Volume = Gains: German Volume Training

German volume training (GVT) is a training system that was popularised in the mid 1970’s by the German national weight-lifting coach, Rolf Feser. In the past, this training system was used to increase overall lean body mass, in preparation for a competition. What is German volume training? GVT is a training system whereby one performs...

How to maximise chest growth: Chest explained

Anatomy The pectoral region comprises of four muscles; the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior and subclavius. However in this article I am only going to be discussing the anatomy of the percoralis major, as it is the largest and most superficial of the four muscles. The pectoralis major is also the most pertinent muscle...

Blood flow restriction (BFR) training: Training systems explained

Blood starvation, blood flow restriction (BFR) or occlusion training is a training system by which you restrict the venous return of blood flow from the muscle while performing low intensity resistance training (approximately 20% - 30% of 1 rep max). What this means is you are allowing blood to be pumped into the muscle but...

Arnold Vosloo: My career in fitness

When I started this blog, I wanted to provide people with the knowledge that would help them achieve their fitness goals and leave them feeling more inspired and motivated. With that being said, from now on, every Monday I will be getting someone that has inspired me to write a guest post on something they...

Periodisation: How to make sure you are maximising your gains

Periodisation is a fundamental tool when trying to achieve maximum musculature hypertrophy, as it is the logical way in which you organize and sequence your training in order to force muscle adaptation. Periodization is not only used for maximising musculature hypertrophy, its principals can be adapted to almost all forms of training such as strength...

RPE: How to measure if you’re training hard enough

At the heart of every training program is Intensity (load), frequency (how often you train) and volume (reps x sets). Today I am going to focus on intensity, i.e. load. Correctly loading weight onto the bar or selecting the correct dumbbell weight is a very tricky skill that most inexperienced, as well as some experienced...

Odyssey: Part 2

Odyssey: Part 2   Today I am writing this post on route to Mauritius so it may be posted a day late. On the flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg I got stuck in to a book titled “Crush it! Why now is the time to cash in on your passion” written by an amazing...

Odyssey: Part 1

This weeks post will be done in 2 parts. In part one I want to talk about how and why I decided to start Odyssey Athletic. In part two which will be posted next week, I will be discussion my vision for the company and how I intend on making that happen. While I was...

Refreshed

Hey everyone, so some of you may have noticed that I have been MIA on most of my social media platforms and I will tell you why. I have Always been very critical of my self and I began to find that social media just perpetuated this issue so I decided to take a year-long...