If your quads, hamstrings, or low back switch on when you’re doing glute bridges, you're not doing it properly. Here’s how to make sure you’re training your glues effectively every time.
If you experience stiffness or pain in the morning, here’s a way to better support your back and hips for a more comfortable sleep.
Today we're talking about the other critical and often overlooked aspect of moving your shoulders overhead: motor control.
Hollow body holds are one of my all time favourite tools for teaching people how to control their abs and get a stronger core.
When you gain more control over your toes, you’ll notice improved balance while standing still or when moving/running.
The shoulder abduction test gives you hugely important information about your ability to stay in an optimal shoulder position, especially overhead.
Try this single leg glute bridge assessment and the progressions to investigate your own hip stability.
Use these tips to incorporate self-maintenance into your daily life and build your own easy stretching routine in the least annoying way.
Single leg glute bridges are a simple and effective way to assess and develop your hip stability side to side.
If your knee tends to collapse in and wobble, or your hips tend to sag and tilt when your lunge, the RNT split squat could be a fantastic exercise for you.
With the warm weather here to stay, it’s the perfect time to tell you about the best sunscreen for outdoor workouts.
Here are the six things to do immediately if you strain your back that I’ve found to be most effective.
There are a few ways to start a deadlift, including a rolling start favoured by the man, the mountain, and World Strongest Man winner Hafþór Björnsson.
Wall balls can be a terrific exercise for building stamina in the shoulders and legs. It’s a potent full body exercise. So how can you do wall ball exercises properly?
Are dips a dangerous exercise, or are they an excellent drill for triceps, shoulder stability, and the lower chest? This is how to avoid injury when doing dips.
In addition to being a nice warm-up and overhead shoulder mobility drill, shoulder passes it also provide an uncomplicated way to practice a critical skill: centering your shoulder in the joint.
What do you do if one side is stronger than the other in single leg or single arm exercises?
If you understand how to do kettlebell swings correctly, they can be a terrific exercise. The first step to effective, explosive KB swings is mastering the hip hinge.
Being able to move your arm back behind you (i.e. shoulder extension) while keeping the shoulder centred in the joint in a controlled way is a prerequisite for bench press, push-ups, dips, and many row variations.
Structural balance considers the ratios of an athlete’s strength in different exercises to assess the balance of various muscles groups. Whether you’re a trainer or a coach, this guide explores how to implement structural balance principles in your gym.
In order to maximize shoulder strength and maintain great long-term shoulder health, the postural muscles around the shoulder must be in balance. Try this shoulder muscle balance assessment.
These two core control and glute activation exercises for runners have terrific transference to sport performance.
Biceps and triceps exercises service an obvious function: to isolate and train the bis and tris. But How can you perfect biceps curls and triceps extensions?
Kettlebell swings are a favourite exercise, but to maximize results we need great timing. This video shows you how to fix a common error messing up your KB swing technique.
My favourite reason to use the dumbbell snatch is to develop shoulder stability in a dynamic environment. Here’s how to do the perfect dumbbell snatch.
The concept of ‘safe training days’ is one of the major keys to figuring out how to maximise the results of your training schedule. So, when should you work out hard?
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The truth is, we all have obstacles in our lives that make it hard to eat healthily on a consistent basis, and those challenges are different for everybody. That’s real. But if you ever find yourself saying that you can’t, watch this video.
Even if you're diet is water-tight during the week, you can easily sabotage all that progress on the weekend. I've seen it many times. So how do we stop the cycle?
No matter how great your coach is, you're not going to succeed at the stuff you don't want to do. To avoid wasting time, money, and feeling like a failure, here're some important questions to ask yourself before you start a new fitness plan or nutrition program.
"How much does this empty bar weigh?" I wondered.
The key to getting any nutrition plan to stick is to make it easy to follow. Here're 3 strategies to make choosing healthy foods more convenient than seeking out unhealthy ones.
When are shakes good and should you be using them to supplement your diet? Get your answers in this post, then get my FREE All About Shakes recipe book.
Tips to help you decide how to set the right fitness goals for you.
WORK WITH PETER
First, a disclaimer. Working with clients to develop fitness plans only works well for experienced athletes. Online coaching is not an effective way to teach new exercises or to make major technique corrections, which is what beginners need.
Online coaching can work very well for people with significant fitness experience. If your program is no longer working, or you just don't want to think about what you're going to do in the gym, I'd love to develop something awesome tailored to you.
If you're unsure and would like to talk about whether you're a good candidate for this method of coaching, send me an email and we'll take it from there.
Otherwise, here's how it works:
- We'll have a 20min Skype consult to discuss your goals, starting point, schedule, and any other lifestyle factors that might impact your fitness goals or training practices.
- After we set the key training priorities, I'll develop a customised training plan that will fit into your schedule and address your biggest needs.
- I'll send you a 6 week training plan, complete with specific warm-ups, and if you have any questions about the workouts, you can always email me at any time.
You and me.
First you'll fill out a questionnaire and send me a your food journal. I'll review them in preparation for our meeting (either via Skype or face to face if you're in the Toronto Area).
During our consult we'll discuss your goals, any constraints you face, and you'll leave with a specific action plan to move forward.
This is the PR Coaching Signature Program.
You'll receive:
- Weekly workouts calibrated to your goals, schedule and unique needs.
- A customised nutrition plan.
- Depending on which plan you select, you may opt for a weekly or a monthly one-to-one check-in with me. I'll provide expert feedback on your progress and make any necessary adjustments so you can get quick wins and start building on that success straight away.
Research shows that nutrition is by the far the most significant factor in fat loss. If you want to feel better and lose fat, having a highly structured, effective nutrition plan with maximum accountability is the best thing you can do for yourself.
Having a ton of close contact with a coach who understands your needs, goals and situation is the best way to ensure success.
You won't be left to your own here.
We'll often be in daily contact, and we'll have scheduled weekly check-ins to stay on track. That way, even if everything goes pear shaped and you fall off the wagon, we'll catch it quickly and get you back on track.
You'll get:
- Weekly goal setting exercises to keep you motivated and crystal clear about what you want, why you want it, and how you're going to get there.
- Weekly check-ins via Skype or in person (at my gym in Toronto) where we'll review your progress.
- A set of habits and actions to prioritise for the week so you never feel overwhelmed by having to make too many changes at one time.
I'll take care of all the details and deliver a clear, simple plan - how much to eat, which foods to focus on, what to prioritise, and how to implement the changes for maximum ease. All you'll have to do is follow along.
Three of my most effective + practical strategies for making any nutrition plan easier to stick to.