Journal by Dr Paul Batman P.hD
From St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hoods Bay in Yorkshire
After 40 years of working and training in the fitness industry, I was recently diagnosed with a 90% blocked coronary artery. I was shattered, after teaching people for decades that if you were fit, ate a healthy diet, controlled your […]
Article by Dr Paul Batman Ph.D
When people start a cardiovascular fitness program they are sometimes under the illusion that they will get fit quick and once they have improved their CV fitness level they can stop and go back their previous sedentary habits.
They don’t realise that it takes time and commitment to get CV fit […]
Feeling under the weather – Client/Class handout by Jo Everill-Taylor B.Sc
As we leave the summer and move through into Autumn, many of us can start to suffer from the darker nights coming in early, the damp weather and a change in our nutrition. We leave the summer with strong immune systems generally from healthier lighter […]
(Article adapted from Infinite Sports Performance Inc.)
Female clients are often afraid of lifting weights. This can be because they are worried about getting bigger, fueled by watching the heavy male lifters in the gym. There are many fitness advantages to weight training the least of which is the benefit to weight management. In fact the […]
Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon’s) M.Sc. PGCE. MBA. MIfL
Hypothyroidism (under active thyroid) is a consequence of deficient secretion by the thyroid gland of the thyroid hormones T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine). Hypothyroidism accounts for up to 80% of thyroid disease cases. (Hyper-thyroidism is not the scope of this article)
When working effectively the thyroid hormones […]
The final leg of the series by Glenn Cranham B.Sc
In ‘Using Set Systems 2’ we looked at set systems that involved increasing or decreasing either the load, reps or both. In this final article we will consider high volume training systems and those that sit outside of the parameters previously discussed.
Higher volume training systems:
A number […]
Article & Podcast by Glenn Cranham B.Sc
In ‘Using Set Systems 1’ we looked at Basic sets as the building block of your session, we then discussed several set systems that minimised rest periods by combining exercises. In this article, we shall discuss the systems that involve increasing or decreasing either the load, reps or both.
Pyramid […]
Article by the Drummond Team
Plyometrics is a fantastic form of training that many personal trainers will have used at some point in their own training programmes at one point or another. It is a key time of year where you may be thinking of including it in many pre-season programmes.
The benefits are widely accredited;
You […]
Article by Glenn Cranham B.Sc (Hon’s)
Set systems are ways of manipulating the short term exercise variables (sets, reps, load, rest and tempo) in order to promote a physiological adaptation and add variety to resistance training.
Many of these methods originally come from bodybuilding applications and strength and conditioning experts. However in the recent decades these have […]
