>When it comes to cardio, or any advice in the fitness/personal training industry in Dubai, it is really a case of the blind leading the blind. Statements that have no scientific background are being regurgitated without regard to their validity.Case in point, the fat burning zone. Before I slay that dragon, let me make a […]
Hello again, I am not sure whether it is the sudden onset of fall/end of summer or simply a mild case of melancholia that prompted me to write this one, but I decided to take a walk down memory lane and I see if I actually learned something in the 1000s of hours I spent […]
Today’s piece deals with the actual nuts and bolts of progress, training. Very often people focus on everything around such as food, supplements, workout gear, attire, choosing the right gym, but the actual workout tends to be sub par. Now, to be clear, not every workout is going to be stellar. Working out should be […]
Today’s topic may not be all that exciting, BUT the warm up can actually make or break the whole workout and limit gainz, as I found out myself in a rather painful way. Not to bore with my sob story, but it might explain where I am coming from. I am what you would call a hard gainer and […]
Kettle bells are back! It is nearly impossible to enter any gym without tripping over them or getting hit by someone doing swings. The question is: are they a superior training tool than dumbbells and barbells? The main selling points are: Great for core strength Increased fat loss Let’s take a little […]
Supplements – dreams in a bottle. The supplement industry in this great country of ours puts most GDPs to shame; the figures I found are around $40 billion in 2014 (my gym being responsible for half of that). While supplements do have their place within a well thought out diet and training regimen, there are […]
Once or twice a year, I ll go back home to my small hometown in the lovely South of Germany and throw in a few workouts in the gym where I started out. And every time, I feel like I am in a time capsule: The same people doing the same workouts, looking the same […]
Today’s topic is a hotly fought debate in gyms: should you do your reps over the full range or motion or are partial reps ok? As with everything in the fitness world, the two fronts here are belligerent and absolutely convinced that they are right. In the blue corner, you have the ” ass to […]
Reverse dieting- what is it and how does it work? Reverse dieting is getting a lot of attention in our days, so it is worth a closer look. The usual sales pitch goes something like this “eat more and still lose weight”. Now, any headline like that must fall victim to my red pen, so […]
Hello again, since we are in the midst of summer , it may be a good idea to take another look at the ever fascinating topic of arm training (sun’s out, guns out) More precisely, the theme du jour is triceps pressing As everyone is well aware, the tris are making up about two thirds […]