City's fitness enthusiasts get to grips with Poliquin training method
Charles Poliquin's so-called scientific approach to weight loss and strength training has its detractors, but it gets results, writes Rachel Jacqueline
Slogging it out for hours in the gym in a bid to drop the winter weight? You're doing it wrong, says strength and conditioning guru Charles Poliquin. Follow his method and you're promised killer abs by doing as little as 45 minutes a day, three days a week.
Yes, there is a catch.
The Poliquin method claims to be a scientific approach to weight loss: basic strength and resistance workouts coupled with a customised diet based on your hormonal profile, nutritional supplementation and - the hardest part - a strict dose of discipline.
The results render not just taut physiques, but also superhuman athletic feats. Since the 1980s, Canadian-born Poliquin has been whipping Olympic and professional athletes into winning shape.
Recently, more Hongkongers have been seeking out Poliquin-certified trainers to experience what is claimed to be the "gold standard" in personal training.
"It's been a game changer," says Maartje Bus, 38, who's been training with the Poliquin method for 18 months at Raw studio in Central with dramatic results - her body fat has dropped from 15 to 10 per cent.