It’s that time of year again that everyone starts to commit to some new goals. Setting goals are great but only if you have really though them through and are fully committed to them. The fitness industry and personal training usually gets a huge increase in new clients due to the New Year trend of many people wanting to lose weight and get back in shape. The festive holidays is usually the time when many will overindulge in food and slack on their diet and training. The question is always: why do so many people fail by the start of February? Most people will fail because they have set an empt ..read more

Let me start off by saying that it is great to be back up and running after nearly four months of Elite Fitness shutting its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During these times we created a plan to get our loyal and new members back to their personal training safely at Elite Fitness in accordance with the government rules and regulations. As it currently stands now, we only allow five members maximum per hour of coaching. The process starts with you as the member booking your session online via the Elite Fitness app at the time you want given that there is space available. Next upon arrivin ..read more

Then here is what I’ve learned and applied over 20 years of training at the gym: 1-Learn the basics of technique- I’ve put this number 1 for a reason. It’s honestly that important. The quality of each individual rep will determine your ability to build muscle. Our coaches are always on the lookout for proper technique. No jerky movements No bouncy fast movements No using momentum. Controlled moments will always build more muscle. 2-Learn to lift with control-Simply lifting from point A to B without controlling the 4 parts of a movement will only build your ego not your muscle. Bouncy j ..read more

BY COACH FIONA KENNEDY One of the most common questions that we get asked at Elite Ladies is: “How can I get rid of my belly fat?”. Whilst there are no magic pills or best exercises that will melt belly fat away- you can incorporate simple steps into your daily routine to help you achieve this goal, keep reading to find out what belly fat is and how you can reduce it... What is belly fat? Belly fat consists of two types of fat, these are: subcutaneous fat & visceral fat. Subcutaneous fat sits directly below the skin surface, this type of fat is visible and you can pinch it. However, viscer ..read more

?THE BEST REP RANGE FOR BUILDING MUSCLE IS …… All of them! The mistake I see all too often is people believing that they can just pick a magical rep range and they will build muscle. For example if I choose the magical muscle building rep range of 8-10 reps for 4 sets but I don’t lift heavy enough and have poor technique. Do you think I’ll still build muscle? Of course not. There is more to it when trying to build muscle and it’s not as simple as simply picking a rep range. At Elite Fitness we go through a variety of rep ranges within our training programs but have a major emphasis on t ..read more

At Elite Fitness we have trained well over 3,000 personal training clients over the last 3 years and would say that this is a question that has cropped up more than ours. Coach I’m getting stronger why is my muscle mass not improving on the in-body analysis? When muscle mass is not improving there are usually two obvious answers with regards to why? Firstly, let me point out that you get stronger not by the size of the muscle but by improvements in your ability to perform an exercise. You simply get better at doing the movement therefore you can lift more weight within that exercise. This sp ..read more

BY COACH JAMES CANNING The best reps to build muscle is most likely the rep range you are not doing at this current time or haven’t done for a long time. The facts are that all rep ranges have the potential to help you build muscle. Unfortunately most men believe that there is a specific rep range to build muscle usually around 8-12 reps is the magic number for 90% of men training in gyms. Unfortunately, this is why most men’s muscle building progress will plateau in the gym as they are not providing a different stimulus to the muscle by varying rep ranges or exercises or even order of exercis ..read more

Looking to improve your performance in the gym and build more muscle? Then try applying these 5 simple nutrition tips. ?1-Eating carbs 15 to 60 minutes before working out will help you push harder in your training and may also aid in postworkout recovery and muscle growth. Elite tip: Carbs are your bodies preferred fuel especially for strength training and lifting weights in the gym. Muscles use glycogen which is stored sugars. ?2-Eat 30 to 40 grams of any type of carbohydrate about 30 minutes before a workout. Elite Tip: Stick to fast acting carbs like ripe bananas, dates, oats or apples ..read more

‼️The reason you LACK MOTIVATION ‼️ Is that you are focused on the wrong things. Higher levels of motivation can be achieved when: 1️⃣YOU FOCUS LESS ON THE SCALE WEIGHT. If you are training properly with a mix of lifting weights and cardio then your weight will not always go down because of muscle gain and daily fluctuations in weight. More motivational measurements are: ?Waist circumference measurements are very motivational as midsection fat is usually quickest to go. Next is ?Before and after Photos which are very powerful for motivation especially after about 2 month of consistent ..read more

by COACH JAMES CANNING Poor technique and exercise execution is the number 1 reason why people training in gyms across Abu Dhabi don’t see any results. In fact you just need to go train in any gym across the world to see 80% of the members struggling with exercise technique. Most people going to the gym believe they have not built any muscle or lost any fat because they have not found that magical programme on bodybuilding.com yet. Or, that they were not doing the correct rep range and number of sets. I see this mistake time and time again. Let me be clear, it doesn’t matter how many reps and ..read more