Unlocking The Pull Up The Pull up. The king of upper body exercises according to many. Then of course there is its slightly friendlier and more accessible younger cousin, the Chin up Firstly, some definitions: Chin up = supinated grip (underhand) Pull up = pronated grip (overhand) Eccentric = the lengthening phase of a […]
Read More..Are You a Jungle Brother? We are sick of watching a toxic fitness industry destroy people’s hopes and dreams.We are tired of seeing good people wasting time in conventional gyms not achieving any goals. We stand for everything that is NOT conventional fitness – Machines, treadmills, overly isolated resistance routines, TVs playing shitty music, and too many […]
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My one night stand…..with food Many years ago I had a food affair that lasted about 1 week. She was beautiful. A friend introduced us and it was a hit straight away. We couldn’t stay away from each other. I thought about her all the time. However like all things, it had to come to […]
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True grit!!! Today was the City to Surf race in Sydney. Thousands of people flock to the CBD to run 14km to Bondi beach. Some do it for fun and some do it a little more seriously. But no matter what your level is, there is one thing that is fairly common amongst them. Some […]
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Happiness Vs Meaning I recently read the following article. The article explains that life with out meaning and only happiness is a shallow and self-centered existence. I agree somewhat, but not entirely. See the author says that pure happiness is the act of taking and not giving. It’s all about drive reduction. If we are […]
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Eating for fat loss Last week at Uni I performed a sub max steady state exercise test on a ergo bike (a technical stationary bike). The test was 6 x 5min stages at increasing intensity. Each stage I breathed into a Douglas bag which was then analyzed. This told us whether I was using more […]
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Preparing for fat loss One of the keys to good nutrition is being prepared. The ever ready Boy Scouts live by their motto “Always be prepared”. The 5 P’s is also another mantra to live by- Poor Preparation = Piss Poor Performance. You get the idea….be prepared. Now days in an ever increasing time poor […]
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Herding: to gain better health Ever notice how animals like to herd together? It’s a good idea when your likely to be pray to some other animal, to take safety among numbers in a heard, stick with your kin, and share with your brothers and sisters. As humans we also do the same. We do […]
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Give me my meat!! The last few weeks, months I have been thinking about what we eat and how we eat. By we I mean the world, humans. This all came to a head when i saw this video. My first but brief reaction was the norm, disgust and revulsion for the inhumane treatment. Then […]
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