Training after an Upper/Lower Body Split Routine
What options are available to you following a 12 to 16 weeks weight training and cardio programme? Actually there are quite a few...
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When should you do static stretching?
“You should do some gentle cardio and static stretching exercises as a warm up before training or competition to help prevent injury.”
Traditionally this has been the notion or so most people think. However, as long ago as the mid to late 1990’s research has been coming to light that static stretching may have little or no effect in preventing injury and even be detrimental to sports and training performance...
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Principle Based Training
In 1997 I was prompted to write an article for an internet magazine about an incident that occurred at a gym in Southampton, England. Unfortunately, I was the cause of the incident...
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Neutral Spine and Abdominal Activation
Most people have some form of postural problems, generally from bad habits. Slouching and sitting at a desk or computer are common reasons for bad posture. Neutral spine and Abdominal activation are the key to most exercises
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Training Tips
Access a great selection of training tips ranging from warming up/cooling down, dealing with injuries and looking at intermediate and advanced training
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Principles of Training
The BodyImpress! Programmes' place a lot of emphasis on the principles specific to weight and resistance training. They are introduced and used in our daily training plans to explain their content. For example, we explain why some muscle groups are trained before others and why it is important to include one exercise to balance another
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