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Fay Ellis
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
My first sports massage with Lewis Hinds
So I jumped in with our new therapist Lewis Hinds Sports Massage Therapy this morning to see what he was all about, plus I'd missed physio with Todd on Thursday due to not remembering that we were back at work lol so I was due a good summat or other. We filled in all the necessary paperwork before starting and I told him the main area I needed massage on - the right side of my upper back. The pressure he was used was perfect, and he explained that he was starting off lighter
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Fay Ellis
- May 16, 2020
- 1 min
Video with New 40kg Slam Ball For Gym
Nipped over to Bolton, Manchester today to see Mo and pick up a couple of heavy slam balls for the gym: 1 x 40kg and 1 x 50kg. They'll be living with me for a while until we open 🤪 I wanted them for the big room so people can do some different strength/fitness stuff if they want. These are slightly deflated which make them a bit harder to handle. Of course rest day is never a rest day so I had a play around with the 40kg...the 50kg is now stuck on living room floor cos I can
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Fay Ellis
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Home workout: Upper body power circuit with bands and a bar
This is a quick and enjoyable power based circuit targeting mainly upper body but the deadlifts will bring some legs into it. Within it we have an element of strength training mixed with endurance and fat burning! Watch the video to see how I did the exercises if you're not sure how to set up with your resistance bands, plus listen to the usual general chit chat regarding gym closures and my meals etc. If you're training with someone, have one of you start the session and co
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Fay Ellis
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Challenging Full Body Home Workout
This home workout with resistance bands was no joke, it took around 50 minutes and worked pretty much my whole body. I went to bed at 6pm after doing this and was still tired the day after! If you're looking for a very good and challenging home workout, give this a go...it's not something you can do everyday but probably every once in a while 🤪 It's two days since this home workout as I write this and my calves and delts are still sore. Lats were sore yesterday and so was p
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Fay Ellis
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
Home Workout | How To Get Big Arms At Home!
Episode 4 of Home Workout Wankers | Arm Day with Resistance Bands. 💪🏾 Sun's out, home training guns out! 💪🏾 In the video are a few ideas for arm exercises you can do with resistance bands. Resistance bands are extremely versatile and if you know how what to do with them, they can give you a fantastic workout. There are still a few latex bands floating around on eBay if you are looking for some. I used my small band for this arm training session and probably wouldn't nee
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Fay Ellis
- Mar 14, 2020
- 6 min
When Should You Let Your Kids Start Lifting? Article From Inside Hook
Have you thought about your kids starting some sort of weight lifting, or perhaps they've asked to start training but you're not too sure where to start off? Maybe you're worried about the affect it might have on their growth? Take a read of the 10 points below taken form an article on Inside Hook which should you a good idea of where you can start. Here at MuscleFactory the minimum training age is 16 years old for insurance purposes but there's no reason why you cant do st
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Fay Ellis
- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
Do You Know Your Grip Types?
There are a few more aspects than just those below when it comes to different grips such as hand width and how you choose to hold the bar but these are the three main grip types used during the majority of training. ▪️NEUTRAL: keeps the wrists and shoulders in their most natural and least compromised position. Can be used for a wide range of movements such as Lat Pulldown, pull ups, different rows, hammer curls and different pressing movements. You can try a neutral grip lyin
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