Ah, the lower back. Almost every week I get a couple of questions from people with a tight and painful lower back. Or when people first sign-up to my gym, the constant use of muscles they’ve never trained before can cause a lot of tightness and pain in the lower back.
Usually this is because when you train the muscles of your back and legs as opposed to the more frequently trained chest and back – those untrained muscles are weak!
Read MoreYour goals define exactly what you want to achieve, where you want to go, who you want to meet and how you want to look.
More specifically, your goals define the milestones that you MUST reach (or think you must reach, not quite the same thing!) to complete your personal journey.
I’m not going to patronise you and tell you what your goals should be, or how you need to set them, only you can know the specifics. Just know this:
Read MoreThere seems to be two types of strength, ‘gym strength’ and ‘real strength’. I believe that you must train for both.
The best way to do this is by throwing in some strongman style carries at the end of your strength workouts, so after a squat day you might do some sled dragging or walk with a yolk or heavy bar on your back, after a bench workout you could do some farmers walks, or bear hug a keg or a stone and take it for a walk!
Just grab an awkward, heavy object and get walking! Heavy carries kick ass for the following reasons:
Read MoreIf you are having a hard time getting results with your physical performance, body shape or mental strength, here are a few quick tips to help you smash some records:
Read MoreWhen the general population thinks about strength training, the same image will likely come to mind: An athlete with a ridiculously heavy weight on their back, red-faced, grunting and grinding out a very slow difficult rep (or two). However, that image represents a very small percentage of the actual training that causes strength gain. …
Read More#1 - You'll learn from other members
Many of our RISE program members have been exactly where you are right now.
> overweight
> stressed
> physically unfit
> weak
> confused about nutrition
By asking the team (all the members at RSG) for advice you will immediately have several little tips to add to your training, nutrition and lifestyle!
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