article by Glenn Cranham B.Sc (Hon’s)
This is a workout that’s designed to burn high calories and fat through the utilisation of a peripheral heart action method whilst still achieving hypertrophic gains for the upper body.
You’re going to need a squat rack and it requires two people because of the transitions required between exercises and the […]
A great workout to give your clients for a home workout or for you to use in class, gym, outdoors or online. Want to pick up some technique tips, watch Glenn’s technique tips video for the exercises.
Warm up and dynamic stretch 6-8 mins
Complete each circuit in turn using a range of 10-20 reps depending on […]
A great workout with Glenn that you can take anywhere. You can try this in the gym, outdoors, in the studio or just at home on your mat. Share this with your clients and set it as homework over the holidays for them. If you want to see the technique for the more technical exercises, […]
Workout by Glenn Cranham
This is a touch workout for the Hypertrophy/performance stage Mesocycle of training.
Flexibility & Muscle Activations
Action
Sets
Reps
Load
Time
Rest
Calf wall stretch
1
20s
Kneeling Hip flexor
1
20s
Sitting glute
1
20s
Single leg squat to touch
2
6
–
Ice skaters
1
12
Cardio vascular
Movement
Settings
Type
Intensity
Time
Rowing
intervals
>1.40/500m
6 min (40/20)
Cross trainer
12
intervals
>100spm work int
25s w/15s r
Running
Steady
70%
15 min
Resistance
Exercise
Sets
Reps
Tempo
Load
Rest
Cardio 1
Rowing as above
Cleans
3
10
Fast
75% 1RM (use the same bar for the 4 exercises)
Circuit
Bench press
3
10
3-0-1
Circuit
Front squats
3
10
2-1-2
Circuit
Bent over row
3
10
3-0-1
1 min & […]
A wee workout to share with your clients to kick start their workouts this year. You can use it for homework or in a session or class with them. You can change the exercises to suit you or your equipment just use the accumulator concept. Based on the hangover of the 12 days of Christmas/ton […]
Article by Matt Hirst
We are now in November or Movember a time when people around the world grow a moustache for raising awareness of prostate cancer and depression in men.
I want to look at depression which effects all men, women, boys and girls. What is depression?
The mental health charity mentalhealth.co.uk state;
Depression is a common mental […]
Get Creative With Your Workout Logic
It can take a significant amount of mental gymnastics to prepare yourself for an outdoor workout during the dog days of summer. However, motivational speaker Gregory Berge, the founder of The Best Athlete You Can Be, starts with one tip when working with professional athletes: Reframe your mindset.
In this case, […]
By Conor McLean, Drummond Tutor & Senior Lecturer, & Lifestyle & Obesity Specialist for Edinburgh Leisure
You only need a local picnic or park bench (& body weight) – for these great resistance training exercises! A brilliant excuse to get outdoors…
Select 6-8 of these exercises to create a wee session in the park – maybe even […]
Article by the Drummond Team
With Spring finally upon us and gardens everywhere needing a little TLC, it might be helpful to try our 5 easy tricks to avoid the unwanted aches after a long day lifting and shifting in the garden.
Squat Well
Something that is often forgotten, or not understood to begin with, is how to […]
By Drummond Course Tutor Mel Beves
Here is a section from my body conditioning class that I am teaching at the moment. This really overloads the lower body and gives a metabolic kick! Who says you have to have impact to get the heart rate racing?!!
Wide squat x16 / wide pulse squat 16 – repeat […]