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Volume is a topic that is discussed heavily, how much is enough and how much is too much in order for us to recover effectively. Do we push ourselves to constant failure or do we leave ourselves falling short of the exhaustion phase? This is what we will discuss over the next blog, we will look at the progressive overload principle, take a look back at some old school training principles and also some of the newer. To find out what is best practice and if there indeed is an optimal way to train.   So, what is volume? Essentially...

We all do it.. we think things through, we contemplate what it will take, we think some more, and ultimately none of the actual work gets done. Procrastination, is the mother of everything that stops us, doing any of the things we want to achieve. It interrupts our thinking, gives us a sense of doubt, and can leave us in a rut.  This state of mind has the ability to halt our progress in the gym.. lets be honest we all have a tendency from time to time, to over think the process. We worry about the tactics, the number...

Training for sport can cover a lot of different variables, this is especially the case when looking to enhance our sporting performance. Sport and resistance training can go hand in with one another, it is mostly about finding a good balance between the two, this will ultimately determine how efficient we become. When the end goal is to better perform at a sport, we have to be smart with our approach whilst in the gym, in order to reap the rewards in our arena. We will discuss this in more detail below. First of all I would like to say...

Joining the armed forces is a big decision, and it is one which I am sure goes through most young men and woman’s mind’s in the run up to the day they turn 16. 16 years being the day you are legally aloud to start basic military training in the UK. Once you have decided that the military is right for you, the question remains, how do we go about becoming physically fit, not just civilian fit but fit enough to join one of our fighting forces. Below we are going to look at some of the things you should...

Now first off let me just say that the above is just a title, I am in no way, shape or form a doctor, I am simply just here to bring you the effects of being stationary and the facts of what it can do to the body plus your physique.  So what does it mean to be sedentary? Well your daily activity can be broken down into a number of different categories. It all starts with sedentary, the least active, moves to lightly active and if we skip a few the table will finish at highly active. Sedentary is...