Upper Body Workout: Chest & Back Buildup

At the core of any Upper Body Workout are the exercises which will target your Chest & Back muscles. Whether you're a guy looking to build a manly chest and get that tapered 'V' shaped back or you're a woman looking to tone & trim, working your chest and back muscles should be a fundamental [...]

Lower Body Workout: 4 Main Muscle Groups

This Lower Body Workout targets 4 major muscle groups of the lower body:
- Thighs (Quads)

- Hamstrings

- Glutes (Buttocks)

- Calves

It's an accompanying workout to the Upper Body Workout: 5 Main Muscle Groups in that it uses the same pyramid-based resistance training techniques and relative  'Effort-Level' so that it is personalized to you.
The lower body, and legs [...]

Upper Body Workout: 5 Main Muscle Groups

In this Upper Body Workout, we're targeting 5 main muscle groups:
- Chest
- Shoulders
- Back
- Triceps
- Biceps
The technique we're using is based on pyramid training.
For this workout, as the weights progressively get heavier with each set, you reduce the repetitions (reps) until you finally blitz the targeted muscles with a 'peak' double set of reps at [...]

Abs Workout: 3 Days a Week

If you're starting to get serious with your Abs Workouts, this is a 3-day split which breaks up your ab exercises into upper, lower & obliques and spreads them over a 3 day period.
Depending on your fitness levels, you can either keep to the 3 days per week or, if you're more advance, double them [...]

Fat Burning Workout: HIIT Treadmill

This Fat Burning Workout uses the principles of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on the treadmill, to give you a great workout with a piece of equipment which is the most popular cardio-vascular exercise machine in the USA today.
If you're considering buying your own treadmill, check out our feature article on How to Choose the [...]

Fat Burning Workout: 30 Minute Sprint Circuit

This great fat burning workout combines muscle toning, muscle building and sprints to boost your fitness levels, burn calories & shed fat – and you don’t need to be in the gym to do it either!
The workout is based on circuit training with sprints between exercises all aimed at getting you quickly into an anaerobic [...]

Abs Workout: The Top-5 Abs Exercises Workout

This Abs workout is made up of the top 5 rated abs  exercises*
Remember that killer abs and an amazing six-pack can’t be get by exercise alone. You need to be looking at less than 10% body fat for most people to have a visible 6-pack.
That said, the benefits of a strong core and abs region [...]

Fat Burning Workout: Negative Split Running

This Fat Burning Workout uses a technique called Negative Splits. It’s an excellent way of pushing your cardio workouts to a new level.
The idea is simple; your aim is to do the second half of your run in a faster time than the first half. And don’t worry, it’s not complicated – although it will [...]

Weight Plates and Dumbells Need A Home!

Ok, so I’m gonna blow off some steam here. Weight Plates and Dumbells Need A Home!
Have you ever had this experience? You’re into your workout and you’re about to move on to your next exercise. You walk over to the dumbbell rack to pick up the pair you need and what do you find? Space! [...]

Periodization – Get Fit and Lose Weight By Training Like Athletes

When it comes to your workouts do you take an all-or-nothing approach? Have you ever wondered how professional athletes get fit and lose weight through their training?
Perhaps it’s time to think about taking the athletes’ approach to training. There’s an exercise term called “Periodization” which basically means that you don’t always have to be working [...]

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