By now you have probably figured out that I’m a big fan of weight training. I like nothing better than getting in the gym and throwing some heavy things around. Now you’re feeling inspired and you want to try it too. Or you’re coming in from a long lay off with little or no resistance […]
You’ve just changed job or moved house. All your routines are upside down. Even your daily commute needs careful planning. What’s more, you haven’t done any exercise in what feels like years. You need to find a new gym and fast. But how do you begin your search? Is a basic Google search going to […]
Last year I overdid it. I was training up to eight times per week with one rest day in fourteen while working two jobs, looking after a toddler and an expectant wife. My weights workouts consisted of hour-long, sweat drenched pain fests. I used to try to make myself cry on leg day. The results […]
This piece starts with an addict’s confession. I’ve been reading men’s fitness magazines for over 6 years – even longer than I’ve been lifting. I’ve held subscriptions to more than one (though thankfully not at the same time). I’ve bought specifically to obtain free samples of protein and pre-workout which are strategically taped to […]
Life is busy. You already work long hours and travel a commute that makes Marco Polo look like a slacker. You also manage to make the majority of bath/story/bed times. But what about fitness? How is it possible to shoehorn in 3-5 hours of sweating, grunting and breathlessness into what is already a jam-packed week? […]
