SURF FIT by Clive Rodell (personal fitness Guru) article No.1 Jan 2019 Happy New Year to all the readers of Baliwaves.com I trust you all survived the Festive Season, your religion looked after you, you negotiated the social and family expectations well and if you over indulged you have recovered or are well on the way. The last part brings me to the first snippet of … [Read more...]
Surf Fit News Article No.12 from Clive Rodell
Surf Fit News Clive Rodell / personal trainer For this article I thought I’d just break down some of the terminology used in weight training and fitness training. Straight forward for some, but not all. Enjoy. ?? I t could probably go on much longer, but just some of the basics. This will help anyone to understand training articles a little easier. Glossary of … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS – No.11 by Clive Rodell
SURF FIT NEWS – No.11 by Clive Rodell Clive on Tour November 2018 Personal training / Surf Fitness Firstly let me apologize for the gap in articles. I have been on a 7 week tour away from Oz. It's been an interesting journey, I'm currently sitting in accommodation overlooking Soup Bowl in Barbados. Because I'm still away and have no access to my data bank of images etc, … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS #10 “Get your Squat on” by Clive Rodell
Get your Squat On Clive Rodell / trainer I was in the gym training a client, diagonally opposite me was a regular female member of this gym. A lady with a shy/sweet disposition who whilst quiet, is always friendly. Small stature but lifts well/heavily for her size and gender. This lady has been using a Personal Trainer who talks loudly (to impress?). Whilst I work in … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS #10 “Get your Squat on” by Clive Rodell
Get your Squat On Clive Rodell / trainer I was in the gym training a client, diagonally opposite me was a regular female member of this gym. A lady with a shy/sweet disposition who whilst quiet, is always friendly. Small stature but lifts well/heavily for her size and gender. This lady has been using a Personal Trainer who talks loudly (to impress?). Whilst I work in … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS – No.8 by Clive Rodell (ask Clive – app)
SURF FIT NEWS – No.7 by Clive Rodell (ask Clive – app) kettlebell NOUN kettlebells (plural noun) 1. a large cast-iron ball-shaped weight with a single handle. Another new training method that’s not new at all (except on Social Media lol). As usual much mumbo Jumbo has been created about inventing the new ‘wheel’. A sensational way of training and a sensational … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS – No.7 by Clive Rodell (ask Clive – app)
SURF FIT NEWS – No.7 by Clive Rodell (ask Clive – app) Firstly, let me apologize for the time gap in content. I have decided to go back and do some teaching of the Personal trainer Courses. However, there is a new Teaching Qualification I had to update to the new requirements. This was quite a lot of work, understanding Govt guidelines, departments, methodology etc, then … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS – No.6 by Clive Rodell (ask Clive – app)
I had a question on my AskClive App recently It revolved around recovery time for Knee replacement. Let’s expand the answer to include Hip Replacement as well. I have dealt with quite a lot of rehab for both over the years. My opinion is that Recovery is based primarily on prepping before the Op. The fitter you can get the patient prior to surgery the better. … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS – No.5 by Clive Rodell
SURF FIT NEWS – No.5 by Clive Rodell (Ask Clive App available free) In the last few articles I suggested the preliminary work on making sure your body is in good shape, before embarking on a training programme. As stated the foundations are fundamental, or what you have built will all come tumbling down one day. So, now let’s look at some types/modalities of … [Read more...]
SURF FIT NEWS – No.4 by Clive Rodell
SURF FIT NEWS – No.4 by Clive Rodell Core Training; We have been looking at postural considerations to minimise injury risk and to make sure our foundations are solid. Here’s the last piece of the puzzle before embarking on some training exercises. Core training has become a buzz word over the past decade. Unfortunately it is largely misunderstood and the exercises … [Read more...]
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