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How Does Working Out Together Boost Motivation

How Does Working Out Together Boost Motivation

There’s something special about working out in a group – it creates a sense of community, boosts motivation, and helps you achieve your fitness goals faster. Here's how: 1. Accountability & Suppo...

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Strength-Focused Lower Body Power Workout

Strength-Focused Lower Body Power Workout

Here's a strength focused lower body workout with only 4 exercises! These exercises target the major muscle groups in the legs and will help build strength effectively. For each exercise, the goal is...

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Week 3: In-Gym Full Body Workout

Week 3: In-Gym Full Body Workout

This gym workout uses both free weights and machines to target all major muscle groups with compound and isolation exercises. Workout Plan: 1. Barbell Squat Target Muscles: Quads, glutes, hamstring...

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Week 3: At Home Full Body

Week 3: At Home Full Body

Finish strong with a full-body workout that engages all your major muscle groups. This session incorporates bodyweight exercises for strength, plus core work to strengthen and tone your midsection. W...

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Week 2: At Gym Upper Body

Week 2: At Gym Upper Body

This week is all about hitting the gym to use weights and machines to develop your upper body strength. We’ll focus on compound lifts and a few isolation movements to build mass, strength, and enduran...

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Week 2: At Home Upper Body

Week 2: At Home Upper Body

This week focuses on building strength and muscle tone in your upper body, using just your body weight and minimal equipment (like dumbbells or resistance bands if you have them). You can do these exe...

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Week 1: At Gym Lower Body

Week 1: At Gym Lower Body

Week 1: At Gym Lower Body #2 This week, we head to the gym to work on the lower body using more advanced exercises with machines and free weights. We’ll target quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves to...

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2024 Holiday Fitness E-Book: 3 Weeks to Stay Strong and Fit This December

2024 Holiday Fitness E-Book: 3 Weeks to Stay Strong and Fit This December

The holidays don’t have to derail your fitness goals! Whether you’re working out at home or in the gym, our 3-week workout plan is designed to keep you on track no matter where you are. We’ve tailored...

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Unlocking your Upper Body Strength: A Full Upper Workout

Unlocking your Upper Body Strength: A Full Upper Workout

1. Incline Barbell Bench Press Target Muscles: Upper chest (pectoralis major), shoulders (anterior deltoids), triceps. Technique: Set an adjustable bench to a 30–45-degree incline. Lie back with y...

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Maximize Your Lower Body Strength: A Complete Workout Session

Maximize Your Lower Body Strength: A Complete Workout Session

Maximize Your Lower Body Strength: A Complete Workout Session 1.Warm up: Ensure to complete a dynamic warm up before starting this session! This can include the following but are not limited to: ...

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Arm Session: The Complete Arm Sculpting Sesh

Arm Session: The Complete Arm Sculpting Sesh

Get ready to strengthen and define your arms with targeted exercises! 1. Tricep Dips: Targeted Muscles: Triceps Technique: Sit on the edge of a bench or chair with your hands placed beside y...

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Sculpting Strong Shoulders: The Ultimate Shoulder Session!!

Sculpting Strong Shoulders: The Ultimate Shoulder Session!!

Boost your shoulder strength and definition with this comprehensive workout targeting all three deltoid heads. This session includes five powerful exercises: Cable Rope Face Pulls, Rear Delt Machine F...

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Quads on Fire: A Killer Workout Session for Sculpted Legs

Quads on Fire: A Killer Workout Session for Sculpted Legs

Hey fitness warriors! Are you ready to take your leg day to the next level? Today, we're diving deep into sculpting those quad muscles with a powerhouse workout that will leave you feeling the burn a...

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Unlocking the Power of Your Back: A Comprehensive Workout Session

Unlocking the Power of Your Back: A Comprehensive Workout Session

Welcome back, fitness enthusiasts! Today, we're diving deep into the realm of back muscles - those often-neglected powerhouses that contribute not only to aesthetics but also to functional strength an...

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Sculpt Your Glutes and Hamstrings: A Power-Packed Workout Session!!

Sculpt Your Glutes and Hamstrings: A Power-Packed Workout Session!!

Are you ready to ignite those glutes and sculpt those hamstrings to perfection? Well... today, we've crafted a dynamic workout session focusing on these key muscle groups, guaranteed to leave you f...

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Maximize Your Chest Workout: 4 Essential Exercises

Maximize Your Chest Workout: 4 Essential Exercises

Dear Members, Are you ready to sculpt and strengthen your chest muscles for that chiseled look you've always wanted? Look no further! In today's workout session, we're focusing exclusively on the che...

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Why Classes Are A Great Option For A Busy Lifestyle!

Why Classes Are A Great Option For A Busy Lifestyle!

Fitness classes can indeed be a great option for people with busy lifestyles for several reasons... Structured Schedule: classes have set schedules, which can help individuals with busy lives all...

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Create A Sustainable Work/Life Balance

Create A Sustainable Work/Life Balance

How to schedule a program for a busy lifestyle  A busy lifestyle can make it difficult to prioritize going to the gym or exercising, however, we can always make it happen! By following the simple ste...

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Stress Reduction Through Strength Training

Stress Reduction Through Strength Training

Strength training, a form of exercise that focuses on building muscle strength and endurance through resistance exercises, has been shown to have numerous benefits for physical and mental well-being. ...

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Your Path To A Healthier, Happier YOU!!!

Your Path To A Healthier, Happier YOU!!!

Introduction: Joining a gym can be a life-changing decision that opens the door to improved physical health, mental well-being, and beyond this, reducing the risk of chronic diseases to enhancing cog...

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Strength Training For Teens

Strength Training For Teens

For teenagers, strength training can have a range of benefits, from improving their athletic performance to positively impacting their mental health and developing healthy habits that can last a lifet...

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Tips To Sustain Your Fitness Journey

Tips To Sustain Your Fitness Journey

Don't make the mistake so many others do; create sustainable change with these top tips.  So many fitness journeys start in January, and unfortunately, many are lucky to last until February. There ...

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Strength Training For Women

Strength Training For Women

This may come as a bit of a surprise, but men and women are not the same. They are not the same physically, they are not the same hormonally and they are often not the same psychologically. These d...

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Leg Press Benefits

Leg Press Benefits

“The benefits of utilising the leg press in your training routine” The Leg Press is a machine-based exercise used to build hypertrophy in quads and improve strength in your squat. While the leg press...

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Adding Mobility And Stability To Optimise Your Lifts

Adding Mobility And Stability To Optimise Your Lifts

“Tips to enhance your lifting performance.” Ever wonder why you do not seem to get the most out of your training? Do you find that your compound lifts are lacking in strength, form and efficiency...

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Positive And Negative Effects Of Goal Setting

Positive And Negative Effects Of Goal Setting

“Be optimistic with your goals, just remember the steps to get there ” A new year is now underway and although we shouldn’t necessarily wait for a new year, a lot of us seem to take this as a time ...

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Sugar And You

Sugar And You

“Written by Carlo Alimboyong, AEP” Interesting facts: Sugar is linked to the inflammatory response that is considered to influence mood, and even the course of some diseases There is currently s...

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Sleep

Sleep

“How it can effect you and some ways to improve your zzzzzzz’s” Written by Carlo Alimboyong, AEP Sleep is the elixir to life! But are you aware of how the overtired brain can make us vulnerable to d...

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Understanding The ‘Why’ Will Make The ‘What’ So Much Easier

Understanding The ‘Why’ Will Make The ‘What’ So Much Easier

“Stay focused and continue to progress with direction and certainty that you are on the right path” Understanding the reason WHY we do something to give us a desired result, will make WHAT we are d...

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The Truth Behind Effort

The Truth Behind Effort

By Lorenzo “Enzo” Pacis Is your training and intensity aligned? One can easily say that they exercise/train a certain amount of time per week. However, what if I asked you, “how hard are you trai...

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Looking To Get Results? Read This!

Looking To Get Results? Read This!

“Unlock your true potential with New Wave” The New Wave product has started in emphatic fashion with clients following their structure and protocol seeing some amazing results already in the short ...

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Indulge Without The Bulge This Easter

Indulge Without The Bulge This Easter

“How to eat chocolate without piling on the pounds this Easter ” Easter is once again upon us and for many people it is a time when a little more chocolate than usual is consumed. Chocolate give...

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Gaining More With Training Periodization (Part 3)

Gaining More With Training Periodization (Part 3)

“The Daily Undulating Model.” As discussed in Part 2, The Linear Model, the most commonly used periodization model holds traits of simplicity and ease of following. As there are many types of models ...

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Gaining More With Training Periodization (Part 2)

Gaining More With Training Periodization (Part 2)

“In Part 1, we discussed what Periodization was and the types of phases/blocks that you can incorporate into your training plan. As promised, in Part 2, I will be discussing one commonly-used periodiz...

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Squat Benefits (Part 1)

Squat Benefits (Part 1)

“Here are some of the main benefits of incorporating squats into your routine” Looking to improve your overall balance, get stronger legs and improve whole body muscular development? Then adding mo...

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Gaining More With Training Periodization (Part 1)

Gaining More With Training Periodization (Part 1)

“Ever feel like when you walk in the gym and begin your gruelling training regime that you don’t seem to be getting anywhere? ” Do you feel like you’re just repeating the same thing over and over a...

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If You Fail To Plan, You Plan To Fail

If You Fail To Plan, You Plan To Fail

“Do you ever feel like you are getting nowhere and don’t know why? ” They say if you do the same thing over and over then you can’t expect a different result, they also say be consistent and the resu...

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Bench Press Benefits

Bench Press Benefits

The bench press is a tried and tested exercise that is used in any variation of exercise, the bench press has so many benefits and they don’t just relate to body building. If you are not utilising ...

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Prime SmartStrength Technology (Part 2)

Prime SmartStrength Technology (Part 2)

“The findings from the study show Prime is not just innovative but also gets you better results.” R.I.S.E. (Research Institute of Sports Engineering), a 3rd party sports engineering research group re...

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New Wave Training System Benefits

New Wave Training System Benefits

“Unlock your true potential and get the results you deserve” We have been through what the system entails and the key features, how are these features going to benefits you and help you get the res...

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Ready To Get The Results You Deserve?

Ready To Get The Results You Deserve?

“The results you deserve may be closer than you think. Unfortunately, if you don’t know the path, you may never get there. ” What is your goal and WHY is it Important to you? This is an important as...

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Prime SmartStrength Technology (Part 1)

Prime SmartStrength Technology (Part 1)

“Find your Prime and maximise your training benefits” Strength In Numbers. PRIME is changing the world of strength training equipment. Through a keen focus on craftsmanship and innovation, PRIME has...

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Split vs Full Body Workouts

Split vs Full Body Workouts

“What is going to work better for me to achieve my goals, working a specific muscle group or several in each session” In a full-body routine, you train every major muscle in your body, like your ch...

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Welcome to New Wave – Your Complete Training System

Welcome to New Wave – Your Complete Training System

NEW WAVE TRAINING is an industry first for the fully operational 24hr gym market and something we are very proud to bring and release to our Temple community. After looking at a national system tha...

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Deadlift Benefits

Deadlift Benefits

“If you could only do one exercise, this would be it for maximum overall benefits” A deadlift is a skill-based movement that takes considerable practice to get the technique right, but once perfect...

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Compound Your Compounds

Compound Your Compounds

“How to maximise your time in the gym for maximum results” Time is becoming more and more precious for a lot of people, as a gym owner I see all too often people giving up on their health and fitness...

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The Benefits Of Tracking Your Workouts

The Benefits Of Tracking Your Workouts

“Here are some key benefits and how you can get started” When tracking body, health and fitness metrics, the data helps to identify trends which helps you correctly adjust your activity and diet to m...

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Rooftop Training Advantage

Rooftop Training Advantage

“There are more advantages to outdoor training than you may think” We all know that exercise increases mental and physical health, it seems a simple change in location could exponentially increase th...

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Nutrient Timing

Nutrient Timing

“Is this an important factor to take into account” One of the main misconceptions I face from a lot of people is thinking they have to be consuming 5-6 meals per day minimum to “keep their metabolism...

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The Backbone Of Your Back Program

The Backbone Of Your Back Program

“Which exercises are going to work best for you” Your back workout can be as easy or hard as you want to make it, the key is preparation as there are so many different variations of similar exercises...

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Steam Room Health Benefits

Steam Room Health Benefits

Generally speaking, a sauna or a steam room is usually sought out to relax, improve mood and open up the pores. BUT – did you ever consider the health benefits? Here are some of the investigated ben...

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Weight Loss vs Fat Loss

Weight Loss vs Fat Loss

“The difference between weight loss and fat loss and how relying on the scales may be detrimental to your progress” Training to lose bodyfat % vs losing weight The myth or common misconception with fi...

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Take Advantage Of Your New Year Motivation

Take Advantage Of Your New Year Motivation

“2019 is upon us, why will this year be different with your health & fitness journey?” The majority of us start the New Year motivated to take control of our health & fitness journey. Unfortu...

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What Makes A Great Trainer

What Makes A Great Trainer

“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their growth.” Now, I’m not going to take full credit for this quote that struck me hard. I was going through the Instagram of a long time fri...

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What Makes A Great Training Program

What Makes A Great Training Program

Especially here on the Gold Coast, the gym and exercise culture as grown, significantly as result of multiple factors - social media being one of the major culprits. And with the huge influences of F...

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