If you have been training for awhile, chances are you constantly look for those tips, methods, and tricks to get more results for your efforts. Spending time and money on implementing the latest scientific methods, supplementation, nutrition, and recovery methods can yield results. However, there is often a relatively simple and effective way to improve your performance with next to no monetary costs and little effort. Continue reading “Breaking Muscle Article – Lift More and Perform Better Using Mental Intention”
What really makes us fat and lazy
In my line of work, I get to hear funny reasons people haven’t stuck to their plan or healthy habits.
“I had friends stay with us from out of town”
“I have to eat what my wife cooks or she’ll get angry”
“I had to take my kids for pizza, they won’t eat anything else”
“Think I left my gym shoes on the train” Continue reading “What really makes us fat and lazy”
How to use rituals for better performance
Do you have any rituals or routines when it comes to exercises, sports or work?
If the answer is NO, then you should think twice.
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Eating for the individual and portion size
Eating for the individual MUST always be personalised and tailored to his or her needs. Not only from a nutritional requirement perspective but also for goals, ethics, religion and taste. “What is one person’s medicine, is another man poison.” The cookie cutter approach will work for some but certainly not all! See related article “Food that works for you” here.
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Focusing on what matters – Picking the right gym or coach
All too often I catch clients and people focusing on the things that don’t matter for training and improvement. Gyms and trainers market themselves (and there is nothing wrong with marketing), on features and the latest trends.
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What the health and thoughts on veganism
There has never been more buzz or hype over the latest food documentary “What the Health”. It’s hard not to scroll through social media and find people debating what’s right or wrong with the film or offering their thoughts on nutritional best practices.
Eliminate pain and accelerate results in the gym
In fitness and life we naturally navigate away from pain and move towards pleasure. It’s normal, natural and part of our DNA. However, there a two different forms of pain and they need to be understood first, before we make the leap to trying to eliminate or avoid. Continue reading “Eliminate pain and accelerate results in the gym”
Application trumps information
In today’s day and age, there is no shortage of information and anything that you need to know, can be found at the touch of a button or swipe of a smartphone. In fact, famous futurist author Brett King, said, “A child in Mumbai has access to more information on his smartphone than the President of the United States had 20 years ago.” Continue reading “Application trumps information”
The Huge Shift for Women to Lift!
In the last 5 years, there has been a huge shift in women’s health and an embracement of resistance training for health benefits and aesthetics. A common misconception, women believed that by lifting weights, they would automatically develop huge, thick, unsightly muscles and thought that they would be better served spending their time on the treadmill to melt away fat! Finally, we have come to realise that this is simply not true and the very thing that we once feared has become the answer to unlocking true health and the body that women have always wanted! Continue reading “The Huge Shift for Women to Lift!”
How to eat and train like a male model
What does the life of a male model look like? How do they train and what do they actually eat?
Introducing Todd Finlay – a childhood friend of mine who truly is the epitome of a “handsome” hunk, who has made a name for himself as a successful fashion model in major cities like Sydney, Miami and NYC. Continue reading “How to eat and train like a male model”