Patrick is a vastly experienced fitness and performance expert as well as writer. Always providing interesting and valuable material that is well written!
An introduction to fencing Fencing is certainly not a new sport but it is one that is often considered somewhat elitist and the reserve of military officers and public schoolboys. As well as being …
The myth behind women and weight lifting There’s a great deal of misinformation, confusion and outright lies being spread about resistance training, so lets dispel a few of those old myths and start a petition …
Common power clean problems and how to fix them: The power clean is often considered a complex exercise but in reality, it’s simply the combination of a deadlift, a jump, an …
The power clean I’d like to present to you the power clean. This builds on the fundamental skill of the kettlebell swing, so make sure you spend some time on this more …
The Hepburn Workout Exercise instructions: Dumbbell rows Targets: Latissimus dorsi, biceps How to perform: Hold a dumbbell in one and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hinge forwards from the …
The system used in this article bears the name of the man who invented it – Doug Hepburn. But who is Doug Hepburn? Doug Hepburn was a legendary Canadian strongman who also won …
Right now, as you read this you are doing something terribly bad for your health and appearance. Of course I don’t mean reading WatchFit! And breathing can hardly be considered unhealthy, so what …
More and more people are becoming carbohydrate conscious. It seems the penny is finally dropping: the less physically active you are, the less carbohydrate you need on a daily basis. This …
Leg extension variations… Leg extensions are a popular exercise. Like any seated exercise machine, they are relatively simple to do, offer a comfortable workout position and you can feel and …
MMA is an unusual sport in that, like triathlon and decathlon, it’s the amalgamation of a number of disciplines. As the name suggests, fighters are allowed to use techniques from a …
More often than not, when we push something (or someone) away from us, we do it with one hand. Throwing and punching-type movements are likewise one-sided. Now the bench press …
Leg press machines have come a long way in the last 50 years or so. For starters, in the golden-era of weight training and bodybuilding, lifters wanting to do the …
Check out the 1st and 2nd part of this series here and here. Myth number 6 To tone up I need to do lots of reps with a light weight …
Check out part 1 here Myth number 4 Strength training will cause big, bulky muscles and make woman look masculine. Most women do not have the genetic potential to develop …
When I was in the Marines, Egyptian PT (physical training) was code for having a nap. I have no idea where this expression came from but, on a Wednesday afternoon …
I am going to explain why weight training is a must for women looking to shape up and burn fat. In this article we are going to banish three commonly …
Pull-ups, performed with a pronated or palms over-grip and chin-ups, performed with a palms under-grip, are mainstays of many people’s workout. Primarily targeting your latissimus dorsi muscles (or lats for …
Circuit training is often thought of as a little passé and no wonder, it’s been around since 1953 when R.E. Morgan and G.T. Anderson at the University of Leeds devised …
The super-sets are broken into three workouts – each concentrates on different body parts, for example, the ‘Horizontal Push/Pull and arms’ super-set. Each super-set targets paired muscles, for example the dumbbell bench press, which targets the pushing …
There are numerous ways that you can combine the weight you lift (the ‘load’ – usually expressed as a percentage of one rep maximum i.e. the maximum you could lift …
Want a taste of Green Beret training? Jump to it with our circuit that will test your mettle. Warm up with 5-10min of cardio and do some dynamic stretches, plus a slow ‘walkthrough’ …
It’s not often that your life depends on your physical fitness but for the men of the Royal Marines – Britain’s elite amphibious commandos – this can be the case daily. Their ability to …
Every breath you take… It’s likely the only time you think about breathing is when you can’t (!) for example, after a hard interval training session or if you ‘forget’ …
Firm or flaccid, big or small, strong or weak, we all have muscles. Like most people, you probably only notice them when they are working hard and pumped full of …
The best fat burning workouts are those that use a lot of calories while you are doing them and then trigger the metabolism-boosting effect of Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) aka the …
Time is a valuable commodity and for many people when time is short, the first causality is their workout. In this series, Patrick Dale shares some of his favourite fitness-in-a-hurry-workouts that take …
Pectoralis major, pecs for short, is your main chest muscle – pectoris being Latin for breast. Second only to the biceps in the muscle glamour stakes, this bodybuilder’s favourite has …
To some, bodybuilding is simply a form of training used to look good on the beach. To others, however, it provides a competitive outlet and is a lifestyle choice rather …
Medicine ball is a very functional piece of kit. These – often neglected items can maximise your workout and your workout time as Patrick Dale describes with this great No …
The power clean is championed as the explosive exercise par excellence by numerous athletes and sports conditioning and fitness experts however, as Patrick Dale says there are more ways to …
