WOD 30/1/2012

7 rounds for time of: 7 deadlifts (70kg/40kg) 7 pull ups 7 push ups Andy 5:25 Babs 6:55

Metabolic Finisher 2 – Farmers Challenge

Check out Ed Haynes with his second instalment of his mini-series — “Metabolic Finishers.” This one is called the “Farmers Challenge”. Watch out though, it’s tough! Let us know how you pull up after attempting this gruelling finisher!

The “Robin Bredbury Blog” – Part 2

As we discovered in Part 1 – Robin’s arthritic hips were going to be an obstacle in his attempt to win the HKFC Body Transformation Challenge. Several exercise protocols associated with improvements to body composition, could not be performed due to the arthritic nature of his hips. So – how did we manage to get [...]

Summer Transformation Challenge 2011!

As a devoted Coastal Fitness follower, you may already be aware that we have just launched our first ever Transformation Competition! With the summer fast approaching, we thought now would be as good a time as any to launch this unique competition, which pits our clients against each other in a quest for lean supremacy. [...]

The Perfect Squat

So you think you’ve got a pretty good squat? Or you think you’re doing it right, but you’re not quite sure about one or two things? Don’t fret! Coastal Fitness trainer Andy Bratsanos takes you through the ‘perfect squat’ with simple pointers for you to look out for. Be sure to keep checking in with [...]

The “Robin Bredbury Blog” – Part 1

It was the 15th of September  2010 – Robin meets me at our Happy Valley training studio for his first session  of a 3 month long training programme. Robin has set a goal of winning the Hong Kong Football Club’s Body Transformation Challenge. The Winner of the challenge is the participant who manages to drop [...]

2011 Goal Setting Prize Draw!

Our 2011 Goal Setting Challenge has now come to a close! The 3 lucky winners were (in order): – 1. Linda Parnsalu — 2 Free PT sessions with any trainer of choice 2. Jake Gould — Coastal Fitness Top 3. Dean Croy — Coastal Fitness Top Well done again, but a massive THANK YOU goes [...]

The Importance of: THE SQUAT

So…Why Squat? Most of my clients will tell you that I’m very fond of the squat – and for very good reason. The squat is an essential functional movement that we use every day, whether it’s picking up a dropped pencil from the floor or getting on or off the toilet – you will not [...]

How to Keep Motivated!

In many ways, staying motivated is about having a mental “action plan” that prioritises everything you do in terms of your goal. Every morning, before you head out the door, plot your day out and think of all the things you’re going to do to make sure your diet, exercise, and supplementation routine stays on [...]

The Complete Warm-up: Upper Body

Almost anyone who has ever exercised will have heard about the importance of a warm-up. That said, 99% of these don’t actually understand the true purpose behind a warm-up and how to properly apply it. So we thought we’d take it upon ourselves and show you how to fully prepare your body for exercise through [...]