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Russian Lifting Competition Some of the Conan Team at the recent weightlifting meet with the Russian powerhouses Vlad Rigert and Dmitry Lapikov, plus the legend [...]
Breathe your way to better performance
Recent US research suggests that daily exercises to strength-train your inhalation muscles – and thereby reduce their need for oxygen – can improve performance during [...]
Adaptations to Training
Below is a summary of the major adaptations to training, all of which encompass different benefits and often for different purposes. Obviously, an Olympic Shot-Putter [...]
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Team Rigert Russian Olympic Weightlifting Show 2016
Boomers’ muscle atrophy may be slowed
US scientists have furthered their knowledge of age-related muscle atrophy, which they hope will lead to a new drug to decelerate age-related muscle loss. Muscle [...]
Benjamin Franklin’s Secret to Fitness Success
If you know anything about history it’s difficult to ignore the huge impact that Benjamin Franklin had on many of the modern day items we [...]
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Metabolic Measures – Accurate Body Scans at Conan Fitness on 3rd Feb Come to our gym for a DEXA scan! DEXA scans measure your fat, [...]
Article No such thing as ‘healthy obese’ says study
A study following 1,800 Swedish men has found that metabolically healthy obesity does not exist. The men were assessed over a 30-year period, beginning from [...]
Why do we train?
Training is about so much more than just “getting fit” or “losing weight” or at least it should be. As a trainer, I see people [...]
Peak Performance Tip – Knowing when to ‘book’ yourself
Just like making appointments with friends, colleagues, or clients is usually a process that most people are conscious of doing with the rest of their [...]