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It’s A Knock Out!
The scariest exciting thing happened on Tuesday in training. When we were sparring I knocked someone out. ME! All-the-gear-no-idea me. Little wouldn’t-hurt-a-fly and peaceful-vegan-just-wanting-to-get-back-to-fitness Kate. It wasn’t a hard punch, but I got her on the forehead and down she went. I’ll be honest, I didn’t like it and it doesn’t make me feel any more confident […]
Read articleExplosive Workout For Lifting More
For many individuals who lift, there will ultimately come the time when you experience a plateau, in which you cannot lift any greater load. One strategy to overcome a plateau is to develop your ability to move quicker, or become explosive. Therefore it’s important to include explosive moves in your workouts, and so, here is […]
Read articleMotive8 Member of the Month
Simon Singleton Our member of the month for August was Simon Singleton. Simon joined the motive8 family in January 2016 and hasn’t looked back since. His initial goal was to ‘lose a few kilos’ and he has now lost an amazing 12 kilos (in old money that’s almost 2 stone!) Take a read below about […]
Read article15 Tips To Become Stronger
Strength training has numerous benefits beyond simply counting numbers. It has been shown to enhance speed, agility, recovery rate, injury resilience, joint health, bone mineral density, and even endurance performance. So here are 15 tips to get stronger which you can include in your training sessions and develop your strength, quicker and more efficiently. Prioritise […]
Read articleYoga Postures For Boxers
Ok ok ok – if you’ve read some of my previous blogs ever, you’ll know I think that EVERYONE should do yoga. However, with all this training I’m doing for my boxing match, the need to stretch is become more and more frequent. I find that yoga is a great way to facilitate that stretching […]
Read articleUnderstanding Anabolic Steroids – Part One!
The use of anabolic steroids is often a taboo subject in the health and fitness industry, with many not wanting to discuss it because of it’s seedy and immoral nature. For me, this is part of the reason so many individuals will misuse these substances and cause themselves unnecessary harm due to a lack of […]
Read articleBodyweight HIIT Workout
Not all of us have access to gym and exercise equipment, or we may often find ourselves travelling and unable to get to a gym. This bodyweight HIIT workout is perfect as you don’t need any kit to get yourself sweating. So when you are cooped up and bored in your hotel room, or at […]
Read articleWhat’s To Stop Me Punching Like The Duracell Bunny?!
It’s suddenly dawned on some of the girls this week (or at least that they’re admitting too out loud), that we’re going to be fighting each other soon. We’re looking around the room and eyeing up anyone roughly the same weight and height. We’re watching their every move: how hard do they punch, what are […]
Read articleWeight Training and Mental Health
When designed appropriately weight training can be beneficial in stimulating many physical changes such as strength, mass, and power increases. It can also help positive impact physical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and muscular dysfunctions. More recently, weight training and mental health has been studied and the psychological effect it has too; reducing depressive symptoms […]
Read articleThoughts On Post Workout Recovery
Whilst much emphasis is placed on nutrition and training related interventions in achieving your goals, it could be argued that enhancing recovery strategies is just as important. Improving post workout recovery may facilitate greater volumes of training, increased frequency, or simply higher quality movement during regular training. So how can we increase the speed at […]
Read articleLegs and Bum Workout
If you want to give your legs and butt a good workout then try this legs and bum workout. Make sure you complete each rep with good form for maximum results. Start your session with a thorough warm up – jumping on the cross trainer for 5 minutes and then performing 12 reps of body […]
Read articleUpper Back Exercises For Boxing
As promised last week, this blog focuses on some of the exercises I’m doing to strengthen my delts, lats and pec major as part of my on going training. If you missed last week’s blog on shoulder girdle exercises click here, in the meantime stay tuned for some more upper back exercises for boxing. In […]
Read articleBoxing Inspired HIIT Workout
You may have heard it mentioned recently that I’ve entered a Pink Collar Boxing Match?! No?? Where have you been! Well I have, and with the fight being only 5 weeks away I’m training everyday – upper body endurance and cardio – to be ready for it. I’m blogging separately about my upper body training, so I wanted […]
Read articleShoulder Girdle Exercises For Boxing
If you read my blog last week, you’ll know that I am currently undergoing 8 weeks of boxing training for a Pink Collar Boxing Match I have entered on the 1st October. As I’m returning back to fitness after injury, I’m finding training really pushes me – it’s awesomely hard work (and feels so good […]
Read articleMember of the Month – August
And the winner for August Member of the Month is……drum roll…..Alex Clarkson. Alex currently comes to the motive8 gym at Marshall Court, and also has Personal Training sessions with Jenny & Lucy. A bride to be in 6 weeks, but regardless of how many weeks she has left to her wedding, Alex always works hard […]
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