Why Menopause Training Needs a Smarter Approach Training in midlife often feels different. Recovery seems slower, energy dips appear from nowhere and progress sometimes stalls despite doing the same workouts that once delivered results. Science is beginning to explain why and it comes down to more than motivation or age…
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The pre-exhaustion method has floated around gyms since the 1970s, originally popularised by Arthur Jones, the creator of Nautilus machines. The idea sounds clever enough: fatigue a muscle with an isolation exercise first, then hit it again immediately in a compound lift. The thinking was that the target muscle (prime…
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Training is all about finding the balance between progress and recovery. Push too hard and the body breaks down, but take it too easy and nothing changes. Athletes and gym-goers are constantly chasing the sweet spot where adaptation happens without creating unnecessary damage. A recent study has taken a close…
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As we get older, muscle becomes less responsive to the usual “grow” signals from protein and training. Researchers (Keng et al. 2025) call this anabolic resistance, which is dampened muscle protein synthesis (MPS) response to amino acids and mechanical loading that nudges the body towards muscle loss over time. Mechanisms…
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If you spend time with kettlebells in your programming, you know the swing can be a powerhouse move for developing hip speed, posterior chain strength and conditioning. A recent 2025 paper in Sports Biomechanics has given us some very useful data on how performance changes across repeated sets of maximal-effort…
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Busy diaries don’t need to be a barrier to results. With a clear plan and smart use of time-efficient methods, clients training one to three times a week can still build strength, improve fitness and feel progress within a few weeks. The research now backs small, well-targeted doses of work…
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When we talk about resistance training, most people picture barbells, protein shakes and twenty-somethings flexing in the mirror. Rarely does the conversation start with someone in their seventies squatting confidently or doing a solid chest press on the gym floor. But maybe it’s time that changed. Because resistance training isn’t…
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Time off happens. Whether it’s due to injury, illness, a holiday gone on too long, or just life getting in the way, even the most motivated clients (and coaches) sometimes end up skipping training. What comes next? Usually, a slightly panicked look at the mirror or the squat rack, followed…
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What Muscle Science Says About Fat-Burning, Stress, and Adaptation For years, the fitness world has gone back and forth on the question, should men and women train differently? Some say women should lift lighter and do more reps. Others argue that men should avoid cardio if they want to keep…
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It’s one of the most common misconceptions trainers hear from clients, usually mumbled while pinching a bicep or eyeing the guy curling next to them: “I’m just not built for muscle.” Or worse, “I’ve got skinny bones. It’s not worth trying.” If you’ve been coaching long enough, you’ve probably heard…
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