by davidkingsbury | Sep 19, 2019 | Fitness, Food, Goals, Healthy Food, Macros, Online Personal Training
Macronutrients, or macros for short, are the fuel in your food which your body needs to keep itself going. When you hear people talking about macros, they are usually just talking about our three sources of energy: fat, protein and carbohydrates. Why do they...
by davidkingsbury | Aug 20, 2019 | Fitness, Goals, Online Personal Training, Personal Training, Weight Training
Training schedules are a hotly disputed subject with countless suggestions for how you can plan your week for training. The “bro” split has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. The “bro” split involves working out 3-6 times per week, and...
by davidkingsbury | Jun 18, 2019 | Fat Loss, Fitness, Goals, Healthy Food, Macros, Nutrition, Online Personal Training, Weight Loss
Muscle gain comes from two places: the gym and the kitchen. If you are trying to build muscle and you haven’t considered your diet then it’s time you did. There are a number of things you need to consider when planning your diet if you’re trying to...
by davidkingsbury | Jun 10, 2019 | Muscle Mass, Online Personal Training, Personal Training, Progressive Overload, Weight Training
Muscle building is a complex issue with rep ranges being one of the most highly discussed and disputed topics. The basic rule of reps is: Heavy weight and low reps for strength; Moderate weight and moderate reps for increasing size; Low weight and high reps for...
by davidkingsbury | Jun 7, 2019 | Online Personal Training, Personal Training, Weight Training
Periodisation is the planning or organisation of a training regime to reach peak performance at exactly the right time, for an event, competition or other purpose. It’s called periodisation because it includes cycling or dividing parts of a training programme into...
by davidkingsbury | May 1, 2019 | Building Muscle, Fat Loss, Fitness Advice, Muscle Mass, Online Personal Training, Personal Training, Progressive Overload, Training Tips, Weight Training
One of the first things you need to consider when you start training for muscle is the exercises you are going to utilise. Not all exercises are created equally and you need to ensure you make the right choices here to maximise your chances of progress. When creating...