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Wk1 – Full Body KB Strength Workout
This morning, back to it, I managed to try out my full body strength home workout using kettlebells. I ended up having 8 exercises and the whole thing took a rather express 26 minutes! (but was still challenging and hard … Continue reading
Gym all to myself (& the bicep girlers :-)
This is one of the main reasons I get up at half 6 in the morning to go to the gym (instead of later on when its busy). I had this area all to myself this morning for about 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Circuits, My Training, Strength
Tagged bicep, curls, fast, intermittent, power, strength, weights, workout
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New ViPR Workout
Inspired by the new Function Zone at Bellahouston and the new abundance of equipment in there… I figured it would be a good idea to get to know some of the equipment and get some good workouts from them. 🙂 … Continue reading
Updated Strength Page
I’ve got around to updating my Strength page with the Strength workouts I’ve been doing. A mixture of cardio warm up, weights and plyo, and abs, plyo or kettlebell, my Strength workout is designed to challenge you, make you work … Continue reading
Spring Summer Strength Workout Challenge
Following around 12 weeks of my Winter Strength Workout Challenge, I’ve decided its time for a bit of a mix up and I’ve created a new Spring Summer Workout Challenge for 2012. I’ve really enjoyed getting back into the gym … Continue reading
Weight Lifting Tips for Women
Women are hitting the weight room in record numbers, and a new study found that weight-training injuries among women have jumped a whopping 63 percent. Here are the most common slipups and how to fix them, so you leave the … Continue reading
Wk7 – Circuits wi Gill
Wednesday morning and since we’d missed Circuits last week it was good to get back to it. It’s a great workout. I decided we’d do our craziest version of Circuits where we warm up for 3 sets of 7 exercises … Continue reading
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Tagged exercises, lunges, secs, wednesday morning, workout, workouts
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Speedwork using your Garmin 610
A while ago I wrote a blog post about how to set up your Garmin 405 to do speedwork… well here’s how you can set up speedwork workouts on your Garmin 610. Unlock your Garmin 610. Go to the … Continue reading
Winter Strength Workout Challenge
Following my Winter Ultra Run Challenge, (here is how I did) I thought I’d change direction a bit for December and give my body a bit of a rest from long distance running. It’s sort of to do with the … Continue reading
Wk49 – Kettlebell Circuit
Tuesday morning I started my kettlebell circuit just after half 6. It’s so good doing workouts in your flat as you don’t need to go anywhere to get started. I used my 12kg kettlebell. It seemed easier than last week, … Continue reading