01 March 2010
We would like to congratulate our very own Commando Conditioning expert Sean who has joined the elite team at The Third Space as Fitness Manager. This is one of London’s premier fitness clubs and judging by their website it looks pretty exclusive. Sean will still be available for personal training to a small, select number [...]
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25 February 2010
In this episode we see James from Zoo Magazine take on the legendary Royal Marine Commando assault course. The course is designed with combat in mind. It’s arduous, challenging and only the fittest survive. Can James make it up the wall? Has he got what it takes to get across the monkey bars? Find out by [...]
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24 February 2010
Graeme is a former Royal Marine Physical Training Instructor (PTI) who swapped his White Vest and Green Beret for Fighting Fires and saving lives. In this post Graeme discusses some of the basic principles he used to help him smash his Fire-Fighting physical tests. (Picture by Gothick Matt)
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17 February 2010
60 minutes is said to be the optimum time for a training session. Many of us will push on thinking the extra sets and reps will have positive effects. In fact, the hormone cortisol increases during long training sessions which has muscle wasting and testosterone blocking tendencies.
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15 February 2010
This episode features James from Zoo Magazine entering the gym to test his basic level of fitness and to find out if he has what it takes to move onto the assault course. James must reach the necessary standard for the energy sapping bleep test, press-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups. If he fails here, it will [...]
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10 February 2010
There is a common misconception amongst us women out there that lifting heavy weights will make us big. This is not so. Physiologically we do not possess enough of the manly stuff (testosterone) to produce muscles of considerable size. In fact, lifting weights will give us a toned and tight looking physique that most cardio-only [...]
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Zoo Magazine – Are You Man Enough Challenge – Episode 2
Why Women Should Lift Weights
Zoo Magazine – Are You Man Enough Challenge – Episode 1
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