Whats to come?
My philosophy of Fitness! Strength Training for beginners! Martial Arts specific needs! Videos! More Martial Arts! Kettlebells! And Stuff! Q&A! Okay so I have no plan, when I decided to do this...
View ArticleIntro Post.
The one thing every instructor has repeated to me over the years is that I’m tenacious and competitive. And there is no denying this at all. From the minute I stepped into a Dojo I felt at home. I had...
View ArticleLifting Programs for the Novice
Okay so there is a lot of ‘women should lift, go lift, liiiift!’ and not a lot of ways or programs to lift. So I will give a brief summary of a few of the basic lifting programs. Starting Strength...
View ArticleComplexes
One of my personal favourite conditioning tools is a good complex. They are usually low reps with a manageable weight but unlike straight up lifting, you’re going to be moving through usually 4-8...
View ArticleEarning your body vs punishing your body
Flash back to a post I did a year ago. rippedfuel: There;s something I have learned in my journey. Something that some people never learn for themselves. That is - there is a huge difference between...
View ArticleAnd todays post rippedfuel: I feel like I’m repeating myself at this point...
And todays post rippedfuel: I feel like I’m repeating myself at this point but I hate watching people just run themselves into the ground and then wonder why all of a sudden they’re so tired, injured,...
View ArticleThe Strength Shop: Slaying the Dragon
The Strength Shop: Slaying the Dragon : rippedfuel: A well thought out article from a coach after watching a video from the 12.2 WOD for the Crossfit Games Open WOD’s though I feel it applies to anyone...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons to Squat. Men and Women.
nopityfitness: Men: They’re the “King of all mass builders”, and they make you strong as shit. Because lets face it, being small and weak just isn’t very manly. They jack testosterone levels. This has...
View ArticleTraining Alone
We’ll call this more of a memoir rather then a guide on how to. I’ve spent a lot of time over the course of my life training by myself. I have not always been in a position to have a coach or a dojo....
View ArticlePSA: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TONING
rippedfuel: “Toned” is not a health and fitness term. I dont know why it gets under my skin so much but it does. There is no such thing as Toning, or being toned and because its so vague of a term...
View ArticleWhy every woman needs to strength train
rippedfuel: I’ve heard it all, mainly revolving around the line “but i dont want to bulk up” Considering most of you are aiming to be healthy, then let me tell you why you should strength train and I...
View ArticleInterview with Gillian Mounsey @ Stumptuous.Com
Interview with Gillian Mounsey @ Stumptuous.Com
View ArticleThe Tabata Protocol
When people talk about Tabata training, I constantly just want to reblog it with ‘NO’. The original study was done using this method: 5 minutes of warm-up 8 intervals of 20 seconds all-out intensity...
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rippedfuel: Okay are you ready for the totally awkward Punching...
rippedfuel: Okay are you ready for the totally awkward Punching tutorial that consists of 13 minutes of awkward rambles to try to teach you the very basics of technique? YAYYY. I realized that my...
View ArticleROWING
As requested by: Everyone So as some people may have noticed I’ve really taken to rowing regularly. Rowing has always been something I’ve enjoyed doing and so doing better at it is obviously going to...
View ArticleBosu Balls and why they suck
And also the difference between “Abs” and “Core” I feel like this is something that needs to be put out there. While a lot of people do kind of realize that bosu balls are a gimmick not a lot of people...
View ArticleUsing the word “core workout” to describe your “Ab...
Using the word “core workout” to describe your “Ab workout” is like saying “squats” to describe “hamstring curls”. Crunches, sit ups, leg raises blah blah blah etc do not work the core. They work the...
View ArticleTraining with no Barbells
Tumblr is the Barbell Mafia, and there is no doubt that a lot of my training revolves around a barbell and a pull up bar at the moment. Though if it wasn’t for the birthday gift last year of my own...
View ArticleThere’s something I want to talk about. It comes from, in someways, the...
There’s something I want to talk about. It comes from, in someways, the lifting community. Namely the people who feel the need to guilt or shame any of the lady lifters for wanting to lean out, to want...
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