Would you love great abs?

Is your six pack more a slab? Are you constantly looking at some people and saying - does that person have to do a thousand situps a day to look like that? No you don't. You only need to do 3 minutes a day with the correct eating program and you will get there in only 2 weeks... [Read More]

Try our "29 Minute Workout" circuit?

Unlike other gyms and health clubs, we don't just put a few machines in a row and call it a circuit. We have scientifically devised the best possible circuit to maximise gains and minimise the amount of time it takes to workout. [Read More]

Looking for a Pro Physique?

You wonder how the pro's get to look the way they do on stage and screen and make it seem so easy. You try and try for months and years and don't get to quite the level you hoped. Well it is easy, you just need that little bit of tweeking and a master of professional bodybuilding guiding you through every step. How do you get to be personally trained by Mr. Universe?... [Read More]

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Grant "Bomber" Barker

Grant "Bomber" Barker - personal trainer at Broadway Gym* Professional personal trainer
* World champion athlete
* Strength & Conditioning Coach - North Sydney Bears

Grant Barker is a guru in the fitness industry, with a stellar kickboxing career behind him and over 20 years experience as a trainer. He also has extensive qualifications to support his experience. Grant is a current Cert 4 fitness trainer and a certified ASCA level 1 Strength and conditioning coach. He also holds an advanced certificate of nutrition, as well as specialist qualifications in sports conditioning, martial arts, program design and sports nutrition.

Grant believes training is a holistic approach and will look after your training, nutrition and mental mindset to train you to achieve the results you desire. A passionate, inspiring personality Grant has one creed... live fearlessly and he wants to take you along with him! If you want to be trained by the best, then you need to be trained by Grant.

John provides personal training to members of Broadway Gym.

Mobile: 0416 008 350
Email: grant @ fearlessliving.com.au
website: www.fearlessliving.com.au

The Benefits of Anaerobic Exercise

Anaerobic exercise is high intensity muscular activity that lasts for a short period of time. Anaerobic means "without oxygen," so when you exercise anaerobic ally your body does not use oxygen to produce energy like it does when you exercise aerobically.

Strength training is the most effective type of anaerobic exercise. Strength training builds lean muscle mass and increases muscular strength.

Here are the top 5 benefits of strength training:

1. Reduces health risks. Strength training helps prevent cardiovascular disease, obesity, arthritis, low back pain, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Even if you already suffer from one of these ailments, strength training can help alleviate the ailment. Strength training also strengthens your immune system.

2. Builds lean muscle mass. Females can loose up to %5 of there muscle mass each decade after the age of 30 and men %3 per decade after the age of 30. It results in a loss of strength and decreased functional fitness. The loss of muscle is not the normal result of aging; it's primarily the result of a sedentary lifestyle. If you don't use your muscles, they waste away. Strength training is the most effective way to build and maintain lean muscle mass and stay strong and functionally fit.

3. Increases bone strength and density. It's estimated that over 200 million people worldwide suffer from osteoporosis. 30%-50% of women and 15%-30% of men will suffer a fracture related to osteoporosis in their lifetime. Consuming dairy products and taking calcium supplements to increase bone strength and density is not enough. Bones need to be challenged by weight bearing exercise or they will become soft and brittle. Strength training will increase the strength and density of your bones more than any other type of exercise, and if you've already lost some bone, strength training can help restore some of it.

4. Decreases body fat. Strength training is just as important as aerobic exercise and proper nutrition when it comes to decreasing body fat. Strength training builds lean muscle mass, and the more lean muscle mass you have the higher your metabolic rate will be. A higher metabolic rate causes your body to burn more calories, even when you're at rest. And the more calories you burn, the more body fat you'll lose.

5. Keeps the mind sharp. Strength training improves brain function, which helps prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Find out about other personal trainers and instructors at Broadway Gym: Grant Barker, Bill Patselis, Felicity Neale, John Terilli, Kelly Lawson, Kellee Stephenson, Craig Proctor, Michael Adams

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