Eat More To Lose Weight

If you aint following me, DaveHPT on Facebook you're missing out big time. Last week I posted a photo a happy client snapped while out at a cafe for breakfast, with a bit of commentary from me explaining that if you want to be healthy and happy AND see great results from training, you need to be fuelled right. If you just want to be "about normal...

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Training Video: Pushing Routine

Better late than never, here's the selected high lights of my pushing routine from yesterday. It's always interesting to watch these back and note little things in the tempo or technique of the exercise, things I'd notice if it was a Personal Training client or training partner. For example on this video, pec dec and the incline press machine are...

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Training Video: Deadlifts and Pull Day

Well... here's how I ended the week, with a new PR on deadlifts. This one has been a long time coming, so I'm quite pleased. Looking back that video, my form is perhaps not as tight as usual, but still effective. If I can tighten it up a little more again, 185kg should not be too far away. This is also a good example of how we use Pyramid Sets...

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Training Video: Full Body Push Day

Today's routine was my full body push day, which usually means some chest, some quads, and some shoulders. Not shown in the video is some machine lateral raises, and triceps push down. I dunno why my calves look SO skinny. I need to address this situati...

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Back and Biceps Training Video

More correctly in the context of my program, this is Upper Body, Pulling Routine. Which is mostly back, rear delts and some broceps to finish off. I'm really trying to bring my traps and biceps up this season so... on the other pull day there'll be some shrugs and maybe upright rows as well.   This was a pretty fun session today at Doherty's...

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