Lost strength during lockdown?
One thing that many of our clients have been asking over the lockdown period while training at home with limited equipment is how much strength they may have lost. Will ...
Team Members Meeting
CN team members Craig, Matt, Greg, Aga, Ghost, Larry and Ralph taking the weekly CN video call team meeting seriously as always 👍👍
Muscle Strength Through Myofibril Hypertrophy
Making sure the gym isn’t collecting dust while we are closed. 210 x 5 on deadlifts here. It’s been great having access to our gym recently but we definitely miss ...
Varying nutritional strategies
A growing trend that I see across the fitness industry is trainers and coaches stating that a certain type of nutritional approach should never be used for reasons x,y,z. You ...
Video Call Consultation
If you are looking to work with us once we are open again get in touch now to book your free video call consultation and to be added to our ...
Best Plan For Eating
A growing trend that I see across the fitness industry is trainers and coaches stating that a certain type of nutritional approach should never be used for reasons x,y,z. You ...
Dedication beats Motivation
Dedication beats motivation every time. Motivation is great, the feeling that we all sometimes get where we feel like we can take on the world and are ready to do ...
Best Motivation Every Time
Dedication beats motivation every time. Motivation is great, the feeling that we all sometimes get where we feel like we can take on the world and are ready to do ...
Waiting Another Weeks
Absolutely gutted that we are currently looking at another six weeks until we can reopen. This just makes no sense. When walking my dog in the evening I see people ...
Waiting For Permission
Come on @nicolasturgeon you can do this! We are hoping to hear in today’s Scottish briefing when we will be allowed to reopen. We wait with baited breath and hope ...
Gyms Opening
It’s great to see all of the gyms opening in England today and last week in Northern Ireland. Hopefully the Scottish government sees some sense and opens gyms in Scotland ...
Exercise Technique
A common misconception is that you need to be at a certain level of fitness to work with a personal trainer, this could not be further from the truth. In ...
Supporting Our Local Economy
As many different industries open up across Scotland today it’s really important that we all do our part in supporting our local economy and business’s that have been closed for ...
Quick Update For Opening
Quick update for everyone as our opening draws ever nearer. Once we have an opening date confirmed we will be in touch with all of our current clients and everyone ...
Barbells and Dumbbells
Not long now until we can swap the living room for the gym floor and the resistance bands for barbells and dumbbells. The count down is well and truly on ...
Hand Sanitisers
Touch free automatic hand sanitisers installed at the entrance of our gym floor. Just waiting for the green light to open 💪
New Week Welcome Our Clients
The start of a new week and another week closer to that glorious day when we reopen and welcome all of our clients back through our doors 👍 Not long now 🤞
Preparation for Powerlifting
Deadlifts feeling strong lately in preparation for powerlifting competition in September which will hopefully still go ahead after June competition being cancelled. A comfortable 215 x 2 here for my ...
Working With Post Lockdown
Thinking about working with us post lockdown? Get in touch now 👍 https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/2688574238058634/
Strict Cleaning and Distancing Measures
What are your honest opinions on this? I am interested to hear as I am obviously biased being a gym owner myself. Comment below what you think about pubs opening ...
Redecorating and Cleaning Whole Gym
We still have no word on when we will be reopening, but by the looks of it mid July seems likely. We have been hard at work at CN refreshing, ...
Countless Squat Variations
Since lockdown began I have seen countless squat variations posted all over Instagram. However most people, especially beginners, must master a simple bodyweight squat before they are to get any ...
Remain Closed All Services
We still remain closed and all of our services are online only with pre lockdown clients. We will be taking on new clients when we reopen which will be at ...
All Humans Equal
Racism of any form has no place in this world. We are all one, we are all equal, we are all humans. #blackouttuesday
We look forward to seeing you all again soon!
As we enter week ten of lock down its safe to say that we at CN are missing our facility being open so much. We miss the face to face ...
Covid 19 – Update
Covid 19 update: As per government guidelines we are currently closed due to Covid -19 and will remain so until further notice. As our facility is strictly by appointment only ...
Cable Attachments
Cable attachments, yeah we have a few to say the least! Here’s just some of them. We usually store our cable attachments in a big box together but we have ...
Open Again Our Facilty
As we enter week seven of lock down its safe to say that we at CN are missing our facility being open so much. We miss the face to face ...
Shared Video With Clients
A video we shared with all of our clients that some of you may find useful just now. #CNFITNESS https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/663494467816798/
Clients Work With Online
We have had quite a few people ask if we are taking on new clients to work with online. Unfortunately we aren’t going to be taking on any new online ...
Working From Home Schedule
How is everyone getting on working from home and being in lockdown! I’m pretty used to my schedule being all over the place and working from home due to the ...
Online Coaching Service
CN Fitness will be closed until further notice to comply with government recommendations to stop the spread of Covid-19. As much as is pains me that this is happening, it ...
Clean and Hygienic Gym
As you are all aware the covid-19 pandemic is escalating everyday. Below are a few points for all of our clients. Hand sanitiser upon entering gym: We have put hand ...
Hamstrings and Glutes
CN trainers Craig and Matt going over some coaching points for the hyperextension. This is a great exercise for strengthening the hamstrings and glutes but is all too commonly butchered ...
Busy Week Traning
Another busy week ahead. Let’s go! #aberdeen #personaltrainer #personaltraining #cnfitness
Personal Exercise
Aimee taking her old 1rm of 100kg for five reps 💪👊 https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/2766534466727723/
Safety Bar Squats
Niko is slowly starting to build his squats back off after a few adductors niggles held him back from squatting for a while. We are staring off very simple with ...
Single Leg Exercises
The front foot elevated split squat is one of our favourite single leg exercises that most of our clients have had in their programme at one point or another. This ...
Pulldown Exercise
Another busy week in the bag. We have been a bit quiet on social media lately, simply because we have been so flat out working 1-1 with clients at CN. ...
Single Arm Cable
Finally managed to source a pair of the @primefitnessusa rot8 handles to go along with our full set of @maximumadvantagegrip handles. These are such great pieces of kit for single ...
Encourage and Support
We have pretty simple rules at CN. We aim to create a welcoming, encouraging and hard working environment for our clients to thrive in. GYM Rules: Be punctual and on ...
Personal Combo Rack
James hitting a smooth and easy 115 x 3 followed by a slightly grindy and shaky 120 x 3 on our new Eleiko combo rack. #eleiko #personaltrainer #personaltraining #aberdeen https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/482757785944915/
Heavy Deadlifts
Aga hitting some seriously strong 40kg hyperextensions after her heavy deadlifts. Laura working on some flat db bench press and graham going over mag grip pulldowns. This is an busy ...
Personalized Nutrition Advise
*TESTIMONIAL* ‘I've been training with CN fitness for a year now and I can really recommend them! They helped me achieving my triathlon goals in a balanced way and I ...
Improvement Facility
The newest addition to CN Fitness is this beauty, the @eleikosport 2020 IPF approved combo rack. We now have a full set of IPF approved plates, bar and rack. We ...
Shoulder Exercise
Here CN coaches Craig and Matt go through a few key coaching points for the db bench press. There are literally dozens of variations of this exercise so it’s impossible ...
Busy Week Ahead
Another busy week ahead for us at CN. Lets go! #cnfitness #aberdeen #personaltrainer #personaltraining
Private Personal Training Gym
Aimee is absolutely smashing her training, getting leaner and stronger every week. She trains 3 x per week with all over body resistance training sessions and has lost over 30lb ...
Reverse Banded Back Squats
James continues to work hard and pile on the muscle mass 💪 Here he is putting in graft on a tough set of reverse banded back squats after his 4 x 5 ...
Clients Programmes
Something that we make sure all of our clients are aware of, is that the programme won’t work, unless you work also! There are a lot of programmes you can ...
Clients Achieve Goals
What a crazy busy week and month we have had! We are so grateful to all of our past, present and future clients for putting their trust in us to ...
Hack Squats
Lyndsay putting in work finishing off her session strong with some 20 rep hack squats. Although on reflection that set was far too easy so we will be sure to ...
Lower Body Push Session
Aga finishing her week strong with some reverse banded hack squats as part of her lower body push session. We have just rounded off her current programme and are away ...
Video Projects Planned
We are looking for an Aberdeen based videographer for some video projects we have planned at CN. If you think you can help us out or know of anyone who ...
Preparation for Marathon
Mel started working with us in preparation for her Marathon in March last year after struggling with a reoccurring hip injury. Not only did her hip problems disappear once she ...
Exercise For Leg
Here CN coaches Craig and Greg go through a few key coaching points for the leg press. This is a great piece of kit that anyone will be able to ...
Technique with Deadlifts Exercise
Matthew getting his week off to a strong start with some perfect form sumo deadlifts. We have worked a lot on his technique with this exercise and it is really ...
Compare Yourself
Who should you compare yourself to? Compare yourself to the previous version of yourself, not other people. We are all on our own individual journey. https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/2462599157287188/
Perfectionism and Our Gym
We often get asked if we have changing and shower facilities etc. Of course we do! We have male and female changing rooms and a private shower room / changing ...
Squats on Saturday
Pushing the @ryanair 10kg cabin baggage allowance to the limit! 'I have squats on Saturday, this is a non negotiable, thanks' #cnfitness
Bodyweight Pull-Up
When Etteke started working with us in preparation for her triathlon (which she completed and did great in) one of her goals was to hit a full bodyweight pull-up. It ...
Recipe Ingredients
The plant based recipe that we put up last week seemed popular so here is another plant based, family friendly meal that is super easy to prepare and delicious. If ...
Quality Equipment
Far too often independently owned personal training exclusive "gyms" are sorely lacking in quality equipment. We may be a small independently owned private gym, but we have equipment that rivals ...
Fitness Journey and Working
At CN Fitness there is NEVER any judgment. No one will judge you if you are a beginner, in fact the opposite is true. Taking that first initial step and ...
Walks on The Beach
Frosty morning walks on the beach with my boy Ghost. One of my favourite times of the year. # cnfitness #aberdeen #aberdeenbeach #donmouthbeach #walks #borderterrier @ Donmouth Beach
Workout Reminder
Just a friendly reminder 👊👊 https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/986571275049726/
Variety of Exercises
* Testimonial * "I'm pretty new to CN Fitness but I am so pleased with the results so far. Matt is my personal trainer and he gives me a wide ...
Build Up Strength and Muscle
One of the biggest mistakes that we see people make when it comes to getting in shape and building muscle, is constantly being in a calorie deficit and never allowing ...
Healthy Recipes
Here’s a solid plant based dinner that you can enjoy with the family. 550 calories per portion, tasty, delicious and healthy 👍 We have a heap of recipes in our database. ...
Pulldown Technique
CN coaches Craig and Matt go over 4 key points to help improve your lat pulldown technique. If you want more instructional videos like this give the video a like ...
New Year Traning
Monday 6th January 2020. Let’s go! #letsdothis #aberdeen #personaltraining #personaltrainer
Putting Training Schedule
If you are planning on starting a new training regime next week, make sure that you plan is realistic and maintainable. If you are saying to your self that you ...
Fat Loss Progress
How did I navigate Christmas while being in a fat loss phase? Simple, I ate whatever I wanted on the 24th and 25th then went straight back to my plan. ...
How to Exercise Efficiently
*Testimonial* "Before visiting CN fitness, I had tried many diet fads and wasted a lot of money with gym memberships that I did not attend. I lacked in confidence to ...
Specialist Equipment
Niko working hard on our @watsongymequipment pendulum squat. This is a great piece of kit for working the quadriceps in a compound movement with minimal loading through the spine. Although ...
Enjoy Christmas Dinner
Merry Christmas from the CN Team! We hope you all have a great time with friends and family and enjoy yourself. We are closed for the next two days and ...
Best Equipped Gyms
Emma has been a model of consistency since she started working with us 18 months ago, training 4 x per week, every week and adhering to good nutrition habits throughout. ...
Trainer Support and Communication
Personal training is about so much more than just getting someone to take you through a workout and count reps. Personal training is not cheap, at least with us it ...
Busy Week Helping People
Monday, lets go! Super busy week ahead of us this week helping people of all shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds achieve their goals 🙌 #CNFITNESS
Improving Health and Fitness
"Everything is very basic, it just comes down to if you do it or not.” This quote rings so true when it comes to getting in shape and improving your ...
Hooks For Lifting Chains
Now that’s a proper chalk bowl! I don’t know why, we have just never got around to getting a chalk bowl in, well, here you go! Some nice storage hooks ...
Shoulder Position Training
James has made absolutely amazing progress since he started working with us one year ago. He has gained over 10kg of lean muscle mass and dropped body fat. Starting weight ...
Benefits Of Exercise
Exercise is one of the best mood lifters there is. There is no doubt that the psychological benefits of exercise are just as important as the physical benefits. Feeling stressed ...
Reduced Body Fat
‘Focused, professional and results driven. I have lost over 20 kilos and reduced my body fat significantly. They give you the tools, but you have to be prepared to give ...
Facility in Fitness
John has made absolutely fantastic progress since he started with us in April, he has gained 7.1kg of lean mass, while getting leaner. Going from a bodyweight of 71.6kg at ...
Solid Sumo Deadlifts
Matthew starting his week of strong with some solid sumo deadlifts. As you can see this weight is very manageable for him. This is intentional as we are taking time ...
Shoulder Dumbbells Exercise
Alan is getting well settled into his journey on the gain train and making great progress week to week. Here is is doing seated db shoulder press as his second ...
Special Machines Training
A common misconception that people often have when first coming to see us is that we use very advanced training techniques or have special machines or diets to get our ...
Strive to Better Yourself
Dont compare yourself to others, compare yourself to yourself, that is your main competition. It dosent matter what others are doing, it matters what you are doing. Your should not ...
Workouts Per Week
How often do you need to train to see results? There is no right or wrong answer, however with almost all of our beginner clients we start them off training ...
Bottom of a Leg Press
If your face dosent look like this at the bottom of a leg press are you really working hard enough? 💪😂 Top effort from Scott as always! Great work! #cnfitness #personaltrainer #personaltraining #aberdeen
Smashing Her Training
Lyndsay absolutely smashing her training today. A tough all over body workout: A1: Pull-ups A2: Squats B1: Bench C1: Walking lunges C2: Leg curls D1: Ski erg intervals Full pull-ups ✅ ...
New Equipment
Another new delivery of equipment, 12 x @dcblocks stackable lifting blocks. These blocks are the best I have came across in terms of stability, stack-ability and space efficiency. Thanks to ...
Clients Starting Their Week
Monday morning, clients starting their week off right, getting after it 💪💪 #cnfitness #personaltrainer #personaltraining #aberdeen #mondaymorning https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/722197241628974/
Additional Cardio Based Workout
Aimee continues to nail her training and is making great progress. She is currently working on a two day all over body split training 3 x per week with an ...
Personal Training Gym
The upgrades just keep on coming. I am pleased to say we now have a full IPF approved @eleiko_uk powerlifting set for our clients. It’s no exaggeration to say this ...
Training Camp at Ultimate Performance
At CN we are constantly reinvesting in our education and travelling all over the world to learn from industry leaders. We are in Marbella Spain for a 3 day training ...
Bodyweight Lifting
Emma making light work of these 90kg deadlifts, which is 1.5 x bodyweight. Lifting weights does not make females ‘bulky’ it helps females get strong, lean and healthy 👍💪 https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/2388685904555634/
Working Over Lost Bodyweight and Gained Lean Muscle
Absolutely great work from Ryan and CN coach @mattfraserpt. Ryan has made such impressive progress since he started working with us. He has lost over 10kg in bodyweight, lost 15% ...
Training and Fitness Journey
The most important thing with any training programme is Adherence. This is why we start almost all of our beginner clients on a programme with training 3 days per week. ...
Daily Activity Levels
There are three main things that are going to have the biggest impact on your fat loss results, however many people obsess over just two and totally neglect one. Nutrition ...
Hyper Extensions with a 33.5kg Dumbell
Aga absolutely nailing these hyper extensions with a 33.5kg dumbell, which is over half of her bodyweight. Beast mode 💪👊 https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/2513749485361629/
Squat Technique
If you struggle with squat technique and feel you just can’t get it right, try some heels elevated goblet squat and see how it feels. Generally speaking this is the ...
The Hyper Extension
The 45 degree hyper extension is definitely one of the machines we use most with clients, especially beginners. Its such a great tool for teaching people how to engage their ...
Top Set Of Deadlifts
Today’s top set of deadlifts was a comfortable 180kg x 3, double overhand, RPE 6-7. Slowly building it up and extremely motivated to see what numbers I can put up ...
Texas power bar
We have just taken delivery of another Texas power bar. These bars have set the standard for barbells since 1980. We have lots of different bars for every different purpose ...
Fat loss bootcamp, Sep-2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Well done to everyone that made it along. Atmosphere and effort was top drawer stuff today! 💪💪👊👊🏋️♂️🏋️♂️ To book ...
Scott set amazing fitness goal
Scott has made great progress with his health, fitness and strength after making an amazing recovery from unexpected serious illness last year. It’s been great to be part of your ...
Tips to use pendulum squat machine!
Aga making light work of our new pendulum squat machine! This is SUCH a hard piece of kit. If you are lucky enough to have a pendulum squat in your ...
Squats Trainning
Amy squatting well under the watchful eye of CN trainer Greg. Here’s a few points to help your bb squats: Feet: There is no set rule for feet position on ...
Aimee makes these 85kg deadlifts look so easy!
Aimee is a powerhouse and makes these 85kg deadlifts look so easy! I am excited to see what numbers she is pulling in another few months. She has made so ...
Great Job By Nikko
Niko continuing to make absolutely great progress in his strength gaining phase. The road to the 140kg bench is well and truly underway. This was 3 reps at 115kg which ...
Fat loss bootcamp-2, august-2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Well done to everyone that made it along today and shout out to first timers Steven, Bobbi and Ross ...
Back Press Exercises
The back press is one of the first core exercises that we will perform with clients. It’s a great exercise for strengthening the deep core stabilisers, which is absolutely crucial ...
Fat Lose Bootcamp august, 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Well done to everyone who came along to bootcamp yesterday 💪🏋️♀️🏋️♂️💪 Great work to first timer James who worked ...
Deadlifting is a great exercise
Deadlifts! Here is my client Lyndsay doing deadlifts from blocks. Deadlifting is a great exercise for various reasons including various benefits. How do you decide whether you should be deadlifting ...
Slam ball slams are such a great exercise
Slam ball slams are such a great exercise for quick, simple and effective interval training. Here Lisa is doing 10kg slams, 15 reps in 30 seconds, straight into 20 secs ...
Bootcamp class of the august, 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Well done to everyone who came along to bootcamp yesterday, you all nailed it 🙌💪👊 If you are interested ...
Use new pendulum squat machine
A few people have been asking how you use our new pendulum squat machine. You don’t often see pendulum squats in most gyms, so people have been intrigued. Here’s Emma ...
Be bold, be brave, take the first step
At CN Fitness there is NEVER any judgment. No one will judge you if you are a beginner, in fact the opposite is true. Taking that first initial step and ...
CN fitness training
Delighted with our new Watson Gym Equipment custom made pendulum squat machine! This is an absolutely fantastic piece of kit for working the legs, teaching proper quad engagement and allowing ...
What you should expect from a personal trainer
Below are a few tell tale signs of a great personal trainer. At CN Fitness we aim to deliver on all of these points for all of our clients. Personal ...
Every master was once a beginner!
At CN Fitness there is NEVER any judgment. No one will judge you if you are a beginner, in fact the opposite is true. Taking that first initial step and ...
Training Tip
Having some form of loaded carry in your training programme is generally a good idea for most people. They are great for improving cardio vascular fitness and strength and the ...
Recipes
Below is a simple, tasty, healthy version of the classic family favourite, Spaghetti Bolognese: Ingredients: Makes 4 portions 500g beef mince (between 5-12.5% fat) 2 cans chopped tomatoes Handful Fresh ...
Scotland, you are the best and never cease to amaze me.
Scotland, you are the best and never cease to amaze me. What an absolutely fantastic day out in the hills yesterday climbing munros An Caisteal and Beinn a'Chroin. A few ...
A simply and delicious way to veganise the classic Spaghetti Bolognese!
The last vegan recipe we posted from our five day vegan meal plan was pretty popular so here is another. A simply and delicious way to veganise the classic Spaghetti ...
Bootcamp-46 class of the Feb 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Great work from everyone at bootcamp today and shout out to Claire who did great at her first class! ...
Scott going into the weekend with a nice personal best on deadlifts.
Scott going into the weekend with a nice personal best on deadlifts. Form got away from him slightly on the last rep but we can work on that moving forward. ...
Personal training at CN Fitness is about helping people become the strongest and healthiest version
One of the most important things about being a good personal trainer is being able to adapt our coaching style and approach to suit the person we are working with. ...
Bootcamp-45 class of the Feb 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Absolutely great atmosphere at this weekends bootcamp class. It's such a joy taking a class with so many hard ...
Niko has his sights set firmly on a 200kg deadlift
Niko has his sights set firmly on a 200kg deadlift and we are getting seriously close now. Here he is banging out a comfortable 3 at 180kg. For the past ...
Here is an absolute banger of a recipe
Here is an absolute banger of a recipe from our five day vegan meal plan that we have. This is my lunch almost every single day and I never tire ...
Bootcamp-44 class of the Feb 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Great work from everyone at yesterday's bootcamp. Top effort from all as usual! We still have some space for ...
Experience as a coach is one of the most value tools
Jake is a long term client who has made amazing progress over the past ten years! Its been great to watch my long term clients grow in there training abilities ...
Training is a good analogy for life.
Training is a good analogy for life. If you want something, you have to come up with a plan as to how you are going to get it, and have ...
Bootcamp-43 class of the Jan 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Another fully booked bootcamp today! Shout out to first timers Danny and Lene who did great! We still have ...
A great variety of the best equipment money can buy
Here is what CN looks like at 1830 on a Monday night, peak time when most gyms will be absolutely mobbed. The most amount of people in CN at any ...
Kb hoists are such a great exercise to finish off your workout!
Kb hoists are such a great exercise to finish off your workout! Here's Emma making light work of the 16kg kettlbell for 5 reps in under a minute. #CNFITNESS https://www.facebook.com/CnFitness/videos/2470236129658662/?t=0
Bootcamp-42 class of the Jan 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Fully booked bootcamp today, well done to everyone who came along and smashed it. Shout out to first timers ...
Absolutely fantastic day out in the hills yesterday
Absolutely fantastic day out in the hills yesterday in the Ben Lawers range getting two munros done. Challenging conditions once above 900m but such great fun! Improving your health and ...
The lessons I learned during the process are invaluable
A huge percentage of the people we train their main goal is fat loss and transforming their body composition. As coaches I feel it's our responsibly to practise what we ...
Bootcamp-41 class of the Jan 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class The energy and atmosphere at bootcamp yesterday was just epic! Great work from all who attended, you nailed it! ...
The 45 degree hyperextension has to be one of the most incorrectly performed exercises in the gym.
The 45 degree hyperextension has to be one of the most incorrectly performed exercises in the gym. When using this piece of kit you should be looking to keep your ...
Our body is the vessel in which we experience
This is such a powerful quote and is so true. Without sounding too much like a monk or shaman, our body is the vessel in which we experience this journey ...
Bootcamp-40 class of the Jan 2019
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Absolutely great effort from everyone who came along to bootcamp class yesterday! Shout out to first timers Kamila and ...
Bootcamp-39 class of the Dec 2018
Well done to everyone who came along to our last bootcamp of the year! Great effort from everyone as usual! Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per ...
Absolutely loving our new Atlantis strength hyperextension.
Absolutely loving our new Atlantis strength hyperextension. Done properly these are one of the best glute exercises out there. They are absolutely fantastic for teaching people how to activate and ...
Let it totally derail your progress!
Who felt like this after their Christmas dinner and Boxing Day treats?! Christmas is a time to be enjoyed and celebrated but don't let it totally derail your progress! It's ...
CN Branded Watson hack squat to arrive in February
Cannot wait for our CN Branded Watson hack squat to arrive in February to add to our collection of the worlds best training equipment! We have also just taken delivery ...
My sessions with Craig were empowering.
Here is what Natasha has to say about her experience with CN Fitness. Thanks for the kind words and all of your hard work Natasha! 'Before visiting CN fitness, I ...
Matthew has been a model of consistency
Absolutely amazing progress from CN client Matthew. Over 45lb of fat lost and he has more than halved his bodyfat percentage since he started working with us. Matthew has been ...
There is no such thing as being too unfit to work
There is no such thing as being too unfit to work with a personal trainer. A good personal trainer will help and support you through every step of your fitness ...
Bootcamp-38 class of the Dec 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Great effort from everyone at bootcamp today! As always everyone gave it their 100% best effort! 👍💪👊 Message this ...
Alan giving it full beans on the battles ropes
Alan giving it full beans on the battles ropes at the end of a tough session. This guy knows how to work hard and brings an unbelievable amount of energy ...
Aga getting ready for session
Phil, Joe and Tracy all finishing their pt sessions off strong with some ski erg, slam ball slams and wall ball throws 👊👊👊 Aga getting ready for her session with ...
Huge improvements overall fitness
Lyndsay has been working with us since September and has been a model of consistency and hard work since her first session. Its no surprise that she has lost over ...
Health and fitness goals
Three points to help you stay on track with your health and fitness goals in December: Maintain your exercise routine Keep daily activity levels up Dont have an all or ...
Great workout by Lisa
Ever the adventurer Lisa badly dislocated her fingers a few months ago while hill climbing. This meant that we couldn’t do deadlifts or basically any exercise that involved gripping for ...
Personal training exclusive gym
CN Fitness: Aberdeen's only personal training exclusive gym Now taking bookings for January 2019! Are you fed up of going round in circles with overly restrictive diets and stop start, ...
Help as many people as possible
Monday morning. New day, new week, same mission! Help as many people as possible transform their health and fitness for the better. Lets go! #CNFITNESS
How hard the muscles are contacting
The classic one arm db row is a classic for a reason. Because if done properly it is a great exercise as you are able to contract the lat fully ...
Bootcamp-37 class of the Nov 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Great effort from everyone at bootcamp on Sunday! Shout out to first timer Raymond who did great and pushed ...
Working on maintaining neutral spinal position
Another busy morning at CN today and lots of clients getting their week off to a good start. Great work from Niko on his strict rack pulls today. We are ...
Bootcamp-36 class of the Nov 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Bootcamp was absolutely buzzing this morning! Great to get back to it after being away last week on a ...
Goal of building strength and muscle
Kelvin has been working with us for 12 weeks now with the goal of building strength and muscle. He has came on leaps and bounds in that time and is ...
Consistency, adherence to the plan and hard work = Results!
Phil is absolutely smashing it! He has lost over 40lb since he started working us in July and he shows no signs of stopping now. Consistency, adherence to the plan ...
Incredible equipment
Couldn't be happier with our new Watson Gym Equipment dumbbells! Thanks to Watson for such incredible equipment and a quick turn around from ordering. 30 pairs from 5-50kg, fat grip ...
Always learning, always improving, always looking for ways to better serve our clients
We are spending the weekend in Nottingham at M10 gym learning from Mark Coles and his team of trainers during their two day practical camp. Always learning, always improving, always ...
Two exercises are a great marker of upper body strength
Here is Emma banging out some body weight pull-ups and dips. These two exercises are a great marker of upper body strength. Any female that is able to rep out ...
Maximise muscle fibre recruitment and increasing potential
Here is Niko working through a tough superset at the end of his upper body pull workout. 2 bicep exercises, seated hammer curls to emphasise mid range into incline db ...
Bootcamp-35 class of the Nov 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Another great effort from everyone who attended our bootcamp class this weekend. And a shout out to Alan and ...
Results will come
There are no secrets to getting results in the gym. Doing the basics, extremely well, as part of a well structured programme, consistently over time is what gets results. Show ...
Working through the last giant set of the all over body
Here's me getting put through my paces at our weekly team meeting. Each week one of the trainers gets put through a tough workout and last week it was my ...
Bootcamp-34 class of the Oct 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class The extra hour in bed last night meant everyone was fully charged and ready to go at bootcamp today! ...
Simple tips to improve your pull-ups
Here's a quick video giving you three simple tips to improve your pull-ups: Fully straighten your arms at the bottom of each rep Pause at the bottom of each rep ...
Great work ladies
Here is Lisa nailing some kb swings into ball slams at the end of her all over body workout. 30 swings into 10 all out slams! Karen is getting treated ...
Great work from Jim who has made huge progress
Great work from Jim who has made huge progress with his squats over the past few weeks. We have progressed from body weight box squats, to goblet box squats, to ...
Our weekly team meeting workout where one of our trainers is put through their paces.
Here is a short clip from our weekly team meeting workout where one of our trainers is put through their paces. Here is Greg finishing off a tough side lateral ...
The biggest selection of dumbells out of every commercial gym
We have some serious new toys coming in as an early Christmas present. 20 pairs of 2.5-50kg custom Watson pro dumbells with a custom rack. These will be standard grip ...
Bootcamp-33 class of the Oct 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Great work by everyone at today's class, you all absolutely nailed it! We still have spaces left for this ...
Over 20kg down, has more than halved his bodyfat percentage, is fitter, stronger and healthier.
Matthew has been a model of consistency since he starting working with us at the start of the year. He listens to what we say, works hard in the gym, ...
Bootcamp-32 class of the Sep 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Another absolutely fantastic effort from everyone at bootcamp yesterday. The energy and atmosphere was off the charts 🙌🙌 We ...
Bootcamp-31 class of the Aug 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Another epic bootcamp class yesterday! Great effort by all! Also a huge shout all to all of our clients ...
Handled it like a champ
CN trainer Greg being put through a gruelling circuit consisting of the following. 1 minute of 30kg slams 1 minute of battle rope power slams 1 minute of 25kg fat ...
Bootcamp-30 class of the Aug 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Absolutely great effort from everyone at today's class. Shout out to first timers Grace and Annie! We still have ...
For those of you that are interested in muscle hypertrophy programming
CN trainer Matt getting put through is paces with a tough tricep tri set. For those of you that are interested in muscle hypertrophy programming here a bit of an ...
Bootcamp-29 class of the Aug 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Absolutely great effort from everyone at today's class, really good shift out in by you all! We still have ...
Pain of the leg extensions finisher
As requested here is the video of CN trainers Matt and Greg pushing me through a tough lower body triset. This was the second set of this gruelling triset and ...
Great to have these tools on hand to help
Delighted with our new MAG grip handles. These make any type of cable row or pulldown so much more effective at targeting the back muscles. The back muscles are one ...
Great way to finish your workout and get the heart rate through the roof
You may have seen battle ropes lying around the gym you go to and wanted to give them a go but have been unsure how to use them. Give this ...
Developing physique and building up strength and muscle mass
Matthew has dropped over 40lb since he started working with us at the start of the year. We are going to focus on fat loss for another four weeks then ...
Bootcamp-28 class of the Aug 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Absolutely great effort from everyone at our bootcamp class yesterday and well done to first timer Emma who smashed ...
Great for mobilising the shoulder joint
One of my favourite exercises to do at the start of my upper body workouts is German hangs. Great for mobilising the shoulder joint and strengthening the rotator cuffs and ...
Signs of a great personal trainer
Below are a few tell tale signs of a great personal trainer. At CN Fitness we aim to deliver on all of these points for all of our clients. There ...
Battle rope Tabata
Alistair in absolutely bits at the end of a tough battle rope Tabata circuit. Yes his form is all over the place and so it should be! If you have ...
Make fat loss much easier when the time comes!
CN client Emma demonstrating some great bb back squats as part of her 5,4,3 wave loading programme. We have a few weeks left of her strength building phase before we ...
Amazing progress while working with CN-Fitness
Fraser continues to make absolutely amazing progress while working with us at CN. He is one the hardest working clients we have had the pleasure of working with and he ...
Bootcamp-27 class of the Jul 2018
Absolutely great effort from everyone at our bootcamp class yesterday! We still have three spaces left for this weekends class so get in touch to book your place. Fat loss ...
important part to being a great personal trainer
CN trainers Craig, Matt and Greg just had an amazing weekend in Manchester filled with knowledge bombs that we can use with our clients moving forward. Big thanks to Phil ...
Bootcamp-26 class of the Jul 2018
After a few weeks off over summer CN Sunday bootcamps are returning on Sunday 29th. We still have spaces left for the class so get in touch to book your ...
Bootcamp-25 class of the Jul 2018
CN bootcampers absolutely nailed it again. A great class with 100% effort from everyone. Absolutely insane energy and atmosphere as usual! Shout out to first timers Allisa and Chris who ...
Bootcamp-24 class of the Jun 2018
Great effort as usual from everyone at bootcamp this weekend and special shout out to first timer Carly who smashed it! Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 ...
Bootcamp-23 class of the Jun 2018
Niko just about killed himself trying to get a double 300m 60 second sprint / 60 second rest on the ski erg at bootcamp. Everyone was behind him but it ...
Bootcamp-22 class of the Jun 2018
Great bootcamp class this weekend and a top effort as always from everyone who came along. Special shout out to first timer Julie who took it all in her stride ...
Bootcamp-21 class of the Jun 2018
Absolutely great effort as usual from everyone at bootcamp yesterday. We have some spaces available for this weeks class so get in touch to book your place 👍👊💪 Fat loss ...
Bootcamp-20 class of the May 2018
Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Open to all ability levels Book your place by Message this page or email: craig@cn-fitness.info to book your place ...
Bootcamp-19 class of the May 2018
Bootcamp this weekend past was another epic session. Shout out to first timers Susan and Patricia who both nailed it, as did everyone else. Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ ...
Bootcamp-18 class of the May 2018
Bootcamp yesterday was another absolutely awesome class. Great effort to everyone who came along and shout out to first timers Fiona and Caroline who both smashed it, as did all ...
Bootcamp-17 class of the May 2018
Another great effort from everyone at our bootcamp class yesterday. 100% effort given by all as usual 👊💪 Shout out to first timers Robin, Ebony and Zoe who absolutely nailed ...
Bootcamp-16 class of the Apr 2018
Another absolutely amazing bootcamp today. Thanks to everyone who came along and special shout out to first timers Rachel and Rebecca, you all smashed it 👊👊👊 The only thing I ...
Bootcamp-15 class of the Apr 2018
Herculean effort by everyone at bootcamp yesterday. As usual the intensity was off the scale! Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | £8 per class Open to all ability ...
Popular forearm plank exercise
Here is a quick and simple video showing you how to set up properly for the ever popular forearm plank exercise. Give this video a 'LIKE' and let us know ...
Bootcamp-14 class of the Apr 2018
We are starting to venture outside during bootcamp with this beautiful weather. I think the tractor tyres will be making an appearance soon! Another epic effort as always from everyone ...
Bootcamp-13 class of the Apr 2018
The energy levels and atmosphere at bootcamp today were just completely off the charts! Such a good shift put in by everyone that came along! Thank you everyone for making ...
Plant based diet
There has been a huge increase in the amount of people adopting a vegan lifestyle and plant based diet in the past few years ☘️🍇 Here are my top three ...
Bootcamp-12 class of the Apr 2018
Great effort from everyone at bootcamp yesterday and shout out to first timer Aaron for brining 100% intensity to the class! We still have a few spaces left for bootcamp ...
Great way to improve physically and mentally
Still no where near perfect but slowly getting better! I love doing things I suck at as the challenge of getting better and improving is so enjoyable and rewarding! Trying ...
Bootcamp-11 class of the Mar 2018
Another fully booked bootcamp today! Absolutely amazing effort from everyone who came along and special shout out to first timers Lee, Mairead and Alan! We still have two spaces left ...
Great piece of kit if you have shoulder mobility restrictions
Here is Ciaran pushing 100kg for sets of 8 on the safety bar squat. 🏋🏋 This is a great piece of kit if you have shoulder mobility restrictions that make ...
Tailored nutrition and training plans are great
Matthew started working with us in January and he is a man on a mission! Over 10kg lost in under 10 weeks, incredible improvements to his posture and mobility and ...
WIN one of our personal training starter packs
**WIN** one of our personal training starter packs which includes 3 x 1-1 sessions at our private gym and a fully individualised nutrition plan with CN Fitness Summer is just ...
Great piece of kit that is super effective
A few people have been asking what the skierg is and how to use it. It's a great piece of kit that is super effective for short, sharp interval based ...
Great job By Sarah
Sarah aka 'Dynamite Dacre' was on top form in her session as always. Her form on these Persian pressups, although not yet perfect, has improved so much on the past ...
Fraser hitting a new personal best of 170kg x 2 on deadlifts
Fraser hitting a new personal best of 170kg x 2 on deadlifts. Watching this video it's clear that he had more in the tank as well! Here's three simple points ...
Challenging advanced German volume training lower body workout
Niko kicking off his week with a seriously challenging advanced German volume training lower body workout. 10 sets of 5 bb front squats Alternating with 10 sets of 6 bb ...
Bootcamp-10 class of the Mar 2018
Great effort from everyone at bootcamp yesterday. Special shout out to Sam, Mhairi and Mhairi who bossed their first CN bootcamp 👍👊💪 We still have two spaces left for bootcamp ...
5 pyramid sets
Today's front squat kicked my ass. 5 pyramid sets of 6,5,4,3,2. Here's is my last two sets. The first set I don't get quite enough depth, the second set I ...
Works best for you for optimal results
The best time of the day to train for optimal results is ..... whenever works best for you and a time that you can stick to and make part of ...
Bootcamp-9 class of the Mar 2018
Great effort from everyone at bootcamp today! A little bit of snow wasint going to put these troopers off! We still have four spaces left for bootcamp next week so ...
Favourite leg exercises
Some tough front squats from today's session. Paused front squats are one of my favourite leg exercises. They build massive leg strength and are equally good for core strength. #CNFITNESS ...
Bootcamp-8 class of the Feb 2018
Everyone at CN fitness is a name, not a number, and you are part of our team. I make a point of remembering the name of everyone that comes through ...
7 weeks into my fat loss phase
Today was just one of those days when the going gets tough as you start to get leaner! 7 weeks into my fat loss phase and today I was hungry ...
Work ethic is great
Gary managed to lose a huge amount of weight himself through diet and cardio based exercise prior to coming to us. He has now started working with us to help ...
Start working with a personal trainer
Do you want to go to the gym or start working with a personal trainer but are worried you aren’t ready or are too out of shape to go for ...
Bootcamp-7 class of the Feb 2018
Another fully booked bootcamp this week! Great job to everyone who came along and gave it there all! We actually have two free space available for bootcamp next week which ...
Work on strength while on a fat loss phase as it’s importance
It's been a while since I have had heavy deadlifts in my programme. Had a play around with them yesterday and worked up to an easy 180kg x 3. Looking ...
Great to be able to train our clients properly and effectively
What other gym can you go to and get personal training at peak times and the gym is like this? This is 1830 on Monday evening. I absolutely LOVE the ...
Brilliant exercise for working the quadriceps
This is a little know piece of equipment that you won't find in most commercial gyms. Absolutely brilliant exercise for working the quadriceps in an uncommon movement pattern which really ...
Strive for progress, not perfection
Strive for progress, not perfection. If you are put off of going to the gym because you are worried you aren’t going to be able to do some exercises, dont ...
Bootcamp-6 class of the Feb 2018
Great work from everyone at bootcamp today. Lots of new faces at bootcamp lately and lots of CN veterans also. It's great to see such a diverse mix of clients ...
Bootcamp-5 class of the Feb 2018
It wont be long until we are getting out into the yard again and throwing around the tyres in out bootcamp class. Hopefully its another good summer! Fat loss bootcamp ...
Simple and extremely actionable tip
Super simple and extremely actionable tip that you can use to help you stay on track with your exercise plan this week. After you watch this video spend 5 minutes ...
Good advice for Amount,Type,Timing of food
Meal timing is something that causes so much unnecessary confusion. Do you have to eat every few hours to keep your metabolism burning at maximum capacity? No! Does all the ...
A great exercise for teaching correct bar placement for barbell front squats
Zombie squats, as demonstrated by Scott here, are a great exercise for teaching correct bar placement for barbell front squats. Before jumping straight into front squats its important that you ...
Bootcamp-4 class of the Jan 2018
Another bootcamp class smashed by all who attended. Shout out to first timers Sarah, Louise, Laura and Roslyn who absolutely nailed it. Fat loss bootcamp | Sunday's @ 1000 | ...
Improving shoulder mobility and rotator cuff stability
German hangs are such a great exercise for improving shoulder mobility and rotator cuff stability. Also one of the best for improving core strength. Admittedly I haven't done them in ...
Great exercise for strengthening
CN trainer Matt Fraser giving it absolute max effort in his rack pulls the other day. Rack pulls are a great exercise for strengthening the posterior chain and strengthening the ...
Rhoda absolutely bossing it
Here is Rhoda absolutely bossing it, making 115kg x 5 look like a warm up set. This is 85% of her 135kg one rep max as part of her 5,3,1 ...
Bootcamp-3 class of the Jan 2018
Sunday mornings at CN are like an energy overdose! Bootcamp was absolutely buzzing today, great atmosphere and a top effort from everyone who came along! Thanks troopers, I salute you ...
Simple fat loss and overall wellbeing tip
Simple fat loss and overall wellbeing tip, move more. On a side note, the next time someone says to me that Aberdeen is so 'grey and depressing' I think my ...
Epic effrort from Shelly
Another epic effrort from Shelly today. She has fibromyalgia, which causes chronic wide spread pain and fatigue, but she does not use this as an excuse and still turns up ...
Create your bespoke nutrition plan Seven day meal with over 30 simple recipes
CN Fitness: Aberdeen's only personal training exclusive gym Are you fed up of going round in circles with overly restrictive diets and stop start, boring exercise plans? We have helped ...
Most versatile pieces of equipment you can use for exercising is your own body
One of the most versatile pieces of equipment you can use for exercising is your own body. The amount of exercises you can do with just your body weight and ...
Starting your fitness journey
Are you a bit anxious and nervous about starting your fitness journey and taking that first step? So was everyone before they started, its completely normal, and totally ok to ...
Bootcamp-2 class of the Jan 2018
Full house at bootcamp today and as usual, everyone absolutely nailed it. A few first timers who did really well and just got stuck right in. 👍👍👊👊👍👍 Fat loss bootcamp | ...
Get a good workout in without having to wait on equipment or squeeze between members
Aga hitting some incline db bench press as part of her upper body session. Finishing the working week off right! Most gyms in Aberdeen will be absolutely packed at this ...
A quick, simple and effective all over body warmup
Many of you are going to be getting started at the gym at this time of year. So here is a simple video demonstrating a very quick, simple and effective ...
How to add some muscle mass to your arms
If you are new to the gym and are looking to add some muscle mass to your arms, dont make the mistake that so many beginners make. That is going ...
Bootcamp-1 class of the Jan 2018
First bootcamp class of the year and it was an absolute cracker. Well done to everyone who came along and gave it there all as usual! Fat loss bootcamp | ...