Day 7 focus on learning the lingo

Part of our mission with this beginners’ guide to strength training is to bust some myths that may be holding you back, and this one’s a cracker. It’s not cheating to exercise with a friend and it doe

TRAINING YOUR GLUTES ISN’T JUST ABOUT ACHIEVING A PERKY POSTERIOR. AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY REAR STRENGTH IS KEY TO OVERALL HEALTH, ONE MIDLIFE TRAINING GURU MAKES THE CASE FOR A STRONG BEHIND

Can you remember a time when you could go a few days without hearing the word ‘protein’? It used to be something that was only really mentioned in Biology or Home Economics, but these days it’s absolu

Ready, set, go! Whoa, hold on there, cowboy – before you try tossing a tyre in the back garden, you need to plan. A strength training diary is essential for staying consistent, monitoring progress and

OK, it’s crunch time. Are you converted? Are you now a lifter for life? As you progress with strength training, increasing reps, sets or weights is essential for continued growth, but when and how you

A good training plan should be holistic and take into account things like fuelling well, rest and recovery. In other words, these 30 days are not just about lifting weights and working out; this progr