Tips for dieting: The practical side
The most important factor in eating well is making it easy – both practically and mentally. So these tips are designed to overcome what, for me at least, are the things that stand in the way of a...
View ArticleTalking about low carb diets
Last Sunday, on two entirely separate occasions, two people (to whom I must apologise, since I will be drawing their attention to this post) made the same incorrect and misinformed statement: “Atkins...
View ArticleMy experiences with minimalist running shoes
A friend in Japan and I chat about running a bit, and he posted on his Facebook asking for peoples experiences of minimalist shoes. I started typing out a reply but it grew and grew and actually I’ve...
View ArticleGetting a stronger back
Every month I get an email from my gym, Fitness First, telling me I’m in the top 15% of members for attendance. One day in February, I was bored and feeling silly so replied, asking why I was only ever...
View ArticleIn the news
As usual, this post is way later than I intended, but hey – bite me, I’ve been busy. Here’s the round-up of some of the most interesting articles, posts etc. that I’ve come across recently. Since it’s...
View ArticleReview: Olympic Lifting for Beginners (5 week course)
Towards the end of last year I was invited by Sally Moss, founder of Strength Ambassadors and pioneer of the original Ladies Who Lift classes in London, to take part in a five week course – Olympic...
View ArticleTips for training ring muscle ups
Muscle ups – they seem to be the thing (apart, of course, from a “bikini body” *retch*) that everyone wants this summer. I think ring muscle ups are actually easier to achieve for women, but are also a...
View ArticleHow To: Make your own deodorant
When I tell people you make your own deodorant, about 70% of them back off in the way you’d expect them to if I just admitted a proclivity for inserting digits into my olfactory cavity on a nightly...
View ArticleDIY: Parallettes
When I won the Parallettes 1 course from GMB at the end of 2013, I only had little push up handles from Argos (left of the photo below) to do my workouts with. They were fine for some exercises, but...
View ArticleThe Zen of Tendonitis (And Other Injuries)
The most common ailment of the calisthenics athlete is tendonitis – an inflammation of the tendons, in this case where they insert around the elbow – caused by overuse. Pretty much everyone who trains...
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