Why Exercise Is Harder At 30 *Taken from a popular Facebook post we made last month That frustrating training drop-off that happens around 30 (Or 26, or 32, or somewhere around then…) Training 4 days a week was a no-brainer. Motivation was on tap… Getting up early was easy, so was staying up late… It […]
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Gym Newbie Survival: What To Do With The 5 Minutes Before A Class Starts When you own a gym you obviously become really comfortable in it… It’s your home, and the people in it are your family I often fail to recognize just how imposing it can be for newbies walking into the place for […]
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How Our Tribe Turned A Neglected Car Park Into A Garden Paradise THE GARDENS OF JB 8 months ago, Jungle Brothers moved to a new location. Much larger than our previous residence, we had to work tirelessly on making this space as accommodating as we could for our members whilst on a tight budget. Our […]
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How To Plan & Prep A Week Of Meals Like A Pro, part 2 Now We Need To Cook This Shit Cooking wise I like to make it as easy as possible on myself. I also like slow cooked, tender meats because they’re delicious and nutrient dense There’s two weapons I use most in […]
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How To Plan & Prep A Week Of Meals Like A Pro, part 1 I speak to my members about this a lot, particularly those who do our Performance Nutriton Program, so I decided to just pump out a big ass blog detailing the steps i use to eat clean, healthy, delicious meals without breaking […]
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Dealing With The Newbie Struggle Facing the fact that you’re not very good at something is tough Pretty much every new member at our gym goes through this at some point… Whether it’s feeling completely out of their depth at the bodyweight strength work and locomotion in a Jungle-Nastics class…. Or being uncoordinated with the […]
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PROGRAM BREAKDOWN: Jungle-Nastics, Cycle 5, 2018 Jungle-Nastics Cycle 5 (5 weeks) This program is all about bodyweight strength development, so think handstands, calisthenics, flexibility, and a little bit of acro. I would say this class is by far the most challenging on offer at JB – purely because it’s dealing with a lot of dynamic, […]
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PROGRAM BREAKDOWN: Strength & Movement, Cycle 5, 2018 Is it cycle 5 already? Man, this year is moving quick So a quick breakdown for any first time readers here – we offer some crazy number of different programs in our gym, around 7 or 8. I program three of these: Strength & Movement, Jungle-Nastics and […]
Read More..It’s OK To Hate Exercise Have You Got The Wrong Perspective On Exercise? I’ve had a billion conversations with people who want to get back on top of their health and fitness. In these chats i’ll generally hear something along the lines of –’I really need to start exercising because; I’m getting fat / injured / […]
Read More..WHY THE GYM FAILED YOU Gyms were born out a redundant model of training. Bodybuilding Think about it, before the 80s bodybuilding boom featuring legends like Arnold and Franco, regular people weren’t really gymming. There were gymnasiums and weights rooms for athletes, but the 9-6pm corporate warrior looking to drops some KG and put on […]
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