Diet and nutrition

I follow a lot of Trainers, Nutritionists, PT's and Gurus on twitter and have contacted a lot of them to try and share some ideas, thoughts and training programs for you James Haskell Body Fit lovers. One company I came across were LDN Muscle, famous for their "Chest Sunday"work outs.  They have put together a great starter guide on how to build muscle in the gym. You need to read this if you want to gain some good size. check out their site  www.ldnmuscle.com As always this is one point of View, and as you will see from my past blogs there is no right or wrong (apart from poor technique, and the other big no's of eating clean and training dirty) way of doing things, no method is completely guaranteed to get the results you want. of course because of my job, i.e a rugby player i cant always do the same things as someone who doesn't play professional sport. i will always include my sessions and what i do, but with a mix for the Civilian. I hope you enjoy JH Who Are...

I have been getting a few Emails about this up coming Dryathlon,  so I thought I would share it, as having a break from Alcohol never did anyone any harm. Unless you are a severe alcoholic then you need to be weened off it. So pass this onto friends and family and Give your fitness community the gift of will power this Christmas - Dryathlon. No alcohol. For January. For Cancer Research UK. Find out more and guide your community to the website  www.dryathlon.org.uk  and the Facebook page at  www.facebook.com/dryathlon . 

Another important area that often gets neglected in-between all that eating and bench press is Hydration. It's an area that I focus on massively, as even if I am slightly dehydrated I just don't train or play very well. Plus I feel sick and tired. So the very kind people @blueberryNutrit have put together another great easy to read blog, all about Hydration. Have a look and add some tips to your daily routine Hask Hydration and the Athlete. When it comes to Fitness, Training, Nutrition and Health we are all aware that we need to tailor our diets to manipulate our Protein, fats and Carbs in order to achieve our goals.  One aspect that is absolutely integral to anyone’s regime that often is overlooked or taken for granted is WATER and hydration. Each of us is made up of approx. 80% water. Our Brains (most of us) are made up of 70% water, our lungs are 90% water and lean muscle is comprised of around 75% water – so it is easy to see that it i...

I am always looking for different bits of training kit to try and utilise in my sessions, to add something different or enhance a specific area. It’s always a bit of a minefield as the fitness market is littered with loads of dodgy and gimmicky gear. One piece of gym equipment that is far from dodgy or gimmicky is the Raptor Weighted vest.  I came across the Raptor weight vest by accident, as I have tendonitis of my knees which means I am constantly having to do rehab on them. One of the exercises that I do often, are Decline eccentric squats, which requires me to either, hold or wear a weight. My rehab is very Posterior chain dominated.  I have tried wearing a weight vest for these various exercises, but always found them to be of poor  quality and too light, but  I am not saying they are all like that, but certainly the ones I had used in the past. I was looking through good old twitter one day, when I came across Raptor and their unique vests....