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Weightlifting is an Olympic sport that consists of two lifts. The lifts in Weightlifting are the Clean and Jerk and the Snatch. These lifts, and their variations are commonly referred to as Olympic Lifting. They are great for generating high power outputs and developing power in athletes. That is, so long as they are performed […]

York Train Like An Athlete: Ok so I have been going on a little about training like an athlete now. But if you need any more convincing that you should be training like an athlete…. Well, why not take a look at what some other famous pros have to say about the matter? Strength Coach

This is a guest post by Angelina Egerton – ‘But I’m not flexible enough for yoga’. When I tell people that I’m currently working towards my 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training (I talk about it a lot – apologies), often the first thing I hear is that the person I’m having a conversation with could

Hi guys, It’s Tim Here. As promised I will pen out a few thoughts on how Yoga and strength training complement each other so well. The reason for this post is two-fold. Firstly, I genuinely believe they are a wonderful pairing of fitness activities. They genuinely do complement each other really well. Secondly, Angelina has

Hi guys, It’s Angelina here with a agues post on Yoga and Strength! To follow up on the post Tim did on Yoga and Strength Training, I am going to offer my own perspective on how Yoga and Strength Training complements each other.  Why Yoga and Strength Training work so well together I’ve been practising yoga

As I mentioned in my last post about Ouch Potato York…. I will soon be moving full time to York. That time hasn’t quite arrived just yet. But it won’t be long. One of my projects I have planned for once I am here in York full time, is a “Train Like An Athlete” 12 Week

Yesterday I talked about my plans to run “Train Like An Athlete” 12 Week Training Camps in York. You can check out my Train Like An Athlete in York post here. But for today I want to take a closer look at why you would want to train like an athlete and what that would entail.

Hi my name is Angelina. I have my own Yoga blog here on the Foxwood Personal Training website. So you can see all of my Yoga musings here: York Yoga Blog I am also an Assistant to Lilley Harvey at Peacock Tree Yoga in York for her beginners Yoga class. I have been attending as a

It has been a while since I last posted. Apologies. However, the reason for the absence is because I have been very busy both here in York and back at Manchester. I am still heading back to Manchester for two days each week in order to see my clients there. However, that could well soon

Hey guys it’s Tim here, Firstly, if you haven’t yet seen Angelina’s first post on the Foxwood Personal Training blog, then please do take a look! ​Here’s the link to it: Angelina Egerton York Yoga Teacher Secondly, I’d just like to say how excited I personally am to have Angelina on the Foxwood Personal Training Team!