In this post we look at why you should join a gym even if you don’t like them. I was scrolling through Twitter the other day when I came across a tweet from a well known author. It went something like this, the most unsophisticated forms of exercise are the best. Underneath he was extolling […]
Equipment
How poor quality strength training equipment can impact your results.
In this post we discuss how poor quality strength training equipment can impact your results, and how to work around badly designed equipment. I’ve been meaning to write a post on this subject for some time. An experience last week motivated me to get typing. The incident involved a client who’d been doing well with […]
Is the leg extension machine bad for your knees?
In this post we take a look at the evidence to answer the question, is the leg extension machine bad for your knees? The leg extension machine is probably one of the most controversial pieces of equipment in the gym. You will read plenty of articles by trainers and physios advising you not to use […]
Are hip adduction / abduction machines bad for you?
Take a close look at the picture above. Do you notice anything strange? Yes it’s a man on a hip adduction machine! Have you ever seen that before? Isn’t it funny how certain pieces of gym equipment are almost exclusively used by one sex or another? Last time I checked men also had adductor muscles. […]
Is standing better for your health than sitting?
Sitting gets blamed for many things, obesity, disease and general muscular system dysfunction. There was a recent article on the Huffington Post claiming it was as bad for your health as smoking. This has spawned various attempts at solutions, one of which is the standing desk. Is standing better for your health than sitting though? […]