I do TRAIN

27/07/2024

It's been a decade or so but I'm back. Joining my son now that he's able to do some of the same classes as me. Buddy Gibson Dynamic JKA Centre was where it all began and Mance Karate Centre is where it continues.

11/05/2023

24/02/2022

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/163684-heartkids-sa-big-walk-gqe/?ref=events-list #/

My wife was a heart kid. I was not. I can't imagine having to be fearful about what most of us take for granted. As such when I walk the 5kms on Saturday I'm going to wear a 10kg weight vest. It's barely a comparison, but it's a gesture that I think is symbolic. Please consider joining us on Saturday. Have a heart for heart kids

Gqeberha!! Join us for a The 4th annual heartKIDS SA Big Walk (5km) to raise awareness on Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), and for our little warriors born and living with CHD.

12/11/2021

White gold has arrived!
SMAI

03/11/2021

I do TRAIN is still alive! We've been super busy over at Boardgains SA trying our best to bring fitness and fun to the South African market. If you haven't already done so please head over to Boardgains SA page and give us a like and a share. It really would help a lot. Also check out www.boardgains.co.za to see our product used in our Spring into Summer Challenge and find out how you could get your very own!

03/10/2021

How do you prefer to count your rounds?

28/09/2021

Working out doesn't need to take hours of your day. Some of the toughest workouts I've done have been less than 8 minutes. This one's a great example of that. 10 minutes long, as many rounds as possible.

1 push press at 40kg
1 burpee box jump
2 push press
2 burpee box jump
3 push press
3 burpee box jump
Etc . . . Keep adding one rep per round until 10 minutes is up

I managed 10 full rounds which was alright, since I had a full week off last week. Still that's 55 push presses and 55 burpee box jumps. All in under 10 minutes. Yes please

Don't have a box or a bar? Swap out these two movements for anything you can manage, push ups and lunges would work great!

15/09/2021

Here's a cool little slow Mo demo of some skipping techniques.

Single under, for each jump the rope must do one full rotation. Pretty easy right? Yeah try do a few hundred.

Double under, for each jump the rope must pass under your feet twice, not physically that much harder but the timing and coordination can take a very long time to master. Keep working at it and soon enough it feels easier than single unders.

Triple unders, for each jump the rope passes under the feet three times, yeah this one properly tough, I can't really do more than one at a time yet, but it's less of a practical workout and more of a party trick at this stage.

Skipping is about as simple a workout as you can do and there are entire workouts with nothing but a rope and a target number of skips. There is a good reason boxers swear by skipping. What's your preference, leather rope, cloth, plastic or steel cable?

14/09/2021

Playing a board game with friends is awesome! Working out with friends is better!

Boardgains SA - it's not just a game, it's a workout.

14/09/2021

Didn't have much time for a workout today and also legs are tired from front squats yesterday, so I did this easy workout just to keep the heart rate up for 21 minutes.

21 emom
Alternating each minute
Minute 1: 3 power cleans at 90kg
Minute 2: 20 alternating single arm kettlebell swings
Minute 3: 40 double unders

So 7 rounds total. Nice and easy but I could definitely feel my back from round 5 stabilising the single arm swings.

Not every day needs to be a grinder, some days you just need to keep moving.