Squat Are You Waiting For - Squat Tips
Posture, position, person! Get out of those unwanted habits that are affecting your squat. Today we’re covering some of the fundamentals that make up the way you squat and then will find out what part of those you’re struggling with.
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Weekly Workout - The Watch The Clock One
Ever wondered what happens when you’re under pressure in a workout? The time is counting down and you have repetitions to get done pronto. You’re body goes into a short state of over exhaustion pushing you past your limits for a short time. But is that really your limit?
In short, no. But let me explain. When you’re tired, breathing heavy and distracted from most of the world around you your mind forgets it’s insecurities and unleashes a little of that higher potential we all have. Because in calmer situations you battle with what you perceive as your limit you can’t break through it as easily. So when you do a workout like this where there’s tiredness and a time limit you get a lot of negative thoughts and the feeling to stop but you will have the ability to push through that threshold you feel is holding you back without realising because it’s not what you’re focusing on!
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BLOG 2 - Be Inspired!!
Be inspired!!
I got inspired, and here’s a little rundown of what, and why! The what?… well, it was the CrossFit games (And I have strong dislike of CrossFit).
Any of you watch it? If you didn’t, and have no idea what it is, here’s a quick rundown. Basically, it’s a huge competition based in America open to qualifiers from all over the world, with the aim to find the “Fittest Man and Woman on earth!” And it’s awesome and terrifyingly awful in equal measure!
First with the awesome. The Why! The way they push their bodies each day of the event is flabbergasting (Great word). As an example, on day one the participants had to complete 4 events. Event 1 was a tough 10 lap cycle of a 1.2-mile track as fast as possible. Event 2 was 30 muscle ups for time (check them out on google if you’re not sure). Event 3 was called the CrossFit ladder, a 1 rep max (Maximum weight you can lift for just 1 rep) of a Back Squat, A Deadlift and a Shoulder Press. And finally, after all that, a Marathon that’s right, 42,195km on a rowing machine! I mean come on… that is just madness, it makes it even crazier when you realise that they have 4 days of competition at that intensity.
Safe to say that just one of those workouts would be tough if not impossible for the average Steve. They’ve combined strength, endurance, skill, gymnastics, flexibility all into a day’s work, in competition mode, meaning everything was done as if it was the most important thing in their world! That is AMAZING! The amount of sacrifice, dedication and hard work these athletes are putting in every day, not just at the games is incredible. It made me feel like my gym routines were about as trying as Sir Steve Redgrave rowing a boat around the paddling pool at Markeaton Park! It made me realise just how much we can get our body to do, and how much I want mine to do more! I sat there, literally buzzing with excitement to get myself to the gym and try things I don’t normally do. To make myself uncomfortable and scared before a workout, it was great and exactly what I needed and wanted. The next day I rowed 10k, more than I’d ever done before and tried to learn new skills that were so foreign I nearly bashed my teeth out with a barbell! I WAS INSPIRED by the amazing men and women I saw!
So why do I dislike CrossFit? Well, the negatives in recreational CrossFit are very well documented, and a huge part of the fitness industry loves to put down the CrossFit community, like a cousin you don’t want to be associated with. Injury rate is high, and I’ve seen some horrific things out there that people are doing in CrossFit gyms and at low level competitions. Programming is poor, it’s basically just randomness drawn on the board by someone just trying to make horrible workouts. I also question the longevity of the body to this extreme training, I can see ex CrossFit athletes having numerous severe ailments when they come to the end of their career! HOWEVER, I also think with a great coach and a history of sports and athletic training, competitive CrossFit is awesome! But average Steve after a day on the tools trying to PB a snatch (again, google it if I’m talking gibberish) is flat out dangerous. But anyway, I don’t want to be too negative here, anything that gets people pushing themselves to be better and healthier is a winner in my book and as I’ve said before, the things these guys and girls can do blows my mind!
So, what’s the message? SEEK INSPIRATION! We all need that something to give us spark. You’ve all got something you love doing, and from personal experience you can’t do it alone, true, only you can directly change your own life but seek out the people that share your desire to be better and do the things you dream of doing! Whatever you choose, observe, ask questions and throw yourself into it, once you’ve done that I’m absolutely convinced you’ll move forward refreshed, renewed, motivated and ready to be more awesome.
Thanks, and see you all soon! #teamgymfit
JW
Weekly Workout - The Sweaty One
Yes this week we’ve plucked one of our very own styled workouts from our 6 week shred programme. You’ll be tired, you’ll have enjoyed yourself but most importantly you’ll be sweaty. Speaking of GymFit programmes why do you need the hassle of thinking about what you’re going to train and writing it down and logging it and blah blah blah. With any membership we can give you the right tools to learn how to self improve and have it all monitored by our fantastic staff!
Honestly that isn’t the worst this right? Getting hot and bothered with a workout like this every now and then is the best way to feel accomplished and motivated for other sessions to come so just go for it! #TeamGymFit
The Full Body Stretch Guide To Fitness
Trying to get fit is bound to give you some tight muscles, stretching even once a week can solve that! But what’s more you can improve your fitness results too.
Stretching is our way of releasing unwanted tension from muscles we have gathered over time through stress. This can be physical stress such as training or as simple as staying in a fixed position for a long time. Anyway when we stretch muscles we do so with caution, reaching to a point you feel the strain but not to the length of pain. As we hold this position it will soon feel more comfortable and over time relaxing as the tightness disappears. For some muscles extra equipment is required but well cover that soon enough in another video.
Weekly Workout - The Leg Power Workout
Strength and Power are two different things, though they have similarities they have a distinct change between them. Strength is the amount of force you’re able to put through something at a given time while power is more interesting.
While power does require strength to do, the difference is it’s the ability of producing force as fast as possible. So think about your squats for a moment. The technique is quite smooth however you are very slow and exerting a lot of effort to move the weight from the bottom of the movement to the top. So from an increase of power you would lift at a faster rate while maintaining less effort and exertion.
Sounds weird right? The trick of it all is finding a rhythm to a set and pushing the movement at pace allows a small amount of energy to be reserved in comparison to very slow repetitions. That doesn’t allow you to burst out so fast you’re jolting yourself but a bit faster and therefore smoother than if you we’re struggling with a weight at a slower pace.
Weekly Workout - The Back Attack One
Targeting is a loose term, yes we’re ‘attacking’ the back on this weeks workout but welcome to the beauty of muscle groups and compound exercises! Bent over row? You’ve got yourself a all you can lift buffet of Lats, Traps, Deltoids and Biceps to sink your gains into.
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Diet Coke Myths! Is it SO bad for me??
It’s amazing really. Over time we’ve created tons of artificial substitutes for things we don’t always need, but that’s not the issue. The substitutes we’re provided aren’t better in all ways, some can even be harmful.
Take aspartame for example, the side effects that can occur are as long as my arm but they aren’t extreme and most of them can only occur due to an enormous amount of it. Right there is where we hit the sweet spot simply because a lot of the time we don’t even know what contains it which makes it even more difficult not to ingest too much.
Not all artificial products are severe or dangerous to have however try looking at everything you drink in one day alone to see how much of it has got them in, you’d be surprised.
September Newsletter
Hey guys! So, it’s been a few months since I got a newsletter out to you, and I’ve missed it! I haven’t had people emailing me to say “Hey! Where’s my newsletter” but I’m sure you’ve missed it too. Basically, it’s all GDPR’s fault, I’m sure you’ve all had a million emails from companies asking you to opt in to their mailing lists (which if you’re like me you just ignore). I was a little stuck in how I was going to be able to keep in touch with everyone, but hey, its 2018 and so I decided I probably needed to blog it instead.
Huge Things On The Horizon
So, we’ve created a really exciting new media section on the website and we’re seriously stepping up our game. With articles, blogs and videos covering training (obviously), nutrition, mindset, rehab and basically anything we think will make you a better you! We’re going to be sharing all of this on our social media pages on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram so there’s hopefully going to be no getting away from our faces. It’s been something I’ve thought about for a while and I’m so excited/scared to start getting all this info out to you.
Retirement
Those of you who know Gareth Turner know he’s a machine, but he’s also been a firefighter for approaching 30 years! And this month is going to be his last, he’s had an amazing career and we’re luckily going to be seeing more of him as he begins his next lifechanging move, into our new changing rooms. So congratulations Gareth, thankyou for all the amazing work you’ve done throughout your career! Happy Semi-Retirement haha.
6 Week Shred!
After the amazing success you all had from our 12 week plan we all felt a little lost when it came to an end for a lot of you. I love seeing the gym buzzing and the little community we’ve created genuinely inspires me. So, me and Mary got together and started on the 6 week shred, you know, holidays on the horizon, no kids for 6 weeks, perfect time to go for it! Well, its been AMAZING and so well received by you all. Its proved tough for everyone which is perfect and the way you all get together to train, chat and moan (mainly moan) has been brilliant! Please keep all of that going once the 6 weeks are over and please make sure you come and see the personal trainers once you’ve completed it, this is a taste of how good programming can be for your exercise and they’re waiting to get you setup with a programme completely tailored to you!
We do all of this for you to succeed, its completely free and the whole purpose is to give you the direction you need to get the results you’re looking for! Set goals, set a timeline and come see us to get your own 12 week plan or 6-week shred started.
There we have it. A really exciting few months ahead! If you haven’t already, head on our social media sites, like the pages or press that subscribe button to get all this new, exciting content as soon as it comes out.
Work Hard, enjoy your summer, JW.
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