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Smart Programmes V Stupid Programmes

At Results FAST we consider that we write programmes not workouts. What I mean is that you always should have a plan that relates to what you are trying to achieve be it to get stronger, lose weight or rehab an old injury. Smart programming therefore is a product of best possible result with the least possibleContinue reading “Smart Programmes V Stupid Programmes”

Fascia, Pain and Corrective Exercise

A recent study has found that individuals with recurrent lower back pain have 25% thicker fascia in the lower back area than those with no pain. This was also reproduced in the neck area where increased fascial thickness of the scalenes (front of neck) was found in those with neck pain. Also it has beenContinue reading “Fascia, Pain and Corrective Exercise”

Land Training for Swimmers

We work with a lot of good junior swimmers at Results FAST. As we tend to specialize in shoulder and back care with these individuals it’s not surprising that of each of the junior athletes we have seen have some form of back or shoulder complaint or injury. Simply said if your out of pool programme isContinue reading “Land Training for Swimmers”

5 Ways to Break a Training Plateau

The following post is specific to those who have got to a point in their training and are looking to progress that little bit more. Progress in training is rarely a straight line of success, especially as you become fitter and stronger. As I say to a lot of our clients at Results FAST “You will never beContinue reading “5 Ways to Break a Training Plateau”

Pressing Progressions

We get asked often how and why we pick an exercise with our personal training clients and place it in a certain place in a gym programme. The answer we often give relates back to the individual. It isn’t just a programme thrown up on a whiteboard in a random order. Every different person mayContinue reading “Pressing Progressions”

Does Exercise Order Matter?

This is a common theme that I wanted to briefly discuss as a new study has emerged that hormonal markers of post exercise recovery which need to be elevated to get stronger and build muscle (IGF-1, growth hormone and testosterone) are elevated regardless of exercise order. This is interesting because it means that for muscle growthContinue reading “Does Exercise Order Matter?”

Energy Drinks… What The Science Says…

Energy drinks are a relatively new phenomena in modern diets. While standard carbohydrate based “sport” drinks have been available for a long time “energy” drinks are perhaps another example of “functional” foods which promise to achieve the purpose of giving you more energy. Energy drinks in general are misleading. They don’t give you energy, wellContinue reading “Energy Drinks… What The Science Says…”

4 Key Determinants of Fat Loss at Results FAST

There are plenty of diet books out there telling you how to lose weight but 90% of the time you can draw together common themes of each programme as to why they work. Now this is not to say every approach is healthy. Weight loss diets that focus upon weight reduction as opposed to fatContinue reading “4 Key Determinants of Fat Loss at Results FAST”