New Level Personal Training Yarraville trainers Callum and Jacqui demonstrate how to stretch your calves using a Foam Roller. The Foam Roller is a great piece of equipment to target trigger points in your muscles and alleviate muscles tightness and soreness.

This particular stretch is best done with a partner so they can apply pressure during the stretch which helps for a deeper stretch. This can be done without a partner but the stretch is not quite as intense.

Tip! To increase the stretch when performing this solo, you can lift your body off the ground which helps produce some downward pressure onto the roller.

If you are interested in using the Foam Roller at your next session, simply ask your trainer.

One of the most impressive workout routines I’ve come across has had to be the 300 workout. The cool thing about this workout is that it will shock your body out of plateau or any stage where you just aren’t seeing results.

It is a very relevant training technique because it makes use of every single muscle group in your body including a strong emphasis on the core muscles. This workout will improve your cardio, strength, muscle growth and sports performance. 

So let’s look at the workout:

• 25 pull ups
• 50 deadlifts (60kg)
• 50 push ups
• 50 box jumps or vertical jumps (24” high box)
• 50 floor wipers (holding 60kb Barbell)
• 50 single arm clean and press with dumbbell or kettlebell
• 25 pull ups

Each of these exercises are done right after each other with no rest in between! 

Remember to give your body enough time to rest and recover from such a workout if you attempt this workout. You will be quite sore the next day so I recommend doing it no more than once a week.

At New Level Personal Training we try to add value to our service by providing videos that our clients and others in the community can watch for further health and fitness information.

Our videos range from:
– ‘How To Videos’ for all types of exercises, explaining how to perform them correctly and safely.
– Nutrition advice
– Homework workouts, each exercise is demonstrated to avoid confusion.
– Business update videos including recent renovations, new services and equipment.
– Client testimonials
– Sample workouts.

The plan is to create these videos each week so people can benefit from them, however we only started this about 1 month ago and it is fair to say we are still a little shaky in front of camera. We recently tried to film a 30 second welcome video for this website and it took us TOO MANY takes! We have decided to put a few together in a ‘Blooper Video’ for you to view. Feel free to laugh at us, we certainly are, as we realise we are a long way off Hollywood!!

We plan on getting better in front of the camera as we are committed to producing a minimum of 1 new video each week (practice makes perfect)!

If you have any suggestions on what type of information or demonstrations you would like to see in our videos, feel free to contact us on 1300 NEWLEVEL or comment below this post. We welcome all ideas as we go towards adding value and educating our community.

We hope you enjoy this light hearted Bloopers Video, and please don’t take offence from ‘The Bird’ at the beginning, it was directed at the camera man!!!

Power Bands are a resistance training tool that are very versatile and can be used for a large range of exercises including assisted chin ups, power lifting, stretching and explosive movement training.

A Power Band just looks like a big elastic band and it is its elasticity that gives that band the ability to provide resistance or in some cases assistance to your chosen exercise.

In the video above Callum and Paul demonstrate how the Power Band can assist you complete a full wide grip chin up. In the example Paul is using a very strong thick Power Band that is giving him a large amount of assistance. As Paul gets stronger he can progress by using Power Bands with less tension, until he is able to complete the chin ups without assistance.

At New Level the Power Bands have been fantastic for clients who have come into our studio to complete one of their ‘homework’ sessions as they can still incorporate chin ups into their session.

Kettlebells are a Russian creation that look like a cannonball with a handle. They are made from cast iron. The handle of the Kettlebell allows it to be easily lifted from the ground and manouvered through technical exercises.

There are a range of exercises that utilize the Kettlebell and one of the most dynamic and effective exercises is the Kettlebell Swing. The Kettlebell Swing is a compound exercise that works the whole body with an emphasis on the quads, gluets, hamstrings and core.

Of course as with most exercises there is a progression from a beginner technique to a more technical technique which will challenge even the more experienced exerciser.

At New Level Personal Training we incorporate Kettlebells into our workout if relevant to the clients goals as it is a great way to add some variety into sessions. As most Kettlebell exercises are multi-joint and multi-muscle (compound) we can achieve effective efficient workouts in minimal time!

New Level Personal Training (Yarraville) client, Sheila has been training with New Level for 5 years. Sheila trains a couple of times per week with a mix of boxing for cardio fitness and weight training for strength.

Sheila has a fantastic attitude to health and fitness and puts in 100% each and every session. The session variety and comfortable environment motivate Sheila to continue year to year.

Sheila’s advice to anyone over 50 years old, “…just give it a go!”
Thanks Sheila for your kinds words, keep up the great work!!

The latest piece of equipment to hit New Level Yarraville is the Torsonator! (It’s not as scary as it sounds)! As Callum describes and Bill demonstrates in the video, the Torsonator is great for functional full body movements.

The Torsonator is a piece of equipment that can provide many different exercise options, many of which are quite advanced due to working multiple muscles including the core all in one movement.

Once our clients have developed a strong core the Torsonator provides a great full body workout. The Torsonator is very versatile providing upper body, lower body and core targeted exercises, or a combination of everything.

The clients here at New Level Yarraville have embraced the Torsonator and enjoy the varied workouts it provides! Our trainer Bill has become quite fond of it, so much so that we have nicknamed our Torsonator “The Bill”.

If you would like to come down to New Level Yarraville and meet the trainers and test out “The Bill” then call 1300 NEWLEVEL or fill in our 3 FREE Session offer on this website!