Nick Modra Personal Training

28/11/2014

Lovely morning for a gentle run along the Hallett Cove boardwalk.
60 minutes, 7.2km, 997 calories burned. Couldn't quite break the magic thousand for the hour, but will keep trying to push the intensity.

10/11/2014

Good article with a holistic view of stretching as a means of improving functional mobility.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stretching-for-strength-a-better-approach-flexibility-training.html

Reports of stretching’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In this excerpt from Al Kavadlo’s new book, the bodyweight training chief helps you build an effective, personalized practice!

06/11/2014

Today's workout -

5 mins each of warmup and cool down on the bike.
5 rounds of 15 reps each with 16kg kettle bell.

KB swings
Burpees
KB squats with alternate leg lift (each side)
KB step jumps

45 minutes total, 520 calories burned. Rest between rounds got progressively longer...

Feel free to try these ideas, with your own warm/cool and whatever weight you feel is challenging!

22/10/2014

Good watch - keep moving and eat clean!
(Form and safety optional)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74Xek-pDLM

Using crossfit to work on your summer bod? Hopefully you're having better luck than everyone in this hilarious crossfit fails compilation! Click to subscribe...

18/10/2014

So impressed with the ladies from my class today at Vital Body - between five of them they lifted a total of 9002kg in the kettle bell challenge!
Without expecting the second round, they far exceeded their first round lifts - sneaky ;)

15/10/2014

Would you rather drink coffee and starve, or eat lots and do squats?

14/10/2014

This morning's self-inflicted workout - a circuit comprising a total of:

Burpees, 75
1-leg 1-arm KB squats, 120
Step jumps, 100
KB swings, 100

40 minutes, 542 calories torched. Still feeling sick, and now have to spend 7 1/2 hours on my feet at work.
My glutes will thank me...

13/10/2014

Chin-up and push-up circuit yesterday - abs very sore today. Who needs crunches?

08/10/2014

04/10/2014

The first step and the last step are the two most important ones - the first is actually doing something, the last is what pushes you the most. Push until that last step feels like the last you will ever make!

02/10/2014

This looks even worse in real life, especially after having already run most of the 5 or more km before it...

26/09/2014