When Anand first approached RNT, he had just recovered from fracturing his foot and had decided to set himself the challenge of getting into the best shape possible. At the same time, he persuaded his wife Gita to join the challenge too. By embarking on the transformation...
Stress is a part of life. Whether it’s a positive or a negative will depend on the dose, frequency and circumstance in which you expose your body to stress. We all have to deal with it. If you’re not careful, it’ll wreak havoc on all aspects of...
If you haven't read the off season blog for October, you can read it here. If you haven't read the blog where I outline the entire 8 week 'reverse diet' coming out of my show this year, you can read it here. If you'd like to read the...
In parts 1, 2 and 3 we looked at how we can optimise your training in the major muscle groups of the torso: chest, back and shoulders. In part 4 we’re going to take a different direction and tackle one of the most neglected body parts:...
In all aspects of my life, I’m a creature of habit. My nutrition is no exception, and I eat pretty much the same thing day in, day out. If you’re busy and you’re struggling to stick to your diet, it may be that your diet is too...
In this next part of the ‘RNT Body Part Series’, we’re going to dig into how to optimise your shoulder training. If you missed the previous instalments, you can catch up here: Part 1: Back Part 2: Chest As you’ll know from reading our blogs, we’re big believers that progressive overload...
Last weekend my sister sent me this picture about what it means to be a ‘Vaghela’. My reply was pretty blunt, ‘I don’t believe it – it’s a myth’. During every morning walk since I’ve been thinking about the concept of ‘discipline’, and whether it’s actually the driving force...
We kicked off the first part of this ‘RNT Body Part Series’ series with how to optimise training your back. If you missed it, you can check it out here. In the next instalment, we’re going to go through some quick and dirty tricks to immediately improve your chest...
Our training philosophy when developing any body part typically revolves around three key principles: Progressive overload over a wide variety of rep ranges Perfect form at all times Using exercises that you can feel and suit YOUR mechanics In this ‘RNT body part’ series, we’re going to go through each major body part...
I always thought that if you trained progressively and consistently with the compound lifts, your arms would grow as a by-product. I saw direct arm training as a waste of time that only jacked up bodybuilders could benefit from. It wasn’t until my first competitive bodybuilding season...