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How Do I Make Time for Exercise When I have a Toddler?
Ah, great question! Here are my tips: You can build or maintain muscle mass, and significantly increase muscular endurance, by wearing 1kg ankle and/or wrist weights when you are doing daily choirs like the washing, the dishes and playing with the kids. I have also invested in a 5kg weighted vest, although I did tweak…
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Plyometrics for Strength and Power
In this study, women completed a 6 week training protocol of either ‘fast’ press ups, or plyometric press ups (free falling down from knees and explosively pressing back up, 1 rep per 4 seconds). The plyometric group experienced significantly greater improvements than the DPU group on the medicine ball put: http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2000/08000/Comparison_of_Dynamic_Push_Up_Training_and.2.aspx A combination of squats…