Month: November 2022

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Personal Training Strength and Conditioning

Swansea Personal Training Monthly Review (November 2022)

Weightlifter standing over weights plate to represent Monthly Client Review with personal trainers at Swansea Strength and Conditioning

Here is an overview of some of the sessions and gym fitness exercises we delivered to clients throughout the Swansea area during the month of November 2022. You will see a broad spectrum of exercises designed to improve all aspects of fitness based on our clients fitness goals and aspirations…

Personal Trainer Morriston Delivering Personal Training to Local Client

Seated Calf Raises on Leg Press Machine

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Position your feet on on the base of the platform, shoulder width apart.

  • Extend your legs and allow your heels to hangs over the edge of the platform

  • Dorsiflex your ankles (lower your heels) until your calves are fully stretched.

  • Push your toes down against the platform and fully extend the ankles and flex the calves

  • Lower your heels slowly and repeat.

For more information on our Personal Trainer Morriston

Upper Body Explosive Based Training with Gym Personal Trainer Gowerton

Lying Single Arm Med Ball Chest Throws

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Lay flat on your on your back

  • Hold the medicine in one hand close to your chest.

  • In an explosive pressing motion throw the ball as high as possible (N.B. For single arm med ball throws always use a training partner to catch and hand you the ball)

  • Repeat for the desired number on each arm

For more info on our Training & Conditioning Llansamlet

Strength & Conditioning Training with Local Uplands Swansea Client

Seated Barbell Box Squat Jumps

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Position barbell at the back of the shoulders

  • Position your feet shoulder width apart

  • Push your chest out and puld your shoulder back

  • Lower yourself slowly down on to the box 

  • Pause briefly in the seated position and then explode up and jump off the ground as high as possible

  • Land on flat feet and absorb the impact with your hamstrings by pushing your hips back.

For more info on our Strength Training Personal Trainer Uplands

Upper Body Training with Build Strength Personal Trainer in Gorseinon

Chin-Ups

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • A variation of the pull up, this exercise is to build muscles of the back (lats) and biceps

  •  Grasp the bar shoulder width apart utilising a supinated grip
  • Inhale, engage your abs and squeeze your glutes 
  • ‘Pinch’ your shoulder blades back and down
  • Drive your elbows down towards the floor and activate your lats
  • Pull yourself up until your chin is over the bar. 
  • Lower yourself slowly until your ams are straight and repeat. 

For more info on our Strength Personal Trainer Gorseinon

Strength & Conditioning Training with Personal Trainer in Fforestfach

Standing Kettlebell Calf Raises, into Tip Toe Farmer's Carry

Exercise Coaching Points 

Kettlebell Calf Raises

  • Stand up straight with a kettlebell in each hand down by your side.

  • Keep your feet flat to the floor 

  • Raise your heels upwards ensuring to keep your knees straight and stationary

  • Extend your heels fully, pause at the top and slowly lower to starting position and repeat.

Tip Toe Farmer’s Walk
 
  • Balancing on your tip toes, slowly walk forward
  • Push your chest up and out
  • Keep your shoulders down and back throughout the walk. (Avoid shrugging)

For more information on our Personal Conditioning Sessions Fforestfach

Categories
Personal Training Strength and Conditioning

Swansea Personal Training Monthly Review (October 2022)

Weightlifter standing over weights plate to represent Monthly Client Review with personal trainers at Swansea Strength and Conditioning

Here is an overview of some of the sessions and gym fitness exercises we delivered to clients throughout the Swansea area during the month of October 2022. You will see a broad spectrum of exercises designed to improve all aspects of fitness based on our clients fitness goals and aspirations…

1-2-1 Personal Training Uplands Swansea

Barbell Bench Press

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Hands positioned slightly wider than shoulder width apart.

  • Press through chest muscles.

  • Keep back flat on bench.

For more info on our Personal Training Programmes Uplands

Specialist Personal Training Strength & Conditioning Training Gowerton

Plated Frontal Shoulder Raises

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Keep core muscles braced during the exercise.

  • Raise both arms at the same rate.

For more information on our Strength Personal Trainer Gowerton

Personal Strength & Conditioning Coach Llansamlet

Hamstring Pulls on Glide Discs

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Ensure glutes are raises off the floor throughout the entire movement.

  • Have to apply force down into the floor as well as pulling the discs back towards your glutes at the same time and intensity.

For more info on our Training & Conditioning Llansamlet

Personal Fitness Coach Fforestfach

Double Legged Box Jumps

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Keep torso upright and core braced.

  • Aim for knee to get as close to the floor as possible without touching.

  • Drive arms down and partially squat down at the same time, then explosively jump and swing arms up at the same time.

  • Push through glutes and quads on upwards phase.

For more info on our Personal Fitness Coach Fforestfach

SSAC Personal Weight Trainer in Sketty, Swansea

Power Cleans

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Be as explosive as possible through the second pull action and transition phases of the lift.

  • Catch the bar and land both feet flat on the floor at the same time.

For more info on our Weight training personal training Sketty

Proprioception & Strength Training with Personal Trainers in Mumbles, Swansea

Single Leg Balance on Bosu Board

Exercise Coaching Points 

  • Used to improve proprioception and balance.

  • Great for running based sports as well as ankle and knee injury rehab.

For more information on our private exercise trainers in Mumbles