Ketttle Bell Course 2010 with 7 time world champio... Once again Darius Alligan is proud to announce the return of Vasily Ginko, 7- time world champion in his weight division with numerous European titles under him also. Last year was such a success in Sydney that we have decided to run Level 1 and 2 in both Melbourne and Sydney this year. For those that completed Level 2 last year there is also the chance to complete Level 3 here in Sydney this time around. Australia...

EQ BOOTCAMP!... TBC Gym + LaVanda Elite present EQ BOOTCAMP Get access to the best available training methods and knowledge currently on the Sydney group training market; learn about KettleBells, PowerBags and Battling Ropes.. Be involved in a 26 week – Education ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ program: Designed to ensure healthy habits are not just ‘attempted’ as a fad, rather incorporated into genuine lifestyle change! And get access...

Results in 30 minutes? The 30 Minute Metabolic Bla... Q: Are you training to LOSE WEIGHT, BUILD MUSCLE or simply LOOK BETTER? If you answered yes to either of these (most of you did)… dropping your body fat % is essential; you really need your metabolism to be doing its job. And if you are like most gym users…. that metabolism needs an absolute shake up!! There are 24 hours in the day; losing fat is not dependant on the amount of calories you burn in the 1 hour you...

iPhone apps – keeping track of your what you eat... You are what you eat. No cliche could be more true!  The % ratio of nutrition:exercise and the result it has on your fat loss is around 70:30. Meaning you can exercise as much as you like, but if you are still eating like s#@t, you will not get very far. You can’t out train a bad diet. Hence why 90% of my clients are asked to complete food diaries.  Everything that goes into their mouths must be recorded with times...

76 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health... In addition to throwing off the body’s homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar’s metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications. 1. Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair your defenses against infectious disease. 2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in your body:...

Protein bars... Ingredients 1 cup barley flakes or oats Half a cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas) Half a cup slithered or raw almonds chopped Half a cup coconut Half a cup sesame seeds 1 cup ground almonds Half a cup dried apricots or apples 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 tablespoons protein powder (vanilla) Half a cup of tahini 2 egg whites (optional) Half a cup of honey (or rice or 100 % maple syrup) Half a cup of apple puree Directions Add honey...

Special Summer Offer!... 2 weeks FREE membership plus 2 FREE personal training sessions. Sydney’s most exciting gym has joined forces with the best trainers in town and want you to come and experience TBC Gym and the LaVanda Elite Personal Trainers! Programs to suit all: Fat Loss Strength Training Exercise Rehabilitation Circuit Training Achieve your goals through: Indoor rock climbing Kettle Bell training Altitude training Circuit Training Apply...

Functional Fitness Training... LaVanda Elite holds Functional Fitness Strength Training courses most nights of the week. Functional strength training should be thought of in terms of a movement continuum. As humans, we perform a wide range of movement activities, such as walking, jogging, running, sprinting, jumping, lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, turning, standing, starting, stopping, climbing and lunging. All of these activities involve...

What to Expect…... Do you feel like you are not fulfilling your true potential when working out? You will find it hard to keep fit, work out and gain strength if you’ve got poor posture and/or spinal misalignments. It causes physical trauma to your body which can slow down your progress. Don’t despair! We recommend you get your spine checked out at a Chiropractors. The results may be drastic… it can speed up your results in your...

Muscle Elasticity... What is muscle elasticity? Well, if you were to cut out a muscle, put it on the table and stretch it, you would see it shrink back a bit. In plain physics, it’s a natural ability of some things to recover the original form upon the removal of the force initially applied. However, a human and his body is not all physics, it’s physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and all that good stuff, and last time you...