If you’re unhappy with your body and you want to lose weight, you’ve probably heard about or come across some form of weight loss pill.

There’s so many different brands of diet pills out there, it’s hard to know which ones are effective, and some questions should really be answered before spending your hard earned cash on weight loss pills:

• Do Weight Loss Pills Really Work?
• How Effective Are Dieting Pills?
• Are Weight Loss Pills Safe Or Can They Harm Me?
• What Is Ephedrine And Clenbuterol?

Put together with the latest research Team Coopersguns bring you an article to answer everything you ever wanted to know about weight loss and diet pills: Weight Loss And Dieting Pills

Many of the boxing drills and practices we have covered can be combined into full stand-alone workout sessions. The training sessions will hone your skills and give your body a hardcore workout. Different routines can be used to achieve different goals. Here I will provide 3 workout routines I have found to work well for specific goals.

This section will cover:
Sample Training: Technique and Coordination
Sample Training: Speed
Sample Training: Power

Read the full article here: Boxing Training Sessions

You got the equipment; you know the basics, time to get to work! Here we will get into some drills you can do to enhance your boxing skills and turn you into a stronger, quicker and more skilled fighter.

This section will cover:
- Focus Training
- Punch-out Drills
- Power Boxing

Read the full article here: Boxing Drills

So you got your gloves tied on, and you just picked up a brand new heavybag that your ready to beat on. Before you start flailing around like a fish out of water, take some time to understand the basic principals of boxing form and safety. Not only will they make you a better fighter; they will enhance your workout, hone your skills and help prevent against injury.

This section will cover:
Basic punching and combinations
Basic boxing stances
Training safety

Read the full article here: Boxing Basics

The annual IronMan competition is being held at Cosgroves Physio-Fit Centre in Atherton on Saturday 21^st June.

The aim is to raise as much money as possible for Christies Cancer Research.

Like last year there will be 7 events to test the competitors muscle power and endurance. Competitors will choose their strongest 6 exercises out of the 7.

The weight categories are: Mens under 90kg and Mens over 90kg.

The events are as follows:

Here are the weights for each category and exercise:

The event is free to enter but a donation of £3 or whatever you can afford is welcomed by all who attend.

The event starts at 1:30pm but competitors are urged to arrive 1 hour before for an event briefing.

Neal from CoopersGuns will be competing so it would be nice for all who can attend to show their support.

If you wish to compete please post your details in the forum or personal message me and I will enter you into the event. I need the following details:

Name
Address
Telephone number
Gym you train at
Under 90kg / Over 90kg – there will be a weigh-in to confirm this.

The address for the gym is:

Cosgroves Physio-Fit Centre
Station Approach
Atherton
Manchester
M46 9LJ

Located next to Atherton train station, approximately 30 minutes drive from Manchester.

If you have any further questions please post in this forum topic: IronMan 2008

• Smoking kills half of all smokers worldwide
• There are 6000 chemicals in tobacco including cyanide, butane, ammonia and carbon monoxide
• Smoking makes you six times more likely to suffer a stroke
• Smoking reduces exercise tolerance
• Smoking causes Coronary Heart Disease

Full article contains 40 facts about smoking that you probably didn’t know

Read the full article here: 40 Things You Didn’t Know About Smoking

Commonly used and prescribed for soft tissue injuries / inflammation, but why do you take them? What effect do they have on your injury?

NSAIDS have several effects; they act as an anti-inflammatory, pain reliever and help reduce fever.

Firstly they inhibit the release of prostaglandin in the body; this decreases vascular permeability allowing inflammation to settle quicker.

NSAIDS also help to reduce pain as inflammation settles.

NSAIDS may also effect the tensile strength of muscle tissues by increasing the amount of insoluble collagen near the injury, this will aid the cross linking of the collagen fibres in the muscles as they heal, therefore giving improved tensile strength.

Why do I get them when in running?

Blisters are caused by wearing incorrect footwear, you may find you get them on the back of your heal, instep of your foot or on the tip of your toes.

If you suffer from blisters you should reassess your footwear and buy some new running shoes that fit correctly, however if you have to make use of the pair you have you can try to prevent blisters by wearing two pairs of socks or applying Vaseline type substances or powder to reduce friction (read the precautions on the products before applying).

Blisters are caused by friction. For example when running your heal maybe subject to repeated shearing against the back of your shoe, this causes small splits in the skin (epidermal layers) which allows fluid to gather between the layers of skin. This fluid is often clear but can be bloody occasionally.

Clear blisters can be burst with a sterile needle, however blood blisters should not.

Blisters can be dressed during sporting activities but dressings must be changed frequently to avoid infection.

Cardio – Which type is best for me?

Have you ever wondered whether cardio affects your efforts to add mass in the gym? Have you ever wondered what cardio actually does to your body? Have you ever wondered why you see people spend countless hours on the treadmills yet they never change composition?

In the ring today is Interval Training vs Steady State cardio. Both contenders have their strong points. Find out advantages and disadvantages of both types of training and the effects they have on your bodybuilding efforts.

Link to full article:Cardio Explained

Damage to the cartilage of the ear caused by a direct trauma that applies a shearing force on the cartilage. This causes a haematoma between the perichondrium and cartilage, which gives swelling with scar tissue leading to the thickness seen with a cauliflower ear.

This injury can also be caused by repeated friction against the ear.

It is a common injury in sports such as wrestling and rugby.

Protective headgear can be worn to protect against this condition that can be very painful.

On receiving the injury, ice and compression can be applied and medical attention sort.