Top 10 Body Weight Exercises No. 9 – Triceps dip

Triceps dips

This simple but effective upper limb strengthening exercise can be done almost anywhere. The triceps are arguably the most important upper arm muscle group and should be trained appropriately. Read on to find out how to perform triceps dips effectively.

At Pete Fraser Fitness we advocate the use of body weight exercises. If done effectively this type of training brings into use many muscle groups, including the core, in a highly functional way and enhancing sport performance.

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Abdominal exercise

Top 10 Body Weight Exercises No. 8 – Abdo roll-out

Abdo roll-out

The abdo roll-out is an advanced core exercise focusing on the eccentric (muscle lengthening) element of the abdominal musculature contraction. Eccentric contractions are those where muscle fibres are lengthening under load. This is always an important part of the exercise to work as it has a direct and functional performance relation to movement in sport. What does this mean? Read on…

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How to maintain fitness

Amateur to athlete program – fitness maintenance tips

Top fitness maintenance tips from the sports scientists at Pete Fraser Fitness

So you’ve turned your body into that of an athlete!  Don’t let all that hard earned fitness slide away? It’s important to maintain your fitness by stimulating the body using varied exercises and training patterns. Here’s our top 5 tips to maintain your physical prowess:

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Top 10 Body Weight Exercises No. 7 – Chin-up

Chin-up

At Pete Fraser Fitness we like to challenge our fitter clients with more advanced body weight movements like the chin-up. These are an excellent way to build up a strong back, shoulder and arm musculature. They also require and further develop the interaction of a strong core. To perform the movement effectively requires a favourable power-to-weight ratio.

Read more on how to do it….

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Skipping fitness

Top 10 Body Weight Exercises No. 4 – Skipping

 Skipping 

This is a CV strength – endurance exercise excellent for a range of sport specific cross training integration and for general training. At Pete Fraser Fitness we include skipping in our clients` routines to add variation to an aerobic circuit and improve calf and ankle strength.

Find out more about why skipping is in our top 10 list and how it benefits your training.

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How to do a plank

Back to front – Spinal health and posture in fitness

Back to Front

An Article in the Sunday Times Style Supplement 1st November 2015 caught our eye. The article “Back on Track” stated that: “the spine is the fitness industry’s latest obsession”!

Pete Fraser Fitness trainer Huw Owen explains the background and importance of core stabilization and how any personal trainer worth their weight should already be taking the spine into consideration when planning your exercise progression.

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Weight lifting

Olympic Weightlifting: Functional Resistance Training

Here’s something explosive to improve your speed & power – Olympic Lifting

Most gym based resistance exercise is orientated around basic barbell, dumbbell and machine movements with limited real life application and even less for sport specific improvement. At Pete Fraser Fitness we challenge our clients with lots of exercise variation and Olympic Lifting is a useful method to build functional power into a varied training routine.

Let Pete Fraser Fitness trainer Alex Philipp show you how to perform an Olympic lift and fill you in with the benefits.

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