Training articles
Eat big to get big is an old trope, used to encourage guys to eat more to get big. It’s the idea that if you want to build muscle mass you need to do a dirty bulk. Some call it the see-food diet. If you see the food you eat it. The idea being the …
This is another question I get, usually from young lads. Does alcohol affect muscle growth? The short answer is yes, it does. But, how much does it affect things and does the dose of alcohol matter? So yes the dose of alcohol does affect things. Also, the rate at which muscle growth is affected depends …
People tend to get confused between the calories burnt between activity and calories burnt during rest. When I explain most calories are burnt at rest, I get asked “How many calories does my body burn at rest?”. A lot of people don’t realise they actually burn calories during rest. A lot of new clients I …
For many years when I was trying to lose weight. This was a frequent question I’d google: ‘Is fasted exercise better for weight loss?” I would read articles stating the body needed to be fasted to burn the fat stores during exercise. It didn’t help with bodybuilding forums and Netflix documentaries preaching the benefits of …
When it comes to health and aesthetics, the question between weight loss vs fat loss, comes up a lot. Weight loss is a drop in body weight, which can be from any bodily constituent such as; muscle, water, fat, urine, or faecal matter. Fat loss is a reduction in body fat stores, this has nothing …
To lose weight, the first thing most of us do is go straight into a new exercise regimen. Giving it everything, getting up at 6 am to go for 5-mile runs. Though the intention is great. It’s very common for people not to get the results, they wanted. What if there was a simpler way? …
My sister and I were once training together at our local gym. This fella, who must have been in his 60’s, was on the bench. He was lifting a lot and with perfect form. We were both in awe of what we were seeing. A refreshing change from teenage lads ego lifting with awful form. …
Self-sabotage is an action that is not aligned with your goal. Weight loss self-sabotage is an action I see many people do. I’ve done it myself many times. I’m going to tell you the main reasons why you self sabotage and what you can do. To hopefully get you back to your weight loss goals. …
