STOP........before any of the ladies realising what this article is about and about to be stricken with a fear of a bushy beard and deep husky voice just indulge me and read on. This will be as relevant to you as it is to all the guys reading it if you desire a lean, aesthetically pleasing, functioning and healthy body. Testosterone is an ... Read More
BUSTING SOME MYTHS OPEN
Myth #1 ‘Survival mode’. Now this has some foundation to it. It’s not quite what people believe (there’s that word again) it to be but yes, there is an adaptive process that occurs when we under eat calories. One that adjusts up and down relative to that intake. If you overeat it it will make you store energy (In the muscles and liver and if ... Read More
STARING YOU IN THE FACE
Sometimes the solution is staring you in the face....... Wheat isn't making you fat.... Bread isn't making you fat..... The 'GI' of a food isn't making you fat.... The time you eat isn't making you fat.... However..... Overeating things with wheat in them may be... Overeating bread may be.... Overeating foods with a high GI might ... Read More
NUMBERS
Too many people worrying about details. I still see and talk to people at 20+ percent body fat with barely an ounce of trained muscle on their frame worrying about what the best time to train is, which supplement is best for fat loss, for muscle building or what style of training is the best. The industry seems to indulge these people and come up ... Read More
FIVE THINGS
Five things you may want to consider. ONE........The resistance machines that people stick to instead of barbells and Dumbbells through fear of 'getting big' were designed by bodybuilders for getting bigger. They allow you to target specific muscle groups and overload the muscle continuously by using cams and levers. TWO.........If you are ... Read More
DIETS YOU’RE LARGELY BEING DUPED
A lot of people are just following a whole heap of trends in nutrition. It's all just a bunch of pitches by people of apparent authority that the public have fallen for then choose as their TEAM to defend with their honour. The only real similarity is that they're consistent and eventually people find ones that suit them and they last longer on it. ... Read More
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN DO
It's important to focus a lot of the time on what you CAN do or CAN have as opposed to what you can't. I have a pro athlete I'm training right now who can't load his quads, instead of him focusing on what he can't do we do what he can (and its a LOT). When people talk about dietary restrictions and how bad that concept is just have a think how ... Read More
SOMETIMES THE JOURNEYS DAUNTING
The more overweight someone becomes the more impatient they often and understandably become to lose body fat. Many happily fore-go the big prize later for the small prize in the moment. Being a good coach means being able to empathise and be honest about the length of the journey someone is about to embark upon. Honesty and integrity ... Read More
A PRIMER ON FUEL AND FAT LOSS
Disclaimer: Ok before I write this it will create contention as it's going to challenge 'beliefs' and people seem to be more open to facts that beliefs being challenged. That's just how it is so here we go.....let's challenge some beliefs with some facts. Energy isn't created or destroyed. It merely changes its form. Whenever we appear to ... Read More
ELEVEN REASONS TO DETOX
Eleven reasons to Detox Read the top 11 benefits to detoxing. 1. You lose weight - you eat less calories for a period of time therefore you lose weight. Psychologically that makes you feel better for a week or so as society has taught you that weight gain is an ugly horrible thing. You'd get the same impact, well, just eating less calories from ... Read More