by Jack Hanrahan | Jan 4, 2021 | Build Muscle, Train Smarter
(and how to modify your favourite gym exercises with resistance bands only) Resistance bands are nothing new. But in 2020, they went from the most undervalued tool to the hottest commodity for at-home strength training. As gym closures swept the globe, fitness...
by Jack Hanrahan | Sep 24, 2020 | Train Smarter
The benefits of nasal-only breathing I’ve travelled the globe to gain health and fitness knowledge for years. Who would have thought one of the most impactful methods I learned so far was simply to keep my mouth shut and breathe exclusively through my nose? I’ve...
by Jack Hanrahan | Jun 8, 2020 | Get Lean, Train Smarter
If you’ve been following me on instagram, you’ll have noticed that over the past few months, I’ve introduced what I call Anti-HIIT cardio sessions. I first developed the format as a way to get in my low intensity steady state (LISS) cardio workouts at home during...
by Jack Hanrahan | May 28, 2020 | Build Muscle, Train Smarter
First – Five ways you’re doing push ups wrongMost of us are doing a lot of push-ups now, which is awesome because it’s one of the best-bang-for-your-buck exercises. But, most of us are doing them incorrectly in at least one way or another and even...
by Jack Hanrahan | May 6, 2020 | Move Better, Resolve Pain, Train Smarter
Call it what you will, rounded shoulders, slumped shoulders or the ‘caveman’ look…this adverse “hunch forward” posture is far too common and 9/10 times, easily remedied. In this post, I’m going to go through how to fix rounded shoulders once and for all. From an...
by Jack Hanrahan | Jul 31, 2019 | Train Smarter, Move Better
What does your current squat warm-up look like? Foam roll the living heck out of the quads, calves and hamstrings? A 15 minute, hip focused stretch-a-thon? What warm-up? I Just SQUAT! Whatever your approach may be, we all want the same thing –...
