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  • How much exercise do I really need to do, to be healthy?

    02/06/2019

    In today’s Wednesday wisdom post, we are going to look at one of the most commonly asked questions – how much exercise do I really need to do, to be healthy?  Let’s start with the most important part of this question, how much exercise is needed to be healthy, not to lose weight as that […]

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  • How long until I can see my abs coach?

    01/23/2019

    Welcome to our first of our Wednesday Wisdoms blog posts for 2019. Pertinent to this time of year this post is going to look at what research has to say on the very common question of “how long does it take to see my abs or six-pack”?  The range of answers to this question of varies between […]

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  • Heavy VS Light Weights Pt 4 – Wednesday Wisdom

    Heavy VS Light Weights Pt 4 – Wednesday Wisdom

    12/06/2018

    In our last article on heavy or light weights, we are going to look at some of the mechanisms involved in the increase of lean muscle mass.  Our understanding on how muscles remodel and grow following resistance exercise has increased significantly over the last 10 years. Previously, it was thought the major mechanism responsible for […]

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  • Heavy VS Light Weights Pt 3 – Wednesday Wisdom

    11/29/2018

    Heavy or Light Weights Part 3 In our third instalment of articles on this topic, we are going to look at another study which compared the effects of either high repetition low load versus low repetition, high load on muscle hypertrophy.  What makes this particular study interesting is firstly, the researches this time used a […]

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  • Heavy VS Light Weights Pt 2 - Wednesday Wisdom

    Heavy VS Light Weights Pt 2 – Wednesday Wisdom

    11/22/2018

    Continuing from last week’s first article on hypertrophy, this week we are going to look at a similar study. However, this time the research was conducted over a 10-week period. Longer term training studies provide more significant evidence of a training effect. Once again, this data comes from the McMaster University research group, headed by […]

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  • Heavy Vs Light Weights Pt 1 - Wednesday Wisdom

    Heavy Vs Light Weights Pt 1 – Wednesday Wisdom

    11/08/2018

    Building or increasing lean muscle mass, is an important goal for many clients in the fitness industry. However, many of the well established training routines that lead to these goals, are often not compatible an environment with limited strength training equipment. Therefore, an important question that should be asked is there another training method that […]

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