Exercise of the Day Thursday 06/05/2010

Bicep Curl:

Lets face it, if your a guy your probably getting the T-shirts out ready for summer and thinking to yourself "my guns need work", then work them, the best way to get them looking good is to do bicep exercises, isolate with curls of all variations, and remember to include them in other forms like chins & rows.

Get them working!!

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Exercise of the Day Wednesday 05/05/10

Reverse Lunge:

After the killer leg exercise yesterday I thought we'd stick with some legs!

The reverse lunge is exactly the same as the normal lunge but backwards, however its not as easy as it sounds, and digs just that little bit deeper into the muscle as you need to concentrate, therefore take longer, to do the exercise.

simple but effective!!

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Exercise of the Day Tuesday 04/05/2010

IsoPlyometric Squat Jumps:

This Exercise is a long lost secret, taught to me by my coach when I used to compete to help improve endurance and strength to my legs.

This is no easy exercise, and some have said its dangerous, and, if you do suffer from high blood pressure this may not be an ideal exercise to perform, like wise you have to consider the rulings and guidelines for plyometrics.

To do this little chap all you need is to get hold of some nice and heavy dumbbells or kettle bells, the exercise itself is simple, stand with the weights in your hands, get down into the squat position and hold, hold it as long as you can, you want your legs shaking, grip killing, lactic acid burning, voice screaming, when you can take no more drop the weights away to the side and perform, straight away, 10 knee to chest squat jumps, the pain is intense, it will only last a short while but make sure you walk it off before you do it all over again!

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Weekly Workout Monday 03/05/2010

This is a little workout for monday, we all decided to take the day off Monday seeing as it was a bank holiday! but for some that just becomes an excuse to train a little more!!

So this weeks workout is this, Run, Run, Run!

Run as far as you feel capable and have time for. Mix it up with Sprints, Cross Country, Hills Climbs & Descents, if your really brave, as its not quite summer yet, get in some river crossings, or run in the shallows of the sea along the beach, try to think of the most elaborate way to run harder and do it!

It would be interesting to know what people do to make things harder or more challenging for runs, let us know!

Chris Nash

Personal Trainer

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