Posts in Fitness
my weird trick of fitness....

my weird trick of fitness....

 

I was walking through the park this morning

 

Coffee in hand

 

Sun a-blazing (weather's been awesome and makes you FEEL so much better, right?)

 

...then I saw them....

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in the gym, no one can hear you scream!

"You're standing in the petrol station queue one wet Thursday afternoon, glance at a magazine cover model and just think 'fuck it, I'll never look as good as him/her.' "

 

Just me?

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lose weight by eating more, wtf?

Leaving Uni as a 21 year old hot head, I thought I had all the answers.

 

I approached opening my new gym all those years ago with an arrogance that simply telling people what to do would get them results.

 

Life chewed me up and spit me back out. For example, when it comes to losing body fat we have a very simple energy equation:

 

calories in versus calories out.

 

But trying teaching this to clients when I'd just left uni?

 

No chance.

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The 'Get Back On It' Omelette...

Seemingly for no reason?

 

Here's what to do to 'get back on it'....

 

I always wish I had a magic 'panic button' that would get me back on track.

 

The magic button doesn't exist unfortunately.

 

But here's what I do instead

 

**drum roll**

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The Big Hairy Fitness Monster.....

Quick one before we get to today's fitness lesson....

 

** Our '6' in 60 Day Shred Challenge is NOW OPEN **

 

You will lose 6kg in 60 days or your money back and there's a £600 cash prize for the best transformation!

 

only £350, starts this Saturday and limited places available.

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Fitness isn't that hard...

I'm fed of seeing people failing to follow through on their goals

 

Good people too

 

People who should know better.

 

People who claim they don't have time to make a meal plan

 

yet have seen EVERY damn episode of that Tom Hardy thing on BBC

 

What. The. Fuck.

 

I'll change your life right now:

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Live in or near Warrington? This is for you!

We're looking for 20 people that would love to kick start their body transformation on our next '6' in 60 Days' challenge so you can look and feel great in 2017.

All the info (start date, location, cost etc.) is here:

WOMEN: http://www.rawstrength.uk/60-day-shred-challenge

MEN: http://www.rawstrength.uk/mens-60-day-challenge

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EVERYDAY ATHLETE: Fitness is F*cked

Now this is a rant!

I'm blown away by all of the awesome messages and comments about my latest few 'rants'.

Thanks to all of you, it really does mean a lot to know somebody is out there reading my thoughts.

But honestly, I'm just calling it how I see it.

I don't feel I'm ranting, I'm just shining a light on the truth and saying, 'hold on a sec!'

Truth is, fitness is f*cked.

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EVERYDAY ATHLETE: Isn't it Obvious?

Ever had a conversation with some super clever?

One of those where you have no fucking idea what they are talking about..

...but you nod along and agree anyway!

Like, "hey Ant, what were you talking to Steve about?"

"I have no idea, but I didn't want to seem stupid by asking!"

Well, I'm worried that in fitness we are doing that every day to our clients.

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COACHES CORNER: Working to Capacity - The Dangers of Overtraining

There is a lot of debate at the moment about the subject of “over training” i.e. over working muscle groups compared to conventional thought regarding how often and how hard we should be training. (Volume vs. Load vs. Frequency) 

Imagine your body as a glass of water, the space in the glass representing your potential work capacity for the week. Every time you train you add water to the glass, every time you rest the glass drains slightly but never fully draining the water added when you trained, as you continue to train and rest the glass will continue to fill. 

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