Having spent the best part of my life immersed in gym culture and all things strength related, I have heard conflicting opinions when it comes to the right and wrong way to lift. “ You need to do full range with a lockout to achieve maximal contraction,” bellows the suited up power lifter over by …
The manner in which one approaches a training regime provides a good indication of the results likely to be achieved. More often than not, failure to plan properly will doom a plan to disaster. That is why the concept of periodization is something every serious fitness enthusiast needs to acknowledge and use. Understanding the purpose …
One thing we respect here at Definitive Physique is heart. Fortitude, resilience, guts whatever you want to call it this trait is that sets our personal trainers and our personal training clients against the rest. The ability to keep going in a working set is what pushes the body to make adaptations. This essentially is …
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Training to failure is what the majority of real lifters would call “standard procedure”, meaning without it the workout would be deemed null and void. Although in my heart of hearts I would tend to echo this, it is perhaps a little too ‘Spartanesque’ for your average gym goer and definitely not the gospel in …
Having trained numerous women throughout my career I am all too familiar with the misconception of weight training giving women a masculine appearance. It is unfortunate but true, that popular belief tells women that by lifting weights you will create a muscular and unattractive physique. In recent years many fitness professionals have worked hard to …
Let me start with an old saying that really sums up the whole debate in a nutshell, or should I say cat shell….”There is more than one way to skin a cat”. Now as much as this saying is true, surely there is one or even perhaps two ways that are more efficient and effective …
Here at Definitive Physique the most frequently asked questions usually stem from topics related to our personal training transformation projects. The majority of questions normally include the words. How long and what did it entail? Like anything worth having in life it took a combination of hard work, discipline and attention to detail. Unfortunately these …
1: Add cayenne pepper to your food. Believe it or not adding cayenne pepper to your food can help you to lose weight (body fat). It contains substances that drastically increase blood flow, thermogenesis (heat production) and oxygen consumption. It also tastes great and makes that chicken or turkey taste a little less bland. Add …
Progressing your workouts is vital to making consistent gains and avoiding a plateau. Far too many trainees initially make good improvements with their training but fail to keep the improvements going because they become happy with their routine and do not vary it. Once you’re comfortable doing a routine it’s time to change it. We …
The feeling of extreme muscle soreness for days after a workout is all too familiar to my personal training clients. My introductory training sessions usually leave trainees walking down stairs gingerly to say the least. Muscle soreness or DOMs (delayed onset muscle soreness) as it’s now most commonly known, is problematic for all weight trainers. …
