As popular as it is for people to want to lose weight, some people (admittedly mainly guys) want to increase their weight i.e. add muscle - as muscle weighs more than fat. Most consultations we have when speaking to people who want to add weight/size usually result in us increasing calories and dro...
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The definition of hypertrophy is the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells. In layman's term... big muscles.
Read ArticleEveryone joining a gym has a goal. As with any goal you need to put the work in to help reach it. Most people will do the gym 3,4,5 or even 6 times a week. But where they fail is the nutrition aspect... Some people will say its 70% nutrition 30% exercise. Others will say its 100% nutrition, 100% ex...
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Some people prefer to train on their own, some people need a friend there with them. There are no right or wrong ways about it, it all comes down to personal preference. However if your thinking of going to the gym with a friend there may be a few things you need to consider first.
Read ArticleFor quite a while, if you spoke to experienced gym "go-ers" they would tell you that split training is the best way to get results. So what is split training? Split training is basically where you assign a certain day for a certain body part.
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As today is international Women's Day, we thought we would share with you our top training and nutrition tips for women. <h4>1. Don't rely on scale weight:</h4> - Unfortunately our bodies are incredibly complicated hormone machines, and a female body can be even more complicated when it comes to tim...
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This goes back to a previous post about guessing your nutrition. Heres a fact, there are 4 calories in 1 gram of protein, 4 calories in 1 gram of carbs and 9 calories in 1 gram of fat. So, with this being said, if you are training to lose weight and your diet consists of eggs, fish such as salmon...
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Most people in the gym when starting off have a goal to lose weight. Once they achieve this they then aim to build muscle. So whats the difference between losing body fat and building muscle? The cell structures first of all are completely different between a fat cell and a muscle cell. Its easier t...
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