Imagine all of a sudden, that you’re wife/husband/partner is a trained massage therapist. Anytime your neck is a little sore, they can work it out for you. Anytime your calves or quads are sore from a hike, hard workout, or even a night out dancing, they can get in there. It would be nice wouldn’t…
Have you ever had pain in your lower back? 8 out of 10 of you that just read that question said yes. Chances are that’s the reason why you are reading this article. Pain anywhere in your body is unfortunate, but there is something about that lingering constant ache in your lower back that…
Hey! Welcome to youtrainyou.com. If you have been reading our blog, welcome back. If this is your first time here, then welcome as well. Although this isn’t our first post, it might be the best place to start. In fact, this might be the thing people struggle most with, how to find the time to…
You will be happy to know that the short answer to if you can lose weight fast is YES! I’m sure you can think of examples of people you know, or testimonials of people online that lost huge amounts of weight in very short periods of time. What’s their secret? What are they doing that…
It’s important to workout, it’s important to be consistent, and it’s important to do it right. These are all things that most of us know, but unfortunately, the questions can often be, “What do I actually do?” What are the most effective exercises to do? How should I warm-up? How many sets and reps should…
Walk into any gym and what is one of the main components that stands out the most? A giant rack of Dumbbells that runs the length of the gym. This is, of course, a must for any gym, but it takes up a tonne of space. If you workout at home, or want to start…
Welcome to our 10th post at youtrainyou.com! If you have been following along, around the time we wrote our 4th post, we started to introduce the actual exercises Shelley and I use ourselves when we train, as well as the exercises we use with our personal training clients. We have covered a lot of material,…
Do you know how to cook the perfect steak on the BBQ? I wouldn’t consider myself a great cook by no means, but I can cook a mean steak, at least that’s what Shelley tells me. Why am I talking about cooking a steak in a post about how to warm-up before strength training? Well…
Have you ever had a massage? How did you feel after? Pretty good right? You feel a little (or a lot) more relaxed, and your muscles that were worked on feel loosened up. Drive around in your local town and notice how many Massage Therapy Clinics there are. Have a look at how many Physiotherapy…
In one of our previous posts, we discussed the Pro’s and Con’s of working out at home vs. working out in a gym. The article was based on our own personal experiences with both, but we determined a resounding winner for working out at home. If you are with us on this, then great. So…
