Posts in “Fitness”
How To Perfect The Barbell Bent Over Row
Continuing on from the technical model blogs we’ve started writing, here is a blog about the barbell bent over row This exercise like many others is often completed significantly too heavy, causing poor spinal position, the inability to move the weight through the full range of motion, and can, in fact, compound poor posture, rather […]
Read articleGet Rid Of Your Pain In The Butt!
Do you often get a pain in the glutes like a deep niggling pain in the buttock or an aching pain in the lower back, or a sharp pain that shoots down your leg? This could be due to something more simple than you thought. I have recently seen several people with similar symptoms which […]
Read articleGetting In Shape For Your Wedding
It’s that time of year when, as personal trainers, we get a lot of enquiries from brides-to-be or bridesmaids wanting to get in shape for their Summer weddings. So I thought I’d share my top exercises for getting in shape for your wedding dress (or bridesmaid dress). Cardio If you’re looking for a lean and […]
Read articleIeuan’s Barbell Complex Workout
Are you someone who struggles for time, or squeezes your usually unfinished workout into a lunch time or after work? Do you need something that is quick, simple, and will getting you strong and sweaty? Look no further, this barbell complex workout does just that. All you need is a barbell and enough space to […]
Read articleWhat Is Strong? How Do We Get There?
I’ve recently been talking to a few of our gym members who have been struggling with finding focus to develop their strength. The first thing I always ask them is are they strong? Most look at me like… did you see that 80kg bench or that 150kg deadlift…. well that’s great if you weigh 50kg […]
Read article20 Minute Workout – AMRAP!
All you need for this 20 minute workout is one pair of dumbbells, if you don’t have any dumbbells then no sweat or maybe that should be you will still sweat! I know it’s old school but fill up some old washing conditioner bottles with water or sand (the ones with handles so they are […]
Read articleWhy 10,000 steps?
So, I’ve been suckered in and I’ve bought a ‘wearable’ technology watch which counts my steps, analyzes my sleep and I can also use it to record my nutrition and training. Quite a lot of my personal training clients are now wearing wearable technology, and I will be honest that I’m a bit sceptical about […]
Read articleTop 10 Training Weight Loss Tips
This week we’ve decided to bust a few myths and give you a few tweaks to really force that weight loss during your training sessions. Use the following top weight loss tips from Personal Trainer, Chris Baird, to help smash your weight loss goals! Rest Periods Are a Crucial Component – Yes you need to […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Stories – Harpreet Chana
Harpreet has being training at motive8 North since mid November, I think she will be the first to tell you she wasn’t too fond of the gym environment. When you exercise on a regular basis it can be easy to forget what an intimidating environment to be in if you’re not used to it and […]
Read articleUpper Body Dynamic Warm Up
Following last weeks dynamic warm up for the lower body, here is an upper body dynamic warm up. This is a great way of ensuring any pain or discomfort in the upper body is minimised during your workout. Muscles of the core and the shoulder, especially those situated around the back and the shoulder blades, […]
Read articleLower Body Conditioning Workouts
Building up a tolerance to high volume lower body training can be a hard, daunting process. It is wise to build this up over a period of time. However once you get to a period where you have build sufficient anaerobic fitness these workouts below will challenge you. These should not be a weekly session […]
Read articleWhat Does Fit Look Like?
This week the results of a country wide survey (albeit actually of only 2,000 people around the country) revealed Leeds to be the 5th Fittest City in the UK. GO LEEDS! However, when you start to look at the survey in more detail, it raises a number of questions – so sorry Leeds, you may not be as […]
Read articleThe Perfect Squat – A Technical Model
Squats are a critical component of pretty much everyone’s training program, we can use them to develop lower body strength, power, rate of force development, as well as a host of other elements. However squats are most effective when completed efficiently and to a technical model. Once you have gained the flexibility and mobility required […]
Read articleLower Body Dynamic Warm Up
Are you someone who struggles with little niggles or injuries that creep into your training life? Do you often wonder the best way to reduce these niggles and make sure we are prepared and ready for your session ahead? Look no further, this article focuses on some great ideas for a lower body dynamic warm […]
Read articleKate’s Travelling Workout
For some people who are active every day, the idea of doing very little or no exercise for two weeks can be a little scary – welcome to my nightmare! I’m about to embark on a very exciting adventure holiday but the scenic walking and cycling isn’t anywhere near my normal daily routine. None of […]
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