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Sonny Webster visits Point Blank Fitness We managed to book Sonny Webster at Point Blank Fitness for a weightlifting seminar, and what a great day it was. Sonny represented GB at the 2016 olympics which was a lifelong ambition fulfilled for him. It was amazing to hear the sheer dedication he puts into his training to […]

TRY A FREE beginner Olympic Weightlifting program! Here at Point Blank Fitness we have decided to give away a FREE 6 week beginner  Olympic Weightlifting program for you to catch the bug, because we are nice like that. Have you been training for a while and wanted to try it out?  Or maybe you do a […]

[rivasliderpro id=”2″]Knowing your rep max for effective programming is paramount. Attempting a true 1 rep max can be hard to do alone. Using the training load chart provided in this article will allow you to convert your current reps to see what your true 1RM is. This is a great tool to have and will […]

Squatting in my opinion is the best exercise going. Achieving a decent back squat requires good mobility in the hips knees and ankles and also good core, back extensor and leg strength. Eventually a full depth back squat with the high bar position shown in the video will develop immense leg and core strength. This […]

Straight to the point: over head squat! Personal trainers use this as a tool to assess their clients flexibility, strength and skill. Firstly you have to stabilise the bar above head then you have to squat as low as you can staying as upright as possible. A perfectly aligned body will do this no problem. […]

Olympic lifting has made its mark in the fitness industry over the last few years. Commercial gyms now boast platforms and bumper weights. So why should you use power based exercises in your training? Ask any personal trainer and they will be working some power based movement into your programme. Explosive lifting and jumping is […]

Want a cheeky 8 week challenge to increase your body tone? Have a go at German volume training. Its simple, intense and gets quick results due to the overload it produces. GVT is generally used in hypertrophy (muscle building) training programs using compound movements (bench press, squats, deadlifts, military press etc) to be preformed for 10 […]

  Pffff, I don’t need to track my calories. I just eat really healthy I don’t need to. Of course you are, thats why you are over/under weight, feel like a bag of s++t and can’t hit your fitness related goals whatever they are. If you’ve ever followed an exercise plan you’ll know how much […]

Constantly hitting Personal bests is part of every aspect of training. It’s not realistic that this will happen exactly as planned. Sometimes you’ve done everything right, eaten as clean as you can and slept well. But what do you do when it doesn’t work? You find something, anything positive about the session/your chosen training and […]

Every day we get requests from people who want to ‘sort their diet out’ and want to start eating healthy. How many times have you promised yourself you are going to start eating healthy and have all the best intentions yet fail to actually change anything for more than a day? It gets to the […]