by Geoff Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Strength Training
Blog 23 Cheat Meals Why do we need cheats or treats? Are we animals or children who require reward? Is lifting a heavier weight or performing better during sessions not rewarding enough? A long standing client of mine (who has overcome a lot of this thinking) always...
by Geoff Wiseman | Jul 3, 2017 | Strength Training
Blog 22 S.A.I.D principle I have never been able to remember this (purely because there should be a ’t’t for the to part with in the pneumonic!) Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands Quite simply, if you want to get better at anything squats/pull ups/bicep...
by Geoff Wiseman | Jul 2, 2017 | Strength Training
Blog 21 Im Worried I’m not seeing progress…. This post could go on for days if not years. Theres so many different ways of combatting, Strength plateaus, no physique changes, lack of progression. Im not going to make this too long, so long story short. If progress...
by Geoff Wiseman | Jul 1, 2017 | Strength Training
Blog 20 Cardio as a warm up before a weight session? WHY?? I got a lot of emails last week from people in response to my post about warm ups and the common theme was am I doing it right? Again theres not a right or wrong way, but I am a firm believer in carrying out a...
by Geoff Wiseman | Jun 29, 2017 | Strength Training
How many sets should I be doing? The answer here is lengthy. Whats your training age? Are you just getting back into it? Is there such a thing as too much? Every Coach has their own train of thought here. The said magic number is 24 sets which has been shown to...
by Geoff Wiseman | Jun 29, 2017 | Strength Training
The goal here is too continually and gradually (over time) increase strength/work capacity over a phase in your programme. Here’s one definition… “Progressive overload is the gradual increase of stress placed upon the body during exercise...
