The Fitness Blog
My online fitness journal, sharing my thoughts and experience
How to build muscle from home
I’m speaking with a lot of stressed out people right now
I don’t think people realised how important their exercise was for their mindset, not just the physical progress.
As a personal trainer my job has always been to motivate, educate and ensure I get the best possible results with people.
Keep the body guessing – or keep it progressing
It’s something you often hear and see in people new to training. Boredom, a lack of progress and bad advice has them wanted to change their workout monthly, weekly or even daily to “shock the body” into progress.
How to train for your goals
I see a lot of people training, some training hard, others running through the motions.
FAT LOSS AND THE PYRAMID OF SUCCESS
I’ve talked quite a bit about fat loss in the past, but today I’m going to help you prioritise your effort for an honest look at fat loss and body composition.
Christmas Calories
For my UK and cold weather crowd, WINTER IS HERE and Christmas is nearly upon us. Tinsel and santas are popping up in stores, Christmas music is filling the supermarkets, gyms are gathering dust and Gingerbread Lattés are hitting the cafés.
When it comes to gym progress don’t just think weight
There is more to progress than just increasing weight every week. Yes, more weight is potentially a good thing but not at all cost.
Fat loss and alcohol
When you eat, your body converts the calories in your food into usable energy. We get calories from three main energy sources: carbohydrates, protein and fat.
WHOLE FOODS AND CALORIES
When you eat, your body converts the calories in your food into usable energy. We get calories from three main energy sources: carbohydrates, protein and fat.
ARE YOU TRAINING EFFECTIVELY?
If you are reading this, the answer is probably not. You might think it is your nutrition holding you back, and you are probably right about this, but your training is probably not helping.