Thank you for taking the time to view our new blog feature this is where we take the time out to reflect back on our busy week and start new topics that may interest you. This blog has been designed to become a huge fitness, health and nutrition source of useful information for any one [...]
Are you trying to gain that athletic look?
Are you trying to gain that athletic look?? then you need to train like an athlete. Instead of focusing on isolated single muscle/joint movements you need to focus on compound and plyometric movements such as – - Standard squats and throw in some jumping ones to – Bench presses – Lunges, jumping ones to. – [...]
YOUR QUESTIONS
Hi everyone, Ben Chibnall Personal Training has now set up a ”your questions” section to the blog. Feel free to ask any questions you have relating to health, fitness and nutrition.
Easy weight loss tip
For weight loss to happen we need to maintain a balanced blood sugar level. Try changing all the white foods you eat to brown, so instead of white pasta, rice and bread have brown rice, pasta and bread. Brown foods release energy slowly. Try it, its an easy start to a healthly change.
INSURE THOSE SHOULDERS
INSURE your shoulders from injury with just a few simple exercises. By adding a few straighforward exercises into your workout you can protect your shoulder joint from potential damage. There are 4 muscles around the shoulder that help to keep the joint stable; these are commonly known as the rotator cuff muscles. It is these [...]
When is the best time to eat protein for maximum muscle growth?
Protein timing is as much an art as a science. However, the key rules are: Start the day with protein. Your body is in a catabolic state when you wake up and therefore you are at risk of breaking down muscle tissue for energy. So a quick protein boost helps you to change your metabolism [...]
Fat = Muscle
This is a really funny one, we always hear people saying ”just eat loads and then workout and turn the fat in to muscle” . Fat cannot be turned into muscle, its muscle that can be broken down and stored as fat. Thanks for reading our blog. Team BCPT
Feeling bloated??
Are you sick of always feeling bloated? Try this for a few days, cut out all dairy, pasta, rice, bread and try to only have lean meats and veg. Let us know how you got on?? Team BCPT
Whole eggs lead to muscle
Did you know that research shows subjects that weight train who ate 3 whole eggs a day instead of subjects that just ate egg whites while on their weight training programme gained more lean muscle tissue in the same amount of time. 3 whole eggs a day for a male weight trainer has been proven to up your testosterone [...]
The Energy Value of Different Food Components
1g of each food component gives you – Carbohydrate = 4 kcal (17 kj) Fat = 9 kcal (38kj) Protein = 4 kcal (17 kj) Alcohol = 7 kcal (29 kj) Remember this next time you drink too much, alcohol contains 7 kcal a gram and that’s not much difference between fat at 9 kcal [...]
Trying to Build Some Serious Muscle Tissue?
Here at BCPT we recommend that you consume 2.0 – 2.8 grams of protein per kg of body weight, this should give you enough protein to support your current muscle tissue and help repair damaged muscle tissue resulting in faster gains. Team BCPT