When not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army.
In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Yep – you’ve likely heard of these before. Failing to adhere to these (or similar principles) is the main downfall of many a budding fitness enthusiast who, through little fault of their own, would be far better off getting a taxi to the local take away to burn off those troublesome calories.
Number 1 – you should always have an idea of why, or what, you are training for.
Now we can delve a little deeper into this.. ‘SMART GOALS’
SPECIFICITY
You should be specific with goals. That is, setting specific goals removes any confusion as to whether a goal has been achieved. For example, ‘I want to lose weight’ is very different from ‘I want to lose 8lbs in four weeks’. The latter being specific, removing all ambiguity and swiftly taking us into the next point.
MEASURABILITY
Your plan to achieve this should then compromise of how you will measure your progress. Use an outcome measure to track your health/physique/performance at the start of a training cycle, throughout and at the end.
Outcome measures could include weight gain/loss, percentage increases in weight lifted and increases in distance when performing cardiovascular specific exercise. A word of warning however, measure with caution! It’s easy to get disheartened if you track these things too often and don’t see any progress.
Significant, long-term progress happens over months and years, not days or weeks. Short term benefits of exercise tend to be more subjective; you feel better, you have more energy throughout the day, your sleeping and eating patterns improve, quality of time spent socialising improves etc. These are all huge reasons to start (and stick to) training, and although some improvements may not be quantifiable, this doesn’t mean they’re not improving the QUALITY of your life!
ATTAINABILITY
This one goes without saying. If you’ve led a sedentary lifestyle for years upon years, it wouldn’t be wise to set a target of beating Usain Bolt’s 100metre sprint world record anytime soon (though if this is your goal, I can’t fault your motivation and enthusiasm).
This is where periodised training programs come in handy (this is a whole other topic – one that we may cover in the future). So, this is to say that you’re not going to safely add 50kg to your squat in two-three months – unless you’re a genetic freak, on performance enhancing drugs OR have undertaken some maniacal Eastern European strength program that is basically survival of the fittest (I’m looking at you, Smolov).
If your goal is to lift heavier weights, it would be wiser to test your 1 (or 3 or 5) rep max, then decide what percentage increase on those figures is achievable in a specified time frame.
If your goal is weight loss, it would be wiser to aim to lose between 1-2lbs of bodyweight per week over the long term, as opposed to some crash diet/exercise regime that sees you lose lots of weight quick time.
*Sidenote – these fad diets tend to cause insanity and bitterness towards the world! So much so that you start slamming down the simple carbs and fat again to regain some degree of sanity back! (Google ‘YoYo dieting for more info). Anyway, I somewhat digress.
RELEVANT
Sometimes also referred to as ‘REALISTIC’.
If you want to run a marathon in 6 months, why train to increase your bench press by 20kg in 2 weeks at the start of the program? And yes, ok.. there are always exceptions to the rule when it comes to individualised training (improving your bench MAY benefit your marathon running at some point by improving global upper body strength), BUT your primary focus should be around improving your cardiovascular function (through a variety of different training methods). There’s tonne’s of other (probably far better) examples of making a program relevant, via a quick search of the world wide web.
TIME-BOUND
This one is self-explanatory. Set a point in time where you would like to see these changes occur by. A good rule of thumb is three months.
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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How To Get To The Gym When You Really Don’t Want To Go.
I’ve been there… watched the whole Rocky series in one night, bought all the gear on Amazon, downloaded all those cheesy 80’s tunes, then felt ready to conquer your own strength and fitness!
However, after a few weeks of smashing your newfound passion for life, the adrenaline filled epic 80’s montages start to feel less epic, and those sit up’s that you’ve been trying to do hanging down from the gym’s mezzanine (shout out to Stallone – Rocky IV) start to feel like they may not be the most appropriate exercise to start out with.
Your body starts to ache in places that you’ve not felt since that footy match you had back in your 20’s, and your enthusiasm and commitment to your newfound life of fitness start to wane.
So, how do you stay on the gain train that you were so keen to commit to when you started out?
Here’s some simple tips that may just help to keep you on track.
SMART GOALS
Check out our article on these here for more info.
FIND A GYM THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IN
Ok, so we all get those first-time gym nerves and say to ourselves ‘what if I don’t know what to do on the gym equipment’, ‘will I look like an idiot’, ‘will people laugh at me’, ‘will people judge me’. These feelings soon disappear if you apply SMART goals, get a gym induction or hire a Personal Trainer to show you the ropes.
If you’re starting out for the first time and don’t feel confident in a gym, then perhaps a hardcore ‘spit n’ sawdust’ gym may not be the best choice for you! Although, in general these ‘spit n’ sawdust’ gyms do get a bad rep, as they can be incredibly friendly, supportive, encouraging and motivating places to be! If this isn’t your thing, consider a more nationally established chain of ‘Health Clubs’.
EMPLOY A PERSONAL TRAINER
Make sure they are experienced and have good reviews too, because as with any trade, there are some that get their qualification out of a cereal box (potentially showing my age there, are toys even in cereal boxes anymore?).
I’d recommend asking other gym members for their opinions/experiences with PT’s and look online for reviews.
Extra qualifications like Strength & Conditioning Coach, Physiotherapist and Sports Therapist tend to be a good indicator that they are a cut above the rest. They will also understand and be able to competently work around any niggly acute or more chronic injuries that you may discover.
OUTCOME MEASURES
Try to avoid weighing yourself/mirror checking/body fat checking or testing whatever it is your wanting to achieve too often. Major results do not occur in the short term. Measuring too often can be quite disheartening if you’re not seeing quick results. You’ll have seen every online PT under the sun say, ‘consistency is the key’. Well, to be honest.. it is! Long term.
If you’ve read our SMART Goal article, you’ll see that we recommend using outcome measures sparingly. I’d suggest measuring yourself at the start of a program, then at the three-month point. You’ll be much happier when you see significant results in the long term. In the short term? Use those positive endorphins that training provides to fuel you on to your next workout.
JUMP INTO THE COMMUNITY ASPECT OF TRAINING
If you find people with similar goals and motivations to yourself, you’re much more likely to avoid driving straight home after work and you will make that detour to the gym. If you’re an early bird, you’ll likely have more motivation to venture out into those cold, dark, damp British winter mornings and feel like you’ve conquered the day before you’ve even stepped foot in work! Like minded friends also help you maintain accountability for your actions too! You can see Inam’s post on the power of training in a group setting here.
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Top 5 Tips To Recover From The Gym As You Get Older.
You may be expecting to see quite colourful, bizarre suggestions here with an article title like that! The internet’s full of things like… “bathe in a steam room filled with organic Alaskan Ginseng collected from the valleys of Mount Hagen. Let it permeate through your body and enter your soul” (shout out to RDR2 fans ?). Oh, and be sure to do all of this 30 minute before sipping your first glass of chilled, purified, nutrient enriched water from the springs of Mount Kenya!
Ok, so let’s cut through the sales marketing drivel and fitness charlatan nonsense ^^ that plagues the internet and lay out our top 5 scientifically supported (and arguably most effective) tips to recover from the gym, quick time!
Rest to Recover/Rest for Injuries
If you’re suffering from pain and it’s affecting your daily activities and training, then try your best to figure out and avoid the movements that aggravate the injured or severely fatigued tissues during waking hours. If you repeatedly aggravate an injury, you are not allowing the injured tissue enough time to heal. I understand this ‘active resting’ can be very tricky if your work requires you to perform certain actions, or if you have dependents who rely on your manual handling.
If such things are the case, I’d encourage you to discuss your limitations with work. Here in the UK, employers have to provide ‘reasonable adjustments’. Now obviously, I’d suggest that you avoid milking this, however a few months of light duties may well be the key to your long-term recovery, which will benefit both you and your employer! Are kids the issue? Consider rearranging furniture in the house to accommodate for your limitations, consider purchasing aids/adaptations that make your life a little easier or reach out to friends and family for help. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists have loads of information that may help you with this.
Still struggling? Check out our last point on physiotherapy.
Sleep Hygiene
Very closely linked with rest (as this is exactly what it is), however this is when your body really recovers. Try to get at least 6 hours of quality sleep in each night. Want to get really geeky? Try using one of these health tracking smart watches to measures your sleep quality… Want to get even more geeky?
Try these sunrise alarm clocks, which help your body wake up naturally without bright blinding lights and buzzers calling all your senses to attention at once! Ok, so this could run the risk of falling into the sales marketing drivel that we referred to at the start. There is however some evidence to suggest that supporting our bodies natural circadian rhythms can help improve recovery when waking up from a deep slumber. This article found that blood pressure gradually increased before the scheduled time of awakening, and that heart rate did not show a rapid increase at arousal. In contrast, forced-awakening (i.e blinding lights and alarm noises) induced acute increases in both heart rate and blood pressure.
Oh, and all that stuff you here about limiting screen time before bed.. it’s spot on! Try to avoid screens an hour before hitting the hay.
Still not convinced that reduced quantity and quality of sleep impairs your recovery from exercise? Check out this systematic review which showed that reduced sleep significantly increases the risk of having an injury and a negative effect on recovery after training.
Nutrition Habits
Protein consumption is key to recovery! Opinions vary on how much protein you should consume, but I’d say aim for 1 gram per pound of bodyweight if you’re starting out. “But I’m An Elite Athlete” I hear you say! You’d best increase that to around 2 grams per pound of body weight to accommodate the consistent breakdown of muscle fibres then.
For the average gym goer (like yours truly), try not to get to sucked into all the media waffle that requires a chemistry degree to understand.. just aim for complete proteins (dairy, meat, eggs will likely be the main source). If you’re a veggie or vegan, make sure your protein is made up from both grains and legumes (as together these will give you all the amino acids you need to forge those gains!)
Try not to get bogged down by the term ‘diet’ too. It’s never sat well with me. It suggests that short term change equals long term gains. This is the opposite of the truth.
Most people will revert back to their normalised eating habits following some temporary change in diet. The key therefore lies in education, education, education!
A good starting point is to follow basic government advice regarding healthy eating, then delve deeper if so desired. Try to also slowly introduce any changes into your daily eating habits. The changes are then more likely stick long term.
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Structured, Progressive Training Plan
Consider hiring a Personal Trainer (PT), online or 1 to 1. Or simply write yourself a three-month program whilst bearing in mind SMART Goals, which cater for gradually increasing intensity or volume (never at the same time, unless you’re a genetic freak). There’s loads of training programs online to meet every goal; running, cycling, weightlifting, bodybuilding, powerlifting, strongman etc. Try to find one that links their method to an evidence-based approach; that is to say, supported by actual science – not BRO-Science, as tempting that may be!
Physiotherapy
So, yep, you guessed it… a physiotherapist plugging physiotherapy!
This one is only for those times when you can’t for the life of you figure out what is wrong. Now just like PT’s (and pretty much every other profession under the sun), there’s a broad spectrum of skills, experience and expertise available when it comes to physio’s. It’s worth bearing in mind that the majority of physio’s specialise in hugely varied (sometimes diametrically opposed) areas of the profession.
I’d suggest looking for a musculoskeletal (MSK) specialist with a good number of years under their belt. Look at their post grad qualifications and experience (some have worked in elite level sport or world leading health care services). In addition to this, if your injury lies in with a specific joint then it may be worthwhile digging even deeper to find an msk physio who specialises in that area of the body. Lastly, make sure they’re legit and are registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
So there they are! I hope these quick 5 tips to speed up the recovery process have been somewhat helpful!
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Are you thinking, ‘I want to find a good gym near me’?
Obviously, the first thing you should do is search our site for a gym near you!
And after that.. consider these points.
Closest Gym To Me
How far are you willing to travel? Are you looking for a 10-15 minute walk/run/drive or a 2-3 hour trip to train at a specialised gym that leads the way in their respective field of sport?
If you want to benefit from the skills, experience and atmosphere of elite athletes and their coaches, then you’ll likely be spending more time on the road as these tend to be located in the bigger cities.
On the contrary, if you’re happy with the basics like a treadmill, rower, resistance machines and some dumbbells (all of which, by the way, can be purchased for your home gym on their respective Amazon links), then they’ll likely be a gym very near you for you to train at. If you’re struggling to find any commercial gyms, then consider smaller hotel or independent gyms. Most academic organisations also tend to have the basics that are available to the public. Just select ‘Health Clubs’, ‘Independent Gyms’ or ‘Academic Gyms’ on our listings page to find one near you.
Whichever way you go, make sure you will be willing to repeat this journey multiple times a week to ensure consistency!
Type Of Gym
This is very closely linked to your goals. If you’re wanting to shed a few pounds before summer, keep them off forever or smash some extra calories out following a bit of a binge during the festive period, then a general ‘Health Clubs’ search will likely find something to fit your needs!
If you’re wanting to get into a more specific fitness type, then it may be worth your while checking out where the nearest gym that specialises in a specific area of fitness is. Luckily for you, you can achieve this via a quick search on Find Gyms UK.
Gym Opening Times
This one’s a biggy! If you need to be walking in the door at work at 07:59hrs, then a gym that opens their doors at 07:00hrs will not allow you enough time to train, shower, eat/drink and get to work (unless your work is right next door, are smashing out a short 20 minute session of high intensity training and you inhale your food down the pipe quicker than, well.. a really quick thing).
Look for one’s that open earlier (some tend to accommodate 8-4 work timings by opening at 06:00hrs), if not you should consider a 24-hour gym. Simply select our ‘24 hour gyms’ filter in the listings.
Gym Facilities
If you’re a powerlifting specialist, then you’re probably going to be disappointed with what the small, local YMCA gym offers in terms of weights. On the other hand, if you’re looking to simply find a decent rower, treadmill or sports hall, the YMCA could be great option!
If you’re interested in more sport specific equipment like specialist barbells, GHD’s, plyo boxes, Olympic bumper plates and gymnastic rings, then you may have to do some digging into exactly which pieces of gym kit a gym has. *quick plug again.. if you want to sack off the gym entirely and would love to own this equipment, you can find it all on their respective links at Amazon.
You can find the exact equipment that a gym near you has by navigating to the respective gyms’ website via their listing page. Most gyms advertise their inventory online. If you’re still struggling to find their kit, consider doing it the old fashioned way and give them a bell!
Do You Really Need a Gym?
Yes, this may sound like a strange suggesting coming from a website that promotes gyms! However, quite often people want to get fit, but no matter what they try, they just can’t commit to regularly attending a gym due to their own mental or physical barriers.
If this sounds like you, consider looking for community groups such as running groups, yoga groups, or even martial arts or rock-climbing clubs. You can find many of these ‘sport specific’ groups running out of local universities or council led facilities.
Because remember… calories don’t discriminate and they aren’t just burnt in the gym!
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Standby for an absolute knowledge bomb which will rock your world forever! Ok, perhaps that’s going a tad overboard 😉
In this article we’re going to delve into the psychology of adherence. Why are some people so motivated to consistently go to the gym, yet others find themselves having to battle against using every excuse under the sun to avoid pumping that iron?
To really understand this, we need to dive into a hugely misunderstood (and often bastardised) concept known as change theory.
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Imagine this scenario… 90 year old Doris is riddled with OA, with a history of stroke, multiple M.I’s, severe de-conditioning following 25 years of physical inactivity and most recently, 18 months of bed rest post hip fracture following a fall at home. Doris’s family have suddenly had a bill through for the increased care that their beloved matriarch now requires due to their severely immobility.
What do they do? They immediately get on the blower to the GP, who without much thought, says those words that send utter dread through even the most hardy of physio’s: ‘okey dokey, don’t worry.. we’ll just get some physio in to fix her and get her back on her feet’.
Cue the start of the nightmare that is dealing with unrealistic expectations that have been implanted by the lazy, lacklustre, slopey shouldered use of the English language in an attempt to quickly mag to grid (get rid) of the family and move onto the next.
Whoa, ok… maybe that’s a bit harsh. Let me get back on track 🙂
Now Doris hasn’t got the slightest interest in engaging with physio. After all, she feels like she’s 90 years old, with a long history of a variety of severe co-morbidities that have severely impacted her life. Doris is happy enough doing her crosswords, knitting, watching repeats of Homes Under the Hammer, chatting with friends and occassionally getting outside in her wheelchair to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of mother nature. Herein lies the problem…
Doris isn’t the one who’s had the initial thought of ‘oh, I have a problem – maybe I need to change something here’. This tends to be the target indicator of whether or not a person is likely to engage, thus be prepared to make changes to their current lifestyle in order to achieve a self set goal.
You can find a myriad of change theories on Google, lots of which do indeed hold merit (especially when it comes to organisational change). The theory that I like to use with my patient’s however is quite an old one that was initially proposed in 1977, then built upon in 1983 by Prochaska and DiClemente, called The Transtheoretical Model (aka. the Stages of Change Model). This focuses more on peoples health behaviour changes, with it being just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago.
See this great illustration by Social Work Tech which neatly describes the individual changes.
Using our example, 90 year old Doris is most likely in the pre-contemplation stage of change and is unlikely to be receptive to any education or advice informing them that they need to start engaging in a progressive exercise regime (be that in whatever form) if they want to see significant changes in their mobility.
Now Doris didn’t even know she was referred to the physio in the first place. She either says “on yer bike matey, don’t you know I’m 90 years old!” – or “oh, you seem like a lovely handsome young man, that sounds like a lovely idea”, when what she really means is ‘oh, wouldn’t it be nice to have a young chap to talk to every week whilst he does exercises for me’.
There is potentially a third outcome, in which Doris is actually extremely motivated to consistently engage and commit to some form of exercise regime. However in this author’s experience, that’d be like having Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Connolly and Shania Twain all asking for your hand in marriage at once. I mean, IT IS possible… but it’s highly unlikely!
Screw Doris! How does all this relate to whether I’m going to stick it at the gym?
Great question!
Now that we understand that there are certain stages to ones health behaviours, if you’re reading this then you’re likely in either the ‘maintenance or relapse’ stage of Prochaska and DiClemente’s model. You should probably accept that slipping into the relapse stage is inevitable at some point, and this really isn’t the end of the world if you realise and learn from why you relapsed. The key is to keep learning from the triggers that cause you to relapse, and try to eliminate or change said triggers. Common triggers can be things like:
Stress at work = chronic fatigue, poor diet and lack of quality sleep (aka. an unhealthy work-life balance).
Relationship breakdowns.
Sudden loss of income.
Minor or major injuries.
You may even develop some entirely new barriers to exercise such as:
Insufficient time to exercise.
Inconvenience of exercise.
Boredom with exercise.
Lack of confidence in their ability to be physically active (low self-efficacy).
Lack of encouragement, support, or companionship from family and friends.
Building resilience, working on improving your emotional intelligence and recognising your barriers can be the key to figuring out why you might be more inclined to ditch the weights, pick up the fork and put your feet up when times get tough.
If you fancy some practical tips on how to stick to your new found life of fitness, check out our original article here.
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Accept That You’re Injured – A Brief Physiotherapists Perspective
If you’re struggling with acute, sub-acute or chronic injuries that are knocking you off form, then I would suggest checking out these 5 tips to recovery to start with 🙂
After that, read and ruminate on the information below, then try and work towards accepting your limitations.
Acceptance
Accepting that you’re not on top form all year round is incredibly challenging for even the most elite of athletes. If one does not accept this fact of life, it can (and quite often does) have a deleterious effect on an athlete’s performance and life outside of the gym.
*Disclaimer*
If you have the genetics of the Greek God of Thunder, Zeus himself, then disregard everything I’m about to say.
You can probably also disregard the below if you’re living in a perpetual state of misery due to year round calorie deficit, training twice a day/seven days a week and consuming copious amounts of Uncle Joe’s Cough Syrup to the point where your every orifice and pore is sliced and diced.
*Disclaimer*
If you’re a normal bod like myself, try not to worry about putting on a few pounds, having your VO2 max drop or your 1RM squat sinking to the deepest depths of the ocean. If you have put in gym work long term, you will get back to being a gym master once you address your injuries.
If you haven’t put in the long term work, also try not to worry! If you address your injuries and limitations at the start of your training life, then you will be in a much better place to progress because you will be building a solid base that won’t be knocked down so easily in years to come.
Accept that you may have to drop the intensity, volume or completely change up the type of exercise you need to perform in order to recover. But remember, this will (in the majority of cases) be temporary. Temporary could be one week, one month or even one year. If you focus on the above, you will recover and eventually be in a better, stronger, more mobile position than before to get back on the gain train.
(Rocky IV, 1985)
That old school mindset of Mickey, Rocky’s tough as old boots trainer, is outdated, risky, based on survival of the fittest and has huge attrition rates due to injuries. Gritting your teeth, pushing through the pain and thinking you’re entire being is composed of adamantium is a fast track route to never being on top physical form.
Now don’t get me wrong, there are times where the ‘no pain, no gain’ attitude will help to build strength and fitness – however the key thing to question here is the severity, intensity and nature of the pain (Google ‘SIN Factor’).
If the pain is merely delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that settles in a few days… happy days! If the pain is something that just seems to persist despite all your efforts to fix it, you need to address the issue.
‘Pushing through’ will likely just exacerbate things, cause a whole heap of compensatory mechanisms long term and there’s a high probability that it will compromise your ability to ever fix the true source of the problem. If you want examples of what ‘pushing through pain’ does to those mere mortals amongst us, just check out some of the hundreds, if not thousands, of men and women who were subjected to the Bulgarian Method of Weightlifting back in the 80’s.
On that happy thought… until next time, signing out 🙂
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Is This The Best Ab Wheel of 2025?
DISCLAIMER
DMoose did send me this to review, however I’m free to criticize it as much as I like 😊 What follows is an honest, unbiased review. Feel free to skip to the sections below if you’re on a time limit.
This came shipped from Amazon, so expect super-fast, undamaged, reliable delivery.
5/5.
Technical Specifications
Weight: This is advertised as 1.8kg. It came in just a bit higher than that on our Salter scales: 1.9kg/1908grams (in comparison a normal straight bar roller weighs around 675grams on average).
Weight Capacity: It’s rated to supporting up to 150kg or 330lbs.
Dimensions: Total Height: 18cm/7inches Total Width: 41cm/16inches Total Length: 37cm/14.5inches Wheels (Width 10cm/4”, Depth 7″/17.8cm)
Build Material/s: There’s rubber coating on the steel tire. The stainless steel handles are coated with a soft cushion-like material. Padded supports also provide a nice surface for the elbows to rest on.
Build Quality
This is like the Landrover Defender of ab wheels, i.e. it’s a sturdy bit of kit! The wheel itself is very thick – measuring in at 4inch in width. This provides plenty of stability. The plastic is tough enough to be used outdoors on concrete. The roll of the wheel is just as buttery smooth outdoors as it is on smooth carpet indoors.
There’s absolutely no wiggle or wobble rolling out, or back in again.
The plastic end caps did fall out of mine, but that made no difference to the overall comfort, fluidity of effectiveness of the wheel.
The wheel also comes with some circular pads, which to this day I have no idea what these are meant for. Please comment below and let me know if I’m being a bit special!
5/5
**Edit – it turns out I was being a bit slow here… The pads are supports for the knees! And side note – these are perfect for supporting the knees for any knee supported hamstring stretching when you’re on hard surfaces.
Ergonomic Rating
I can honestly say, this is the best ab roller that I’ve ever used. Due to the unique design of the handles and elbow supports there felt much less stress on my wrists.
With generic ab rollers, I find that my hip flexors can be too dominant (this most likely due to my body being battered from years of abuse). I didn’t have that issue with this one though. I think that’s mostly due to the different moment arms, resulting from the resting elbow position. I could attempt to go into the biomechanics of this but this isn’t the time or the place. Google it 🙂
I started with the kneeling roll outs, progressing to raised knee roll outs within 4 weeks. The Ab DOMs were very real with this – both upper AND lower!
Overall, I think this is a very good bit of kit for beginners, experts or those like myself who’s bodies feel like a bag of broken nails getting sledgehammered into oblivion in an attempt to fuse them back together.
5/5
Adaptability
So, this isn’t very adaptable per se. But then it doesn’t exactly need to be the Optimus Prime of all gym equipment! It does however allow you to adapt your level of strength and control more so than a bog standard two handle straight bar roller. This is due to the aforementioned optimised levers/moment arms. Simply put.. you can perform this exercise on your knees or in a plank type starting position with your knees elevated if you have a super strong core. The reduced stress on the wrists is also very much welcomed when using this daily.
And don’t worry if you’re a bit more of a girth machine than the average mortal… It’s got a weight capacity of up to 150kg/23.6stone.
3/5
WOW Factor
Hmm. I don’t know what else to say other than… Yep, this definitely has the WOW factor.
5/5
Longevity
I’ve given this as much of a run as I felt it needed to test a moderate degree of longevity. This being one month! I have given it a run for its money though, being fairly careless when handling it. Throwing it in and out of the car, on and off the floor and as mentioned previously, trying it out on concrete and gravelled roads.
5/5 – though caveated with the limitations that one month’s testing undoubtedly poses.
Price
DMoose’s ab roller is available for £89.99 currently on Amazon.
I feel the cost of this is a bit on the high side if you compare it to other, more adaptable pieces of gym kit like suspension trainers that allow you to train pretty much every body part effectively. Take for example the TRX GO Suspension Trainer System, which is currently only £119.95 from Amazon at time of writing.
DMoose’s ab roller is however a very sturdy, robust ab roller (perhaps the sturdiest one on the market currently). If you’ve got the cash and are willing to splash, then you won’t go wrong grabbing this one.
3/5
Summary
To summarise… well, it’s an ab roller. It ain’t gonna change the world, fire you off in a rocket to space, or empower you with god like strength and eternal life.
It is however, a bloody good ab roller. IMO, the best that money can buy at the moment. And really, what else could you want from an ab roller??
In the words of MKBHD’s own Marcus Brownlee… reviews don’t bankrupt companies – products do. Good products make companies, bad products break companies.
Although this is on the pricier side of the equation, this is a very good product which achieves exactly what it says on the tin, in a very comfortable effective manner. Good job DMoose!
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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Is This The Best Cheap Barbell Available in The UK in 2025?
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Ok, most of us aren’t Kirk Karwoski, Ed Coan or the Kazman himself. We like to lift more than the general population, but we certainly aren’t in the top 5%! Here’s when this relatively cheap, robust, near immortal barbell really comes into its own. Sit down, pin your ears (or eyes) back and take heed of this review 🙂
It was June 2015. My funds were near depleted. I’d just graduated from Physio school, secured rent on a room with a 12×12 foot piece of concrete outside and was feeling ready to conquer the life! The world was my oyster. What was my priority you ask?
To buy a squat rack, barbell and some bad ass weight plates, as I could now invest all my spare time into getting jacked n’ tanned. I told myself, ‘surely the more weight I can lift, the more the job opportunities and girls will come flocking to my feet’. I figured this was a bullet proof way of securing my place at the top of the social hierarchy.
I managed to scrape together just enough funds to grab a brand new squat rack on hire purchase. The weight plates? I grabbed them cheap from a local gym that was closing down. The barbell though…
I researched. Seconds, hours, days went by. ‘Should I go all in? An Eleiko, Ivanko, or perhaps a Leoko bar?! Or maybe even, a rare as hen’s teeth, Werksan barbell? All the pro’s use them, so maybe that was the secret to god like gains?!’ These bars showcased such engineering prowess over their cheaper – mass produced rolled steel counterparts. Holding tensile strengths up to 10million tonnes (well, in my head anyway!) – they were second to none!
Reality soon kicked in. There was no amount of getting a loan to cover the cost of one of these epic strength building bad boys.
Here’s where I took a punt. The Strength Shop 2028 bar! The specs were far less than any of the previously mentioned. It sold for nearly a whole fifteenth less than the world renowned bars.
But fast forward 10 years and this bar is still going strong. It’s a bit rusty here and there, but the sleeves still spin freely and there’s no bend to the bar whatsoever. All it’s had is the odd wire brush scrub and the occasional dab of light weapons oil over it and it’s stills serving its purpose with pride, strength and humility.
Delivery/Condition on Arrival
I remember the day well! The DPD delivery driver quietly cursed me underneath their breath as they had to carry the secure cardboard tube that housed the barbell about 40 metres to my door.
The cardboard tube was strong and heavily taped up.
Some handy slicing with a blunt Stanley knife opened it up, and there inside lay perfection! It was solid, with no chips, bends or random easter eggs laying inside. It arrived as if it had just come off the production line.
5/5
Technical Specifications
Weight: 20kg Length: 2.2m Shaft: Steel Shaft diameter: 28mm Distance between rings: 810mm Loadable sleeve length: 405mm Centre knurling: Yes Knurling type: Coarse Sleeve type: Steel Bushings and needle bearings Recommended max load/rating: 250kg max suggested load, with a 700lbs steel tensile rating (PSI: 186K) Warranty: 6 months
Build Quality
The sleeves run smooth, the knurling doesn’t rip your hands apart but it is sharp and coarse enough to help with your grip. Our bar has handled up to advertised 250kg (and more) without permanently bending. The black oxide finish looks very cool, and is still in place to this day.
There’s not much about the build quality on Strength Shop’s official website, so you’ll have to go off our anecdotal experience here.
5/5
Ergonomic Rating
The knurling on our bar is equal and suits well for supporting the bar on the back during those heavy squats. This obviously has the centre knurling found on most powerlifting spec’d bars. The weight of the bar itself is even, sitting straight on the back unloaded.
The 2028 refers to the width of the shaft itself, sitting at 28mm. This means that it’s good for deadlifts as well as squats and bench presses.
Most gym bars sit around the 30 or 32mm mark, making it slightly more challenging to grip for deadlifts. Although this can be viewed as positive as it will improve your grip strength, there’s many other exercises that you can do to gain a vice like grip. Consider something like the Mirafit Rolling Handle.
5/5
Adaptability
It’s a barbell. It doesn’t need to be adaptable. If you’d like adaptability, then perhaps consider something like a decent safety squat bar (of which we will be reviewing in the near future).
Whilst on the topic of adaptability, although this is considered a multi-purpose barbell, I’d personally steer clear from dropping this like a weightlifting bar though as this doesn’t have the flex and impact resistance of said weightlifting bars. I suspect they would be permanent malformation occurring when dropping the heavier weights from height.
0/5
WOW Factor
Hmm, meh. How could a barbell have the WOW factor?
I guess it could have some cool logo on the end sleeves, multi coloured main shaft, or perhaps diamond encrusted knurling? Or I guess it could carry with it bragging rights of brand name itself, like Elieko, Werksan, Leoko, Ivanko etc.
0/5
* This barbell however doesn’t need the WOW factor to be good at its job!
Longevity
Ten years and it’s still as good as it was the day it slid out of the tube!
5/5
Price
Ten years ago, it was pretty much unheard of to grab a barbell capable of handling up to 250kg for anything below £350. I remember this was around £99 on sale at time of purchase, with free delivery and it’s currently sitting at £129.99 with free delivery to mainland UK.
For a bar that’s lasted ten years of use and abuse, with the odd smattering of oil and wire brush scrubbing for maintenance, that’s a bargain!
5/5
Summary
Total rating: 3.57/5
Should you:
Avoid
Consider
Shortlist
Buy it NOW!
The total rating is not truly reflective of the high quality of this cheap barbell. To clarify, FGUK will not get any commission for any sales of this barbell. Bearing this in mind, we still highly reccomend that if you’re low on funds and in the market for a decent barbell that can handle all the major power and gym lifts, this is the one for you.
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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This is my Safety Squat Bar. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Versatile, ergonomic and tough enough to survive the apocalypse. Say hello to my little (or not so little) friend!
Want to load more weight, hit squat PB’s that you can merely dream of AND win the lotto, buy a super yacht, get all the girls and live like a King?? Well, this Hatfield bar can help you achieve two of the three!
Let us rewind eight years. I was doing well progressing with the big three, but squats seemed to be plateauing. “There’s hundreds of ways to skin a cat”, I’d say to myself. I’d tried countless strength training methods: 5×5, Westside, 5-3-1. Hell, I even considered jumping on one of those mental old soviet programs like the Russian Squat Program and Smolov!
*side note, I did actually run the full 13 week Smolov Squat Program a few years after this, at a time when I considered myself to have truly peaked. It added 30kg to my PB, drug free! My body did feel like it had been run over by a tank at the end of it though*
Let us however temporarily forget about running insane strength training programs that were designed for athletes whose bodies were walking pharmacies, at a time when strength training was ran like a war of attrition in the Eastern Bloc!
27 year old me kept thinking “should I just be a sheep, follow the crowd and jump on the roid wagon?!” After all, humans (like water) will always seek the path of least resistance. I’d then argue with myself.. “but where’s the challenge in that?!”
At the time I felt like I had a more than average degree of emotional intelligence, along with a smidgeon of effective mood regulation. I didn’t want to jeopardize that and risk having to take Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) for the rest of my life just because I had a few heavy blasts stacking Deca, Tren and Halo!
I therefore simply introduced a different way of squatting (variety being a key principle a strength training). I was on track to naturally building a back and legs akin to those of the Greek God, Adonis himself.
I’ve somewhat diverged.
The Safety Squat Bar (SSB)
The SSB sits a bit higher than a standard bar due to the industrial level of padding, and the camber pushes you forward, forcing you to fight to stay upright. Therefore, you will be a bit more upright than a high-bar squat and a lot more upright than a low-bar squat. The more upright your torso is, the less pressure is placed on your lower back. With the SSB, the pressure will be displaced more towards your glutes and quads without putting your lower back in a tough spot. This helps to prevent your core from collapsing and will allow you to open up your hips and knees more freely, which is a mechanically advantageous position to squat with lower chances for injury.
As increased demand is placed on the trunk, along with the mid and upper back (due to its position on the torso and shoulders), this challenges the user to maintain a rigid torso and neutral spine position to provide the stability required to allow the legs to produce sufficient force. It’s basically a hybrid of the front and back squat. As your elbows are forward facing too, with slightly more shoulder flexion than a standard front squat allows, it places significantly less stress through the shoulders which can be advantageous if one is plagued by shoulder injuries and wants to load up the squat.
I feels it also helps to think about centre of gravity here. With a deadlift, the weight is set in front of our centre of gravity, meaning that the posterior chain is heavily involved in lifting the weight off the floor. With a back squat, the weight is placed almost directly on top of your centre of gravity which reduces the load on the lower back when compared to the deadlift. The SSB however, sits directly on top of your centre of gravity which helps maintain proper form without too much setup. Your knees, hips and spine will be automatically locked in space as soon as you get under the safety bar.
In theory, using this bar should reduce the risk of lower back injuries for beginners. *I say in theory, because there’s very limited empirical research around any of the speciality bars. We simply use our knowledge of physics and biomechanics, alongside our anaectodal experiences to draw conclusions.
To summarise, not only will the SSB squat improve overall leg strength, but it will also improve bracing, squat stability and reduce the risk of injury in the untrained (and even trained) athlete. It also provides that additional component of variety to one’s training that can help break through those mental and physical plateaus.
With all this being said, not all SSB’s are created equal. Some are just awful, cheap, jumping on the band wagon replicas of the real deal. Poorly manufactured SSB’s can bend under load, tear chunks out of your traps and be weighted and cambered in such a way that means it’s more awkward than squatting using a second hand, knock off Olympic barbell with odd plates!
Some SSB’s also have the camber set parallel to the handles, which means it looks nice and sits flush when hanging on a wall, but it doesn’t allow hands free/hand supported squatting as the bar will just roll off your back.
This Watson SSB is however, a cut above the rest. Some might even say the crème de la crème. And no superlatives or hyperbole will be found here! 😊
It’s not cheap, currently sitting at £385 plus shipping. But I think this really is a case of ‘buy cheap, buy twice’. This thing will survive a nuclear war. In fact, I have it on good authority that one of these bad boys can be traded in for ONE MILLION bottles caps in Fallout.
Ok, enough background. Let’s get into the review!
Delivery/Condition on Arrival
This was on point. It arrived securely packaged, undamaged, straight to my front door. I can’t remember exactly how much I paid for delivery as it was over 8 years ago. Watson has a shipping calculator on their site, so you can check it out for yourself.
5/5
Technical Specifications
Weight: 30kg Dimensions: 2250mm x 550mm (fits into an Olympic Power Rack) Shaft: 30mm solid high-tensile steel Shaft diameter: N/A Distance between rings: 810mm Loadable sleeve length: 405mm Centre knurling: N/A Knurling type: N/A Recommended max load/rating: Can handle over 400kg Warranty: Lifetime on all Frameworks.
Build Quality
Watson’s product testing is second to none. This is reflected in the quality of all their gym equipment that ships off the shelf. As mentioned in my intro – this thing is build to survive the apocalypse.
5/5
Ergonomic Rating
There’s nothing more to say here other than it feels like it’s giving you a warm, ergonomic bear hug! Well, ok. Maybe there’s a bit more to say.
This bar sits on your shoulders naturally, without you having to hold onto the handles (something that cheaper bars struggle to achieve). This is achieved by the weight distribution of the steel and the angles of the bars themselves. This places less stress on the elbows and shoulders when compared to a traditional Olympic barbell, with the naturally upright angle of the torso meaning more emphasis is placed through the quads. See our bullet list above for further details on the mechanics of the bar.
There’s no need to stretch off those tight pec minors, lats and cuffs to safely sqwaat with this bar (although stretching/releasing all those tight muscles is recommended for optimum joint health and longevity)!
Beginners will find it easier to get into the hole with this bar too.
5/5
Adaptability
The design of this bar does allow for more variation in training than a standard olympic barbell. Some exercises include, but are not limited to the:
SSB Good Morning Hatfield Squat Bulgarian Split Squat Step Up
So I’d say due to the ability of the bar to rest easy on the shoulders without hand support, this is more adaptable than a standard straight olly bar. If required, it allows the user to utilise hand support on a fixed object like a squat cage if further stability is required.
It’s not exactly a multi gym though (nor though does it need, or confess to be). It’s earned a solid:
3.5/5
WOW Factor
Due to this being what I would consider to be the most effective of all speciality bars, along with it being top spec AND made by one of the worlds leading gym equipment manufacturers, it has to get a solid:
5/5
Longevity
It’s over eight years old with a lot of use, some abuse, and a tad bit of light weapon oil applied to it every now and again! I’m as happy with it now as the day it came into my life 🙂
5/5
Price
Compare this to other, cheaper – less well manufactured SSB’s and it can come across as pricey. Compare this to the cost of buying a cheap SSB, finding out it’s less than useless AND THEN buying this bar because it’s the top dog and the other is a pile of donkey 💩? Dropping the £385 + shipping first then works out as the more economical choice 🙂
5/5
Summary
Total rating: 4.79/5
Should you:
Avoid
Consider
Shortlist
Buy it NOW!
Okay, it’s got some battle scars. But this is exactly what they are… just scars! In keeping with the analogy… There’s no broken bones, torn ligaments or strained muscles. It serves its purpose as good as it did the day it was born into this world.
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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The Best & Most Cost Effective Safety Squat Bar of 2025.
DISCLAIMER
This review is not sponsored by Strength Shop. (Though if anyone from Strength Shop is reading this and wants to sponsor, please get in touch 😊). What follows is an honest, unbiased review. Feel free to skip to the sections below if you’re on a time limit.
Way back in Summer 17′, I had to shift all my gear to a new house 4 miles away. I had a Honda Civic Mk7 (the 2000-2005 model), a beast of a car in many ways. It was hardly large enough to fit a cambered barbell in though.
The cheapest option was to carry my Strength Shop (SS) Olympic Cambered Bar the entire way on my back. At the time, carrying 25kg for 4 miles didn’t seem like a Herculean task, especially considering I’d tabbed with far more weight than that, for greater distance many times in the Army.
Well, suffice to say that by the end of the walk I was hanging out (that’s extremely fatigued for the more civilised reading this). I tell myself that it must have been a combination of the heat and distribution of weight. Certainly not weakness on my behalf 🙂
It lay on my floor for months whilst I steadily chipped away at building a gym. Eventually though, this bar came into its own.
Similar to the Watson Safety Squat Bar, I’d purchased this bar so that I could introduce variety into my squats in an attempt to break through a strength plateau. And boy, am I glad I did. Eight years on and it’s still going strong.
The Olympic Cambered Bar
The camber creates a degree of instability in the sagittal plane (forwards/backwards), as it likes to swing. This forces you to brace, using more effort to control the movement.
If the bar swings forward, the posterior chain has to work hard extending to resist and stay upright.
If the bar swings backwards, the trunk has to work hard flexing to resist and stay upright.
Most lifters experience the bar swinging forwards, therefore the posterior chain tends to be the more targeted of the two mentioned above.
The Olympic Cambered Bar also reduces overall strain on the shoulders by reducing the external rotational stress that’s applied to the glenohumeral joint during a back squat with a conventional barbell.
If this is the reason you’re considering it though, you may be better using a Safety Squat Bar as this also reduces stress on the shoulders – but it’s more stable in the sagittal plane.
The weights lower centre of gravity means you’re also more stable in the frontal plane. Imagine a sumo wrestler squatting.
Ok, enough background. Let’s get into the review!
Delivery/Condition on Arrival
As per all previously reviewed bars, the delivery here was on point. DPD was the courier used for me (this may be different nowadays). It was next day delivery. I received regular updates via text, with an hour delivery slot on the day. The time was respected which meant I didn’t have to stay in all day! The condition of the bar on delivery was perfect.
5/5
Technical Specifications
Weight: 25kg Diameter of Shaft: 50mm Top Bar Racking Sleeve (rests on J-Hooks/Bar Holders): 190mm Camber Width: 920mm Camber Depth: 400mm Loadable Sleeve Length: 390mm Sleeves to Collar: 310mm Rated Load: Up to 400kg
Build Quality
As with all the speciality bars tested so far, this is a metaphorical tank. What it lacks in explosive reactive armour, it makes up for with solid girth. A depleted uranium round may give it a few cuts and bruises, but it’s more than strong enough to take the constant loading/unloading and occasional abuse if used in an old school sweaty underground powerlifting gym!
5/5
Ergonomic Rating
This is an interesting one. Due to the bars unique design, you have to stabilise it through movement more than its conventional counterparts. This isn’t uncomfortable in and of itself, however some may dislike the feeling of this if they are a staunch user of conventional bars.
I actually find this incredibly comfortable to use. The thicker top bar provides more surface contact on your traps compared to conventional bars, and there’s less stress on the shoulders compared to conventional squats. My hips also seem to open up more naturally (especially when box squatting) with this bar. It should however be noted that my hips are more battered than a scrap car getting crushed at the local recycling centre.
You may also note by the images that I’ve wrapped some sniper tape around where the bar makes contact with your back, and roughly where your hands grip the bar. I’d reccomend doing something similar as the bar can get a bit slippy if you’re sweating buckets.
5/5
Adaptability
This is obviously designed for squats, but it’s actually pretty good for bench pressing too (as long as your bench is set high enough off the floor to allow sufficient ground clearance for the plates on the sleeves of the bar). The instability factor here is akin to that of the famous bamboo bars that utilise kettlebells hanging off the sleeves with resistance bands.
In reality, you don’t achieve anywhere near bamboo bar levels of instability – however it’s not designed with the sole purpose of instability, whereas bamboo bars are. It is however, unstable enough to receive a decent degree of training stimulus for this.
I’ve actually used this for military pressing too, due to providing the instability factor. The rotator cuffs and lower traps really have to work to keep this moving in the optimum manner.
3.5/5
WOW Factor
This would have got top marks for WOW-iness back when I purchased it. However since then, the market competition has significantly increased – this has naturally decreased the novelty factor and unique qualities of the bar. It’s not on the same wow-iness level as the recently reviewed Watson Safety Squat Bar, by a country mile.
3.5/5
Longevity
It’s 8 years and still going strong. No bends, no breaks, just gains! I have actually managed to chip off some of the black oxide coating on each sleeve. This in no way effects the function of the bar. If you’re super concerned about the aesthetics (and if you’re the type of person who’s interested in buying this bar, I’d like to assume you’re not), then this might be a game changer for you. If it is, then I’d suggest you should look elsewhere and perhaps consider joining your local health club instead.
5/5
Price
This was pretty much the only Olympic Cambered Bar available in the UK when I bought it. There are many more options available now, but the price still holds up very well to the competition.
It’s actually slightly decreased in price since I bought it (which is pretty impressive when you consider the state of the economy over the past 8 years), currently sitting at £179.99 + free delivery to UK mainland.
At time of writing, the price of the grandaddy of all cambered squat bars (Watson) is unknown as they don’t advertise their prices online. However, a very similar looking version is on offer over at Gym Ratz for £460. Blk Box also offer their own version for £420, with Steelflex offering a cambered bar (not too dissimilar to Strength Shops version) over at Body Solid UK for £187.95. Shipping will likely be on top of those costs too.
5/5
Summary
Total rating: 4.57/5
Should you:
Avoid
Consider
Shortlist
Buy it NOW!
Overall, I think this is a very good bar that achieves what it sets out to. I would consider purchasing this barbell, as it really is quite a niche thing and I think many people may not appreciate, or use it to its full potential. If this is the type of person you think you are, then you risk being disappointed.
If you’re not the type of person above, AND you understand all of the biomechanical technical jargon that I’ve spurted out above, AND this will accommodate all your biomechanical needs – go ahead and spend that cash now!
Whilst not writing for FGUK, Tim works as a Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer and is a Retired Ammunition Technician with the British Army. In his spare time Tim enjoys engaging in a whole variety of sports, spending considerable time with his little rascal of a dog, relaxing with his friends and family, but most of all.. geeking out on all things fitness!
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recommended for optimum joint health and longevity)!
