Foam Rolling Guide: Improve Recovery With Self-Massage!

Mar 11, 2014 | Training

You may have seen some people at the gym rolling on a foam roller – ever wondered why on earth they are doing it? Well, foam rolling or ‘self-myofascial release’ (which is a fancy term for self-massage) is used before or after a workout to release muscle tightness or...

10 Spring Gym Bag Essentials

Mar 10, 2014 | Training

Spring is the time of year when the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, but most importantly, it’s the season preceding summer. All gym goers know that this means one thing – putting in that extra bit of effort for the ultimate summer beach body....

Holiday Fitness: Stay in Shape on Vacation

Feb 5, 2014 | Nutrition, Training

If you’re the kind of person who gets stressed out by the prospect of skipping a workout, not getting in enough protein or overdosing on sugar then you are probably as much of a fitness addict as I am. There is only one way for me to avoid losing my mind on a...

Generation Iron: Film Review

Feb 3, 2014 | Training, Videos

Walking into the room, I felt the gaze of the audience judging every aspect of my physique, wondering if they’d notice my small calves or lack of tricep symmetry. Was I stepping on stage for my first contest? No. This was the UK premiere of Generation Iron....

TEG Push-Pull Workout: Smash Strength Plateaus

Jan 16, 2014 | Training, Workouts

Frustrated with hitting plateaus following conventional body part split workouts? Back in summer 2011 I was in exactly this position, and my strength was increasing at a snail’s pace. I realised a drastic change was needed, and this came in the form of the T-nation...

Seven Steps to Shredded

Dec 23, 2013 | Female Fitness, Training

Knowing where to start can be difficult when trying to get in shape. The focus of this article is on how achieve that aesthetic “shredded” look that you see on the front of fitness magazines. It is not through one course of action that you will find...