by The Fit Lab | Sep 25, 2018 | Physiology, Weight Lifting
So you want to build some muscle mass? It’s easy right… Sign up to the gym, buy some protein shakes, eat lots of chicken and rice, lift something heavy, read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s encyclopaedia to bodybuilding and all of a sudden you’ve got some extra muscle....
by The Fit Lab | Sep 20, 2018 | Weight Lifting
Well here you are, you’ve walked into the gym with your new weights program, new protein shaker, and your fit bit is all set. You finish an adequate warm up and then go to set yourself up on your first exercise, oh, wait a minute, you’ve forgotten one small detail....
by The Fit Lab | Aug 15, 2018 | Chronic Disease Management
Rates of individuals diagnosed with a type of diabetes is becoming increasing common. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016) recorded an approximate 5.1% of the Australian population being diagnosed with some form of diabetes, with a diagnostic rate increase of...
by The Fit Lab | Aug 7, 2018 | Physiology
The notion that if women commit to weights and strength training they will gain vast amounts of muscle and become bulky and manly, is simply not true. Firstly, yes – women can gain lots of muscle and adopt a rather masculine physique. However, this is only the...
by The Fit Lab | Jul 29, 2018 | Nutrition, Physiology
Many who go on diets achieve weight-loss, whether it is 2kg or 20kg. What most people don’t achieve is sustaining their desired weight for the long-term. Diets are designed for rapid results. However they are not designed for sustainable long-term results. What is...
