Are you reeeeeeady?
Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. Brace yourself for the biggest, the baddest, the most incredible amount of fitness bullshit you’ve ever seen – heading to a town near you in 2010.

Yes it’s nearly that time again when internet fitness experts (many of whom don’t actually train anyone anymore because they make enough [...]

I had an awesome session this morning – here’s how it went down!
A1: 5 x 5 Power push ups with clap behind back
A2: 5 x 10 Lying single arm med ball throw (think front crawl upside down!)
B1: Handstand push ups 5 x 3-5
C1: Seated row 3 x 8 @ 75kg
C2: Dumbbell chest press 3 x [...]

I’m working through a strength and power phase at the moment which involves a lot of plyometric work and low rep, heavy weights to help improve vertical jump and develop more power endurance for sprint distance triathlons.
Below are some clips from a recent lower body training session which went something like this…
Rebound jumps 5×5
Hurdle hops [...]

Anyone who has any knowledge of fitness beyond the Nintendo Wii, should know by now that interval training must be part of your training whether you’re in it for fat loss, improved running speed, lactic acid tolerance or simply hardcore conditioning and pain tolerance.
However, there’s more to it than ‘run as fast as you can [...]

In Part 1 we discussed how life is a set of waves. Learning how and when to ride the waves and learning to spot which ones are worth riding, is the key to fulfilment, happiness and developing the physical appearance and capabilities of the Bionic Man.
In training, the key to this is carefully planned deload [...]

I would happily bet a lot of money that this is one of the Top 20 Phrases searched for on Google.
“The best abs exercises”
Regardless of whether you train specifically for fat loss, muscle building, sports performance, ‘feeling better about myself’ or you’re just one of the mindless few who just ‘go to the gym’ it’s [...]

The Storm Force Fitness UK Kettlebell Tour kicked off this weekend up in Newcastle and the guys and girls kicked ass! In fact the boys were put to shame in some of the tests throughout the day!
Katie and Lorna are machines and it was great to see girls pushing themselves hard – too many are [...]

Unless you happen to have wondered into a job as a professional athlete or won the lottery last week, the chances are you struggle to find time to do all the training you want to do.
Often this is simply because you haven’t realized that you do actually have the time and that you’re going to [...]

Sunday saw me taking part in the annual Tough Guy race in Wolverhampton, UK.
I always have trouble describing the race because it’s like nothing I’ve seen anywhere else.
I love it because it tests everything about you physically and mentally.
Many people haven’t even got the guts to get themselves to the start line. Those who have [...]

I think I’ve just found another place I want to visit….
This is known as ‘The Dune’ in Los Angeles and is frequented by professional athletes who need strength, power and sheer pain tolerance (and ripped bodies to go with it!)
I remember doing piggy backs up a small sand dune in pre-season soccer training a few [...]