Bum Exercises: 8 of the best

We have spoken many times on this blog about the importance of getting your butt in gear, but we are going to go through it once again. There are some things that I like to overdo, this is one of them.

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Best Warm Up Ever

Warmups are so important for your session, and this one is a beauty. It gets you going, gets you mobile, explosive and feeling ready for anything. As I mentioned the whole thing is great, there are lots of things you can add and take away to suit you best, however this kind of warm up is good for keeping you mobile. It can even work as a seperate session. remember to do everything twice, and to jog back in between.


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Who Is Jamie Atlas?

One of the things you guys answered when I asked what you wanted more on this blog, was for me to alert you to other good fitness blogs. Well, funnily enough one popped up that I like. I’ve exchanged a few emails with Jamie and I like his style, he gives great information, has a gret writing style, and gives you an interesting read. He also seems to update his blog a lot more than mine…so combine us both and you are going to get a lot of good info coming your way! Check him out at Fitness Insights by Jamie Atlas. He covers most areas of fitness, knows his stuff, and is a fellow Aussie! Check him out, I am sure you will become a regular reader.
Here is a snippet from his page, who is jamie atlas?

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How to Workout at your local park

This is a guest post by Christian (yes the first guest post on LaurensFitness), aka Young Athlete, you’ll see him often commenting around LaurensFitness and Stronglifts. Christian competes in hockey, football and track. He trains three times per week for strength, and twice a week for speed and conditioning. He asked to write this guest post to share his experiences and give you guys a simple workout you can do at your local park, and follow on from my last article, on how to workout without a gym. I like it and I am sure you will love it. Enjoy!

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No Equipment? No Excuses: 20 Exercises You Can Do At Home

  • No gym,
  • No weights,
  • No equipment.

Can a decent workout be done? Yes

Is it ideal? No

There is always a time when you can’t get to the gym, or don’t have the hour or two to get there do the workout and get home. If you haven’t set your own home gym up, there is still a lot you can do. You won’t get you the gains that you will get from going to the gym, lifting weights and completing your full program, but they certainly aren’t easy, and will at least help you maintain your work, and take no time at all…which means no excuses.

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Prone Hold Variations For Everyone

The prone hold is a great exercise because it promotes core stability, works your abs, and saves your back. There is no spinal flexion involved and thus makes it a great exercise for people suffering from back issues. I have included a few variations in this video. You can also put your feet or your arms up on a swiss ball, but if I had of got that out my dog would have gone nuts. There are some form problems in this video but I just wanted to show you the variations, they mainly arise from not being ready for the next variation.

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What Do You Want

Ok guys, I will have some posts up very soon for you, but I wanted to get your feel on things. In this post I am simply asking you to tell me what you want to know about. The reason I write this blog is for you guys to learn, so what do you want? Leave some questions in the comment section under this post that you would like me to answer, or some topics you want me to cover. Thats the easiest way for me to give you what you want. If there is nothing there I’ll just continue writing, I have a fair few chunk of things I still want to cover.

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Update

I didn’t want to write anything personal on this blog and I certainly didn’t want to make excuses for my lack of posts, but I’m about to do both. I should have written this a while ago, and I only just realised it’s actually been 6 weeks since I posted, as I have been able to occasionally keep up with comments it didn’t seem so long.

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Injury Prevention: The Ultimate Checklist

Nobody wants injuries. Whether you are an athlete, a weight lifter, a runner or someone trying to get fit, injuries suck. The good news is you can do a lot to prevent them. See how many of these points you can check off. Are you being safe in the gym?

1. Warm Up

I’ve said it before and I will say it again, you need to warm up. I am going to start sounding like a broken record, mainly in the hope that if you read some of this stuff enough times, the importance may sink in. Even if you feel like you can jump straight into it, one day you won’t, and when that day comes, it will be painful. A good warm up will

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High Versus Low: Clearing Up The Cardio Dilemma

After my recent article on how to increase your metabolism, there has been a fair bit of talk over which form of cardio is better. It isn’t so straightforward. Both forms have their advantages, and disadvantages. I can’t stress enough how much this industry jumps on fads and how important it is to keep an open mind when you are reading and discussing concepts.

It is generally accepted now that high intensity exercise will burn more calories and aid fat loss, and therefore is the right form to choose. It is true that training above your ‘fat burning zone’ will yield better results in that respect. But it’s not that simple, and in many cases, low intensity exercise will and should be prescribed to people.

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