My training consists of mostly resistance training (lifting weights, or using body weight exercises) as well as some additional cardio. I will almost always perform my cardio fasted first thing in the morning, with my resistance training sessions always taking place later in the day, after I have eaten at least 2 meals.

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One of the things I hear most often from people is how “easy” it must be for me to keep fit, or stay in shape, or whatever fitness goals the person I am talking to may have for themselves, but struggle to achieve. The perception that working in a gym makes it so much easier to achieve these goals, in my opinion anyway, couldn’t be further from the truth.

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As promised in last month’s blog on my own nutrition, this month I am going to give you a more in depth look into my own training. So again lets set the background, I had recently suffered a pretty extreme injury, and after an MRI the diagnosis wasn’t looking good. 2 slipped discs and a torn gluteus maximums meant I wasn’t able to train myself, or even my clients for a short period of time, but I took every step possible to aid and speed up my recovery.

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Rest days and overtraining are two topics which often cause endless hours of debate within the fitness industry. Some trainers, gurus and coaches will insist upon multiple rest days in a week and short duration sessions of under 45 minutes. While there is also advocates for twice daily training sessions last 2 hours or more.

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