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How To Increase Your 1 Rep Max
The maximum weight you can lift in a given exercise (1 rep max) is a common way to measure your progression of strength over time.As athletes, we want to be building towards something, so setting ambitious goals helps motivate us...
4 Plant-Based Meat Alternatives For Athlete Meals
There’s been a huge shift in society over the last couple of decades bringing the vegan diet into the mainstream.Plant-based meat alternatives are now widely available in supermarkets and restaurants, with a 40% increase in the number of UK vegans...
Fat Loss Doesn’t Have to Be Unhealthy; A Sustainable Approach to Losing Fat
Weight loss and fat loss are terms that we all recognise but cause a lot of confusion. There is so much information out there on social media, so it is easy to get lost and hyper focus on the wrong...
How Many Push-Ups Could You Do In 1 Hour? World Record Broken
The world record for the most push-ups in one hour has been broken by Daniel Scali from Adelaide, Australia. The 28-year-old mechanic completed 3,182 push-ups by using a 12 seconds on, 6 seconds off technique.That was enough to surpass the...
Why Fad Diets Aren't The Way To Total Health
We all see new diets and trends flashing up on social media promoting quick fixes, weight loss and improved health. It can be hard to understand what to eat when we are bombarded with mixed messages. One ad will tell...
Going On Holiday? Here are 4 Tips For Maintaining Fitness
It’s the holiday season and while it’s important to relax and get into a different headspace when you’re away, some athletes don’t want to lose everything they’ve worked for in the last few months.You might be aiming to stick 100%...
5 Simple Tips Athletes Can Use To Avoid DOMS
All athletes are very familiar with delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and how much of a difficulty it can cause you in doing simple things.Unfortunately, it comes with the territory of pushing your body. Any kind of progressive overload will...
Scientists Think They Can Create A Pill To Give Benefits Of Exercise
The fantasy of creating a pill to give us benefits that you’d normally have to work hard for has been around for some time. It’s why the concept of the film Limitless is so appealing - instant ability and results...
How Does Strength Training Make You Run Faster
If you’re relatively new to running, you might not have considered how strength training can make you faster. Alternatively, if you’ve been a part of the running community for some time, strength training is probably something you know about and...