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Training with Shoulder Pain or Shoulder Impingement
Many people get shoulder pain, and are told it is shoulder impingement, but shoulder impingement in itself is not a diagnosis so to fully rectify the problem you should seek an professional assessment and advice on how to overcome the underlying cause of the impingement. However, if you still have that urge to train and […]
Read articleHigh Intensity Fat Burning Workout
Keeping You Lean This Christmas! Burning a few extra calories around the Christmas period might be a goal of some individuals. Training to burn fat is often one of the most poorly executed training regimes. In the following workout energy systems are manipulated to get through as much glycogen as possible, not only that but […]
Read articleTop 5 Fitness Toys For Children
It’s the last few weeks before Christmas and, if you haven’t already it’s time to start thinking about your Christmas shopping. In addition to keeping yourself healthy and active, it’s important to keep the children in your live healthy and active, so here are our top 5 fitness toys for children. For children it is […]
Read articleCluster Training – Be More Powerful Than Before
Cluster training is formed on the principal of inter-set rest period manipulation. Conventional set and rep schemes involve completing a set number of repetitions at a prescribed tempo. Cluster training is a strategy that has shown most promise in maximal force development training and elements of speed training, including speed, speed strength and power. So […]
Read articleFitness Gifts For Him
Ahhhhhh it’s that time of year again – you start to search for the latest fitness gadgets, winter base layers, funky socks and the latest lightest pair of trainers on the market to ensure that he gets the best of the latest fitness gear from Santa. But if we’re honest, some of these fitness gifts […]
Read articleWhat Should I Eat Before Exercise?
Fuel Your Fitness! Do you sometimes feel under fuelled for your session? Or worry that you are not taking in the best foods pre-exercise? This the question I get a lot from my personal training clients. “What should I eat before exercise?”. If your goals are weight loss the obvious aims of your session are […]
Read articleNovember Motive8 Winners
Another month is over in the motive8 world and its been another month full of success and handwork for a lot of our members. Here are this months winners: Attendance League Winners I’m not going to lie, all of the motive8 team get great enjoyment watching people run up to the board and start counting […]
Read articleHow To Successfully Use Imagery
Sample Imagery Session Following on from my last imagery blog I thought would provide a sample, walk through of an imagery session. This will give you an idea of how to successfully use imagery and get the most out of your training and performance. For most people within the health, exercise and fitness environment cognitive […]
Read articleWhat Is Pre-Exhaust Training
Pre-exhaust training is an advanced training method generally used for two purposes: To enhance the strength qualities of a particular muscle, as a mechanism for injury prevention, postural enhancement or performance improvement To enhance the size of aesthetic properties of a particular muscle. The purpose of pre-exhaust training is very simple in nature, yet is […]
Read articleGerman Volume Training Workout
Get Some GVT In Your Life! Looking to bulk up over Christmas before the big Summer shred comes along? Give this German Volume Training (GVT) workout a go. GVT , German Volume Training, is a high volume training method as the name suggest. This high deal of stress on the muscles groups results in muscle […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Stories – Liz O’Shea
It’s that time again here at motive8 North, time to choose our Personal Training Client of the Month. It’s always hard to choose as all of our client’s work their socks off! This month, I’ve chosen my personal training client Liz O’Shea. I started training Liz just over 2 years ago and when she first […]
Read articlePyramid Circuit
I love a good old circuit. There are so many fitness trends around, but circuit training has been around for years and isn’t going anywhere! The reason being is that if you work hard enough it gets results, circuit training burns fat, improves your fitness and if used right can achieve strength/physique goals. Here is […]
Read articleHow To Improve Your Bench Press
Improving the amount you bench can be frustrating for anyone, but have you ever considered that the bench press may not be the answer in how to improve your bench press? There’s a great saying I’ve come across somewhere…..stupidity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result. So my suggestion […]
Read articleHow To Fight A Cold With Nutrition & Exercise
Do you believe you should starve a fever feed a cold? Do you start cramming yourself with oranges and satsumas as soon as you start with a sniffle? Have people recommended that you should have complete rest when you have a cold because it’s dangerous to exercise? Well here are our top tips about how to fight […]
Read articleNo Equipment HIIT Workout
Here’s a great little ‘no equipment HIIT workout’ I designed for one of my personal training clients who trains at home. They have very little amounts of kit and short of always doing tabatas, had run out of ideas. The beauty of this workout is that you work at your own level. Obviously, to get […]
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