Aches and Pains

It reminds me of something I read in Ross’ books. Aches and pains are an entirely normal and natural response to your body experiencing a new stimulus. If the aches and pains aren’t stopping you dead in your tracks then work through them and carry on.
You’ll often find soreness disappears after just 5 mins of [...]

No Bull – Simple Fitness

I decided to put together a quick guide for Mr or Mrs Average to get fit. I don’t mean combat terminator-style ready – just a bit fitter. All of the things I see as key components – and as always if there were any questions then leave a comment.
Calories
This is highly dependent on your current [...]

6 Pack Abs

I’m about to save you a lot of money and time by telling you something:
You already have a 6 pack.
With just that little fact you should be able to workout that all those ab miracle pills and exercises are a waste of time. Don’t believe me?
Well tough – its fact. Everyone has the same set [...]

What’s Coming

I’ve got the following ideas for this blog and I’d be interested in hearing other people’s thoughts and ideas too:

Fitness, health and fighting book reviews.
And DVD reviews too.
Ashtanga yoga info and how it affects fighting ability and general fitness.
Koryu/Kobudo experiences.
Ju Jutsu experiences.
Suggested training routines for different people, different sports and outcomes.
Training routines of the rich [...]

Woah – Losing Focus

Well its obvious considering the lack of posts lately that I’m losing focus of my goals. With not posting I’ve lost the much needed monitoring the stay motivated. So here’s a quick update on what I’ve been upto and what I plan on doing this weekend….
On the 9th (Friday) I did a 13min conditioning workout [...]

Weigh In

As its a new year I thought it was time for a weighin in as there’s not been one in a while so here goes:
10st 9lbs149lbs67Kg
Height: 5′ 10″

18 Motivation Boosting Tips

Motivation is one of the key ingredients in keeping up with a fitness program or diet.  I know from personal experience in trying numerous methods, diets and regimes that the key to all of them is keeping going.
Its why I made a point of buying a book by a famous British psychologist and psychiatrist (aka: [...]

My Golden Rules

I’ve decided to put together a set of Golden Rules to bolster my overall programme and health. If you had any suggestions then let me know. So here goes:

Every day is active and so there are NO complete rest days.
Eat 5 portions of fruit/veg per day.
Eat a single multi-vitamin every other day.
Eat at [...]