime the nervous system and prepare the muscles, reinforce correct movement patterns and identify and address any structural imbalances or weaknesses. Learning how to switch ‘off’ the wrong muscles, and switch on the ‘right’ muscles, for the workout to come is the key to making your workouts more efficient and effective.HOT TIPIf your hip flexors are tight, they can inhibit the glutes from firing, so you need to include a dynamic warm-up that focuses on opening up the hips first and then isolating and activating the glutes.Overhead Reverse Lunge x 10Step back into a reverse lunge, bringing the knee down to graze the ground as you reach your arms up and out of your hips towards the ceiling.
Medicine ball workout Bodybuilding Exercises Training Methods by admin - 4 March 20174 March 20170 Get your cardio fix and target your upper body with this medicine ball workout by Theresa Jenn Lopetrone.Images by Dave Laus.Complete this routine as a timed circuit or do five rounds (20 reps each exercise).The gist:A medicine ball is a weighted ball roughly about 35 centimetres in diameter, and comes in a variety of weights from one kg to 11 kg. They are inexpensive, and available in hard plastic, dense rubber or synthetic leather material.Medicine balls add a twist to your current workout to keep it challenging enough to elicit progress. This workout is designed to improve your overall athletic performance, firm up your core, and increase your muscular power and stamina. Use of the medicine ball will also help improve your coordination, balance and flexibility.The kit:You will need a timer and a medicine ball for this full-body workout