The BaseFit Official Podcast

Which muscles should you focus on!?

I see all too often 💪🏼muscle💪🏼 men at the gym showing off their bench press or curls or any and all kind of machine gains.They may have a bunch of muscle granted, but at what cost? Their shoulders round over and their head sticks forward... You can easily avoid this... Which muscles should YOU focus on?! TVA exercises = https://youtu.be/fErOM92kwgo Follow us on Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaseFitOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basefitofficial/

HOW TO AVOID INJURY!

What is one of the ways to decrease the risk of injury massively? WARMING UP! And I’m not talking about just doing 5mins of the stationary bike to get you warmed up for a heavy squat. I’m talking about mobilization, activation, stretching and lift specific warm ups. I want to focus on the later today… How is it that people think 5 mins of cardio is an adequate warm up before they start throwing the weight on the bar for heavy squats, deadlifts, push’s or pull’s? It is simply just not adequate!!! Wow, congratulations you increased your heart rate! Maybe your joints are a little looser now too! Solid work! Now you need to realise that warmups are motor program specific. What this means is now that you’ve warmed up on the bike, your body is ready for an intense bike ride, not a heavy lift. This is why you NEED to do MOVEMENT SPECIFIC WARMUPS. Your nervous system needs to wake up and remember how to perform the movement. It needs to effectively begin recruiting each and every muscl

How to build a BASE of fitness

Welcome to BaseFit! Today I show you how to start thinking about how to build a base of fitness! Follow us on the socials; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaseFitOfficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basefitofficial/ Anchor: Anchor.fm/the-basefit-official-podcast We cover the 4 main steps 1) Place yourself on the History x existing base graph 2) Consult the 4 Dr's; Dr Diet, Dr Quiet, Dr Happiness, and Dr Movement. 3) Choose/Create a program looking at the Compounds, Accessory's and work capacity. 4) Create a habit/ check in with your body.

BaseFit business UPDATE: 25/06/2018

This is a Ep.1 of our weekly business update! Find out what we're up to!

Should you train ill?

On this episode of the BaseFit Official podcast we discuss whether or not you should be training whilst you are ill. And how to tell if you should stay at home or hit the gym.