Attitudes Towards Training

The world of fitness is varied and there are good points, bad points and plain confusing points. This week I want to address attitudes towards training, recently I have heard some very confusing statements by people in regards to their training, such as, ‘how do I lose weight with the least effort?’ ‘I don’t want to train like that because I will get really sweaty’ ‘I don’t do those lifts they are too difficult’ ‘I am not very good at that so i never train it’ and so on…

A large percentage of people who go to the gym will do the same thing day in and day out, the same thing for months and years, with little motivation, little energy, no thought to adding new elements, people today seem to do what they think they know and little else, hardly pushing themselves, never working up a sweat, no increase in weight, intensity, pace or recovery, just same old different day.

Firstly the simplest way I can put it is ‘if it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you!’ training should challenge your abilities, you should work, sweat, push hard, dig deep and have to power your way through. Recently I did circuit based training on my weaknesses, I chose for things I am not great on and put them into a chain focusing on my technique, strength and endurance.  You won’t lose weight sticking to the same pace, you won’t get fitter doing the same few exercises with huge amounts of rest, you won’t get bigger lifting the same weight for the same reps, you will simply plateau.

There are so many types of training, so many variations and so much to master, there are a multitude of lifts, fitness and endurance training methods, lifting techniques, skill and agility building, flexibility and all round conditioning methods, so try them, bring back some excitement to your training and if you’re not sure where to start then find a trainer, we have a personal training team here at Breadsall Priory, we all have various backgrounds and experiences with fitness and our individual training methods vary and complement one another, we offer one to one training, group classes, inductions, personal programs and not to mention we are always happy to answer your health and fitness questions, our training team also work on the reception so don’t be scared to have a quick chat about your training or what new training we are doing, fitness is our career, our passion and we love the opportunity to talk about fitness and jump at the opportunity to train. So let’s reignite some passion and bring back that get up and go, in short, let’s get back in the gym and let’s smash it!

My Weakness Workout

30 wall balls
20 double unders
10 pull ups
5 muscle ups

For 5 rounds.



Karl O'Sullivan

Have you considered Sports and Remedial Massage?

If you’re like most people, you’ve had a sore neck or back after sitting too long at a desk, or you’ve had slight knee pain after a long run or cycle.  Perhaps you’ve noticed a decrease in your range of movement or that it seems to take you longer to recover from a training session. This is where sport and remedial massage therapy comes in.

During a treatment we work to identify the specific muscles and muscle groups that cause your day to day discomfort or impede your athletic performance.  I use manual therapy techniques to release tension in muscles and restore balance – not only where you feel pain but also in areas of tension that contribute to your problem.  The techniques we use include myofascial release, muscle energy techniques and soft tissue and trigger pointing. These techniques work deep into your muscles and soft tissue easing out those areas of tension effectively reducing those aches and pains.

In each session I will work with you with the aim to help you understand the factors influencing your discomfort.  Not only do I want to remedy the problem but also help you understand ways to help prevent its reoccurrence. Most sessions include advice on stretching, posture, or an activity you can do that will help your specific issue.

Sports and remedial massage therapy focuses on soft tissue aspects of problems, such as muscle and connective tissue.  This means that if your problem has an additional, non-soft-tissue related element, you may need to see someone else in addition to or instead of us, such as your GP, a physiotherapist, osteopath, or other health professional.  You can rest assured that if I’m not seeing the progress I  would expect I will suggest you see someone else as appropriate, and I’m happy to provide updates and progress reports to or coordinate treatments with other practitioners.

If you are interested or would like more information please ask at the leisure reception for Zoe our Sports Therapist.