Weight Training Articles

If you’ve stepped into a commercial gym in January then you’ll know how much gyms can feel like a chimpanzee exhibit. Obviously to avoid this stressful experience we’d advise getting home gym equipment, but not everybody has the space or the money. Here’s a list of the main laws of gym etiquette. We’d strongly advise […]

An Olympic Trap Bar is a must have for any gym – if you’re not yet sure how to use a trap bar, this article will give you some much needed exercise ideas. Trap Bar Deadlifts Deadlifts are a brilliant compound exercise. If you’ve ever trained before you’re likely to have them in your exercise […]

Having a well-developed back is beneficial for you even if you are not planning on competing in bodybuilding competitions. It will improve your posture, reduce back pain, help you lift more weight and improve the stability in other exercises. Despite all the positives, it is not uncommon for beginner and even advanced athletes to ignore […]

When you are first starting out, you try to copy other people in the gym, because you feel like you do not know what you are doing. The problem is that even some of the biggest looking bros do not even know what they are doing. If you spend your time learning how to perform the […]

Lat Machines are one of the most versatile pieces of gym equipment on the market, they allow you to perform hundreds of different exercises, which can target any muscle group in your body based on the accessories you have available. The best bit is that they allow you to gradually increase the resistance and focus […]

Triceps dips are a simple yet highly effective exercise which does not require any special equipment. You can perform either on a bench/chair or got to your local park and find a set of dip bars. Even though it is a straightforward exercise there are a few tricks you should know to get the most […]

If done correctly, your regular concentration curls can do wonders for your biceps. The problem is that a lot of athletes are used to going heavy with their standing dumbbell and barbell exercises. The reason they can go so much heavier is that the weight load is being shared by a lot more muscle groups. […]

I think it would be safe to say that triceps pushdowns are many people’s favourite triceps accessory exercise and for a good reason! It is relatively simple to perform, it works all three heads of your triceps and you would have endless variations of exercises for this muscle group. What is even better is that […]

CrossFit, Pilates, Zumba, F45 all of them claim to offer the ultimate whole-body workouts. Yet they either have a high injury rate or fail to deliver the optimum results. We have been working with the Mr Universe Winner Lee Priest, who just happened to be the most successful bodybuilder in Australian history, for close to […]

Some get a dopamine rush when purchasing gym equipment while others get a mad rush from the stress of trying to hide it from their spouses. Even though we stock over 40 cable accessories we do not believe that you should own all of them. You can keep it extremely simple and still have a […]

Biceps seems to be a favourite muscle group to train, especially amongst those aspiring bodybuilders who want to build an impressive physique. Hence why the market is saturated with special harnesses, wraps and machines which are promising to give you a pair of 21-inch pythons in only six weeks. Truth to be told, your biceps […]

Smith machines have always been the source of mixed reviews and conjecture, yet gym equipment manufacturers are still making them. There are obviously plenty of fans out there. I very well understand why some people might be discouraged from using the smith machine. Log on to any weight training forum or group and you will […]

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