The Urban Trainer Blog - UK

It’s a wonderful thing to start a business with your great ideas of building a massive fortune from the skills and knowledge that you accrue. Yet one of the important of question that ensures failure in any business is to know and manage the risks involved. Not all businesses go according to plan, what if the worst happens? Your plan should have an honest assessment of the risks involved and also how to minimize them. Read more »

Ask almost anyone who is in charge of putting the daily dinner on the table what the most dreaded chore is and you’ll likely hear a complaint about meal planning. Figuring out what to make for dinner day in and day out is something many of us loathe. We’d like something easy to make, a recipe that won’t require hours in the kitchen - and it would be great if the meal was good for our family as well. And, of course, if it doesn’t taste great, we might as well give up before we even start. Read more »

If your goal is to gain healthy, lean body weight you will need a few basics:

• Intense weight training
• A focus on the major, compound exercises such as weighted dips, squats, deadlifts, weighted chin-ups, and military presses
• Increased calories done with reason and discipline. You simply cannot eat everything that is not nailed down!
• At least 5 quality meals per day
• Adequate amounts of water
• Recovery methods such as adequate sleep, massage, and rehabilitating any pre-existing injuries Read more »

Chiseled, rock-hard, washboard, killer abs! Contrast these terms of affection and awe with what we may see in the mirror: pot belly, paunch, sag, gut. Athletes are midsection maniacs, obsessed with the dream of the perfect abs that we all know we can have - if we could just do enough sit-ups. Read more »

My Legs Are Already Big Enough. I Keep Hearing Working Legs Is A MUST. Why Is That So Important?

Believe me…I hated leg workouts. Until I realize the true potential that a simple set of squats could unleash.

Frankly…I see the same people on the leg press machine, leg extensions, doing lunges and doing squats week after week. But for every other muscle group, it’s like a new day. There’s the familiar faces of course, but there’s always new people. It’s like working leg is an exclusive club. Read more »

There are many types of Stretching and if you single them out, some can be good and some can be bad for you, depending on the type of sport, activity or need for a better recovery. Read more »

As you know, the winter season can become a cold period. Why don’t we prepare ourselves well for it? With that in mind, the need to feed our bodies with the right nutrients is important. So! Start your day with a good and well balanced breakfast before you step out and make your way down to the gym. If you are a fan of oats, you’ll love this one. Read more »

Here are a few key rules for you to follow for sensible and productive workouts

1. Always warm up properly
2. Make sure you have a training partner or a spotter when pushing to your limits
3. Set yourself goals, but be realistic with your expectations Read more »

Learning how to relax is an important part of de-stressing. Exercising is a great way to do this. The main thing to make sure is that it’s kept simple and you enjoy it.

Here are some tips at how you can help to reduce overall stress. Read more »

You have spent all year working out, pumping iron for the perfect beach body, now is the time to show it off when you go away on your summer hols (or ‘vacation’ for our American friends!). Being away from home is great, time to chill and enjoy the sun…hang on a minute…NO gym and no big tub of whey to hand. “aaahhh, what am I going to do?!” Read more »