Following on from my post Ratcheting up the intensity - metabolic conditioning, here is the update on the effects of my metabolic conditioning routine now that it has ended.
Thursday 16 May 2019
Thursday 25 April 2019
Triceps Bench Dips
The triceps bench dip, also simply known as the bench dip, is a great beginners exercise for targeting the triceps in a calisthenics manner. It also hits the front of the shoulders when pressing back up as well as targeting the upper back musculature as you press yourself up at the very top of the movement.
This exercise can also be performed anywhere you can find a ledge such as a chair, window sill, bench or similar.
Friday 12 April 2019
Fruit and vegetables - how to get your portions
One thing we are all told to do is eat our recommended portions of fruit and vegetables every day. In the UK, this is at least 5 portions. It seems like a small number however for many people it is not easy to achieve. I know, I was one of them.
Indeed, for about 20 years of my life, from roughly the age of 5 to 25, I never ate any fruit or vegetables. Nowadays I meet or surpass the recommended number of portions and find it quite easy as well.
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Ratcheting up the intensity - metabolic conditioning
With the conclusion of my recent strength-endurance phase a fortnight ago I decided to embark on a phase of metcon (metabolic conditioning) to improve my cardio-respiratory system and ramp up my metabolism into a calorie burning furnace. Two weeks of such a routine has now passed and I thought I'd share some thoughts:on it so far.
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Latest Updates
A short notice to state that I have updated the Disclaimer page to cover image rights.
Also due to vulnerabilities with having your email address displayed openly on a website, namely scams and spams, I've condensed the contact menu to simply the Contact Gym Pal page.
I've also replaced all links to my email address for this site in articles with the aforementioned link. I get an email notification of any feedback form submissions anyways, whilst hiding my email address from email harvesting bots.
