All Round Athlete

What is your Motivation?

DeanCoulson — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:42:09 +0000

There are times when people ask me about motivation and what drives me on to achieve the things I want to do. The thing is, I could tell you, but it would probably not resonate with you. Everyone is different and what motivates me won’t necessarily motivate you, even if our goals are similar. So [...]

Dirty Dozen from Synergy Athletics

DeanCoulson — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:02:51 +0000

In my garage gym tonight, it is getting to a point now that I have enough equipment in there so that I can avoid going to a commercial gym and just get on with what I want without interruption. Had some AC/DC cranked up loud and away I went. I needed to tonight as it [...]

Conditioning Accumulator

DeanCoulson — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:53:22 +0000

Hey there everyone, hope you are all having a great day! Just had a great conditioning session and I thought I would share it with you. I always like to challenge myself with new routines to keep things fresh, Sometimes you have just got to think out side the box and change things up every [...]

Awesome Intervals

DeanCoulson — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:37:18 +0000

I always look forward to a conditioning session, call me masochist but I need to be pushing my limits every training session. To get anywhere in life you have to get comfortable being uncomfortable. There is no growth in comfort, so if you are not going to put in 100% effort when you train and [...]

Medicine Ball Plyometric Training

DeanCoulson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:48:08 +0000

Hey, hope everyone is doing great, feeling good and getting into great shape. I cranked out an amazing conditioning session today and thought i would share it with you. Latest Craze People are always looking for the latest and greatest craze to get them into shape, some new fad that all the “celebrities” are doing. [...]

20 Rep Shuffle

DeanCoulson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:42:00 +0000

Hey there, just wanted to post up my training session from today. You don’t need much equipment to put yourself through a gruelling training session. As you can see from the picture, a box, med ball, a pair of dumbbells and something to jump over is all I used, hell you could get away without [...]

3 Things to avoid on Holiday

DeanCoulson — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:12:00 +0000

Hey everyone, recently got back from holiday and had to put up my thoughts on training when you are away on vacation, so here they are………… DO NOT DO IT I repeat DO NOT DO IT you should be kicking back and be relaxing! Don’t Do it! Here are 3 possible examples of what you [...]

Weekend Training Madness

DeanCoulson — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:01:35 +0000

Having had a very busy week work wise, I have had little time to put together any substantial training sessions. However, just because there is maybe little time, doesn’t mean you cannot train. Today’s training session comes courtesy of my garage gym. It’s not big, but it’s functional and has everything I need to push [...]

Animal Training for Warriors

DeanCoulson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:27:12 +0000

A while Back I visited a wild animal park with my Family, it was amazing to see so many animals, in particular the Big Cats. They are the epitome of what we should strive to achieve on a fitness level. These beasts are awesome, I stood there and watched as a 25 stone tiger climbed [...]

All about the Balance

DeanCoulson — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:09:04 +0000

Balance, what is it and why do we need it? Think about it, when was the last time you worked on your balance? For most people I am willing to bet that since they learned to walk as a toddler, they have never thought about balance again. I have performed some kind of balance drill [...]