Strength Training Workout
In my personal opinion, but also an opinion that is shared by many practitioners around the world; strength underpins so many sporting and clinical attributes. Anything from the ability to decelerate, change direction and re-accelerate to the overall quality of life, can be affected by strength. That’s why it’s important to include an element […]
Read moreVegan Carbonara
I’ve just recently discovered nutritional yeast and I’m now a big fan. You can get it fortified with Vitamin B12 which often is difficult to obtain in a vegan diet. It’s got kind of a nutty, cheesy flavour. Hence it’s use in this vegan carbonara. This may not be the complete substitute for some, but it’s […]
Read moreCalorie Deficits & Weight Loss
Today we’re talking calorie deficits. Calories required to lose weight or in personal training terms what we would describe as being below your ‘maintenance’ calories or what most others would call being “on a diet”. There is a ton of information out there on dieting. Some of it useful. A LOT of it complete quack or junk!!!. […]
Read moreA Barbell Metabolic Blast!
The following barbell metabolic workout is a simple, quick, and effective workout for getting you sweating and ramping up the ability to eat away those Easter calories. I can share in your pain with this one, I have been working through several barbell complexes (including this one) for several weeks and they are brutal but […]
Read moreAre You Training For Your Body Type Part 2 – Ectomorph
A couple of weeks ago, I looked into Body Type training to help with my Do It In 12 journey. If you want to know how that is going, stay tuned for my update blog on that! In the meantime, it’s time to look at one of the other body types as ultimately it could influence […]
Read moreHas Alex’s Training Experiment Worked?
Its Monday 26th and today was 40th consecutive day of training. During my Training Experiment, I had a target of doing some form of exercise over Lent and I have 5 days left. If I am completely honest it’s not been that difficult to maintain. Training every day, like many factors in exercise and health, has […]
Read moreTop Tips To Being More Confident! You Can Do It!
What is Self-Confidence? Weinberg and Gould (2007) described self-confidence as “the belief that you can successfully perform a desired behaviour.” Self-confidence itself is multidimensional, meaning we can be confidne tin one area of our lives, but less so in other realms. How confident we are depends on the specific behaviour or taask and the sociocultural […]
Read moreQuick Kettlebell Blast
If you’re looking for a quick burst of exercise, then this is it. Something that will get the heart rate up with minimum kit in minimum time. Because it’s so short, I’m not even sure we can call it a “workout” – but one thing is for sure, it’s effective. This kettlebell blast can be added into […]
Read moreHealthy Chicken Satay Recipe
Ieuan’s Healthy Chicken Satay The following recipe for a healthy chicken satay recipe is perfect for an easy lunch, tea, or even an ‘on the go’ snack. For those who are big fans of the popular peanuty chicken dish the following is a simple and delicious recipe. It will provide you with a huge boost […]
Read moreLong Term Athletic Development
Something a little different from me this week… With Jenny a month or so away from giving birth to our first Motive8 North baby. I thought it a good opportunity to talk about athletic development and training for children, young people and teenagers. But what will I cover…? – Difference between youth and adults – […]
Read moreThe Make-Up of Exercise Rehabilitation
Ieuan’s Insight Into Exercise Rehabilitation Injury is something most of us experience at some time in our daily training/sporting lives. How we fix it is often put in the hands of someone else; a sports therapist, like myself, a physio, a doctors, a rehabilitator. We can fall into the trap of being a little […]
Read moreBody Weight Pyramid Workout
So hopefully that is all the snow done for this winter and we can start taking our workouts outside. I’ve just tested this Body Weight Pyramid Workout outside in the glorious sun and it was delightful! Best of all it’s a body weight session so no equipment required. You’ll add exercises each set to build […]
Read moreVegan Comfort Food – Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
There was a conversation during my massage group on Tuesday, about the difference between a Cottage Pie and a Shepherd’s Pie. Just in case you didn’t know – it’s the meat that’s the difference. In a Shepherd’s Pie it’s lamb (shepherds watch their flocks by night!) and in a Cottage Pie it’s beef. Apparently one […]
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