UK Election Manifesto – Worlds Toughest Workouts in power?

Posted on 01 June 2009

UK Elections 2009 – World’s Toughest Workouts Manifesto
This manifesto sets out the policies by which the Worlds Toughest Workouts (WTW) working party intends to reverse the rot which has set not only in the general public in Britain but also amongst those who wrongly believe ‘going to the gym’ three times per week is an [...]

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How to train like an elite runner

Posted on 01 June 2009

Whether you are into running or not, it’s always good to find out how elite athlete’s do it!
I hooked up with Lee Merrien a British cross-country athlete who is also a sub 4-minute miler.

Lee’s got body fat of around 5% but shock horror he eats lots of potatoes which have been outlawed by a lot [...]

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Isometric strength training – the forgotten art!

Posted on 26 May 2009

I’ve got a bit of a problem with traditional strength training.
 
Don’t get me wrong I love the old 5×5, 6×3 and all the other variations for building strength and power.
 
However, I’ve always got bored with training solely for strength and so tried mixing these in with my conditioning work.
 
What happened was, I ended up getting [...]

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Inside the mind of a personal best

Posted on 25 May 2009

I’m not a fan of long cardio.
However, when you are competing in an event which involves a hilly 6 mile cross country run followed by 2 laps of an brutal assault course, you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do.
July 26th sees me taking part in the summer Tough Guy event in Wolverhapton, United Kingdom aiming [...]

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10 minute fight with a 50kg power bag

Posted on 21 May 2009

I finally got my hands on a 50kg power bag.
What happened? I created my first effort for the 10 minute YouTube workout challenge to be run in June.
You can do better?
I wanna see it (and try it!)
Stay tuned for more on the challenge!

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