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Have you ever walked through the local park and thought to yourself “That climbing frame would be great for pull ups?” If not, then why not? Next time that you walk the dog, take the children to the park, or simply pass by as you commute to work, take a look around and […]
A new found pull up test?
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Fitness testing is an essential tool in the armoury of any person that wishes to improve their exercise related fitness. Fitness testing helps to identify strengths and weaknesses in performance, physiological potential, the success of a training programme and the results can used to compare against norms of […]
Joan of Arc instructed a whole army at the tender age of seventeen
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Thanks Daniel. I really appreciate the info you send on fitness. I would like to take up a career as a fitness instructor in Kenya. Do you […]
A different type of bean
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A few months ago I was watching an episode of one of my favourite T.V. shows called The Ultimate Fighter. On this show there was a guy that was a vegetarian and insisted on consuming a diet based on pulses to provide him with copious amounts of energy, and […]
What is Shah Training?
Shahtraining.com is a fitness blog published as a source of fitness ideas and knowledge that seeks to challenge mainstream ideas. The blog supports the notion that fitness can be achieved using the tools around you in combination with solid foundations that focus on patience, consistency, and determination.
Shahtraining.com is offering free training analysis […]
Hanging around is monkey business
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Pull ups are considered to be the king of back exercises. Gymnasts insist on them, armed forces love them and muscle bound wannabes neglect them, at their peril. Here i list 13 reasons to include pull ups in your exercise routine:
The ultimate display of back strength - only […]
The results of the recent poll are in. Thank you to the people that took time to vote.
Aerobic endurance (Cardio) (18%)
Anaerobic ability (Sprint) (0%)
Max Strength (0%)
Strength endurance (82%)
Power (0%)
So there we have it, of the people that voted, strength endurance is the most popular component of fitness to be targeted.
My vote was also for strength […]
99.9% need not apply
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The Royal Marines are the Royal Navy’s amphibious infantry, and operate at sea, on land and from the air as one of the most resilient and flexible forces in the world.
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The Royal Marines are one of the world’s elite fighting forces. Any male that seeks to join the […]
This guy has ninja skills
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In exercise specific terms fitness is sub divided into two groups:
1. Health related
2. Skill related
Health related components were discussed in Part 1 of this series, but, i will provide a summary here:
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Aerobic endurance
Body composition
Flexibility
This post will discuss the skill related components, providing a definition, example of […]
Just like the cockpit of a plane, your body is made up of components.
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In the previous post we discussed titled “What is Fitness?” we established that, in general terms, somebody to be fit means that a person is suitably qualified to fulfil a task that is related to their environment or lifestyle, […]
