Turning 40 is a milestone in every man’s life. It’s a time of reflection, change, and, most importantly, an opportunity to make significant improvements to your overall health and well-being. While you may not have the boundless energy of your youth, it’s never too late to invest in your health. One of the most effective ways to do that is through strength training. In this article, we’ll explore why strength training is the key to keeping men in their 40s healthy, vibrant, and full of vitality. The Age-Related Decline As men hit their 40s, they often notice a decline in physical fitness and ..read more

I was a pretty scrawny little kid. I was always athletic but also skinny. I never sat still. You could count my ribs just by looking at me shirtless pretty well throughout my whole childhood. My mum and dads grocery bill however would prove that I ate like a horse. I just didn’t sit still for too long. As I reached my early teens however my mum started to express concern around my spine and my under developed musculature of my upper back. I had extremely winged scapular so physiotherapy was sort out for me to begin the process of strengthening my scapular and the muscles of my upper back and s ..read more

Building Strong Bones: Strength Training for Women to Improve Bone Density and Prevent Osteoporosis Osteoporosis, a condition characterised by weakened bones, affects millions of women worldwide. While factors such as age and genetics contribute to its development, adopting a proactive approach to bone health is essential. Strength training, often overlooked by women, can be a powerful tool in promoting bone density and preventing osteoporosis. In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of strength training for women and provide practical tips to incorporate it into your fitness routine. Unde ..read more

Strength training or weight lifting is a powerful tool for improving overall health and fitness, and this is true for women as well as men. Here we’ve broken down the benefits of lifting weights for women and why it should be a part of everyones regular fitness routine, especially for women as they age. First and foremost, weight lifting can help women lose weight and burn fat. When you lift weights, you’re actually tearing your muscle fibers. Your body then repairs these tears and makes your muscles stronger and bigger in the process. This is known as the principle of progressive overload, a ..read more

Semi-private personal training, also known as semi-private training, is a popular and effective way to achieve your fitness goals. It’s a service that we have recently launched here at RevoPT and something we are incredibly passionate about. It combines the focus and attention to details of one-on-one personal training with the added motivation and accountability of working out with a small group of individuals. For us, the maximum in our semi-private sessions is four. One of the main benefits of semi-private personal training is that it provides a sense of accountability and motivation. When ..read more

Strength training is a powerful tool for weight loss. Many people focus on cardio or calorie counting alone as the primary method for shedding pounds, but strength training is just as important, if not more so. Below we’ve broken down why strength training is an effective way to lose weight, and how you can incorporate it into your weight loss journey. First and foremost, strength training is an effective way to lose weight because it increases muscle mass. When you lift weights, you’re actually causing micro tears in your muscle fibers. Your body then repairs these tears and makes your muscle ..read more

Powerlifting Rules and Technique Differences Before thinking of competing there are a few diffrences and some basic rules that you should know beforehand and there is some very particular technique for lifts to be approved by the judges. Lifters are usually observed by three seperate judges at different angles and must get the okay from two out the three judges for a lift to pass. In the following blog we’ll outline and go over the rules for each of the three Powerlifting movements. Squat The squat is the first lift attempted in Powerlifting competitions and is also arguably one of the most d ..read more

RPE and RIR Training! RPE and RIR training is not just designed to make you RIP! RPE and RIR are terms that are being used a lot more frequently in the strength training world. So what do these terms actually mean and why or how do we use them? But first, a little background: RPE stands for Rating of Perceived Exertion and RIR stands for Reps in Reserve. RPE/RIR is a system used to subjectively describe how intense or hard you are exerting yourself in a given set of reps and can be great way to prescribe and progress your training instead of using a percentage of your 1RM which we know can cha ..read more

So you might of heard about it but what exactly is Powerlifting? Put simply, Powerlifting is a sport that tests the maximal strength of athletes in the barbell squat, bench press and deadlift. Athletes are split into categories based on bodyweight, gender and age and attempt to lift the most weight as they can for 1 repetition. Each athlete is given 3 attempts for each of the lifts and at the end of the competition each athlete’s heaviest squat, bench and deadlift are totalled together to give your powerlifting total which is used to rank the competitors. Why Powerlift? What are the benefits ..read more