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BOB BEAT CANCER!!

What an incredible moment for this man, he had the scare of his life and that wasn’t enough to stop him. Instead he got out and took complete charge of his physical health whilst undergoing cancer treatment.

To start the gym at a young age of 55 was no mean feat, Bob was anxious and nervous at the idea of joining a gym but knew something had to change. He’d started his weight loss journey during lockdown and I was lucky enough to meet him during his first visit to the gym. After a brief conversation about structure and starting slow I managed to put his mind at ease.

Over the last few months he’s pushed, pulled and moved better than he’s ever done and I couldn’t be more proud of the changes he’s making in his life whilst having a front row view of it all.

Here’s a reminder to face life challenges more like Bob💪

Here’s your friendly reminder to incorporate this versatile piece of kit into your training.
The landmine allows to you train vertically, horizontally and rotationally whilst giving you the stability a barbells or dumbbell may not offer in similar movements.

Let’s run through incline dumbbell bench press for …

This a great exercise, when done correctly targets the chest(pectoral muscle).

However, many people do this exercise without really feeling any tension in their pectorals, this is largely due to the position of the shoulder blades.

So here are a few key steps to help you get set up correctly.

1. Start by laying down on the bench, grab your dumbbells and extend your arms straight above your chest.
2. Retract your shoulder blades (think of holding a pen between your shoulder blades)
3. Once you’re set, lower the dumbbell just wide of your rib cage. Elbows will naturally drop lower than your chest (if you maintain that retraction) creating a stretching sensation before pressing(push) back to the top.
4. At the top, do not fully extend the arms as this will cause your to roll your shoulders out of position, always maintain a slight bend in the arms on the press to keep the tension on your chest.

The calm before the storm...two great classes smashed this week. Thank you and come again soon🤣💪

Every session doesn’t have to involve a big lift or PB, sometimes do the little things well and do them often.

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Box jump...

Great plyometric movement that targets the lower body muscles, when done right this movement can help improve explosive power and strength in sports or for the general gym goer its a serious calorie burner that spikes your heart rate. Not a huge fan of jumping down because you’re not loading your muscles on the way down so I prefer to step down which also minimises the risk of landing back down in the wrong position.

📸... @ Milton Keynes

Fully charged and ready🔋🔋