Quite some time ago now I put it out there that one of my goals was to see my abs – well I’m getting there but had kindda parked the idea and consequently I wasn’t really doing anything to move towards achieving it. Until that is Dan said something that reminded me that “oh yeah, […]
20 second isometric front hold with dumbbell Grit and determination required for this one – it’ll test your stamina an strength. You might have seen the ‘Thor’s Hammer’ event on Europe’s Strongest Man, well this is a similar idea. You hold the heaviest dumbbell you can out in front of you for 20 seconds (Thor’s […]
This week two enormous parsnips and some leeks turned up in my veggies box… so soup it is. Last time I had parsnips I attempted to recreate a bramley apple and parsnip soup recipe I’d seen on Hairy Bikers – that didn’t work out so well, far too sweet. So this time I wanted something […]
According to one of the UK’s leading fitness experts – you’re leading the charge for fitness trends in 2015 You’re on it – you’re already doing the main so called new fitness trend for this year. How cool is that. What is it I hear you ask, well… You’re leading the way in choosing a […]
I’ve been getting a veg box delivered from Riverford Organic for a few weeks now and as it stands, I’ve got, amongst other things, a red cabbage, 2 bulbs of fennel and carrots left in the fridge. So after racking my brain for what to do with this motley crew, I remembered about coleslaw – […]
This is a real quickie – my go-to soup recipe when I want a filling and warming soup. Fast. It takes a few minutes to prepare (not even any peeling of veg!) and about 15-20 mins to cook… Ingredients: [list type=”arrow2″] 1 large or two small sweet potatoes, chopped into chunks (washed but not peeled) […]
Bungee Cord Sprint Make your legs faster. Build acceleration and faster reaction times. The idea is to do as many shuttle run sprints as you can in 60 seconds, whilst attached to the bungee cord to provide resistance. Each go is one, one minute set – this would work as a replacement for one of […]
Overhead barbell push press Test your strength endurance The idea is to do as many overhead push presses as you can in 1 minute with 50% of your body-weight. The main muscles this works are the shoulders and other muscles are quadriceps and triceps. Each go is one, one minute set – this would work […]
Now the days are getting a little colder, salad just isn’t cutting it for me come lunchtime. So bored of the standard sweet potato and butternut squash soup I usually make, I decided to look for something new – not that new as it happens but sufficiently different to satisfy! This butternut and squash soup […]
Heavy sled push Test your power – see how much you can push! This is simply (!) pushing the sled/prowler the length of the ropes in the gym with as much added weight as you can move. Your power comes from your legs and hips (not arms) and the idea is to move the weight […]
